A TonB-dependent transporter is required for secretion of protease PopC across the bacterial outer membrane

TonB-dependent transporters (TBDTs) are outer membrane proteins that import nutrients and bacteriocins in bacteria. Here, Gómez-Santos et al. show that a TBDT is required for secretion of a protease in Myxococcus xanthus, suggesting that some TBDTs may be involved in protein secretion.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Nuria Gómez-Santos, Timo Glatter, Ralf Koebnik, Magdalena Anna Świątek-Połatyńska, Lotte Søgaard-Andersen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2019-03-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-09366-9