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JOURNAL ARTICLE
RESEARCH SUPPORT, N.I.H., EXTRAMURAL
Induced conformational changes in the activation of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa type III toxin, ExoU.
Biophysical Journal 2011 March 3
ExoU is a 74-kDa, water-soluble toxin injected directly into mammalian cells through the type III secretion system of the opportunistic pathogen, Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Previous studies have shown that ExoU is a Ca(2+)-independent phospholipase that requires a eukaryotic protein cofactor. One protein capable of activating ExoU and serving as a required cofactor was identified by biochemical and proteomic methods as superoxide dismutase (SOD1). In these studies, we carried out site-directed spin-labeling electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy to examine the effects of SOD1 and substrate liposomes on the structure and dynamics of ExoU. Local conformational changes within the catalytic site were observed in the presence of substrate liposomes, and were enhanced by the addition of SOD1 in a concentration-dependent manner. Conformational changes in the C-terminal domain of ExoU were observed upon addition of cofactor, even in the absence of liposomes. Double electron-electron resonance experiments indicated that ExoU samples multiple conformations in the resting state. In contrast, addition of SOD1 induced ExoU to adopt a single, well-defined conformation. These studies provide, to our knowledge, the first direct evidence for cofactor- and membrane-induced conformational changes in the mechanism of activation of ExoU.
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