Supramolecular structure of the Shigella type III secretion machinery: the needle part is changeable in length and essential for delivery of effectors.

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Published in EMBO J on August 01, 2000

Authors

K Tamano1, S Aizawa, E Katayama, T Nonaka, S Imajoh-Ohmi, A Kuwae, S Nagai, C Sasakawa

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1: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo, 4-6-1, Shirokanedai, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8639, Japan.

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