Journal of Bacteriology 2011-09-01

CsrA and TnaB coregulate tryptophanase activity to promote exotoxin-induced killing of Caenorhabditis elegans by enteropathogenic Escherichia coli.

Shantanu Bhatt, Akwasi Anyanful, Daniel Kalman

Index: J. Bacteriol. 193(17) , 4516-22, (2011)

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Abstract

Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli(EPEC) requires the tnaA-encoded enzyme tryptophanase and its substrate tryptophan to synthesize diffusible exotoxins that kill the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans. Here, we demonstrate that the RNA-binding protein CsrA and the tryptophan permease TnaB coregulate tryptophanase activity, through mutually exclusive pathways, to stimulate toxin-mediated paralysis and killing of C. elegans.

Related Compounds

  • Tryptophanase

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