Structural analysis of the mycobacterial ESX-5 secretion complex presents an important step towards understanding how the ESX type VII (T7) secretion systems can translocate a multitude of substrates — including virulence factors involved in pathogenesis — across the bacterial cell envelope.
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Palmer, T. Structural biology: Mycobacterial ESX secrets revealed. Nat Microbiol 2, 17074 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmicrobiol.2017.74
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