Development of TEM-1 β-lactamase based protein translocation assay for identification of Anaplasma phagocytophilum type IV secretion system effector proteins

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Anaplasma phagocytophilum, the aetiologic agent of human granulocytic anaplasmosis (HGA) is an obligate intracellular Gram-negative bacterium with the genome size of 1.47 megabases. The intracellular life style and small size of genome suggest that A. phagocytophilum has to modulate a multitude of host cell physiological processes to facilitate its replication. One strategy employed by A. phagocytophilum is through its type IV secretion system (T4SS), which translocates bacterial effectors into target cells to disrupt normal cellular activities. In this study we developed a TEM-1 β-lactamase based protein translocation assay and applied this assay for identification of A. phagocytophilum T4SS effectors. An A. phagocytophilum hypothetical protein, APH0215 is identified as a T4SS effector protein and found interacting with trans-Golgi network in transfected cells. Hereby, this protein translocation assay developed in this study will facilitate the identification of A. phagocytophilum T4SS effectors and elucidation of HGA pathogenesis.

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Zhu, J., He, M., Xu, W., Li, Y., Huang, R., Wu, S., & Niu, H. (2019). Development of TEM-1 β-lactamase based protein translocation assay for identification of Anaplasma phagocytophilum type IV secretion system effector proteins. Scientific Reports, 9(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-40682-8

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