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Annual Review of Microbiology

Volume 75, 2021

The Type VII Secretion System of

Abstract

The type VII protein secretion system (T7SS) of is encoded at the locus. T7 substrate recognition and protein transport are mediated by EssC, a membrane-bound multidomain ATPase. Four EssC sequence variants have been identified across strains, each accompanied by a specific suite of substrate proteins. The genes are upregulated during persistent infection, and the secretion system contributes to virulence in disease models. It also plays a key role in intraspecies competition, secreting nuclease and membrane-depolarizing toxins that inhibit the growth of strains lacking neutralizing immunity proteins. A genomic survey indicates that the T7SS is widely conserved across staphylococci and is encoded in clusters that contain diverse arrays of toxin and immunity genes. The presence of genomic islands encoding multiple immunity proteins in species such as that lack the T7SS points to a major role for the secretion system in bacterial antagonism.

Keyword(s): bacterial antagonism, protein secretion, Staphylococcus, T7SS, virulence
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The Type VII Secretion System of Staphylococcus
Annual Review of Microbiology 75, 471 (2021); https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-micro-012721-123600
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