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ArticleInfection and immunity2010

Ferredoxin is involved in secretion of cytotoxic necrotizing factor 1 across the cytoplasmic membrane in Escherichia coli K1.

Hao Yu, Kwang Sik Kim

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Article in Infection and immunity, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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13 citing papers in PubMed, 21 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Hao YuDivision of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 200 North Wolfe St., Room 3157, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.
Kwang Sik Kim
Johns Hopkins Medicine · USJohns Hopkins University · US

Funding

PATHOGENESIS OF NEONATAL MENINGITISR01NS026310 · NINDS · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI KIM, KWANG S · 1988 to 2008
$3.6M
E. coli invasion of brain endothelial cellsR56NS026310 · NINDS · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI KIM, KWANG S · 2009 to 2009
$410k
NINDS NIH HHS NS26310-22NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS026310NINDS NIH HHS R56 NS026310
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We previously showed that cytotoxic necrotizing factor 1 (CNF1) contributes to Escherichia coli K1 invasion of human brain microvascular endothelial cells (HBMEC) and interacts with the receptor on the surface of HBMEC. CNF1 is the cytoplasmic protein, and it remains incompletely understood how CNF1 is secreted across the inner and outer membranes in E. coli K1. In order to investigate the genetic determinants for secretion of CNF1 in E. coli K1, we performed Tn5 mutagenesis screening by applying beta-lactamase as a reporter to monitor secretion of CNF1. We identified a Tn5 mutant that exhibited no beta-lactamase activity in the culture supernatant and in which the mutated gene encodes a ferredoxin gene (fdx). In the fdx deletion mutant, there was no evidence of translocation of CNF1 into HBMEC. Western blot analysis of the fdx deletion mutant revealed that ferredoxin is involved in translocation of CNF1 across the cytoplasmic membrane. The fdx mutant exhibited significantly decreased invasion of HBMEC, similar to the decreased HBMEC invasion observed with the CNF1 mutant. The failures to secrete CNF1 and invade HBMEC of the fdx mutant were restored to the levels of the parent strain by complementation with fdx. These findings demonstrate for the first time that ferredoxin is involved in secretion of CNF1 across the inner membrane in meningitis-causing E. coli K1.

Indexed as

Bacterial ToxinsBlotting, WesternBrainCell MembraneEndothelial CellsEscherichia coliEscherichia coli InfectionsEscherichia coli ProteinsFerredoxinsHumansProtein TransportBacterial Toxinscytotoxic necrotizing factor type 1Escherichia coli ProteinsFerredoxins

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PMID19917710
PMCPMC2812213
OpenAlexW2162606924

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