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Measurement of effector protein injection by type III and type IV secretion systems by using a 13-residue phosphorylatable glycogen synthase kinase tag.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  16988240     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Numerous bacterial pathogens use type III secretion systems (T3SSs) or T4SSs to inject or translocate virulence proteins into eukaryotic cells. Several different reporter systems have been developed to measure the translocation of these proteins. In this study, a peptide tag-based reporter system was developed and used to monitor the injection of T3S and T4S substrates. The glycogen synthase kinase (GSK) tag is a 13-residue phosphorylatable peptide tag derived from the human GSK-3beta kinase. Translocation of a GSK-tagged protein into a eukaryotic cell results in host cell protein kinase-dependent phosphorylation of the tag, which can be detected with phosphospecific GSK-3beta antibodies. A series of expression plasmids encoding Yop-GSK fusion proteins were constructed to evaluate the ability of the GSK tag to measure the injection of Yops by the Yersinia pestis T3SS. GSK-tagged YopE, YopH, LcrQ, YopK, YopN, and YopJ were efficiently phosphorylated when translocated into HeLa cells. Similarly, the injection of GSK-CagA by the Helicobacter pylori T4SS into different cell types was measured via phosphorylation of the GSK tag. The GSK tag provides a simple method to monitor the translocation of T3S and T4S substrates.
Authors:
Julie Torruellas Garcia; Franco Ferracci; Michael W Jackson; Sabrina S Joseph; Isabelle Pattis; Lisa R W Plano; Wolfgang Fischer; Gregory V Plano
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Infection and immunity     Volume:  74     ISSN:  0019-9567     ISO Abbreviation:  Infect. Immun.     Publication Date:  2006 Oct 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2006-09-21     Completed Date:  2006-11-28     Revised Date:  2009-11-19    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0246127     Medline TA:  Infect Immun     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  5645-57     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, P.O. Box 016960 (R-138), Miami, FL 33101, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Amino Acid Sequence
Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins / genetics,  metabolism*
Bacterial Proteins / genetics,  metabolism*
Genetic Vectors / genetics
Glycogen Synthase Kinases / analysis*,  genetics,  metabolism*
Hela Cells
Helicobacter pylori / metabolism
Humans
Molecular Sequence Data
Phosphorylation
Plasmids / genetics
Protein Transport
Recombinant Fusion Proteins / genetics,  metabolism
Virulence Factors / analysis*,  genetics,  metabolism*
Yersinia pestis / metabolism
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
AI-39575/AI/NIAID NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins; 0/Bacterial Proteins; 0/Recombinant Fusion Proteins; 0/Virulence Factors; EC 2.7.11.-/Glycogen Synthase Kinases
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