Alternate typhoid toxin assembly evolved independently in the two Salmonella species
AB5-type toxins are a diverse family of protein toxins composed of an enzymatic active (A) subunit and a pentameric delivery (B) subunit. Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi's typhoid toxin features two A subunits, CdtB and PltA, in complex with the B subunit PltB. Recently, it was shown that S. Typhi encodes a horizontally acquired B subunit, PltC, that also assembles with PltA/CdtB to produce a second form of typhoid toxin. S. Typhi therefore produces two AB5 toxins with the same A subunits but distinct B subunits, an evolutionary twist that is unique to typhoid toxin. Here, we show that, remarkably, the Salmonella bongori species independently evolved an analogous capacity to produce two typhoid toxins with distinct B subunits. S. bongori's alternate B subunit, PltD, is evolutionarily distant from both PltB and PltC and outcompetes PltB to form the predominant toxin. We show that, surprisingly, S. bongori elicits similar levels of CdtB-mediated intoxication as S. Typhi during infection of cultured human epithelial cells. This toxicity is exclusively due to the PltB toxin, and strains lacking pltD produce increased amounts of PltB toxin and exhibit increased toxicity compared to the wild type, suggesting that the acquisition of the PltD subunit potentially made S. bongori less virulent toward humans. Collectively, this study unveils a striking example of convergent evolution that highlights the importance of the poorly understood "two-toxin" paradigm for typhoid toxin biology and, more broadly, illustrates how the flexibility of A-B interactions has fueled the evolutionary diversification and expansion of AB5-type toxins.
IMPORTANCE: Typhoid toxin is an important Salmonella Typhi virulence factor and an attractive target for therapeutic interventions to combat typhoid fever. The recent discovery of a second version of this toxin has substantial implications for understanding S. Typhi pathogenesis and combating typhoid fever. In this study, we discover that a remarkably similar two-toxin paradigm evolved independently in Salmonella bongori, which strongly suggests that this is a critical aspect of typhoid toxin biology. We observe significant parallels between how the two toxins assemble and their capacity to intoxicate host cells during infection in S. Typhi and S. bongori, which provides clues to the biological significance of this unusual toxin arrangement. More broadly, AB5 toxins with diverse activities and mechanisms are essential virulence factors for numerous important bacterial pathogens. This study illustrates the capacity for novel A-B interactions to evolve and thus provides insight into how such a diverse arsenal of toxins might have emerged.
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| 520 | |a AB5-type toxins are a diverse family of protein toxins composed of an enzymatic active (A) subunit and a pentameric delivery (B) subunit. Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi's typhoid toxin features two A subunits, CdtB and PltA, in complex with the B subunit PltB. Recently, it was shown that S. Typhi encodes a horizontally acquired B subunit, PltC, that also assembles with PltA/CdtB to produce a second form of typhoid toxin. S. Typhi therefore produces two AB5 toxins with the same A subunits but distinct B subunits, an evolutionary twist that is unique to typhoid toxin. Here, we show that, remarkably, the Salmonella bongori species independently evolved an analogous capacity to produce two typhoid toxins with distinct B subunits. S. bongori's alternate B subunit, PltD, is evolutionarily distant from both PltB and PltC and outcompetes PltB to form the predominant toxin. We show that, surprisingly, S. bongori elicits similar levels of CdtB-mediated intoxication as S. Typhi during infection of cultured human epithelial cells. This toxicity is exclusively due to the PltB toxin, and strains lacking pltD produce increased amounts of PltB toxin and exhibit increased toxicity compared to the wild type, suggesting that the acquisition of the PltD subunit potentially made S. bongori less virulent toward humans. Collectively, this study unveils a striking example of convergent evolution that highlights the importance of the poorly understood "two-toxin" paradigm for typhoid toxin biology and, more broadly, illustrates how the flexibility of A-B interactions has fueled the evolutionary diversification and expansion of AB5-type toxins | ||
| 520 | |a IMPORTANCE: Typhoid toxin is an important Salmonella Typhi virulence factor and an attractive target for therapeutic interventions to combat typhoid fever. The recent discovery of a second version of this toxin has substantial implications for understanding S. Typhi pathogenesis and combating typhoid fever. In this study, we discover that a remarkably similar two-toxin paradigm evolved independently in Salmonella bongori, which strongly suggests that this is a critical aspect of typhoid toxin biology. We observe significant parallels between how the two toxins assemble and their capacity to intoxicate host cells during infection in S. Typhi and S. bongori, which provides clues to the biological significance of this unusual toxin arrangement. More broadly, AB5 toxins with diverse activities and mechanisms are essential virulence factors for numerous important bacterial pathogens. This study illustrates the capacity for novel A-B interactions to evolve and thus provides insight into how such a diverse arsenal of toxins might have emerged | ||
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