A large (110kDa) secreted protein of EPEC that does not require the TTSS for export. A member of the SPATE (serine protease autotransporters of the Enterobacteriaceae) family. espC gene located within a pathogenicity island at 60 min on the chromosome of E. coli, may play a role as an accessory virulence factor in some EPEC strains. ...