Secretome and intracellular proteome of espB deletion mutant of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
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ABSTRACT: Mycobacterium tuberculosis relies on the ESX-1 secretion system for survival, multiplication in and escape from macrophages. In this work we investigate the role of the EspB protein, encoded within the esx-1 gene cluster, in virulence and ESX-1 substrate secretion in M. tuberculosis H37Rv. Genetic, proteomic and immunological data show that, contrary to previous reports, an espB knock-out mutant is only partially attenuated in ex vivo infection models, where EsxA, EsxB and EspC antigen presentation is not affected, and secretes the major virulence factor EsxA. Additionally, we demonstrate that EspB does not require an intact and functional ESX-1 apparatus for being secreted in H37Rv and in M. bovis BCG, as opposed to other strains such as CDC1551 and Erdman, thereby suggesting that other ESX systems may be involved in the process. Overall our findings highlight unexplored differences in the secretion profiles of various mycobacterial strains and underscore the plasticity of ESX-dependent secretion in mycobacteria.
INSTRUMENT(S): Orbitrap Fusion Lumos
ORGANISM(S): Mycobacterium Tuberculosis H37rv
TISSUE(S): Cell Culture
DISEASE(S): Tuberculosis
SUBMITTER: Andrej Benjak
LAB HEAD: Stewart T. Cole
PROVIDER: PXD016565 | Pride | 2021-09-24
REPOSITORIES: Pride
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