1) It is a secretory glycosyltransferase which glycosylates the Rho family protein of host.
Potential Application
1) Potential veterinary vaccine candidate against Clostridium sordellii infections.
Additional Information
1) According to sequence similarity, TcsH is highly related to Toxin B (TcdB) from C. difficile 2) In vitro studies show that it glycosylate Rho-GTPases and Ras-GTPases of host protein during infection. 3) Recombinant LCGT transferase domains (rN) rN-TcsH-9048 glucosylated preferably Rho-GTPases but also Ras-GTPases to some extent. 4) rN-TcsH-9048 differ from the respective full-length TcsH-9048, which exclusively glucosylate Rho-GTPases. 5) Vero cells treated with full-length TcsH-9048 showed glucosylation of Ras, albeit to a lower extent than of Rho-GTPases.
Center for Veterinary Biologics, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, United States Department of Agriculture, 1920 Dayton Avenue, Ames, IA 50010, USA