title: Differential RNA regulation by staphylococcal enterotoxins A and B in murine macrophages.
abstract: Staphylococcal enterotoxin A (SEA) is significantly better than enterotoxin B (SEB) in activating tumor necrosis factor (TNF) secretion by B6MP102 cells. Both toxins bound to B6MP102 cells; however, SEB competed less effectively with SEA than SEA competed with SEB. This suggested that receptors unique to SEA were present on B6MP102 cells. Signal transduction occurred in response to both toxins. Within 30 s after addition, SEA and SEB significantly increased the F-actin concentration in B6MP102 cells. However, only SEA induced increased TNF mRNA levels. B6MP102 cells incubated with interferon-gamma and SEB secreted TNF. However, enhanced mRNA expression was delayed and the concentration of TNF secreted was less than that of B6MP102 cells stimulated with SEA. Although these data suggest that receptors unique to SEA are present on B6MP102 cells, they also indicate that staphylococcal enterotoxins differentially regulate TNF at the RNA level, perhaps because of differences in binding to the plasma membrane.
authors.affiliation: Division of Biology, Kansas State University, Manhattan 66506-4901.
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Chapes
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Beharka
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Hart
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Smeltzer
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Iandolo
mesh_terms: D000199:Actins / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D015152:Blotting, Northern; D004768:Enterotoxins / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000187:drug effects*; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000494:pharmacology; D008264:Macrophages / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D051379:Mice; D008809:Mice, Inbred C3H; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000032:analysis*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D000199:Actins; D004768:Enterotoxins; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; C026066:enterotoxin A, Staphylococcal; C031818:enterotoxin B, staphylococcal; D007371:Interferon-gamma