Kinetic characterization of VopT, a mono-ADP-ribosyltransferase toxin from Vibrio parahaemolyticus
Year: 2016
Type: dissertation
Abstract: Pathogenic bacteria cause many human infections, and most employ virulence factors that cause cell or tissue damage in the host. One important virulence factor group is the mono-ADP-ribosyltransferase (mART) family. Vibrio parahaemolyticus is a pathogenic bacterium that encodes a virulence factor, VopT, a mART toxin. VopT modifies Ras, a small GTPase involved in cell signaling, leading to intestinal epithelial tissue damage. VopT is classified as an ExoS-like toxin as it requires the binding of a 14-3-3 protein for activation and shares high sequence identity to other ExoS-like members. Glycohydrolase activities were assessed for wild-type and catalytic variants, the first inhibitors of VopT were identified with IC50 values between 4 and 45 µM, and an ExoT homology model was produced that provides insight into the FAS-dependent activity of VopT. Characterization of VopT has increased our understanding of mART enzymes and may lead to the development of effective therapeutic compounds.
Author: Amanda Poole
Language: English
Subfield: Microbiology
Field: Immunology and Microbiology
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2521886365