| Literature DB >> 21705596 |
Shantanu Bhatt1, Akwasi Anyanful, Daniel Kalman.
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.Entities:
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Year: 2011 PMID: 21705596 PMCID: PMC3165518 DOI: 10.1128/JB.05197-11
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Bacteriol ISSN: 0021-9193 Impact factor: 3.490