{"title":"Endopeptidase activities of Clostridium botulinum toxins in the development of this bacterium","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.resmic.2024.104216","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><p><span>By-products like CO₂ and organic acids, produced during </span><span><span>Clostridium botulinum</span></span> growth, appear to inhibit its development and reduce ATP production. A decrease in ATP production creates an imbalance in the ATP/GTP ratio. GTP activates CodY, which regulates <span><em>BoNT</em></span><span><span><span><span> expression. This toxin is released into the extracellular medium. Its light chains act as a specific endopeptidase, targeting </span>SNARE proteins. The specific </span>amino acids released enter the cells and are metabolized by the Stickland reaction, resulting in the synthesis of ATP. This ATP might then be used by </span>histidine<span> kinases to activate Spo0A, the main regulator initiating sporulation, through phosphorylation.</span></span></p></div>","PeriodicalId":21098,"journal":{"name":"Research in microbiology","volume":"175 7","pages":"Article 104216"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5000,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Research in microbiology","FirstCategoryId":"99","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0923250824000536","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"MICROBIOLOGY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
By-products like CO₂ and organic acids, produced during Clostridium botulinum growth, appear to inhibit its development and reduce ATP production. A decrease in ATP production creates an imbalance in the ATP/GTP ratio. GTP activates CodY, which regulates BoNT expression. This toxin is released into the extracellular medium. Its light chains act as a specific endopeptidase, targeting SNARE proteins. The specific amino acids released enter the cells and are metabolized by the Stickland reaction, resulting in the synthesis of ATP. This ATP might then be used by histidine kinases to activate Spo0A, the main regulator initiating sporulation, through phosphorylation.
期刊介绍:
Research in Microbiology is the direct descendant of the original Pasteur periodical entitled Annales de l''Institut Pasteur, created in 1887 by Emile Duclaux under the patronage of Louis Pasteur. The Editorial Committee included Chamberland, Grancher, Nocard, Roux and Straus, and the first issue began with Louis Pasteur''s "Lettre sur la Rage" which clearly defines the spirit of the journal:"You have informed me, my dear Duclaux, that you intend to start a monthly collection of articles entitled "Annales de l''Institut Pasteur". You will be rendering a service that will be appreciated by the ever increasing number of young scientists who are attracted to microbiological studies. In your Annales, our laboratory research will of course occupy a central position, but the work from outside groups that you intend to publish will be a source of competitive stimulation for all of us."That first volume included 53 articles as well as critical reviews and book reviews. From that time on, the Annales appeared regularly every month, without interruption, even during the two world wars. Although the journal has undergone many changes over the past 100 years (in the title, the format, the language) reflecting the evolution in scientific publishing, it has consistently maintained the Pasteur tradition by publishing original reports on all aspects of microbiology.