Relationship between evolutionary rate and cellular location among the Inv/Spa invasion proteins of Salmonella enterica.
Li J, Ochman H, Groisman EA, Boyd EF, Solomon F, Nelson K, Selander RK. Relationship between evolutionary rate and cellular location among the Inv/Spa invasion proteins of Salmonella enterica. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1995, 92: 7252-7256. PMID: 7638176, PMCID: PMC41317, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.92.16.7252.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEvolutionary ratesInvasion genesInvasion proteinsCellular locationSequence identityProtein export systemNonphagocytic host cellsWarm-blooded vertebratesEnteric pathogens ShigellaSalmonella entericaS. entericaEvolutionary diversificationNiche expansionExport systemExtracellular environmentHost cellsSPA complexGenesEnteric bacteriaProteinFlagellar phaseKey eventsSubspeciesHomologuesSpa gene