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ArticleeLife2021

Genetic code expansion enables visualization of

Moirangthem Kiran Singh, Parisa Zangoui, Yuki Yamanaka, Linda J Kenney

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Article in eLife, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
1.0field-weighted citation impact, top 24% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Moirangthem Kiran SinghMechanobiology Institute, T-Lab, 5A Engineering Drive 1, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.ORCID 0000-0001-9620-5454
Parisa ZangouiMechanobiology Institute, T-Lab, 5A Engineering Drive 1, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.ORCID 0000-0003-2875-6726
Yuki YamanakaMechanobiology Institute, T-Lab, 5A Engineering Drive 1, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
Linda J KenneyMechanobiology Institute, T-Lab, 5A Engineering Drive 1, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.ORCID 0000-0002-8658-0717
National University of Singapore · SG

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Type three secretion systems enable bacterial pathogens to inject effectors into the cytosol of eukaryotic hosts to reprogram cellular functions. It is technically challenging to label effectors and the secretion machinery without disrupting their structure/function. Herein, we present a new approach for labeling and visualization of previously intractable targets. Using genetic code expansion, we site-specifically labeled SsaP, the substrate specificity switch, and SifA, a here-to-fore unlabeled secreted effector. SsaP was secreted at later infection times; SsaP labeling demonstrated the stochasticity of injectisome and effector expression. SifA was labeled after secretion into host cells via fluorescent unnatural amino acids or non-fluorescent labels and a subsequent click reaction. We demonstrate the superiority of imaging after genetic code expansion compared to small molecule tags. It provides an alternative for labeling proteins that do not tolerate N- or C-terminal tags or fluorophores and thus is widely applicable to other secreted effectors and small proteins.

Indexed as

Genetic CodeBacterial ProteinsGene Expression Regulation, BacterialHeLa CellsHost-Pathogen InteractionsHumansMicroscopy, ConfocalMicroscopy, FluorescenceProtein EngineeringSalmonella typhimuriumType III Secretion SystemsVirulence FactorsBacterial ProteinsSifA protein, SalmonellaType III Secretion SystemsVirulence Factorsclick chemistrygenetic code expansioninfectious diseasemicrobiologynon-canonical amino acidsSalmonellaSalmonella-induced filamentssubstrate specificity switch

Identifiers

PMID34061032
PMCPMC8192122
OpenAlexW3165706159

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