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Query: UMLS:C0043167 (pertussis)
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In order to identify molecular features of the calmodulin (CaM) activated adenylate cyclase of Bordetella pertussis, a truncated cya gene was fused after the 459th codon in frame with the alpha-lacZ' gene fragment and expressed in Escherichia coli. The recombinant, 604 residue long protein was purified to homogeneity by ion-exchange and affinity chromatography. The kinetic parameters of the recombinant protein are very similar to that of adenylate cyclase purified from B.pertussis culture supernatants, i.e. a specific activity greater than 2000 mumol/min mg of protein at 30 degrees C and pH 8, a KmATP of 0.6 mM and a Kd for its activator, CaM, of 0.2 nM. Proteolysis with trypsin in the presence of CaM converted the recombinant protein to a 43 kd protein with no loss of activity; the latter corresponds to the secreted form of B.pertussis adenylate cyclase. Site-directed mutagenesis of residue Trp-242 in the recombinant protein yielded mutants expressing full catalytic activity but having altered affinity for CaM. Thus, substitution of an aspartic acid residue for Trp-242 reduced the affinity of adenylate cyclase for CaM greater than 1000-fold. Substitution of a Gln residue for Lys-58 or Lys-65 yielded mutants with a drastically reduced catalytic activity (approximately 0.1% of that of wild-type protein) but with little alteration of CaM-binding. These results substantiated, at the molecular level, our previous genetic and biochemical studies according to which the N-terminal tryptic fragment of secreted B.pertussis adenylate cyclase (residues 1-235/237) harbours the catalytic site, whereas the C-terminal tryptic fragment (residues 235/237-399) corresponds to the main CaM-binding domain of the enzyme.
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PMID:Identification of residues essential for catalysis and binding of calmodulin in Bordetella pertussis adenylate cyclase by site-directed mutagenesis. 254 30

UV irradiation was shown to induce efficient transfer of radiolabel from nicotinamide-labeled NAD to a recombinant protein (C180 peptide) containing the catalytic region of the S-1 subunit of pertussis toxin. Incorporation of label from [3H-nicotinamide]NAD was efficient (0.5 to 0.6 mol/mol of protein) relative to incorporation from [32P-adenylate]NAD (0.2 mol/mol of protein). Label from [3H-nicotinamide]NAD was specifically associated with Glu-129. Replacement of Glu-129 with glycine or aspartic acid made the protein refractory to photolabeling with [3H-nicotinamide]NAD, whereas replacement of a nearby glutamic acid, Glu-139, with serine did not. Photolabeling of the C180 peptide with NAD is similar to that observed with diphtheria toxin and exotoxin A of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, in which the nicotinamide portion of NAD is transferred to Glu-148 and Glu-553, respectively, in the two toxins. These results implicate Glu-129 of the S-1 subunit as an active-site residue and a potentially important site for genetic modification of pertussis toxin for development of an acellular vaccine against Bordetella pertussis.
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PMID:Photolabeling of Glu-129 of the S-1 subunit of pertussis toxin with NAD. 280 35

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

The ADP-ribosyltransferase activity of pertussis toxin resides within the S-1 subunit of the toxin. Deletion mapping of a recombinant S-1 subunit produced in Escherichia coli showed that amino acids 2 through 180 are required for ADP-ribosylation of Gi protein. Mutants of the S-1 subunit which lacked either amino acids 2 through 22 or amino acids 153 through 180 failed to express enzyme activity, implicating a functional or structural role for these residues in catalysis. The catalytic carboxy-terminal S-1 deletion, C-180, was found to be more soluble than the recombinant S-1 subunit, making it a useful construct for future structure-function studies on enzyme catalysis. Four independent single-amino-acid substitutions which decreased ADP-ribosyltransferase activity were constructed in the recombinant S-1 subunit. Substitution of Asp-11 by Ser, Arg-13 by Leu, or Trp-26 by Ile decreased enzyme activity to below detectable levels (less than 1.0% of that of the recombinant S-1 subunit). The Glu-139-to-Ser substitution reduced ADP-ribosyltransferase activity to 15% of that of the recombinant S-1 subunit. Both the oxidized and reduced forms of the recombinant S-1 subunit and recombinant S-1 subunits containing single-amino-acid substitutions were degraded through identical immunoreactive tryptic peptides, suggesting that the conformations of the mutants are similar to that of the recombinant S-1 subunit. Identification of noncatalytic forms of the S-1 subunit of pertussis toxin which have conserved protein structure is an initial step in the generation of a recombinant noncatalytic form of pertussis toxin which may be tested as a candidate for an acellular vaccine against Bordetella pertussis.
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PMID:ADP-ribosyltransferase mutations in the catalytic S-1 subunit of pertussis toxin. 313 65

Pertussis toxin catalyzes the transfer of ADP-ribose from NAD to the guanine nucleotide-binding regulatory proteins Gi, Go, and transducin. Based on a partial amino acid sequence for a tryptic peptide of ADP-ribosylated transducin, asparagine had been characterized as the site of pertussis toxin-catalyzed ADP-ribosylation. Subsequently, cDNA data for the alpha subunit of transducin indicated that the putative asparagine residue was, in fact, not present in the protein. To determine the amino acid that served as the ADP-ribose acceptor, radiolabel from [adenine-U-14C]NAD was incorporated, in the presence of pertussis toxin, into the alpha subunit of transducin (0.3 mol/mol). An ADP-ribosylated, tryptic peptide was purified and fully sequenced by automated Edman degradation. The amino acid sequence, Glu-Asn 343-Leu-Lys-Asp 346-X-Gly 348-Leu-Phe, corresponds to the cDNA sequence coding the carboxyl-terminal nonapeptide, Glu 342-Phe 350, which includes by cDNA sequence cysteine at position 347. Neither Asn 343 nor Asp 346 appeared to be modified; residue 347 adhered to the sequencing resin. Cysteine, the missing residue, was eluted from the sequencing resin with acetic acid along with 76% of the peptide-associated radioactivity, half of which, presumably ADP-ribosylcysteine, eluted from an anion exchange column between NAD and ADP-ribose; the other half had a retention time corresponding to 5'-AMP. We conclude that Cys 347 and not Asn 343 or Asp 346 is the site of pertusis toxin-catalyzed ADP-ribosylation in transducin.
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PMID:Pertussis toxin-catalyzed ADP-ribosylation of transducin. Cysteine 347 is the ADP-ribose acceptor site. 386 18

We examined the functional significance of two residues present in the second (Asp100) and seventh (Asn391) transmembrane domains of the rat cholecystokininB (CCKB) receptor that are highly conserved among the members of the G protein-coupled receptor family. Substitution of Asn for Asp100 by using site-directed mutagenesis did not change the affinity and selectivity for agonists but slightly increased the affinity of three CCKB-selective antagonists of different chemical structures. Cells expressing the mutant receptor exhibited a 50% reduction in CCKB-induced phosphoinositide turnover compared with cells expressing the wild-type receptor, suggesting a critical role for this residue in the coupling of the CCKB receptor to G protein. This latter was shown to be insensitive to pertussis toxin treatment and could therefore belong to the Gq family. Replacement of Asn391 by Asp located in the seventh transmembrane domain did not change agonist binding or phosphoinositide turnover. This suggests that in contrast to the gonadotropin-releasing hormone receptor, there is no direct interaction in the CCKB receptor between Asp100 and Asn391. However, a rhodopsin-based molecular modeling of the CCKB receptor showed a spatial proximity between Asp100 and the carboxyl terminal part of the third intracellular loop, known to interact with G protein. This could explain the reduction in phosphoinositide turnover observed with the Asn100 mutant.
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PMID:Mutation of Asp100 in the second transmembrane domain of the cholecystokinin B receptor increases antagonist binding and reduces signal transduction. 747 7

The integrin CD11b/CD18 promotes leukocyte extravasation during inflammation. Filamentous hemagglutinin (FHA) of Bordetella pertussis binds to CD11b/CD18, raising the possibility that peptides derived from FHA might inhibit leukocyte migration. The Arg-Gly-Asp (RGD) sequence of FHA has been suggested to modulate binding of ligands to CD11b/CD18. Peptides derived from this region inhibited adherence and transendothelial migration of neutrophils in vitro and prevented recruitment of leukocytes into the cerebrospinal fluid in an experimental model of meningitis in rabbits. The mechanism of the antiinflammatory effect may involve modulation of the activity of CD11b/CD18 through peptide interaction with the leukocyte response integrin/integrin-associated protein complex.
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PMID:Peptide from a prokaryotic adhesin blocks leukocyte migration in vitro and in vivo. 754 20

Two-component sensor proteins are typically composed of an amino-acid sensory and a carboxy-terminal transmitter domain containing a kinase activity which catalyses the autophosphorylation of a histidine residue. In a second step, the phosphate is transferred to aspartic acid residues located in the receiver domain of the second component, the response regulator. A few sensor proteins such as the BvgS protein of Bordetella pertussis have a more complex structure. BvgS possesses additional C-terminal domains, including receiver and output modules usually found only in the response regulators. The function of these BvgS domains was investigated by mutation and complementation analysis in vivo. BvgS derivatives were constructed lacking the C-terminal domains or containing mutations in conserved amino acids. All mutations caused the inactivation of BvgS as measured by the expression of virulence factors at the transcriptional and translational level after integration of the mutated alleles in the B. pertussis chromosome. However, some of these mutants could be complemented to the wild-type phenotype by the separate expression of various C-terminal BvgS domains in trans indicating a direct interaction of the truncated and complete BvgS proteins. Therefore, the dimerization capacity of the cytoplasmic BvgS domains was analysed using a lambda repressor based dimerization probe system. These results indicated that BvgS has two dimerization regions, one in the transmitter and a second in the C-terminal receiver/output domains. Furthermore, several BvgS hybrid proteins were constructed which contained substitutions of the BvgS receiver and output domains with similar domains of two-component response regulators and of the sensor protein EvgS. It was found that the receiver domain does not carry BvgS-specific functions and can be exchanged by a heterologous receiver domain. However, the BvgS output domain could not be substituted with output domains of the related proteins without inactivation of BvgS.
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PMID:In vivo characterization of the unorthodox BvgS two-component sensor protein of Bordetella pertussis. 775 27

The noradrenalin-evoked production of [3H]inositol phosphates in mouse striatal astrocytes in primary culture appeared to be the result of the combined stimulation of alpha 1- and alpha 2-adrenergic receptors. Indeed, the noradrenalin (100 microM) response was only partially reproduced by a maximally effective concentration of methoxamine (100 microM), a selective agonist of alpha 1-adrenergic receptors. In addition, the noradrenalin (100 microM)-induced production of [3H]inositol phosphates, which was completely suppressed by the alpha 1-adrenergic antagonist prazosin (1 microM), was also partially inhibited by yohimbine, a selective antagonist of alpha 2-adrenoceptors (maximum inhibition = -57 +/- 11%, measured in the presence of 10 microM yohimbine; six experiments). Finally, UK14.304, a selective alpha 2-adrenergic agonist that was ineffective alone, enhanced the methoxamine-evoked production of [3H] inositol phosphates (EC50 = 86 +/- 21 nM; three experiments). These results suggest that the stimulation of alpha 1-adrenergic receptors is required for the alpha 2-adrenergic receptor-mediated enhancement of phospholipase C activity. The increased production of [3H]inositol phosphates resulting from the stimulation of alpha 2-adrenergic receptors involved pertussis toxin-sensitive G proteins (Gi/o) and depended on extracellular calcium. As shown using the fluorescent dye indo-1, noradrenalin (100 microM) induced a long-lasting increase in cytosolic calcium in striatal astrocytes. Moreover, noradrenalin (100 microM) stimulated [3H]arachidonic acid release from these cells. These two latter responses may result from synergistic effects due to the combined stimulation of alpha 1- and alpha 2-adrenergic receptors, because they were inhibited by either prazosin (1 microM) or yohimbine (10 microM). Finally, the noradrenalin-evoked production of [3H]inositol phosphates seems to result partly from an inhibition by arachidonic acid of glutamate uptake into astrocytes, leading to the stimulation of glutamate metabotropic receptors coupled to phospholipase C. Indeed, the alpha 2-adrenergic component of the noradrenalin response was suppressed by either enzymatic removal of external glutamate or addition of 2-amino-3-phosphonopropionic acid (1 mM), an antagonist of glutamate metabotropic receptors that blocked the glutamate-evoked production of [3H]inositol phosphates in striatal astrocytes, and was reproduced by the direct application of either glutamate or an inhibitor of glutamate uptake, beta-methyl-DL-aspartic acid.
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PMID:Role of arachidonic acid and glutamate in the formation of inositol phosphates induced by noradrenalin in striatal astrocytes. 790 16

Cholera toxin (CTX) is composed of two subunits, subunit A, which possesses ADP-ribosyltransferase activity, and subunit B, which is responsible for receptor binding. It has previously been shown that agents that increase cyclic AMP (cAMP) levels in cells induce differentiation of PC12 cells into neurite-like cells. In this report, we show that as little as 100 pg of CTX per ml induces such changes. CTX was found to ADP-ribosylate at least four membrane proteins of PC12 cells in vitro and in vivo and to increase intracellular cAMP levels. We have developed an inducible ctx gene expression system in Vibrio cholerae by using the tac promoter. The culture medium of the CTX-producing bacteria was able to induce the morphological changes and the ADP-ribosylation of the PC12 cell membrane proteins. We have constructed two CTX-cross-reactive mutant proteins (CTX-CRM) by site-directed mutagenesis. The choice of glutamic acid 29 as the target amino acid was based on sequence similarities with other bacterial toxins. CTX-CRM-E29 delta, in which the Glu-29 of the A subunit was deleted, showed strongly reduced ADP-ribosyltransferase activity and did not induce significant morphological changes of PC12 cells. In contrast, CTX-CRM-E29D, in which the Glu-29 was replaced by an aspartic acid, was as active as the wild-type protein. We conclude that the ADP-ribosylation activity of CTX is important for the toxin-induced differentiation of PC12 cells. Pertussis toxin, which had no visible effect on PC12 cell morphology, was also able to ADP-ribosylate a membrane-bound protein(s) in vitro and in vivo. Pertussis toxin alone did not significantly increase cAMP levels in PC12 cells, but it acted synergistically with CTX.
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PMID:Importance of ADP-ribosylation in the morphological changes of PC12 cells induced by cholera toxin. 792 73


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