Clostridium botulinum C2 toxin -: New insights into the cellular up-take of the actin-ADP-ribosylating toxin
Clostridium botulinum C2 toxin -: New insights into the cellular up-take of the actin-ADP-ribosylating toxin
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DOI:
10.1078/1438-4221-00305
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发表时间:
2004-04-01
影响因子:
4.1
通讯作者:
Barth, H
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作者:
Aktories, K;Barth, H
Clostridium botulinum C2 toxin is a member of the family of binary actin-ADP-ribosylating toxins. It consists of the enzyme component C2I, and the separated bind,ng/translocation component C2II. Proteolytically activated,C2II forms heptamers and binds to a carbohydrate cell surface receptor. After attachment of C2I, the toxin complex is endocytosed to reach early endosomes. At low pH of endosomes, C2II-heptamers insert into the membrane, form pores and deliver C2I into the cytosol. Here, C2I ADP-ribosylates actin at Arg177 to block actin polymerization and to induce depolymerization of actin filaments. The mini-review describes main properties of C2 toxin and discusses new findings on the involvement of chaperones in the up-take process of the toxin.