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Abstract

Thermal instability in the toxin catalytic subunit may be a common property of toxins that exit the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) by exploiting the mechanism of ER-associated degradation (ERAD). The Haemophilus ducreyi cytolethal distending toxin (HdCDT) does not utilize ERAD to exit the ER, so we predicted the structural properties of its catalytic subunit (HdCdtB) would differ from other ER-translocating toxins. Here, we document the heat-stable properties of HdCdtB which distinguish it from other ER-translocating toxins. Cell-based assays further suggested that HdCdtB does not unfold before exiting the ER and that it may move directly from the ER lumen to the nucleoplasm. These observations suggest a novel mode of ER exit for HdCdtB. (c) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Journal Title

Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta-Molecular Cell Research

Volume

1793

Issue/Number

3

Publication Date

1-1-2009

Document Type

Article

First Page

489

Last Page

495

WOS Identifier

WOS:000264271500006

ISSN

0167-4889

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