Protein Domain : IPR002010

Type:  Family Name:  Type III secretion system inner membrane R protein
Description:  Secretion of virulence factors in Gram-negative bacteria involves transportation of the protein across two membranes to reach the cell exterior []. There have been four secretion systems described in animal enteropathogens such as Salmonella and Yersinia, with further sequence similarities in plant pathogens like Ralstonia and Erwinia []. The type III secretion system is of great interest, as it is used to transport virulence factors from the pathogen directly into the host cell [] and is only triggered when the bacterium comes into close contact withthe host. The protein subunits of the system are very similar to those of bacterial flagellar biosynthesis []. However, while the latter forms aring structure to allow secretion of flagellin and is an integral part of the flagellum itself [], type III subunits in the outer membranetranslocate secreted proteins through a channel-like structure.It is believed that the family of type III inner membrane proteins are used as structural moieties in a complex with several other subunits []. One such set of inner membrane proteins, labeled "R" here for nomenclature purposes, includes the Salmonella and Shigella SpaR, the Yersinia YscT, Rhizobium Y4YN, and the Erwinia HrcT genes []. The flagellar protein FliR also shares similarity, probably due to evolution of the type III secretion system from the flagellar biosynthetic pathway. Short Name:  T3SS_IM_R

2 Child Features

DB identifier Type Name
IPR006303 Family Flagellar biosynthesis protein FliR
IPR006304 Family Type III secretion protein SpaR/YscT

0 Contains

2 Cross Referencess

Identifier
PF01311
PR00953

0 Found In

2 GO Annotations

GO Term Gene Name
GO:0006605 IPR002010
GO:0016020 IPR002010

2 Ontology Annotations

GO Term Gene Name
GO:0006605 IPR002010
GO:0016020 IPR002010

0 Parent Features

1 Proteins

DB identifier UniProt Accession Secondary Identifier Organism Name Length
Araha.11756s0317.1.p PAC:28856270 Arabidopsis halleri 257  

4 Publications

First Author Title Year Journal Volume Pages PubMed ID
            9618447
            10564516
            8969244
            10334981