Nature Communications (Mar 2023)
Membrane-localized expression, production and assembly of Vibrio parahaemolyticus T3SS2 provides evidence for transertion
Abstract
It has been proposed that bacterial membrane proteins may be produced via ‘transertion’, or concurrent transcription, translation and membrane insertion from membrane-associated genes. Here, Kaval et al. provide evidence supporting that Vibrio parahaemolyticus uses transertion to assemble a transmembrane complex (type III secretion system) used to inject virulence factors into host cells.