5vxm

Structural highlights

Function

[IPAD_SHIFL] Required for bacterial invasion of host cells. Controls IpaB and IpaC secretion, and the efficiency with which they are physically inserted into target cell membranes. These proteins are exported via TTSS to form a pore in the host membrane that allows the translocation of the other effectors into the host cytoplasm. Along with IpaB, is essential for both blocking secretion through the Mxi/Spa translocon in the absence of a secretion-inducing signal, and for controlling the level of secretion in the presence of this signal.^{[1] [2]}

References

1. ↑ Menard R, Sansonetti P, Parsot C. The secretion of the Shigella flexneri Ipa invasins is activated by epithelial cells and controlled by IpaB and IpaD. EMBO J. 1994 Nov 15;13(22):5293-302. PMID:7957095
2. ↑ Picking WL, Nishioka H, Hearn PD, Baxter MA, Harrington AT, Blocker A, Picking WD. IpaD of Shigella flexneri is independently required for regulation of Ipa protein secretion and efficient insertion of IpaB and IpaC into host membranes. Infect Immun. 2005 Mar;73(3):1432-40. PMID:15731041 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/IAI.73.3.1432-1440.2005