262: Spot on With T4SS Modulators

Apr 1, 2022 · 57 min · Episode 262 · 42.2 MB

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TWiM welcomes new host Petra, and explains how a small protein helps ensure that E. coli utilizes a preferred carbon source, and a screening strategy to identify inhibitors of the type IV secretion system that is essential for virulence of a variety of bacterial pathogens.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Michael Schmidt, Michele Swanson, and Petra Levin

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A small protein regulates carbon utilization (PNAS)
Inhibitors of type IV secretion systems (mBio)
Letters read on TWiM 262

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