Importance of Holotoxin Assembly in Ptl-Mediated Secretion of Pertussis Toxin from Bordetella pertussis
AUTOR(ES)
Farizo, Karen M.
FONTE
American Society for Microbiology
RESUMO
We examined the structural components of pertussis toxin that are required for efficient export from Bordetella pertussis via the Ptl system, a member of the type IV family of macromolecular transporters. First, we constructed a strain of B. pertussis that contains a functional Ptl system but does not produce pertussis toxin. Plasmids which express either the S1 subunit or the B oligomer were then introduced into this strain. We found that the B oligomer of the toxin is not secreted in the absence of the S1 subunit. Conversely, the S1 subunit is also not secreted by a Ptl-mediated mechanism in the absence of the B oligomer. Thus, an assembled holotoxin is required for Ptl-mediated export of pertussis toxin from B. pertussis.
ACESSO AO ARTIGO
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