Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2051267 | FEBS Letters | 2007 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
Shigella, the causative agent of bacillary dysentery, invades epithelial cells. Upon bacterial–cell contact, the type III bacterial effector IpaA binds to the cytoskeletal protein vinculin to promote actin reorganization required for efficient bacterial uptake. We show that the last 74 C-terminal residues of IpaA (A559) bind to human vinculin (HV) and promotes its association with actin filaments. Polymerisation experiments demonstrated that A559 was sufficient to induce HV-dependent partial capping of the barbed ends of actin filaments. These results suggest that IpaA regulates actin polymerisation/depolymerisation at sites of Shigella invasion by modulating the barbed end capping activity of vinculin.
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Authors
Nalini Ramarao, Christophe Le Clainche, Tina Izard, Raphaëlle Bourdet-Sicard, Elisabeth Ageron, Philippe J. Sansonetti, Marie-France Carlier, Guy Tran Van Nhieu,