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Structural biology: Loading T4SS substrates

Nature Microbiology volume 2, Article number: 17125 (2017) Cite this article

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Structural analyses of the type IV coupling protein of the Dot/Icm type IV secretion system from Legionella pneumophila reveal how this platform recruits a plethora of substrates for translocation.

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Figure 1: Speculative models depicting possible spatial arrangements for the DotL–Dot/Icm channel.

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