protein secretion protein secretion by the type VI secretion system protein secretion by the T6SS Note that this term represents an activity and not a cellular structure. Consider also annotating to the cellular component term 'type VI protein secretion system complex ; GO:0033104'. http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/go.owl type VI protein secretion system The process in which proteins are transferred into the extracellular milieu or directly into host cells by the type VI secretion system. Proteins secreted by this system do not require an N-terminal signal sequence. [database_cross_reference: GOC:mlg][database_cross_reference: PMID:16432199][database_cross_reference: PMID:16763151] protein secretion by the type VI protein secretion system protein transmembrane transport