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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-3-27
pubmed:abstractText
Toxins produced by Bacillus anthracis and other microbial pathogens require functions of host cell genes to yield toxic effects. Here we show that low density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 6 (LRP6), previously known to be a coreceptor for the Wnt signaling pathway, is required for anthrax toxin lethality in mammalian cells. Downregulation of LRP6 or coexpression of a truncated LRP6 dominant-negative peptide inhibited cellular uptake of complexes containing the protective antigen (PA) carrier of anthrax toxin moieties and protected targeted cells from death, as did antibodies against epitopes in the LRP6 extracellular domain. Fluorescence microscopy and biochemical analyses showed that LRP6 enables toxin internalization by interacting at the cell surface with PA receptors TEM8/ATR and/or CMG2 to form a multicomponent complex that enters cells upon PA binding. Our results, which reveal a previously unsuspected biological role for LRP6, identify LRP6 as a potential target for countermeasures against anthrax toxin lethality.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/ANTXR1 protein, human, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/ANTXR2 protein, human, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Antigens, Bacterial, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Bacterial Toxins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/LRP6 protein, human, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Low Density Lipoprotein..., http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Lrp6 protein, mouse, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Membrane Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Neoplasm Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Receptors, Cell Surface, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Receptors, LDL, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Wnt Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/anthrax toxin
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0092-8674
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
24
pubmed:volume
124
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1141-54
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
The LDL receptor-related protein LRP6 mediates internalization and lethality of anthrax toxin.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Genetics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't