title: The unusual extended signal peptide region is not required for secretion and function of an Escherichia coli autotransporter.
abstract: The plasmid-encoded toxin, Pet, a prototypical member of the serine protease autotransporters of the Enterobacteriaceae, possesses an unusually long signal peptide, which can be divided into five regions termed N1 (charged), H1 (hydrophobic), N2, H2 and C (cleavage site) domains. The N1 and H1 regions correspond to a conserved N-terminal extension previously designated the extended signal peptide region (ESPR), while the N2, H2 and C regions resemble typical Sec-dependent signal sequences and exhibit considerable sequence variability. We have shown previously that the ESPR directs Sec-dependent, post-translational translocation of Pet across the bacterial inner membrane. In this study, we demonstrate that the ESPR is not essential for the secretion or the function of Pet.
authors.affiliation: School of Immunity and Infection, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK. d.l.leyton@bham.ac.uk
authors.forename: Denisse L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Leyton
authors.forename: Maria das Graças
authors.initials: Md
authors.lastname: de Luna
authors.forename: Yanina R
authors.initials: YR
authors.lastname: Sevastsyanovich
authors.forename: Karina
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tveen Jensen
authors.forename: Douglas F
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Browning
authors.forename: Anthony
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Scott-Tucker
authors.forename: Ian R
authors.initials: IR
authors.lastname: Henderson
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001427:Bacterial Toxins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D004768:Enterotoxins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D017510:Protein Folding; D021382:Protein Sorting Signals; D017434:Protein Structure, Tertiary; D021381:Protein Transport; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D017384:Sequence Deletion; D012697:Serine Endopeptidases / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D001427:Bacterial Toxins; D004768:Enterotoxins; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins; D021382:Protein Sorting Signals; C530786:Pet protein, E coli; D012697:Serine Endopeptidases