The essential Porphyromonas gingivalis type IX secretion system component PorZ delivers anionic-lipopolysaccharide to the PorU sortase for transpeptidase processing of cargos
M. Madej, Z. Nowakowska, M. Ksiazek, A. M. Lasica, D. Mizgalska, N. Magdalena, A. Jacula, C. Scavenius, J. J. Enghild, J. Aduse-Opoku, M. A. Curtis, F. X. Gomis-Rüth, J. Potempa
This paper identifies PorZ as a T9SS component that binds anionic lipopolysaccharide (A-LPS) and interacts with the PorU sortase to facilitate cargo protein anchoring to the outer membrane.
mBio · Feb 23, 2021Peer-reviewedMicrobiology