ESX secretion systems: mycobacterial evolution to counter host immunity

Nature Reviews Microbiology 14, 677 (2016).
doi:10.1038/nrmicro.2016.131

Authors: Matthias I. Gröschel, Fadel Sayes, Roxane Simeone, Laleh Majlessi & Roland Brosch
Mycobacterium tuberculosis uses sophisticated secretion systems, named 6 kDa early secretory antigenic target (ESAT6) protein family secretion (ESX) systems (also known as type VII secretion systems), to export a set of effector proteins that helps the pathogen to resist or evade the host immune

Source: Nature Reviews Microbiology - September 25, 2016 Category: Microbiology Authors: Matthias I. Gr öschel Fadel Sayes Roxane Simeone Laleh Majlessi Roland Brosch Tags: Review Source Type: research