| Literature DB >> 15981463 |
M Aepfelbacher1, R Zumbihl, J Heesemann.
Abstract
Pathogenic Yersinia species evade the innate cellular immune response by injecting antihost effector proteins (Yersinia outer proteins, Yops) into host cells through a type III secretion (TTS) apparatus. One of the six effector Yops, YopT, inactivates the small GTPase RhoA by removing the geranylgeranylated C-terminal cysteine. This cleavage results in release of RhoA from the cell membrane and subsequently in blockage of stress fiber formation. Thus YopT impairs cellular functions associated with cytoskeleton rearrangements.Entities:
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Year: 2005 PMID: 15981463 DOI: 10.1007/3-540-27511-8_9
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Curr Top Microbiol Immunol ISSN: 0070-217X Impact factor: 4.291