Translocated intimin receptor Tir

UniProtKB accession:  B7UM99

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UniProtKB description:  Multifunctional protein that is required for efficient pedestal formation in host epithelial cells during infection. The extracellular region acts as a receptor for bacterial intimin, allowing the bacterium to attach tightly to the host-cell surface. Simultaneously, the intracellular region initiates a signaling cascade in the host cell, which leads to actin polymerization and formation of actin pedestals at the sites of bacterial adhesion. In strain E2348/69, acts mainly via the host adaptor proteins NCK1 and NCK2. Once clustered and phosphorylated at Tyr-474, Tir binds to NCK proteins, which in turn bind and activate host WASL/N-WASP, leading to actin polymerization. Can also trigger an inefficient, NCK-independent pedestal formation. This pathway involves phosphorylation of Tyr-454 and probably a putative host adaptor. Acts also via direct binding to the host cytoskeletal protein alpha-actinin in a NCK- and phosphotyrosine-independent manner. This interaction may stabilize the pedestal, but is not essential for its formation.