Thermal Unfolding Of The Pertussis Toxin S1 Subunit Facilitates Toxin Translocation To The Cytosol By The Mechanism Of Endoplasmic Reticulum-Associated Degradation

Abstract

Pertussis toxin (PT) moves from the host cell surface to the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) by retrograde vesicular transport. The catalytic PTS1 subunit dissociates from the rest of the toxin in the ER and then shifts to a disordered conformation which may trigger its export to the cytosol through the quality control mechanism of ER-associated degradation (ERAD). Functional roles for toxin instability and ERAD in PTS1 translocation have not been established. We addressed these issues with the use of a surface plasmon resonance system to quantify the cytosolic pool of PTS1 from intoxicated cells. Only 3% of surface-associated PTS1 reached the host cytosol after 3 h of toxin exposure. This represented, on average, 38,000 molecules of cytosolic PTS1 per cell. Cells treated with a proteasome inhibitor contained larger quantities of cytosolic PTS1. Stabilization of the dissociated PTS1 subunit with chemical chaperones inhibited toxin export to the cytosol and blocked PT intoxication. ERAD-defective cell lines likewise exhibited reduced quantities of cytosolic PTS1 and PT resistance. These observations identify the unfolding of dissociated PTS1 as a trigger for its ERAD-mediated translocation to the cytosol.

Publication Date

1-1-2016

Publication Title

Infection and Immunity

Volume

84

Issue

12

Number of Pages

3388-3398

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1128/IAI.00732-16

Socpus ID

85002532777 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85002532777

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