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JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY
Volume 289, Issue 25, Pages 17872-17884Publisher
AMER SOC BIOCHEMISTRY MOLECULAR BIOLOGY INC
DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M114.563429
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- Medical Research Council [MR/K001930/1]
- BBSRC Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council [BB/I019871/1]
- Wellcome Trust [WT091939]
- Marie Curie Fellowship [PIIF-GA-2012-328261 T6SS-PSEUDO-EFFECTOR]
- BBSRC [BB/I019871/1] Funding Source: UKRI
- MRC [MR/K001930/1, MR/J006874/1] Funding Source: UKRI
- Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council [BB/I019871/1] Funding Source: researchfish
- Medical Research Council [MR/K001930/1] Funding Source: researchfish
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The bacterial type VI secretion system (T6SS) is a supra-molecular complex akin to bacteriophage tails, with VgrG proteins acting as a puncturing device. The Pseudomonas aeruginosa H1-T6SS has been extensively characterized. It is involved in bacterial killing and in the delivery of three toxins, Tse1-3. Here, we demonstrate the independent contribution of the three H1-T6SS co-regulated vgrG genes, vgrG1abc, to bacterial killing. A putative toxin is encoded in the vicinity of each vgrG gene, supporting the concept of specific VgrG/toxin couples. In this respect, VgrG1c is involved in the delivery of an Rhs protein, RhsP1. The RhsP1 C terminus carries a toxic activity, from which the producing bacterium is protected by a cognate immunity. Similarly, VgrG1a-dependent toxicity is associated with the PA0093 gene encoding a two-domain protein with a putative toxin domain (Toxin_61) at the C terminus. Finally, VgrG1b-dependent killing is detectable upon complementation of a triple vgrG1abc mutant. The VgrG1b-dependent killing is mediated by PA0099, which presents the characteristics of the superfamily nuclease 2 toxin members. Overall, these data develop the concept that VgrGs are indispensable components for the specific delivery of effectors. Several additional vgrG genes are encoded on the P. aeruginosa genome and are not linked genetically to other T6SS genes. A closer inspection of these clusters reveals that they also encode putative toxins. Overall, these associations further support the notion of an original form of secretion system, in which VgrG acts as the carrier.
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