Identification of a novel botulinum neurotoxin gene cluster in Enterococcus

Brunt, Jason, Carter, Andrew T., Stringer, Sandra C and Peck, Michael W. (2018) Identification of a novel botulinum neurotoxin gene cluster in Enterococcus. FEBS Letters, 592 (3). 310–317. ISSN 0014-5793

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Abstract

The deadly neurotoxins of Clostridium botulinum (BoNTs) comprise eight serotypes (A–G; X). The neurotoxin gene cluster encoding BoNT and its accessory proteins includes an operon containing an ntnh gene upstream of the boNT gene. Another operon contains either ha (haemagglutinin) or orfX genes (of unknown function). Here we describe a novel boNT gene cluster from Enterococcus sp. 3G1_DIV0629, with a typical ntnh gene and an uncommon orfX arrangement. The neurotoxin (designated putative eBoNT/J) contains a metallopeptidase zinc-binding site, a translocation domain and a target cell attachment domain. Structural properties of the latter suggest a novel targeting mechanism with consequent implications for application by the pharmaceutical industry. This is the first complete boNT gene cluster identified in a non-clostridial genome.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	botulinum neurotoxin,clostridium,j,enterococcus
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Science > School of Biological Sciences
Related URLs:	http://doi.wiley.com/10.1002/1873-3468.1...
Depositing User:	Pure Connector
Date Deposited:	29 Jan 2018 13:30
Last Modified:	09 Mar 2024 00:59
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/66119
DOI:	10.1002/1873-3468.12969

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