The DotA protein from Legionella pneumophila is secreted by a novel process that requires the Dot/Icm transporter
Nagai H, Roy C. The DotA protein from Legionella pneumophila is secreted by a novel process that requires the Dot/Icm transporter. The EMBO Journal 2001, 20: 5962-5970. PMID: 11689436, PMCID: PMC125688, DOI: 10.1093/emboj/20.21.5962.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceBacterial ProteinsBiological TransportCarrier ProteinsCell MembraneCulture Media, ConditionedElectrophoresis, Polyacrylamide GelHost-Parasite InteractionsImmunoblottingLegionella pneumophilaMacromolecular SubstancesMembrane ProteinsMolecular Sequence DataOrganellesSequence Analysis, ProteinConceptsDot/icm genesDotA proteinIcm genesDot/Icm transporterPolytopic membrane proteinsDot/IcmEukaryotic host cellsN-terminal sequencingAmino acid leader peptideLegionella pneumophilaSecretion apparatusMembrane proteinsLeader peptideMembrane vesiclesProtein secretionHost cellsProteinBacterial replicationGenesTransportersPneumophilaUnique processOrganellesCulture supernatantsSecretion