Effector conformational plasticity enables lineage-specific secretion via Hcp heterohexamers in gut symbionts

S Shuaining Zheng (State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University) W Weixun Li (State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University) L Lin Fan Z Zhe Chen (Gladstone Institutes, San Francisco, CA, USA.) X Xuezheng Zhao J Jing He X Xiaoning Xu (State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University) X Xuyao Jiao (State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University) X Xiang Gao

Article Details

Volume / Issue Vol. 17, Issue 1
Published February 21, 2026
ISSN 2041-1723
Publisher Nature Portfolio

Journal Info

Nature Communications

Nature Portfolio

ISSN: 2041-1723 Open Access Life Sciences

Authors (9)

S

Shuaining Zheng

State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University

W

Weixun Li

State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University

L

Lin Fan

Z

Zhe Chen

Gladstone Institutes, San Francisco, CA, USA.

X

Xuezheng Zhao

J

Jing He

X

Xiaoning Xu

State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University

X

Xuyao Jiao

State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University

X

Xiang Gao