In:
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Vol. 107, No. 50 ( 2010-12-14), p. 21418-21423
Abstract:
There has been considerable interest in virulence genes in the plasticity region of Helicobacter pylori , but little is known about many of these genes. JHP940, one of the virulence factors encoded by the plasticity region of H. pylori strain J99, is a proinflammatory protein that induces tumor necrosis factor-alpha and interleukin-8 secretion as well as enhanced translocation of NF-κB in cultured macrophages. Here we have characterized the structure and function of JHP940 to provide the framework for better understanding its role in inflammation by H. pylori . Our work demonstrates that JHP940 is the first example of a eukaryotic-type Ser/Thr kinase from H. pylori . We show that JHP940 is catalytically active as a protein kinase and translocates into cultured human cells. Furthermore, the kinase activity is indispensable for indirectly up-regulating phosphorylation of NF-κB p65 at Ser276. Our results, taken together, contribute significantly to understanding the molecular basis of the role of JHP940 in inflammation and subsequent pathogenesis caused by H. pylori . We propose to rename the jhp940 gene as ctkA ( c ell t ranslocating k inase A ).
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0027-8424
,
1091-6490
DOI:
10.1073/pnas.1010153107
Language:
English
Publisher:
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Publication Date:
2010
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209104-5
detail.hit.zdb_id:
1461794-8
SSG:
11
SSG:
12
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