Functional Analysis of the Twin-Arginine Translocation Pathway in Sodalis glossinidius, a Bacterial Symbiont of the Tsetse Fly

摘要

This study demonstrates a functional twin-arginine (Tat) translocation pathway present in the tsetse fly symbiont Sodalis glossinidius and its potential to export active heterologous proteins to the periplasm. Functionality was demonstrated using green fluorescent protein (GFP) fused to the Tat signal peptide of Escherichia coli trimethylamine N -oxide reductase (TorA).