Structural characteristics of the plasmid-encoded toxin from enteroaggregative Escherichia coli.
Structural characteristics of the plasmid-encoded toxin from enteroaggregative Escherichia coli.
复制标题
来自肠聚集性大肠杆菌的质粒编码毒素的结构特征。
DOI:
10.1021/bi8008714
复制
发表时间:
2008
期刊:
影响因子:
2.9
通讯作者:
Teter,Ken
中科院分区:
文献类型:
--
作者:
Scaglione,Patricia;Nemec,KathleenN;Burlingame,KaitlinE;Grabon,Agnieszka;Huerta,Jazmin;Navarro-Garcia,Fernando;Tatulian,SurenA;Teter,Ken
Intoxication by the plasmid-encoded toxin (Pet) of enteroaggregativeEscherichia colirequires toxin translocation from the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) to the cytosol. This event involves the quality control system of ER-associated degradation (ERAD), but the molecular details of the process are poorly characterized. For many structurally distinct AB-type toxins, ERAD-mediated translocation is triggered by the spontaneous unfolding of a thermally unstable A chain. Here we show that Pet, a non-AB toxin, engages ERAD by a different mechanism that does not involve thermal unfolding. Circular dichroism and fluorescence spectroscopy measurements demonstrated that Pet maintains most of its secondary and tertiary structural features at 37 °C, with significant thermal unfolding only occurring at temperatures ≥50 °C. Fluorescence quenching experiments detected the partial solvent exposure of Pet aromatic amino acid residues at 37 °C, and a cell-based assay suggested that these changes could activate an ERAD-related event known as the unfolded protein response. We also found that HEp-2 cells were resistant to Pet intoxication when incubated with glycerol, a protein stabilizer. Altogether, our data are consistent with a model in which ERAD activity is triggered by a subtle structural destabilization of Pet and the exposure of Pet hydrophobic residues at physiological temperature. This was further supported by computer modeling analysis, which identified a surface-exposed hydrophobic loop among other accessible nonpolar residues in Pet. From our data it appears that Pet can promote its ERAD-mediated translocation into the cytosol by a distinct mechanism involving partial exposure of hydrophobic residues rather than the substantial unfolding observed for certain AB toxins.
登录
查看更多内容
影响因子:
3.6
作者:
Jong, Wouter S. P.;ten Hagen-Jongman, Corinne M.;Luirink, Joen
通讯作者:
Luirink, Joen
影响因子:
2.9
作者:
Deeks, ED;Cook, JP;Lord, JM
通讯作者:
Lord, JM
DOI:
--
发表时间:
1996
期刊:
影响因子:
--
作者:
R. Woody;A. Dunker
通讯作者:
A. Dunker
DOI:
10.1042/bj2190935
发表时间:
1984
期刊:
The Biochemical journal
影响因子:
--
作者:
K. Sandvig;Helene Madshus;S. Olsnes
通讯作者:
S. Olsnes
DOI:
10.1074/jbc.m003322200
发表时间:
2000-09
期刊:
The Journal of biological chemistry
影响因子:
--
作者:
Yan Wang;Jingshi Shen;N. Arenzana;W. Tirasophon;R. Kaufman;R. Prywes
通讯作者:
Yan Wang;Jingshi Shen;N. Arenzana;W. Tirasophon;R. Kaufman;R. Prywes