The Pseudomonas aeruginosa T6SS-VgrG1b spike is topped by a PAAR protein eliciting DNA damage to bacterial competitors

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RsmA and AmrZ orchestrate the assembly of all three type VI secretion systems inPseudomonas aeruginosa

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The Hcp proteins fused with diverse extended-toxin domains represent a novel pattern of antibacterial effectors in type VI secretion systems

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Subtle variation within conserved effector operon gene products contributes to T6SS-mediated killing and immunity

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Competing species leave many potential niches unfilled

(2017) Ben Ashby et al.   Nature Ecology & Evolution

The evolution of cooperation within the gut microbiota

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VgrG C terminus confers the type VI effector transport specificity and is required for binding with PAAR and adaptor–effector complex

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VgrG and PAAR Proteins Define Distinct Versions of a Functional Type VI Secretion System

(2016) Francesca R. Cianfanelli et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Francisella tularensis IglG Belongs to a Novel Family of PAAR-Like T6SS Proteins and Harbors a Unique N-terminal Extension Required for Virulence

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Cyanide Toxicity to Burkholderia cenocepacia Is Modulated by Polymicrobial Communities and Environmental Factors

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The type VII secretion system of Staphylococcus aureus secretes a nuclease toxin that targets competitor bacteria

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Within-Host Evolution of the Dutch High-Prevalent Pseudomonas aeruginosa Clone ST406 during Chronic Colonization of a Patient with Cystic Fibrosis

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An Interbacterial NAD(P)+ Glycohydrolase Toxin Requires Elongation Factor Tu for Delivery to Target Cells

(2015) John C. Whitney et al.   CELL

Intraspecies Competition in Serratia marcescens Is Mediated by Type VI-Secreted Rhs Effectors and a Conserved Effector-Associated Accessory Protein

(2015) Juliana Alcoforado Diniz et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

Contact-Dependent Growth Inhibition (CDI) and CdiB/CdiA Two-Partner Secretion Proteins

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The Phyre2 web portal for protein modeling, prediction and analysis

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Bacterial killing via a type IV secretion system

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Agrobacterium tumefaciens Deploys a Superfamily of Type VI Secretion DNase Effectors as Weapons for Interbacterial Competition In Planta

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The VgrG Proteins Are “à la Carte” Delivery Systems for Bacterial Type VI Effectors

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Genetically distinct pathways guide effector export through the type VI secretion system

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Type VI secretion system effectors: poisons with a purpose

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The Escherichia coli effector EspJ blocks Src kinase activity via amidation and ADP ribosylation

(2014) Joanna C. Young et al.   Nature Communications

The Vibrio cholerae type VI secretion system employs diverse effector modules for intraspecific competition

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Tit-for-Tat: Type VI Secretion System Counterattack during Bacterial Cell-Cell Interactions

(2013) Marek Basler et al.   CELL

Tn-Seq Analysis of Vibrio cholerae Intestinal Colonization Reveals a Role for T6SS-Mediated Antibacterial Activity in the Host

(2013) Yang Fu et al.   Cell Host & Microbe

A View to a Kill: The Bacterial Type VI Secretion System

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The HsiB1C1 (TssB-TssC) Complex of thePseudomonas aeruginosaType VI Secretion System Forms a Bacteriophage Tail Sheathlike Structure

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Escherichia coli Uropathogenic-Specific Protein, Usp, Is a Bacteriocin-Like Genotoxin

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PAAR-repeat proteins sharpen and diversify the type VI secretion system spike

(2013) Mikhail M. Shneider et al.   NATURE

Rhs proteins from diverse bacteria mediate intercellular competition

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DNA Damage Responses in Prokaryotes: Regulating Gene Expression, Modulating Growth Patterns, and Manipulating Replication Forks

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Multicellular Bacteria Deploy the Type VI Secretion System to Preemptively Strike Neighboring Cells

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Flexible Survival Strategies ofPseudomonas aeruginosain Biofilms Result in Increased Fitness Compared withCandida albicans

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The Single-Nucleotide Resolution Transcriptome of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Grown in Body Temperature

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A Type VI Secretion System of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Targets a Toxin to Bacteria

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Morphogenesis of the T4 tail and tail fibers

(2010) Petr G Leiman et al.   Virology Journal

Type VI secretion apparatus and phage tail-associated protein complexes share a common evolutionary origin

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Redox warfare between airway epithelial cells and Pseudomonas: dual oxidase versus pyocyanin

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