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Type 3 Secretion Systems

Methods and Protocols

  • Includes cutting-edge methods and protocols
  • Provides step-by-step detail essential for reproducible results
  • Contains key notes and implementation advice from the experts
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Methods in Molecular Biology (MIMB, volume 1531)

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Table of contents (19 protocols)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
  2. Introduction to Type III Secretion Systems

    • Danielle L. Jessen Condry, Matthew L. Nilles
    Pages 1-10
  3. Site-Directed Mutagenesis and Its Application in Studying the Interactions of T3S Components

    • Matthew S. Francis, Ayad A. A. Amer, Debra L. Milton, Tiago R. D. Costa
    Pages 11-31
  4. Isolation of Type III Secretion System Needle Complexes by Shearing

    • Matthew L. Nilles, Danielle L. Jessen Condry, Patrick Osei-Owusu
    Pages 61-70
  5. Characterization of Type Three Secretion System Translocator Interactions with Phospholipid Membranes

    • Philip R. Adam, Michael L. Barta, Nicholas E. Dickenson
    Pages 81-91
  6. Analysis of Type III Secretion System Secreted Proteins

    • Danielle L. Jessen Condry, Matthew L. Nilles
    Pages 93-99
  7. Fractionation Techniques to Examine Effector Translocation

    • Rachel M. Olson, Deborah M. Anderson
    Pages 101-109
  8. A TAL-Based Reporter Assay for Monitoring Type III-Dependent Protein Translocation in Xanthomonas

    • Sabine Drehkopf, Jens Hausner, Michael Jordan, Felix Scheibner, Ulla Bonas, Daniela Büttner
    Pages 121-139
  9. Subcellular Localization of Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato Effector Proteins in Plants

    • Kyaw Aung, Xiufang Xin, Christy Mecey, Sheng Yang He
    Pages 141-153
  10. Detecting Immune Responses to Type III Secretion Systems

    • Peter L. Knopick, David S. Bradley
    Pages 165-172
  11. Recombinant Expression and Purification of the Shigella Translocator IpaB

    • Michael L. Barta, Philip R. Adam, Nicholas E. Dickenson
    Pages 173-181
  12. Expression and Purification of N-Terminally His-Tagged Recombinant Type III Secretion Proteins

    • Travis D. Alvine, Patrick Osei-Owusu, Danielle L. Jessen Condry, Matthew L. Nilles
    Pages 183-191
  13. Identification of the Targets of Type III Secretion System Inhibitors

    • Danielle L. Jessen Condry, Matthew L. Nilles
    Pages 203-211

About this book

This volume discusses various basic and advanced methods and protocols that have been proven to be successful among certain bacterial species, or a family of species, in type III secretion systems (T3S system). The chapters in this book cover topics such as: site-directed mutagenesis and its application in studying the interactions of T3S components; use of transcriptional control to increase expression and secretion of heterologous proteins in T3S systems; fractionation techniques to examine effector translocation; detecting immune responses to T3S systems; mouse immunization with purified needle proteins from T3S systems and the characterization of the immune responses to these proteins; and detection of protein interactions in T3S systems using yeast 2-hybrid analysis. Written in the highly successful Methods in Molecular Biology series format, chapters include introductions to their respective topics, lists of the necessary materials and reagents, step-by-step, readily reproducible laboratory protocols, and tips on troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls.


Practical and comprehensive, Type 3 Secretion Systems: Methods and Protocols is a valuable resource for anyone interested in learning about the fascinating and ever-changing T3S systems.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine and Health Sciences University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, USA

    Matthew L. Nilles, Danielle L. Jessen Condry

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Type 3 Secretion Systems

  • Book Subtitle: Methods and Protocols

  • Editors: Matthew L. Nilles, Danielle L. Jessen Condry

  • Series Title: Methods in Molecular Biology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-6649-3

  • Publisher: Humana New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Protocols

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 2017

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4939-6647-9Published: 12 November 2016

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4939-8260-8Published: 27 June 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4939-6649-3Published: 11 November 2016

  • Series ISSN: 1064-3745

  • Series E-ISSN: 1940-6029

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 224

  • Number of Illustrations: 9 b/w illustrations, 23 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Microbiology

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eBook USD 84.99
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Softcover Book USD 139.00
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Hardcover Book USD 109.99
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  • Durable hardcover edition
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