The mono-ADP-ribosyltransferases Alt and ModB of bacteriophage T4: target proteins identified

Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2005 Oct 7;335(4):1217-23. doi: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2005.08.023.

Abstract

Infection of Escherichia coli by bacteriophage T4 leads to the expression of three phage mono-ADP-ribosyltransferases (namely, Alt, ModA, and ModB), each of which modifies a distinct group of host proteins. To improve understanding of these interactions and their consequences for the T4 replication cycle, we used high-resolution two-dimensional gel electrophoresis and mass-spectrometry to identify some of the putative target proteins ADP-ribosylated in vitro by Alt (total approximately 27) and ModB (total approximately 8). E. coli trigger factor and the elongation factor EF-Tu were 2 targets of ModB action, and these proteins were among the 10 identified as targets of Alt, hinting that these factors are involved in phage replication.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • ADP Ribose Transferases / metabolism*
  • Bacteriophage T4 / metabolism*
  • Binding Sites
  • Drug Delivery Systems / methods
  • Escherichia coli / virology*
  • Escherichia coli Proteins / metabolism*
  • Peptide Elongation Factor Tu / metabolism*
  • Peptidylprolyl Isomerase / metabolism*
  • Protein Binding
  • Protein Interaction Mapping*
  • Virus Replication / physiology*

Substances

  • Escherichia coli Proteins
  • ADP Ribose Transferases
  • Peptide Elongation Factor Tu
  • trigger factor, E coli
  • Peptidylprolyl Isomerase