Design Principles of the Rotary Type 9 Secretion System

Abhishek Trivedi, Jitendrapuri Gosai, Daisuke Nakane, Abhishek Shrivastava

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Abstract

The Fo ATP synthase, the bacterial flagellar motor, and the bacterial type 9 secretion system (T9SS) are the three known proton motive force driven biological rotary motors. In this review, we summarize the current information on the nuts and bolts of T9SS. Torque generation by T9SS, its role in gliding motility of bacteria, and the mechanism via which a T9SS-driven swarm shapes the microbiota are discussed. The knowledge gaps in our current understanding of the T9SS machinery are outlined.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number845563
JournalFrontiers in Microbiology
Volume13
DOIs
StatePublished - May 10 2022

Keywords

  • Flavobacteria
  • T9SS
  • bacterial motility
  • bacterial swarming
  • gliding motility

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Microbiology
  • Microbiology (medical)

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