Serum-Mediated Cleavage of Bacillus anthracis Protective Antigen Is a Two-Step Process That Involves a Serum Carboxypeptidase

Copyright © 2018 Goldman et al..

Much of our understanding of the activity of anthrax toxin is based on in vitro systems, which delineate the interaction between Bacillus anthracis toxins and the cell surface. However, these systems fail to account for the intimate association of B. anthracis with the circulatory system, including the contribution of serum proteins to the host response and processing of anthrax toxins. Using a variety of immunological techniques to inhibit serum processing of B. anthracis protective antigen (PA) along with mass spectrometry analysis, we demonstrate that serum digests PA via 2 distinct reactions. In the first reaction, serum cleaves PA83 into 2 fragments to produce PA63 and PA20 fragments, similarly to that observed following furin digestion. This is followed by carboxypeptidase-mediated removal of the carboxy-terminal arginine and lysines from PA20IMPORTANCE Our findings identify a serum-mediated modification of PA20 that has not been previously described. These observations further imply that the processing of PA is more complex than currently thought. Additional study is needed to define the contribution of serum processing of PA to the host response and individual susceptibility to anthrax.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2018

Erschienen:

2018

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:3

Enthalten in:

mSphere - 3(2018), 3 vom: 27. Juni

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Goldman, David L [VerfasserIn]
Nieves, Edward [VerfasserIn]
Nakouzi, Antonio [VerfasserIn]
Rivera, Johanna [VerfasserIn]
Phyu, Ei Ei [VerfasserIn]
Win, Than Htut [VerfasserIn]
Achkar, Jacqueline M [VerfasserIn]
Casadevall, Arturo [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Anthrax
Anthrax toxin
Antigens, Bacterial
Bacterial Toxins
Carboxypeptidases
EC 3.4.-
Journal Article
Proteases
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Toxin

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Date Completed 22.10.2018

Date Revised 06.03.2020

published: Electronic-Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1128/mSphere.00091-18

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM285936239