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Type III Secretion Systems MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Type III Secretion Systems
Tree Number(s)
D05.500.890.500.875
Unique ID
D000069296
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000069296
Scope Note
Multiprotein transmembrane complexes in GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA involved in either the secretion of effector proteins from the bacterial cytoplasm into host cells, or the secretion and assembly of flagellar components. The major component of the T3SSs is called the injectosome or needle complex.
Entry Term(s)
Bacterial Secretion System, Type III
T3SS Secretion System
Type 3 Secretion System
Type 3 Secretion Systems
Type III Secretion System
Registry Numbers
0
Previous Indexing
Bacterial Secretion Systems (2010-2015)
Public MeSH Note
2016
History Note
2016
Date Established
2016/01/01
Date of Entry
2015/07/01
Revision Date
2015/06/25
Type III Secretion Systems Preferred
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