Import and export of bacterial protein toxins

Braun, V; Helbig, S; Patzer, SI; Pramanik, A; Römer, C

doi:10.1016/j.ijmm.2014.12.006

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Import and export of bacterial protein toxins

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Braun, V
Department Protein Evolution, Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, Max Planck Society;

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Helbig, S
Department Protein Evolution, Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, Max Planck Society;

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Patzer, SI
Department Protein Evolution, Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, Max Planck Society;

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Pramanik, A
Department Protein Evolution, Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, Max Planck Society;

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Römer, C
Department Protein Evolution, Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, Max Planck Society;

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Braun, V., Helbig, S., Patzer, S., Pramanik, A., & Römer, C. (2015). Import and export of bacterial protein toxins. International Journal of Medical Microbiology, 305(2), 238-242. doi:10.1016/j.ijmm.2014.12.006.

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The paper provides a short overview of three investigated bacterial protein toxins, colicin M (Cma) of Escherichia coli, pesticin (Pst) of Yersinia pestis and hemolysin (ShlAB) of Serratia marcescens. Cma and Pst are exceptional among colicins in that they kill bacteria by degrading the murein (peptidoglycan). Both are released into the medium and bind to specific receptor proteins in the outer membrane of sensitive E. coli cells. Subsequently they are translocated into the periplasm by an energy-consuming process using the proton motive force. For transmembrane translocation the colicins unfold and refold in the periplasm. In the case of Cma the FkpA peptidyl prolyl cis-trans isomerase/chaperone is required. ShlA is secreted and activated through ShlB in the outer membrane by a type Vb secretion mechanism.