Date of Award
January 2012
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department
Biomedical Sciences
First Advisor
Matthew L. Nilles
Abstract
Gram-negative pathogen, Yersinia pestis, expresses a type three secretion system to accomplish its virulence. The YscF needle protein provides a conduit of effectors from bacterium to eukaryote and is exposed to the host immune system. This thesis explores YscF and its associated needle homologs and the possibility of recognition as pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMP) by macrophage tissue culture. Interestingly, Salmonella homologs PrgI and SsaG are inflammatory suggesting conservation of the inflammatory pattern in the T3SS needle protein.
Recommended Citation
Roughead, William Andrew, "Analysis Of Yscf And Associated Homologs And The Presence Of An Inflammatory Molecular Pattern" (2012). Theses and Dissertations. 1316.
https://commons.und.edu/theses/1316