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Prediction of T4SS Effector Proteins for Anaplasma phagocytophilum Using OPT4e, A New Software Tool
Type IV secretion systems (T4SS) are used by a number of bacterial pathogens to attack the host cell. The complex protein structure of the T4SS is used to directly translocate effector proteins into host cells, often causing fatal diseases in humans and animals. Identification of effector proteins i...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6598457/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31293540 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2019.01391 |
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author | Esna Ashari, Zhila Brayton, Kelly A. Broschat, Shira L. |
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description | Type IV secretion systems (T4SS) are used by a number of bacterial pathogens to attack the host cell. The complex protein structure of the T4SS is used to directly translocate effector proteins into host cells, often causing fatal diseases in humans and animals. Identification of effector proteins is the first step in understanding how they function to cause virulence and pathogenicity. Accurate prediction of effector proteins via a machine learning approach can assist in the process of their identification. The main goal of this study is to predict a set of candidate effectors for the tick-borne pathogen Anaplasma phagocytophilum, the causative agent of anaplasmosis in humans. To our knowledge, we present the first computational study for effector prediction with a focus on A. phagocytophilum. In a previous study, we systematically selected a set of optimal features from more than 1,000 possible protein characteristics for predicting T4SS effector candidates. This was followed by a study of the features using the proteome of Legionella pneumophila strain Philadelphia deduced from its complete genome. In this manuscript we introduce the OPT4e software package for Optimal-features Predictor for T4SS Effector proteins. An earlier version of OPT4e was verified using cross-validation tests, accuracy tests, and comparison with previous results for L. pneumophila. We use OPT4e to predict candidate effectors from the proteomes of A. phagocytophilum strains HZ and HGE-1 and predict 48 and 46 candidates, respectively, with 16 and 18 deemed most probable as effectors. These latter include the three known validated effectors for A. phagocytophilum. |
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spelling | pubmed-65984572019-07-10 Prediction of T4SS Effector Proteins for Anaplasma phagocytophilum Using OPT4e, A New Software Tool Esna Ashari, Zhila Brayton, Kelly A. Broschat, Shira L. Front Microbiol Microbiology Type IV secretion systems (T4SS) are used by a number of bacterial pathogens to attack the host cell. The complex protein structure of the T4SS is used to directly translocate effector proteins into host cells, often causing fatal diseases in humans and animals. Identification of effector proteins is the first step in understanding how they function to cause virulence and pathogenicity. Accurate prediction of effector proteins via a machine learning approach can assist in the process of their identification. The main goal of this study is to predict a set of candidate effectors for the tick-borne pathogen Anaplasma phagocytophilum, the causative agent of anaplasmosis in humans. To our knowledge, we present the first computational study for effector prediction with a focus on A. phagocytophilum. In a previous study, we systematically selected a set of optimal features from more than 1,000 possible protein characteristics for predicting T4SS effector candidates. This was followed by a study of the features using the proteome of Legionella pneumophila strain Philadelphia deduced from its complete genome. In this manuscript we introduce the OPT4e software package for Optimal-features Predictor for T4SS Effector proteins. An earlier version of OPT4e was verified using cross-validation tests, accuracy tests, and comparison with previous results for L. pneumophila. We use OPT4e to predict candidate effectors from the proteomes of A. phagocytophilum strains HZ and HGE-1 and predict 48 and 46 candidates, respectively, with 16 and 18 deemed most probable as effectors. These latter include the three known validated effectors for A. phagocytophilum. Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-06-21 /pmc/articles/PMC6598457/ /pubmed/31293540 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2019.01391 Text en Copyright © 2019 Esna Ashari, Brayton and Broschat. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. |
spellingShingle | Microbiology Esna Ashari, Zhila Brayton, Kelly A. Broschat, Shira L. Prediction of T4SS Effector Proteins for Anaplasma phagocytophilum Using OPT4e, A New Software Tool |
title | Prediction of T4SS Effector Proteins for Anaplasma phagocytophilum Using OPT4e, A New Software Tool |
title_full | Prediction of T4SS Effector Proteins for Anaplasma phagocytophilum Using OPT4e, A New Software Tool |
title_fullStr | Prediction of T4SS Effector Proteins for Anaplasma phagocytophilum Using OPT4e, A New Software Tool |
title_full_unstemmed | Prediction of T4SS Effector Proteins for Anaplasma phagocytophilum Using OPT4e, A New Software Tool |
title_short | Prediction of T4SS Effector Proteins for Anaplasma phagocytophilum Using OPT4e, A New Software Tool |
title_sort | prediction of t4ss effector proteins for anaplasma phagocytophilum using opt4e, a new software tool |
topic | Microbiology |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6598457/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31293540 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2019.01391 |
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