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. 2016 Dec 15;12(12):e1006071. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1006071

Fig 7. Models of SpaP, SpaR, SpaQ, SpaS, and PrgJ in the T3SS needle complex and its assembly.

Fig 7

(A) Model of the central SpaP complex with surrounding export apparatus components SpaQ, SpaR, and SpaS, and direct connection to the inner rod formed by PrgJ. These results suggest that SpaP, SpaR, and PrgJ form the socket structure on the periplasmic side of the inner membrane patch of the base. (B) Model of a view of the membrane patch of the needle complex from the cytoplasmic side highlighting SpaP, SpaQ, SpaR, and SpaS. (C) Model of needle complex assembly. The unified Sct nomenclature [23] is shown in parenthesis.