PorZ, an Essential Component of the Type IX Secretion System of
<i>Porphyromonas gingivalis</i>
, Delivers Anionic Lipopolysaccharide to the PorU Sortase for Transpeptidase Processing of T9SS Cargo Proteins
Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
Zuzanna Nowakowska
Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
Miroslaw Ksiazek
Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
Anna M. Lasica
Department of Bacterial Genetics, Institute of Microbiology, Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
Danuta Mizgalska
Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
Magdalena Nowak
Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
Anna Jacula
Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
Monika Bzowska
Department of Cell Biochemistry, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
Carsten Scavenius
Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO) and Department of Molecular Biology, Aarhus University, Åarhus, Denmark
Jan J. Enghild
Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO) and Department of Molecular Biology, Aarhus University, Åarhus, Denmark
Joseph Aduse-Opoku
Centre for Host-Microbiome Interactions, Faculty of Dentistry, Oral and Craniofacial Sciences, King’s College London, London, United Kingdom
Michael A. Curtis
Centre for Host-Microbiome Interactions, Faculty of Dentistry, Oral and Craniofacial Sciences, King’s College London, London, United Kingdom
F. Xavier Gomis-Rüth
Proteolysis Lab, Department of Structural Biology, Molecular Biology Institute of Barcelona, Higher Scientific Research Council (CSIC), Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Bacteria have evolved multiple systems to transport effector proteins to their surface or into the surrounding milieu. These proteins have a wide range of functions, including attachment, motility, nutrient acquisition, and toxicity in the host. Porphyromonas gingivalis
