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ArticleApplied and environmental microbiology2016

Visualizing the Translocation and Localization of Bacterial Type III Effector Proteins by Using a Genetically Encoded Reporter System.

Jayde A Gawthorne, Laurent Audry, Claire McQuitty, Paul Dean, John M Christie, Jost Enninga, Andrew J Roe

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Article in Applied and environmental microbiology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

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20 citing papers in PubMed.

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Authors and funding

7 authors.

Jayde A GawthorneInstitute of Infection, Immunity, and Inflammation, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom.
Laurent AudryInstitut Pasteur, Paris, France.
Claire McQuittyInstitute of Infection, Immunity, and Inflammation, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom.
Paul DeanSchool of Biomedical Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle, United Kingdom.
John M ChristieInstitute of Molecular, Cell, and Systems Biology, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom.
Jost EnningaInstitut Pasteur, Paris, France.
Andrew J RoeInstitute of Infection, Immunity, and Inflammation, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom andrew.roe@glasgow.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3698-6134

Funding

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/H023518Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/H023518/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bacterial type III secretion system (T3SS) effector proteins are critical determinants of infection for many animal and plant pathogens. However, monitoring of the translocation and delivery of these important virulence determinants has proved to be technically challenging. Here, we used a genetically engineered LOV (light-oxygen-voltage) sensing domain derivative to monitor the expression, translocation, and localization of bacterial T3SS effectors. We found the Escherichia coli O157:H7 bacterial effector fusion Tir-LOV was functional following its translocation and localized to the host cell membrane in discrete foci, demonstrating that LOV-based reporters can be used to visualize the effector translocation with minimal manipulation and interference. Further evidence for the versatility of the reporter was demonstrated by fusing LOV to the C terminus of the Shigella flexneri effector IpaB. IpaB-LOV localized preferentially at bacterial poles before translocation. We observed the rapid translocation of IpaB-LOV in a T3SS-dependent manner into host cells, where it localized at the bacterial entry site within membrane ruffles.

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Genes, ReporterBacterial ProteinsEscherichia coli O157Escherichia coli ProteinsGenetic EngineeringHeLa CellsHost-Pathogen InteractionsHumansOptical ImagingProtein DomainsShigella flexneriType III Secretion SystemsBacterial ProteinsEscherichia coli ProteinsipaB protein, ShigellaType III Secretion Systems

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PMID26921426
PMCPMC4836418

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