DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1005545. The Type VI Secretion TssEFGK-VgrG Phage-Like Baseplate Is Recruited to the TssJLM Membrane Complex via Multiple Contacts and Serves As Assembly Platform for Tail Tube/Sheath Polymerization

The Type VI Secretion TssEFGK-VgrG Phage-Like Baseplate Is Recruited to the TssJLM Membrane Complex via Multiple Contacts and Serves As Assembly Platform for Tail Tube/Sheath Polymerization

10.1371/journal.pgen.1005545

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Brunet, Y. R., Zoued, A., Boyer, F., Douzi, B., & Cascales, E. (2015). The Type VI Secretion TssEFGK-VgrG Phage-Like Baseplate Is Recruited to the TssJLM Membrane Complex via Multiple Contacts and Serves As Assembly Platform for Tail Tube/Sheath Polymerization. PLOS Genetics, 11(10), e1005545.

Authors 5

Yannick R. Brunet (first)
Abdelrahim Zoued (additional)
Frédéric Boyer (additional)
Badreddine Douzi (additional)
Eric Cascales (additional)

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