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. 2012 Jul 1;3(4):377–388. doi: 10.4161/viru.21087

Table 2. Functions of the SPI encoded proteins.

Major event Proteins encoded
SPI1
 
Assembly of needle and secretion of effector proteins
SpaO, InvJ, InvG, PrgI, PrgJ, PrgK, SipB, SipC
Actin cytoskeletal rearrangement via Rho GTPases and tight junction disruption
SopE, SopE2, SopB (or SigD)
Actin polymerization by decrease in critical concentration
SipA
Modulation of actin cytoskeleton by actin nucleation
SipC (or SspC)
Regaining of cytoskeleton by reversing action of SopE, SopE2 and SopB
SptP
Fluid accumulation in intestine
SopA, SopD, SopB
Modulation of chloride channel to induce diarrhea
SopB, SopE
Inhibition of NFkappaB activity and IL-8 secretion
AvrA, SspH1
Transmigration of polymorphonuclear leukocytes
SipA, SopA
Activation of caspase 1 and autophagy in macrophages
SipB (or SspB)
SPI2
 
Needle assembly
SpiB, SpiC, SpiD etc. (also known as Ssa genes)
Effector protein translocation
SseB, SseC, SseD
Interference with endosome trafficking
SpiC
Maintenance of SCV integrity
SifA
Salmonella induced filament (Sif) formation and microtubule bundling
SifA, SseF, Sseg, SopD2, PipB2
Inhibition of actin polymerization
SspH2
Downregulation of Sif formation
SpvB
Host cell dissemination
SseI
Anaerobic respiration by reducing tetrathionate TtrABC, TtrRS