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Identification of a nuclear targeting signal in YopM from Yersinia spp

Benabdillah, R. and Mota, L. J. and Lutzelschwab, S. and Demoinet, E. and Cornelis, G. R.. (2004) Identification of a nuclear targeting signal in YopM from Yersinia spp. Microbial pathogenesis, Vol. 36, H. 5. pp. 247-261.

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Abstract

YopM is a type III secretion effector from Yersinia which contributes to pathogenicity but whose action still remains unclear. It is an acidic, leucine-rich repeats (LRR) containing protein which migrates to the nucleus of target cells in spite of the fact that it does not contain any classical nuclear localization signal (NLS). Using a yeast approach, we observed that the three first LRRs (LRR1-3) and the 32 C-terminal residues of YopM (YopMC-ter) act as NLSs in yeast. Furthermore, by transfection of HEK293T cells, we observed that YopMC-ter could direct large recombinant EGFP-LexA-AD proteins into the nucleus of mammalian cells confirming that it contains a NLS. Critical residues for nuclear targeting were identified by site-directed mutagenesis in YopMC-ter. In addition, we show that YopMC-ter NLS is crucial for the nuclear targeting of an EGFP-YopM fusion protein.
Faculties and Departments:05 Faculty of Science > Departement Biozentrum > Former Organization Units Biozentrum > Molecular Microbiology (Cornelis)
UniBasel Contributors:Cornelis, Guy R.
Item Type:Article, refereed
Article Subtype:Research Article
Publisher:Academic Press
ISSN:0882-4010
Note:Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal article
Last Modified:22 Mar 2012 14:20
Deposited On:22 Mar 2012 13:21

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