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Multiprotein complexes in GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIA that deliver effector proteins into eukaryotic or prokaryotic cells by a mechanism similar to the contractile tail of bacteriophages. They are composed of a cell envelope-spanning tube which is surrounded by a contractile sheath and tipped by a cell puncturing complex; a base plate structure that anchors the assembly to the cell envelope; and an ATPase involved in the sheath contraction and disassembly of the complex.
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- Bacterial Secretion System, Type VI
- T6SS Secretion Systems
- Type 6 Secretion System
- Type 6 Secretion Systems
- Type VI Secretion System
- Secretion Systems, T6SS
- Systems, T6SS Secretion
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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure, urine.
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2016
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- Bacterial Secretion Systems (2010-2015)
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- National Library of Medicine. Type VI Secretion Systems. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000069376. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000069376
- Type VI Secretion Systems. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q68538343