Shigellause a type III secretion system to deliver effector proteins into the host-cell cytoplasm, where they can usurp host-cell functions and signalling pathways. In this Progress article, Chihiro Sasakawa and colleagues highlight the most recent advances in our understanding of the exact functions of the manyShigellatype III-secreted effectors.
- Michinaga Ogawa
- Yutaka Handa
- Chihiro Sasakawa