MicrobiologymBioPeer-reviewed
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…·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.
DOI 10.1128/mbio.02262-20