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. 2019 Jun 6;167:13–26. doi: 10.1016/j.bcp.2019.06.001

Table 1.

Bacterial exo- and endo-toxins with ADP-ribosyl transferase activity.

Exotoxins
Bacterium Toxin Target Effect Role in pathogenesis Reference
CTX-like Toxin modifying G proteins
Vibrio cholerae CTX Gαs (Arg201) Gαs activation cAMP induction [192]
E. coli (ETEC) ET Gαs (Arg201) Gαs activation cAMP induction [193]
Bordetella pertussis PT Gαi (Cys351) Gαi inactivation cAMP induction [195]



CTX-like Toxins modulating actin cytoskeleton and intracellular trafficking
C2-like
Clostridium botulinum C2 Actin (Arg177) Actin Depolymerisation Alteration of cytoskeleton [211]
Clostridium perfringens Iota Actin (Arg177) Actin Depolymerisation Alteration of cytoskeleton [212]
Clostridium difficile CDT Actin (Arg177) Actin Depolymerisation Alteration of cytoskeleton [213]
Clostridium spiroforme CST Actin (Arg177) Actin Depolymerisation Alteration of cytoskeleton [213]
Bacillus cereus VIP Actin (Arg177) Actin Depolymerisation Alteration of cytoskeleton [213]
Salmonella sp. SpvB Actin (Arg177) Actin Depolymerisation Alteration of cytoskeleton [214]
Photorhabdus luminescens Photox Actin (Arg177) Actin Depolymerisation Alteration of cytoskeleton [137]
Aeromonas hydrophila VgrG1 Actin (Arg177) Actin Depolymerisation Alteration of cytoskeleton [215]
Neisseria meningitidis Nar E Actin Actin Depolymerisation Alteration of cytoskeleton [200]
Aeromonas salmonicida AexT Actin (Arg177) Actin Depolymerisation Alteration of cytoskeleton [216]
Photorhabdus luminescens Tc (TccC3 Subunit) Actin (Thr148) Actin clustering Alteration of cytoskeleton [137]



C3-like
Clostridium botulinum C3bot Rho A/B/C (Asn41) Rho protein inactivation Alteration of cytoskeleton [210]
Staphylococcus aureus C3Stau (EDIN) Rho A/B/C (Asn41) Rho protein inactivation Alteration of cytoskeleton [210]
Bacillus cereus C3cer Rho A/B/C (Asn41) Rho protein inactivation Alteration of cytoskeleton [210]
Clostridium limosum C3-lim Rho A/B/C (Asn41) Rho protein inactivation Alteration of cytoskeleton [210]
Photorhabdus luminescens Tc (TccC5 subunit) Rho A/B/C (Gln61 or 63) Rho protein activation Alteration of cytoskeleton [137]
Paenibacillus larvae Plx2 Rho A Rho A protein inactivation Reorganisation of actin cytoskeleton [140]
Pseudomonas aeruginosa ExoS Rab7, Rab8, Rab11 (Arg)
Rab5 (Arg 81, 91, 110, 120)
Ras (Arg 41, 123)
ERM proteins (Moesin - Arg 553, 560, 563)
Inhibition of Rab function
Ras inactivation
Rho protein inactivation
Inhibition of endocytosis
Uncoupling Ras signal transduction
Cytoskeleton alteration
[230]
[234]
[234]
Pseudomonas aeruginosa Exo T CRK I/II (Arg) Uncoupling integrin signalling Cytoskeleton alteration [235]
Enteropathogenic E. coli (EPEC) EspJ Src (Glu310) Src inactivation Inhibition of phagocytosis [141]
Salmonella enterica salamae SeoC Src (Glu310) Src inactivation Inhibition of phagocytosis [142]
Salmonella. bongori SboC Src (Glu310) Src inactivation Inhibition of phagocytosis [142]



DTX-like Toxins modulating machinery of protein synthesis
Corynebacterium diphtheriae DTX EF2 (Diphthamide715) Inhibition of EF2 function Inhibition of translation [53]
Pseudomonas aeruginosa Exo A EF2 (Diphthamide715) Inhibition of EF2 function Inhibition of translation [237]
Vibrio cholerae ChT EF2 (Diphthamide715) Inhibition of EF2 function Inhibition of translation [238]



Toxins altering the ubiquitin signalling
Legionella pneumophila SdeA RTN4, Rab33b, Rab1, Rab6a and Rab30 (Ser) Misregulation of Rab and RTN4 functions Alteration of intracellular traffic [244]

Endotoxins
Bacterium Toxin Target Effect Function Reference

Rhodospirillum rubrum DraT Nitrogenase reductase (Arg101) Inhibition of enzymatic activity Deregulation of nitrogen fixation system [168]
Azospirillum brasilense DraT Nitrogenase reductase (Arg101) Inhibition of enzymatic activity Deregulation of nitrogen fixation system [168]
Mycobacterium tuberculosis DarT Single-stranded DNA (Thymidine) Possibly altering DNA transcription/replication Down regulation of cell metabolism [263]
Sphingobium sp ParT Phosphoribosyl pyrophosphate synthetase (Prs) Inhibition of enzymatic activity Altering nucleotide biosynthesis [267]
Serratia proteamaculans Tre1 FtsZ Alteration of bacterial cytoskeleton Bacteria cell death [268]