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Infect Immun. 1986 May; 52(2): 445-453

Reduced temperature alters Pseudomonas exotoxin A entry into the mouse LM cell.

R E Morris and C B Saelinger

ABSTRACT

The movement of Pseudomonas exotoxin A (PE) into the cytoplasm of mouse LM fibroblasts was followed by using inhibition of protein synthesis as a biochemical index of toxin activity; biotinyl-PE and avidin-gold colloids were used for electron microscopy. At 37 degrees C both specific antitoxin and pronase-trypsin protected cells against PE toxicity when added within seconds of warming cells, whereas methylamine was protective when added during the first 7 min of endocytosis. Lowering the temperature to 19 degrees C afforded protection when the temperature transition was accomplished within 15 min of the original endocytic event. These data suggest that PE enters an acidic compartment before reaching a step blocked by shifting cells from 37 to 19 degrees C. PE expressed toxicity for LM cells at 19 degrees C, but at a concentration 1 order of magnitude higher than that required at 37 degrees C. At 19 degrees C, antitoxin or trypsin-pronase protection was rapidly ablated. In contrast cells were fully protected by methylamine for 90 min. Using electron microscopy we demonstrated that toxin moved normally (30 s) to coated areas at 19 degrees C, but remained at this site for up to 20 min before being internalized. The majority of the toxin internalized at 19 degrees C remained in endosomes or in Golgi-associated vesicles and was not delivered to lysosomes. The results suggest that, under physiological conditions (37 degrees C), PE rapidly enters cells through coated areas, moves to an acidic compartment (i.e., the endosome), and then probably to the Golgi region en route to lysosomes. The evidence suggests that movement of toxin from endosomes or Golgi vesicles to lysosomes is blocked at 19 degrees C. We hypothesize that the active form of PE enters the cytosol, where it expresses its toxicity during fusion of Golgi-derived, toxin-laden vesicles with lysosomes.

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Infect Immun. 1986 May; 52(2): 445-453

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