MYXO‐CTERM sorting tag directs proteins to the cell surface via the type II secretion system

What is it about?

Microbes interact with their environment and other individuals with cell surface proteins. An emerging theme is that various types of C-terminal protein sorting tags direct some proteins to the surface of Gram-negative bacteria. For the first time we characterize a widely distributed (putative) sorting tag from myxobacteria, and provide evidence for postranslational modification and surface localization mediated by the type II secretion pathway.

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