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ArticleBioscience reports2020

Characterization of C3larvinA, a novel RhoA-targeting ADP-ribosyltransferase toxin produced by the honey bee pathogen, Paenibacillus larvae.

Madison Turner, Olivier Tremblay, Kayla A Heney, Miguel R Lugo, Julia Ebeling, Elke Genersch, A Rod Merrill

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Article in Bioscience reports, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Madison TurnerDepartment of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada.
Olivier TremblayDepartment of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada.
Kayla A HeneyDepartment of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada.
Miguel R LugoDepartment of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada.
Julia EbelingInstitute for Bee Research, Department of Molecular Microbiology and Bee Diseases, Hohen Neuendorf 16540, Germany.
Elke GenerschInstitute for Bee Research, Department of Molecular Microbiology and Bee Diseases, Hohen Neuendorf 16540, Germany.
A Rod MerrillDepartment of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada.
University of Guelph · CAInstitute for Bee Research · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

C3larvinA is a putative virulence factor produced by Paenibacillus larvae enterobacterial-repetitive-intergenic-consensus (ERIC) III/IV (strain 11-8051). Biochemical, functional and structural analyses of C3larvinA revealed that it belongs to the C3-like mono-ADP-ribosylating toxin subgroup. Mammalian RhoA was the target substrate for its transferase activity suggesting that it may be the biological target of C3larvinA. The kinetic parameters of the NAD+ substrate for the transferase (KM = 75 ± 10 µM) and glycohydrolase (GH) (KM = 107 ± 20 µM) reactions were typical for a C3-like bacterial toxin, including the Plx2A virulence factor from Paenibacillus larvae ERIC I. Upon cytoplasmic expression in yeast, C3larvinA caused a growth-defective phenotype indicating that it is an active C3-like toxin and is cytotoxic to eukaryotic cells. The catalytic variant of the Q187-X-E189 motif in C3larvinA showed no cytotoxicity toward yeast confirming that the cytotoxicity of this factor depends on its enzymatic activity. A homology consensus model of C3larvinA with NAD+ substrate was built on the structure of Plx2A, provided additional confirmation that C3larvinA is a member of the C3-like mono-ADP-ribosylating toxin subgroup. A homology model of C3larvinA with NADH and RhoA was built on the structure of the C3cer-NADH-RhoA complex which provided further evidence that C3larvinA is a C3-like toxin that shares an identical catalytic mechanism with C3cer from Bacillus cereus. C3larvinA induced actin cytoskeleton reorganization in murine macrophages, whereas in insect cells, vacuolization and bi-nucleated cells were observed. These cellular effects are consistent with C3larvinA disrupting RhoA function by covalent modification that is shared among C3-like bacterial toxins.

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Actin CytoskeletonADP Ribose TransferasesAnimalsBacterial ToxinsBeesHost-Pathogen InteractionsKineticsMacrophagesMutationPaenibacillus larvaeProtein ConformationrhoA GTP-Binding ProteinSaccharomyces cerevisiaeSf9 CellsSpodopteraStructure-Activity RelationshipADP Ribose TransferasesBacterial ToxinsrhoA GTP-Binding ProteinVirulence FactorsADP-ribosylationbacterial toxinshoney bee diseasesmicrobial pathogenesisvirulence factors

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PMID31844879
PMCPMC6954368
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