title: Monoglucosylation of low-molecular-mass GTP-binding Rho proteins by clostridial cytotoxins.
abstract: Rho proteins, which are involved in receptor-mediated regulation of the actin cytoskeleton, are substrates for ADP-ribosylation by Clostridium botulinum C3 toxins. Recently, it was shown that Rho and other members of the Rho subfamily of low-molecular-mass GTP-binding proteins are glucosylated by C. difficile toxins A and B. Glucosylation occurs at threonine-37, which is a crucial amino acid residue for the regulatory functions of the small GTP-binding proteins. These toxins should prove useful as tools for studying the functions of Rho proteins.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Pharmakologie und Toxikologie der Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, D-79104 Freiburg, Germany.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Aktories
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Just