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It is well known that certain bacterial toxins, e.g.
cholera
and pertussis toxins, ADP-ribosylate eukaryotic regulatory proteins. They have become invaluable tools in the study of G protein-linked receptors. Less well appreciated is the fact that certain strains of Clostridium botulinum types C and D produce an
ADP-ribosyltransferase
, termed C3. This enzyme is structurally and functionally distinct from botulinum neurotoxins C1 and D. Its substrate is the 21 kDa GTP-binding protein rho. Klaus Aktories and Alan Hall explain why C3 is now an important tool in analysing the regulatory function of the ras-related protein rho.
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PMID:Botulinum ADP-ribosyltransferase C3: a new tool to study low molecular weight GTP-binding proteins. 251 41
Type IIb heat-labile enterotoxin (LT-IIb) is produced by Escherichia coli 41. Restriction fragments of total cell DNA from strain 41 were cloned into a cosmid vector, and one cosmid clone that encoded LT-IIb was identified. The genes for LT-IIb were subcloned into a variety of plasmids, expressed in minicells, sequenced, and compared with the structural genes for other members of the
Vibrio cholerae
-E. coli enterotoxin family. The A subunits of these toxins all have similar
ADP-ribosyltransferase
activity. The A genes of LT-IIa and LT-IIb exhibited 71% DNA sequence homology with each other and 55 to 57% homology with the A genes of
cholera
toxin (CT) and the type I enterotoxins of E. coli (LTh-I and LTp-I). The A subunits of the heat-labile enterotoxins also have limited homology with other ADP-ribosylating toxins, including pertussis toxin, diphtheria toxin, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa exotoxin A. The B subunits of LT-IIa and LT-IIb differ from each other and from type I enterotoxins in their carbohydrate-binding specificities. The B genes of LT-IIa and LT-IIb were 66% homologous, but neither had significant homology with the B genes of CT, LTh-I, and LTp-I. The A subunit genes for the type I and type II enterotoxins represent distinct branches of an evolutionary tree, and the divergence between the A subunit genes of LT-IIa and LT-IIb is greater than that between CT and LT-I. In contrast, it has not yet been possible to demonstrate an evolutionary relationship between the B subunits of type I and type II heat-labile enterotoxins. Hybridization studies with DNA from independently isolated LT-II producing strains of E. coli also suggested that additional variants of LT-II exist.
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PMID:Cloning, nucleotide sequence, and hybridization studies of the type IIb heat-labile enterotoxin gene of Escherichia coli. 267 Sep
Recently we demonstrated the presence in calf thymocytes of a GTP-binding protein (G-protein) composed of three polypeptides, 54, 41, and 27 kDa, which was physically and functionally associated with a soluble phosphoinositides-specific phospholipase C (PI-phospholipase C). The properties of this G protein were further investigated with the following results. 1) In addition to the ability to bind [35S]guanosine-5'-[gamma-thio]triphosphate (GTP gamma S), the G-protein exhibited GTPase activity, which was enhanced by Mg2+, phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylserine, and phosphatidylinositol, but inhibited by sodium cholate, GTP gamma S and F-.2) The 54-kDa polypeptide was ADP-ribosylated by pertussis toxin and also by endogenous membrane-bound
ADP-ribosyltransferase
, but none of these three polypeptides was ADP-ribosylated by
cholera
toxin. 3) The G-protein did not cross-react with either anti-rat brain alpha 1 (alpha-subunit of inhibitory G-protein, G1), alpha 0 (alpha-subunit of other G1-like G-protein, G0) or beta gamma antibodies. 4) Incubation of this G Protein with GTP gamma S caused dissociation of the three polypeptides. 5) The 27 kDa polypeptide showed GTP-binding activity and enhanced the phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate hydrolysis by purified PI-phospholipase C. These results suggest that the PI-phospholipase C-associated G-protein in calf thymocytes may be a novel one and that it is involved in the regulation of PI-phospholipase C activity.
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PMID:Properties of a novel GTP-binding protein which is associated with soluble phosphoinositides-specific phospholipase C. 283 52
The toxicity of pertussis toxin is mediated by the
ADP-ribosyltransferase
activity of subunit S1. To understand the structure-function relationship of subunit S1 and guide the construction of nontoxic molecules suitable for vaccines, we constructed and expressed in Escherichia coli a series of amino-terminal and carboxyl-terminal deletion mutants as well as a number of molecules containing amino acid substitutions. The shortest peptide still retaining enzymatic activity contains amino acids 2-179. Within this region we identified three mutants in which amino acid substitutions abolish the enzymatic activity. Mutation of amino acids 8 and 9 or 50 and 53, located within the region of the S1 subunit of pertussis toxin homologous to
cholera
toxin, causes loss of enzymatic activity. Outside this homology region, substitution of Glu-129 with glycine or aspartic acid also eliminates the enzymatic activity of the S1 subunit. In this respect, Glu-129 resembles the glutamic acid that is crucial for the catalytic activity of diphtheria and Pseudomonas toxins. Once introduced into the Bordetella pertussis chromosome, the above mutations should lead to the synthesis of nontoxic pertussis toxin molecules suitable for vaccine production.
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PMID:Subunit S1 of pertussis toxin: mapping of the regions essential for ADP-ribosyltransferase activity. 290 32
A number of substituted (benzylidineamino)guanidines with different substitutents in the benzene nucleus are synthesized by coupling substituted benzaldehydes with aminoguanidine, and these compounds are tested as substrates for
cholera
toxin catalyzed ADP-ribosylation. A spectrophotometric assay method for the measurement of
ADP-ribosyltransferase
activity is developed, making use of the absorption characteristics of some of these compounds and the difference in the ionic character of the free compounds and the ADP-ribosylated products. The kinetic parameters for the ADP-ribosylation of these compounds are evaluated. A correlation between log kcat or log (kcat/Km) and the Hammett substituent constant sigma is observed. This correlation suggests the importance of substrate electronic effects on the enzymatic reaction. The reactivity of these compounds as acceptors of ADP-ribosyl groups in the reaction catalyzed by
cholera
toxin increases with increasing electron-donating power of the substituents in the benzene function. The effect is primarily on the catalytic rate constant, kcat, not on the binding constant, Km. The results are consistent with an SN2 reaction mechanism in which the deprotonated guanidino group makes a nucleophilic attack on the C-1 carbon of the ribose moiety.
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PMID:Use of substituted (benzylidineamino)guanidines in the study of guanidino group specific ADP-ribosyltransferase. 301 13
A 20-kilodalton adenosine nucleotide-binding protein (A-protein) extracted from rod outer segments is shown to catalyze the
cholera
toxin-mediated ADP-ribosylation of GTP-binding protein (G-protein) from the outer segment. Radiolabel from [adenylate-32P] NAD+ was associated specifically with both the alpha-subunit of G-protein and with A-protein in the presence of activated
cholera
toxin. In the absence of added A-protein, G-protein appears to undergo ADP-ribosylation at a slower rate. In the absence of G-protein, A-protein was found to be labeled following incubation with [adenylate-32P]NAD+ and
cholera
toxin. In the presence of G-protein, a light-dependent component of A-protein labeling was observed. A-protein is a labile component of rod outer segments and has an affinity for ADP. The findings suggest that A-protein may act as an
ADP-ribosyltransferase
in the
cholera
toxin-mediated ADP-ribosylation of G-protein.
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PMID:A-protein catalyzes the ADP-ribosylation of G-protein from cow rod outer segments. 311 91
Choleragen (
cholera
toxin) activates adenylate cyclase by catalyzing ADP-ribosylation of Gs alpha, the stimulatory guanine nucleotide-binding protein. It was recently found (Tsai, S.-C., Noda, M., Adamik, R., Moss, J., and Vaughan, M. (1987) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U. S. A. 84, 5139-5142) that a bovine brain membrane protein known as ADP-ribosylation factor or ARF, which enhances ADP-ribosylation of Gs alpha, also increases the GTP-dependent NAD:arginine and NAD:protein
ADP-ribosyltransferase
, NAD glycohydrolase, and auto-ADP-ribosylation activities of choleragen. We report here the purification and characterization of two soluble proteins from bovine brain that similarly enhance the Gs alpha-dependent and independent ADP-ribose transfer reactions catalyzed by toxin. Like membrane ARF, both soluble factors are 19-kDA proteins dependent on GTP or GTP analogues for activity. Maximal ARF effects were observed at a molar ratio of less than 2:1, ARF/toxin A subunit. Dimyristoyl phosphatidylcholine was necessary for optimal ADP-ribosylation of Gs alpha but inhibited auto-ADP-ribosylation of the choleragen A1 subunit and NAD:agmatine
ADP-ribosyltransferase
activity. It appears that the soluble factors directly activate choleragen in a GTP-dependent fashion. The relationships of the ARF proteins to the ras oncogene products and to the family of guanine nucleotide-binding regulatory proteins that includes Gs alpha remains to be determined.
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PMID:Stimulation of choleragen enzymatic activities by GTP and two soluble proteins purified from bovine brain. 312 77
The
ADP-ribosyltransferase
activity of polypeptide A1 of
cholera
toxin and that of Escherichia coli heat-labile enterotoxin (LT) are primarily responsible for the toxic activities of these toxins. Since the amino acid sequences of the two A1 polypeptides are very similar, their functional mechanisms are considered to be the same. Arg-146 of polypeptide A1 is thought to be involved in the active site, because this amino acid of
cholera
toxin has been identified as the site of self-ADP-ribosylation. However, the exact role of Arg-146 and the significance of self-ADP-ribosylation in toxicity remain unclear. We substituted Arg-146 of polypeptide A1 of LT with Gly by oligonucleotide-directed mutagenesis and examined the biological property of the resultant mutant LT. The substitution changed the mobility of subunit A on sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel but did not reduce the vascular permeability activity of LT. This result indicates that Arg-146 is not absolutely required for toxic activity and that LT can express its toxic activity without self-ADP-ribosylation at Arg-146.
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PMID:Effect of substitution of glycine for arginine at position 146 of the A1 subunit on biological activity of Escherichia coli heat-labile enterotoxin. 312 2
Botulinum C3
ADP-ribosyltransferase
modifies a approximately 24 kDa membrane protein believed to bind guanine nucleotides.
Cholera
toxin ADP-ribosylation factors are approximately 19 kDa GTP-binding proteins that directly activate the toxin. To evaluate a possible relationship between C3
ADP-ribosyltransferase
substrate and ADP-ribosylation factor, they were partially purified from bovine brain. ADP-ribosylation factor, but not C3
ADP-ribosyltransferase
substrate, stimulated auto-ADP-ribosylation of the choleragen A1 subunit whereas C3
ADP-ribosyltransferase
substrate, but not ADP-ribosylation factor, was ADP-ribosylated by C3
ADP-ribosyltransferase
. Thus, although both may be GTP-binding proteins, no functional similarity between ADP-ribosylation factor and C3
ADP-ribosyltransferase
substrate was found.
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PMID:Separation of the 24 kDa substrate for botulinum C3 ADP-ribosyltransferase and the cholera toxin ADP-ribosylation factor. 313 59
Cholera
toxin- and pertussis toxin-catalyzed ADP-ribosylation were used to identify and localize G protein substrates in Drosophila melanogaster and in Manduca sexta.
Cholera
toxin catalyzes ADP-ribosylation of 37 kDa and 50 kDa polypeptides, but these polypeptides are also substrates for an
ADP-ribosyltransferase
(
EC 2.4.2.30
) activity endogenous to the Drosophila extracts. Pertussis toxin modifies 37 kDa and 39 kDa polypeptides in Drosophila homogenates. The pattern of proteolysis of the 39 kDa pertussis toxin substrate is similar to that of mammalian Go and is influenced by guanyl nucleotide binding. The 39 kDa Go-like Drosophila and Manduca pertussis toxin substrates are found primarily in neural tissues. These studies provide further evidence that G proteins are present in Drosophila and that this organism can therefore be used to investigate the physiological roles of these enzymes using advanced genetic manipulations.
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PMID:Cholera toxin and pertussis toxin substrates and endogenous ADP-ribosyltransferase activity in Drosophila melanogaster. 313 38
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