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Identification of sat, an autotransporter toxin produced by uropathogenic Escherichia coli.

Abstract：

:Urinary tract infection (UTI) is a very common extraintestinal infection, and Escherichia coli is by far the most common causative organism. Uropathogenic E. coli possess traits that distinguish them from commensal strains of E. coli, such as secretion systems that allow virulence factors to be targeted to extracytoplasmic compartments. One of at least five characterized secretion mechanisms is the autotransporter system, which involves translocation of a protein across the inner membrane, presumably via the sec system, and across the outer membrane through a beta-barrel porin structure formed by the carboxy-terminus autotransporter domain. We identified a 107 kDa protein that was expressed significantly more often by E. coli strains associated with the clinical syndrome of acute pyelonephritis than by faecal strains (P = 0.029). We isolated the protein from E. coli CFT073, a strain cultured from the blood and urine of a patient with acute pyelonephritis. The N-terminal amino acid sequence showed highest similarity to two known SPATE (serine protease autotransporters of Enterobacteriaceae) proteins, Pet and EspC. Using a 509 bp probe from the 5' region of pet, 10 cosmid clones of an E. coli CFT073 gene library were positive for hybridization. From one cosmid clone, a 7.5 kb EcoRI restriction fragment, which reacted strongly with the probe, was shown to include the entire 3885 bp gene. The predicted 142 kDa protein product possesses the three domains that are typical of SPATE autotransporters: an unusually long signal sequence of 49 amino acids; a 107 kDa passenger domain containing a consensus serine protease active site (GDSGSG); and a C-terminal autotransporter domain of 30 kDa. The protein exhibited serine protease activity and displayed cytopathic activity on VERO primary kidney, HK-2 bladder and HEp-2 cell lines; the name Sat (secreted autotransporter toxin) was derived from these properties. In addition, Sat antibodies were present in the serum of mice infected with E. coli CFT073. Based upon its association with pathogenic isolates, its cytopathic phenotype and its ability to elicit a strong antibody response after infection, we postulate that Sat represents a novel virulence determinant of uropathogenic E. coli.

journal_name

Mol Microbiol

journal_title

Molecular microbiology

authors

Guyer DM,Henderson IR,Nataro JP,Mobley HL

doi

10.1046/j.1365-2958.2000.02110.x

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2000-10-01 00:00:00

pages

53-66

issue

eissn

0950-382X

issn

1365-2958

pii

mmi2110

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Identification of sat, an autotransporter toxin produced by uropathogenic Escherichia coli.