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Bohmer M, Bhullar AS, Weitao T, Zhang L, Lee JH, Guo P. Revolving hexameric ATPases as asymmetric motors to translocate double-stranded DNA genome along one strand. iScience 2023; 26:106922. [PMID: 37305704 PMCID: PMC10250835 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2023.106922] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023] Open
Abstract
DsDNA translocation through nanoscale pores is generally accomplished by ATPase biomotors. The discovery of the revolving dsDNA translocation mechanism, as opposed to rotation, in bacteriophage phi29 elucidated how ATPase motors move dsDNA. Revolution-driven, hexameric dsDNA motors have been reported in herpesvirus, bacterial FtsK, Streptomyces TraB, and T7 phage. This review explores the common relationship between their structure and mechanisms. Commonalities include moving along the 5'→3' strand, inchworm sequential action leading to an asymmetrical structure, channel chirality, channel size, and 3-step channel gating for controlling motion direction. The revolving mechanism and contact with one of the dsDNA strands addresses the historic controversy of dsDNA packaging using nicked, gapped, hybrid, or chemically modified DNA. These controversies surrounding dsDNA packaging activity using modified materials can be answered by whether the modification was introduced into the 3'→5' or 5'→3' strand. Perspectives concerning solutions to the controversy of motor structure and stoichiometry are also discussed.
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- Margaret Bohmer
- Center for RNA Nanobiotechnology and Nanomedicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
- College of Pharmacy, Division of Pharmaceutics and Pharmacology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
- College of Medicine, Dorothy M. Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute and James Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Center for RNA Nanobiotechnology and Nanomedicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
- College of Pharmacy, Division of Pharmaceutics and Pharmacology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
- College of Medicine, Dorothy M. Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute and James Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
- Interdisciplinary Biophysics Graduate Program, College of Art and Science, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Center for the Genetics of Host Defense UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Center for RNA Nanobiotechnology and Nanomedicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
- College of Pharmacy, Division of Pharmaceutics and Pharmacology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
- College of Medicine, Dorothy M. Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute and James Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Center for RNA Nanobiotechnology and Nanomedicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
- College of Pharmacy, Division of Pharmaceutics and Pharmacology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
- College of Medicine, Dorothy M. Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute and James Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
- Interdisciplinary Biophysics Graduate Program, College of Art and Science, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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Weitao T, Grandinetti G, Guo P. Revolving ATPase motors as asymmetrical hexamers in translocating lengthy dsDNA via conformational changes and electrostatic interactions in phi29, T7, herpesvirus, mimivirus, E. coli, and Streptomyces. EXPLORATION (BEIJING, CHINA) 2023; 3:20210056. [PMID: 37324034 PMCID: PMC10191066 DOI: 10.1002/exp.20210056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2021] [Accepted: 04/28/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
Abstract
Investigations of the parallel architectures of biomotors in both prokaryotic and eukaryotic systems suggest a similar revolving mechanism in the use of ATP to drive translocation of the lengthy double-stranded (ds)DNA genomes. This mechanism is exemplified by the dsDNA packaging motor of bacteriophage phi29 that operates through revolving but not rotating dsDNA to "Push through a one-way valve". This unique and novel revolving mechanism discovered in phi29 DNA packaging motor was recently reported in other systems including the dsDNA packaging motor of herpesvirus, the dsDNA ejecting motor of bacteriophage T7, the plasmid conjugation machine TraB in Streptomyces, the dsDNA translocase FtsK of gram-negative bacteria, and the genome-packaging motor in mimivirus. These motors exhibit an asymmetrical hexameric structure for transporting the genome via an inch-worm sequential action. This review intends to delineate the revolving mechanism from a perspective of conformational changes and electrostatic interactions. In phi29, the positively charged residues Arg-Lys-Arg in the N-terminus of the connector bind the negatively charged interlocking domain of pRNA. ATP binding to an ATPase subunit induces the closed conformation of the ATPase. The ATPase associates with an adjacent subunit to form a dimer facilitated by the positively charged arginine finger. The ATP-binding induces a positive charging on its DNA binding surface via an allostery mechanism and thus the higher affinity for the negatively charged dsDNA. ATP hydrolysis induces an expanded conformation of the ATPase with a lower affinity for dsDNA due to the change of the surface charge, but the (ADP+Pi)-bound subunit in the dimer undergoes a conformational change that repels dsDNA. The positively charged lysine rings of the connector attract dsDNA stepwise and periodically to keep its revolving motion along the channel wall, thus maintaining the one-way translocation of dsDNA without reversal and sliding out. The finding of the presence of the asymmetrical hexameric architectures of many ATPases that use the revolving mechanism may provide insights into the understanding of translocation of the gigantic genomes including chromosomes in complicated systems without coiling and tangling to speed up dsDNA translocation and save energy.
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- Tao Weitao
- UT Southwestern Medical CenterCenter for the Genetics of Host DefenseDallasTXUSA
- College of Science and MathematicsSouthwest Baptist UniversityBolivarMOUSA
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- Center for Electron Microscopy and AnalysisThe Ohio State UniversityColumbusOHUSA
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- Center for RNA Nanobiotechnology and NanomedicineDivision of Pharmaceutics and Pharmacology, College of PharmacyDorothy M. Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, James Comprehensive Cancer Center, College of MedicineThe Ohio State UniversityColumbusOHUSA
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Translation of the long-term fundamental studies on viral DNA packaging motors into nanotechnology and nanomedicine. SCIENCE CHINA-LIFE SCIENCES 2020; 63:1103-1129. [DOI: 10.1007/s11427-020-1752-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2020] [Accepted: 06/04/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Cai R, Price IR, Ding F, Wu F, Chen T, Zhang Y, Liu G, Jardine PJ, Lu C, Ke A. ATP/ADP modulates gp16-pRNA conformational change in the Phi29 DNA packaging motor. Nucleic Acids Res 2019; 47:9818-9828. [PMID: 31396619 PMCID: PMC6765105 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkz692] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2019] [Revised: 07/22/2019] [Accepted: 08/01/2019] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Packaging of phage phi29 genome requires the ATPase gp16 and prohead RNA (pRNA). The highly conserved pRNA forms the interface between the connector complex and gp16. Understanding how pRNA interacts with gp16 under packaging conditions can shed light on the molecular mechanism of the packaging motor. Here, we present 3D models of the pRNA–gp16 complex and its conformation change in response to ATP or ADP binding. Using a combination of crystallography, small angle X-ray scattering and chemical probing, we find that the pRNA and gp16 forms a ‘Z’-shaped complex, with gp16 specifically binds to pRNA domain II. The whole complex closes in the presence of ATP, and pRNA domain II rotates open as ATP hydrolyzes, before resetting after ADP is released. Our results suggest that pRNA domain II actively participates in the packaging process.
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- Rujie Cai
- Key Laboratory of Science and Technology of Eco-Textiles, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, China
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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- Key Laboratory of Science and Technology of Eco-Textiles, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, China
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- Key Laboratory of Science and Technology of Eco-Textiles, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, China
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- Key Laboratory of Science and Technology of Eco-Textiles, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, China
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- National Center for Protein Science Shanghai, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201204, China
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- Department of Diagnostic and Biological Sciences, and Institute for Molecular Virology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
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- Key Laboratory of Science and Technology of Eco-Textiles, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, China
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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Guo P, Driver D, Zhao Z, Zheng Z, Chan C, Cheng X. Controlling the Revolving and Rotating Motion Direction of Asymmetric Hexameric Nanomotor by Arginine Finger and Channel Chirality. ACS NANO 2019; 13:6207-6223. [PMID: 31067030 PMCID: PMC6595433 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.8b08849] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Nanomotors in nanotechnology are as important as engines in daily life. Many ATPases are nanoscale biomotors classified into three categories based on the motion mechanisms in transporting substrates: linear, rotating, and the recently discovered revolving motion. Most biomotors adopt a multisubunit ring-shaped structure that hydrolyzes ATP to generate force. How these biomotors control the motion direction and regulate the sequential action of their multiple subunits is intriguing. Many ATPases are hexameric with each monomer containing a conserved arginine finger. This review focuses on recent findings on how the arginine finger controls motion direction and coordinates adjacent subunit interactions in both revolving and rotating biomotors. Mechanisms of intersubunit interactions and sequential movements of individual subunits are evidenced by the asymmetrical appearance of one dimer and four monomers in high-resolution structural complexes. The arginine finger is situated at the interface of two subunits and extends into the ATP binding pocket of the downstream subunit. An arginine finger mutation results in deficiency in ATP binding/hydrolysis, substrate binding, and transport, highlighting the importance of the arginine finger in regulating energy transduction and motor function. Additionally, the roles of channel chirality and channel size are discussed as related to controlling one-way trafficking and differentiating the revolving and rotating mechanisms. Finally, the review concludes by discussing the conformational changes and entropy conversion triggered by ATP binding/hydrolysis, offering a view different from the traditional concept of ATP-mediated mechanochemical energy coupling. The elucidation of the motion mechanism and direction control in ATPases could facilitate nanomotor fabrication in nanotechnology.
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- Peixuan Guo
- Center
for RNA Nanobiotechnology and Nanomedicine, College of Pharmacy
and College of Medicine, Dorothy M. Davis Heart and Lung Research
Institute, Comprehensive Cancer Center and College of Pharmacy, Biophysics
Graduate Program, Translational Data Analytics Institute, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, United
States
- E-mail:
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- Center
for RNA Nanobiotechnology and Nanomedicine, College of Pharmacy
and College of Medicine, Dorothy M. Davis Heart and Lung Research
Institute, Comprehensive Cancer Center and College of Pharmacy, Biophysics
Graduate Program, Translational Data Analytics Institute, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, United
States
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- Center
for RNA Nanobiotechnology and Nanomedicine, College of Pharmacy
and College of Medicine, Dorothy M. Davis Heart and Lung Research
Institute, Comprehensive Cancer Center and College of Pharmacy, Biophysics
Graduate Program, Translational Data Analytics Institute, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, United
States
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- Center
for RNA Nanobiotechnology and Nanomedicine, College of Pharmacy
and College of Medicine, Dorothy M. Davis Heart and Lung Research
Institute, Comprehensive Cancer Center and College of Pharmacy, Biophysics
Graduate Program, Translational Data Analytics Institute, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, United
States
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- Center
for RNA Nanobiotechnology and Nanomedicine, College of Pharmacy
and College of Medicine, Dorothy M. Davis Heart and Lung Research
Institute, Comprehensive Cancer Center and College of Pharmacy, Biophysics
Graduate Program, Translational Data Analytics Institute, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, United
States
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- Center
for RNA Nanobiotechnology and Nanomedicine, College of Pharmacy
and College of Medicine, Dorothy M. Davis Heart and Lung Research
Institute, Comprehensive Cancer Center and College of Pharmacy, Biophysics
Graduate Program, Translational Data Analytics Institute, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, United
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Zhao Z, Zhang H, Shu D, Montemagno C, Ding B, Li J, Guo P. Construction of Asymmetrical Hexameric Biomimetic Motors with Continuous Single-Directional Motion by Sequential Coordination. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2017; 13:10.1002/smll.201601600. [PMID: 27709780 PMCID: PMC5217803 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201601600] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2016] [Revised: 08/12/2016] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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The significance of bionanomotors in nanotechnology is analogous to mechanical motors in daily life. Here the principle and approach for designing and constructing biomimetic nanomotors with continuous single-directional motion are reported. This bionanomotor is composed of a dodecameric protein channel, a six-pRNA ring, and an ATPase hexamer. Based on recent elucidations of the one-way revolving mechanisms of the phi29 double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) motor, various RNA and protein elements are designed and tested by single-molecule imaging and biochemical assays, with which the motor with active components has been constructed. The motor motion direction is controlled by three operation elements: (1) Asymmetrical ATPase with ATP-interacting domains for alternative DNA binding/pushing regulated by an arginine finger in a sequential action manner. The arginine finger bridges two adjacent ATPase subunits into a non-covalent dimer, resulting in an asymmetrical hexameric complex containing one dimer and four monomers. (2) The dsDNA translocation channel as a one-way valve. (3) The hexameric pRNA ring geared with left-/right-handed loops. Assessments of these constructs reveal that one inactive subunit of pRNA/ATPase is sufficient to completely block motor function (defined as K = 1), implying that these components work sequentially based on the principle of binomial distribution and Yang Hui's triangle.
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- Zhengyi Zhao
- College of Pharmacy; College of Medicine/Department of Physiology & Cell Biology/Dorothy M. Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- College of Pharmacy; College of Medicine/Department of Physiology & Cell Biology/Dorothy M. Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- College of Pharmacy; College of Medicine/Department of Physiology & Cell Biology/Dorothy M. Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Chemical and Materials Engineering and Ingenuity Lab, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Nanosystem and Hierarchical Fabrication, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing, 100190, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology of China and Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing, China
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- College of Pharmacy; College of Medicine/Department of Physiology & Cell Biology/Dorothy M. Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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An Arginine Finger Regulates the Sequential Action of Asymmetrical Hexameric ATPase in the Double-Stranded DNA Translocation Motor. Mol Cell Biol 2016; 36:2514-23. [PMID: 27457616 PMCID: PMC5021374 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.00142-16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2016] [Accepted: 06/30/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Biological motors are ubiquitous in living systems. Currently, how the motor components coordinate the unidirectional motion is elusive in most cases. Here, we report that the sequential action of the ATPase ring in the DNA packaging motor of bacteriophage ϕ29 is regulated by an arginine finger that extends from one ATPase subunit to the adjacent unit to promote noncovalent dimer formation. Mutation of the arginine finger resulted in the interruption of ATPase oligomerization, ATP binding/hydrolysis, and DNA translocation. Dimer formation reappeared when arginine mutants were mixed with other ATPase subunits that can offer the arginine to promote their interaction. Ultracentrifugation and virion assembly assays indicated that the ATPase was presenting as monomers and dimer mixtures. The isolated dimer alone was inactive in DNA translocation, but the addition of monomer could restore the activity, suggesting that the hexameric ATPase ring contained both dimer and monomers. Moreover, ATP binding or hydrolysis resulted in conformation and entropy changes of the ATPase with high or low DNA affinity. Taking these observations together, we concluded that the arginine finger regulates sequential action of the motor ATPase subunit by promoting the formation of the dimer inside the hexamer. The finding of asymmetrical hexameric organization is supported by structural evidence of many other ATPase systems showing the presence of one noncovalent dimer and four monomer subunits. All of these provide clues for why the asymmetrical hexameric ATPase gp16 of ϕ29 was previously reported as a pentameric configuration by cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) since the contact by the arginine finger renders two adjacent ATPase subunits closer than other subunits. Thus, the asymmetrical hexamer would appear as a pentamer by cryo-EM, a technology that acquires the average of many images.
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Structure and mechanism of the ATPase that powers viral genome packaging. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2015; 112:E3792-9. [PMID: 26150523 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1506951112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Many viruses package their genomes into procapsids using an ATPase machine that is among the most powerful known biological motors. However, how this motor couples ATP hydrolysis to DNA translocation is still unknown. Here, we introduce a model system with unique properties for studying motor structure and mechanism. We describe crystal structures of the packaging motor ATPase domain that exhibit nucleotide-dependent conformational changes involving a large rotation of an entire subdomain. We also identify the arginine finger residue that catalyzes ATP hydrolysis in a neighboring motor subunit, illustrating that previous models for motor structure need revision. Our findings allow us to derive a structural model for the motor ring, which we validate using small-angle X-ray scattering and comparisons with previously published data. We illustrate the model's predictive power by identifying the motor's DNA-binding and assembly motifs. Finally, we integrate our results to propose a mechanistic model for DNA translocation by this molecular machine.
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Common mechanisms of DNA translocation motors in bacteria and viruses using one-way revolution mechanism without rotation. Biotechnol Adv 2015; 32:853-72. [PMID: 24913057 DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2014.01.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2013] [Revised: 01/24/2014] [Accepted: 01/25/2014] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
Abstract
Biomotors were once described into two categories: linear motor and rotation motor. Recently, a third type of biomotor with revolution mechanism without rotation has been discovered. By analogy, rotation resembles the Earth rotating on its axis in a complete cycle every 24h, while revolution resembles the Earth revolving around the Sun one circle per 365 days (see animations http://nanobio.uky.edu/movie.html). The action of revolution that enables a motor free of coiling and torque has solved many puzzles and debates that have occurred throughout the history of viral DNA packaging motor studies. It also settles the discrepancies concerning the structure, stoichiometry, and functioning of DNA translocation motors. This review uses bacteriophages Phi29, HK97, SPP1, P22, T4, and T7 as well as bacterial DNA translocase FtsK and SpoIIIE or the large eukaryotic dsDNA viruses such as mimivirus and vaccinia virus as examples to elucidate the puzzles. These motors use ATPase, some of which have been confirmed to be a hexamer, to revolve around the dsDNA sequentially. ATP binding induces conformational change and possibly an entropy alteration in ATPase to a high affinity toward dsDNA; but ATP hydrolysis triggers another entropic and conformational change in ATPase to a low affinity for DNA, by which dsDNA is pushed toward an adjacent ATPase subunit. The rotation and revolution mechanisms can be distinguished by the size of channel: the channels of rotation motors are equal to or smaller than 2 nm, that is the size of dsDNA, whereas channels of revolution motors are larger than 3 nm. Rotation motors use parallel threads to operate with a right-handed channel, while revolution motors use a left-handed channel to drive the right-handed DNA in an anti-chiral arrangement. Coordination of several vector factors in the same direction makes viral DNA-packaging motors unusually powerful and effective. Revolution mechanism that avoids DNA coiling in translocating the lengthy genomic dsDNA helix could be advantageous for cell replication such as bacterial binary fission and cell mitosis without the need for topoisomerase or helicase to consume additional energy.
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Guo P, Schwartz C, Haak J, Zhao Z. Discovery of a new motion mechanism of biomotors similar to the earth revolving around the sun without rotation. Virology 2013; 446:133-43. [PMID: 24074575 PMCID: PMC3941703 DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2013.07.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2013] [Revised: 05/27/2013] [Accepted: 07/21/2013] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Biomotors have been classified into linear and rotational motors. For 35 years, it has been popularly believed that viral dsDNA-packaging apparatuses are pentameric rotation motors. Recently, a third class of hexameric motor has been found in bacteriophage phi29 that utilizes a mechanism of revolution without rotation, friction, coiling, or torque. This review addresses how packaging motors control dsDNA one-way traffic; how four electropositive layers in the channel interact with the electronegative phosphate backbone to generate four steps in translocating one dsDNA helix; how motors resolve the mismatch between 10.5 bases and 12 connector subunits per cycle of revolution; and how ATP regulates sequential action of motor ATPase. Since motors with all number of subunits can utilize the revolution mechanism, this finding helps resolve puzzles and debates concerning the oligomeric nature of packaging motors in many phage systems. This revolution mechanism helps to solve the undesirable dsDNA supercoiling issue involved in rotation.
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- Peixuan Guo
- Nanobiotechnology Center, and Markey Cancer Center, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536, USA.
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Schwartz C, De Donatis GM, Fang H, Guo P. The ATPase of the phi29 DNA packaging motor is a member of the hexameric AAA+ superfamily. Virology 2013; 443:20-7. [PMID: 23706809 PMCID: PMC3700617 DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2013.04.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2013] [Revised: 04/01/2013] [Accepted: 04/07/2013] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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The AAA+ superfamily of proteins is a class of motor ATPases performing a wide range of functions that typically exist as hexamers. The ATPase of phi29 DNA packaging motor has long been a subject of debate in terms of stoichiometry and mechanism of action. Here, we confirmed the stoichiometry of phi29 motor ATPase to be a hexamer and provide data suggesting that the phi29 motor ATPase is a member of the classical hexameric AAA+ superfamily. Native PAGE, EMSA, capillary electrophoresis, ATP titration, and binomial distribution assay show that the ATPase is a hexamer. Mutations in the known Walker motifs of the ATPase validated our previous assumptions that the protein exists as another member of this AAA+ superfamily. Our data also supports the finding that the phi29 DNA packaging motor uses a revolution mechanism without rotation or coiling (Schwartz et al., this issue).
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- Nanobiotechnology Center, College of Pharmacy and Markey Cancer Center,
University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
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Revolution rather than rotation of AAA+ hexameric phi29 nanomotor for viral dsDNA packaging without coiling. Virology 2013; 443:28-39. [PMID: 23763768 PMCID: PMC3850062 DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2013.04.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2013] [Revised: 04/16/2013] [Accepted: 04/20/2013] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
Abstract
It has long been believed that the DNA-packaging motor of dsDNA viruses
utilizes a rotation mechanism. Here we report a revolution rather than rotation
mechanism for the bacteriophage phi29 DNA packaging motor. The phi29 motor
contains six copies of the ATPase (Schwartz et al., this issue); ATP binding to
one ATPase subunit stimulates the ATPase to adopt a conformation with a high
affinity for dsDNA. ATP hydrolysis induces a new conformation with a lower
affinity, thus transferring the dsDNA to an adjacent subunit by a power stroke.
DNA revolves unidirectionally along the hexameric channel wall of the ATPase,
but neither the dsDNA nor the ATPase itself rotates along its own axis. One ATP
is hydrolyzed in each transitional step, and six ATPs are consumed for one
helical turn of 360°. Transition of the same dsDNA chain along the
channel wall, but at a location 60° different from the last contact,
urges dsDNA to move forward 1.75 base pairs each step (10.5 bp per
turn/6ATP=1.75 bp per ATP). Each connector subunit tilts with a
left-handed orientation at a 30° angle in relation to its vertical axis
that runs anti-parallel to the right-handed dsDNA helix, facilitating the
one-way traffic of dsDNA. The connector channel has been shown to cause four
steps of transition due to four positively charged lysine rings that make direct
contact with the negatively charged DNA phosphate backbone. Translocation of
dsDNA into the procapsid by revolution avoids the difficulties during rotation
that are associated with DNA supercoiling. Since the revolution mechanism can
apply to any stoichiometry, this motor mechanism might reconcile the
stoichiometry discrepancy in many phage systems where the ATPase has been found
as a tetramer, hexamer, or nonamer.
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Zhao Z, Khisamutdinov E, Schwartz C, Guo P. Mechanism of one-way traffic of hexameric phi29 DNA packaging motor with four electropositive relaying layers facilitating antiparallel revolution. ACS NANO 2013; 7:4082-92. [PMID: 23510192 PMCID: PMC3667633 DOI: 10.1021/nn4002775] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2013] [Accepted: 03/20/2013] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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The importance of nanomotors in nanotechnology is akin to that of mechanical engines to daily life. The AAA+ superfamily is a class of nanomotors performing various functions. Their hexagonal arrangement facilitates bottom-up assembly for stable structures. The bacteriophage phi29 DNA translocation motor contains three coaxial rings: a dodecamer channel, a hexameric ATPase ring, and a hexameric pRNA ring. The viral DNA packaging motor has been believed to be a rotational machine. However, we discovered a revolution mechanism without rotation. By analogy, the earth revolves around the sun while rotating on its own axis. One-way traffic of dsDNA translocation is facilitated by five factors: (1) ATPase changes its conformation to revolve dsDNA within a hexameric channel in one direction; (2) the 30° tilt of the channel subunits causes an antiparallel arrangement between two helices of dsDNA and channel wall to advance one-way translocation; (3) unidirectional flow property of the internal channel loops serves as a ratchet valve to prevent reversal; (4) 5'-3' single-direction movement of one DNA strand along the channel wall ensures single direction; and (5) four electropositive layers interact with one strand of the electronegative dsDNA phosphate backbone, resulting in four relaying transitional pauses during translocation. The discovery of a riding system along one strand provides a motion nanosystem for cargo transportation and a tool for studying force generation without coiling, friction, and torque. The revolution of dsDNA among 12 subunits offers a series of recognition sites on the DNA backbone to provide additional spatial variables for nucleotide discrimination for sensing applications.
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Zhang H, Schwartz C, De Donatis GM, Guo P. "Push through one-way valve" mechanism of viral DNA packaging. Adv Virus Res 2012; 83:415-65. [PMID: 22748815 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-394438-2.00009-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Double-stranded (ds)DNA viruses package their genomic DNA into a procapsid using a force-generating nanomotor powered by ATP hydrolysis. Viral DNA packaging motors are mainly composed of the connector channel and two DNA packaging enzymes. In 1998, it was proposed that viral DNA packaging motors exercise a mechanism similar to the action of AAA+ ATPases that assemble into ring-shaped oligomers, often hexamers, with a central channel (Guo et al. Molecular Cell, 2:149). This chapter focuses on the most recent findings in the bacteriophage ϕ29 DNA packaging nanomotor to address this intriguing notion. Almost all dsDNA viruses are composed entirely of protein, but in the unique case of ϕ29, packaging RNA (pRNA) plays an intermediate role in the packaging process. Evidence revealed that DNA packaging is accomplished via a "push through one-way valve" mechanism. The ATPase gp16 pushes dsDNA through the connector channel section by section into the procapsid. The dodecameric connector channel functions as a one-way valve that only allows dsDNA to enter but not exit the procapsid during DNA packaging. Although the roles of the ATPase gp16 and the motor connector channel are separate and independent, pRNA bridges these two components to ensure the coordination of an integrated motor. ATP induces a conformational change in gp16, leading to its stronger binding to dsDNA. Furthermore, ATP hydrolysis led to the departure of dsDNA from the ATPase/dsDNA complex, an action used to push dsDNA through the connector channel. It was found unexpectedly that by mutating the basic lysine rings of the connector channel or by changing the pH did not measurably impair DNA translocation or affect the one-way traffic property of the channel, suggesting that the positive charges in the lysine ring are not essential in gearing the dsDNA. The motor channel exercises three discrete, reversible, and controllable steps of gating, with each step altering the channel size by 31% to control the direction of translocation of dsDNA. Many DNA packaging models have been contingent upon the number of base pairs packaged per ATP relative to helical turns for B-type DNA. Both 2 and 2.5 bp per ATP have been used to argue for four, five, or six discrete steps of DNA translocation. The "push through one-way valve" mechanism renews the perception of dsDNA packaging energy calculations and provides insight into the discrepancy between 2 and 2.5 bp per ATP. Application of the DNA packaging motor in nanotechnology and nanomedicine is also addressed. Comparison with nine other DNA packaging models revealed that the "push through one-way valve" is the most agreeable mechanism to interpret most of the findings that led to historical models. The application of viral DNA packaging motors is also discussed.
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- Hui Zhang
- Nanobiotechnology Center, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Markey Cancer Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
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Harjes E, Kitamura A, Zhao W, Morais MC, Jardine PJ, Grimes S, Matsuo H. Structure of the RNA claw of the DNA packaging motor of bacteriophage Φ29. Nucleic Acids Res 2012; 40:9953-63. [PMID: 22879380 PMCID: PMC3479190 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gks724] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Bacteriophage DNA packaging motors translocate their genomic DNA into viral heads, compacting it to near-crystalline density. The Bacillus subtilis phage ϕ29 has a unique ring of RNA (pRNA) that is an essential component of its motor, serving as a scaffold for the packaging ATPase. Previously, deletion of a three-base bulge (18-CCA-20) in the pRNA A-helix was shown to abolish packaging activity. Here, we solved the structure of this crucial bulge by nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) using a 27mer RNA fragment containing the bulge (27b). The bulge actually involves five nucleotides (17-UCCA-20 and A100), as U17 and A100 are not base paired as predicted. Mutational analysis showed these newly identified bulge residues are important for DNA packaging. The bulge introduces a 33–35° bend in the helical axis, and inter-helical motion around this bend appears to be restricted. A model of the functional 120b pRNA was generated using a 27b NMR structure and the crystal structure of the 66b prohead-binding domain. Fitting this model into a cryo-EM map generated a pentameric pRNA structure; five helices projecting from the pRNA ring resemble an RNA claw. Biochemical analysis suggested that this shape is important for coordinated motor action required for DNA translocation.
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- Elena Harjes
- Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
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Todd J, Thielman B, Wendell D. Detailed kinetic analysis of the φ29 DNA packaging motor providing evidence for coordinated intersubunit ATPase activity of gp16. Virology 2012; 432:370-5. [PMID: 22795974 DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2012.06.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2012] [Revised: 05/15/2012] [Accepted: 06/18/2012] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Presented is a detailed kinetic evaluation of the motor component interactions of the DNA translocation ATPase of Bacillus subtilis bacteriophage φ29. The components of the φ29 DNA packaging motor, comprised of both protein and non-protein parts, act in a coordinated manner to translocate DNA into a viral capsid, despite entropically unfavorable conditions. The precise nature of this coordination remains under investigation but recent results have shown that the gp16 pentamer acts to propel the genomic DNA in 10 base pair bursts, implying inter-subunit synchronization. We observe an emergent tandem coordination behavior in the ATPase activity of gp16 as demonstrated by a Hill coefficient of 2.4±0.2, as differentiated from its activity in DNA packaging which has been shown to have a unity Hill coefficient. Due to its relative strength and DNA packaging efficiency, understanding the molecular mechanism of force generation may prove useful to various nanotechnology applications including gene therapy, control of biological ATPases, and the powering of nanoscale mechanical devices.
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- Jacob Todd
- Engineering Research Center, School of Energy, Environmental, Biological & Medical Engineering, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221, USA
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Ye X, Hemida M, Zhang HM, Hanson P, Ye Q, Yang D. Current advances in Phi29 pRNA biology and its application in drug delivery. WILEY INTERDISCIPLINARY REVIEWS-RNA 2012; 3:469-81. [PMID: 22362726 DOI: 10.1002/wrna.1111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Bacteriophage 29 (Phi29) packaging RNA (pRNA) is one of the key components in the viral DNA-packaging motor. It contains two functional domains facilitating the translocation of DNA into the viral capsid by interacting with other elements in the motor and promoting adenosine triphosphates hydrolysis. Through the connection between interlocking loops in adjacent pRNA monomers, pRNA functions in the form of multimer ring in the motor. Previous studies have addressed the unique structure and conformation of pRNA. However, there are different DNA-packaging models proposed for the viral genome transportation mechanism. The DNA-packaging ability and the unique features of pRNA have been attracting efforts to study its potential applications in nanotechnology. The pRNA has been proved to be a promising tool for delivering nucleic acid-based therapeutic molecules by covalent linkage with ribozymes, small interfering RNAs, aptamers, and artificial microRNAs. The flexibility in constructing dimers, trimers, and hexamers enables the assembly of polyvalent nanoparticles to carry drug molecules for therapeutic purposes, cell ligands for target delivery, image detector for drug entry monitoring, and endosome disrupter for drug release. Besides these fascinating pharmacological advantages, pRNA-based drug delivery has also been demonstrated to prolong the drug half life with minimal induction of immune response and toxicity.
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- Xin Ye
- The Institute for Heart and Lung Health, St. Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Schwartz C, Fang H, Huang L, Guo P. Sequential action of ATPase, ATP, ADP, Pi and dsDNA in procapsid-free system to enlighten mechanism in viral dsDNA packaging. Nucleic Acids Res 2011; 40:2577-86. [PMID: 22110031 PMCID: PMC3315319 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkr841] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Many cells and double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) viruses contain an AAA(+) ATPase that assembles into oligomers, often hexamers, with a central channel. The dsDNA packaging motor of bacteriophage phi29 also contains an ATPase to translocate dsDNA through a dodecameric channel. The motor ATPase has been investigated substantially in the context of the entire procapsid. Here, we report the sequential action between the ATPase and additional motor components. It is suggested that the contact of ATPase to ATP resulted in its conformational change to a higher binding affinity toward dsDNA. It was found that ATP hydrolysis led to the departure of dsDNA from the ATPase/dsDNA complex, an action that is speculated to push dsDNA to pass the connector channel. Our results suggest that dsDNA packaging goes through a combined effort of both the gp16 ATPase for pushing and the channel as a one-way valve to control the dsDNA translocation direction. Many packaging models have previously been proposed, and the packaging mechanism has been contingent upon the number of nucleotides packaged per ATP relative to the 10.5 bp per helical turn for B-type dsDNA. Both 2 and 2.5 bp per ATP have been used to argue for four, five or six discrete steps of dsDNA translocation. Combination of the two distinct roles of gp16 and connector renews the perception of previous dsDNA packaging energy calculations and provides insight into the discrepancy between 2 and 2.5 bp per ATP.
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- Chad Schwartz
- The School of Environmental, Energy, Biological, and Medical Engineering (SEEBME), Nanobiomedical Center, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45267, USA
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Xiao F, Demeler B, Guo P. Assembly mechanism of the sixty-subunit nanoparticles via interaction of RNA with the reengineered protein connector of phi29 DNA-packaging motor. ACS NANO 2010; 4:3293-301. [PMID: 20509670 PMCID: PMC2889630 DOI: 10.1021/nn100158k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2009] [Accepted: 05/19/2010] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Bacterial virus phi29 genomic DNA is packaged into a procapsid shell with the aid of a motor containing a 12-subunit connector channel and a hexameric pRNA (packaging RNA) ring. The wide end, or the C-terminus, of the cone-shaped connector is embedded within the procapsid shell, whereas the narrow end, or N-terminus, extends outside of the procapsid, providing a binding location for pRNA. Recently, we have reported the mechanism of in vivo assembly of an ellipsoid nanoparticle with seven connectors through an interaction among a peptide tag. Here we report the formation of a similar nanoparticle in vitro via the addition of DNA or RNA oligos to connector proteins. Free connectors guided by one or two copies of oligonucleotides were assembled into a rosette structure containing 60 subunits of reengineered proteins. The number of oligonucleotides within the particle is length-dependent but sequence-independent. Reversible shifting between the 12- and 60-subunit nanoparticles (between individual connectors and rosette structures, respectively) was demonstrated by the alternative addition of oligonucleotides and the treatment of ribonuclease, suggesting a potential application as a switch or regulator in nanobiotechnology. This advancement allows for a simple method to produce multivalent nanoparticles that contain five 12-unit nanoparticles with defined structure and stoichiometry. That is, it will be possible to assemble nanoparticles in vitro with the combination of 60 assortments of ligands, tags, therapeutic drugs, and diagnostic moieties for multivalent delivery or enhancement of signal detection in nanotechnological and nanomedicinal applications.
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- Feng Xiao
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering/College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45267
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- Department of Biochemistry, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, San Antonio, Texas 78229
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering/College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45267
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Lee TJ, Zhang H, Chang CL, Savran C, Guo P. Engineering of the fluorescent-energy-conversion arm of phi29 DNA packaging motor for single-molecule studies. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2009; 5:2453-9. [PMID: 19743427 PMCID: PMC2837281 DOI: 10.1002/smll.200900467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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The bacteriophage phi29 DNA packaging motor contains a protein core with a central channel comprising twelve copies of re-engineered gp10 protein geared by six copies of packaging RNA (pRNA) and a DNA packaging protein gp16 with unknown copies. Incorporation of this nanomotor into a nanodevice would be beneficial for many applications. To this end, extension and modification of the motor components are necessary for the linkage of this motor to other nanomachines. Here the re-engineering of the motor DNA packaging protein gp16 by extending its length and doubling its size using a fusion protein technique is reported. The modified motor integrated with the eGFP-gp16 maintains the ability to convert the chemical energy from adenosine triphosphate (ATP) hydrolysis to mechanical motion and package DNA. The resulting DNA-filled capsid is subsequently converted into an infectious virion. The extended part of the gp16 arm is a fluorescent protein eGFP, which serves as a marker for tracking the motor in single-molecule studies. The activity of the re-engineered motor with eGFP-gp16 is also observed directly with a bright-field microscope via its ability to transport a 2-microm-sized cargo bound to the DNA.
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- Tae Jin Lee
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Vontz Center for Molecular Studies, 3125 Eden Avenue, Room 1301, College of Engineering and College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45267 (USA)
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Vontz Center for Molecular Studies, 3125 Eden Avenue, Room 1301, College of Engineering and College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45267 (USA)
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- School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, School of Mechanical Engineering, Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907 (USA)
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- School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, School of Mechanical Engineering, Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907 (USA)
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Vontz Center for Molecular Studies, 3125 Eden Avenue, Room 1301, College of Engineering and College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45267 (USA)
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Construction of bacteriophage phi29 DNA packaging motor and its applications in nanotechnology and therapy. Ann Biomed Eng 2009; 37:2064-81. [PMID: 19495981 DOI: 10.1007/s10439-009-9723-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2008] [Accepted: 05/20/2009] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Nanobiotechnology involves the creation, characterization, and modification of organized nanomaterials to serve as building blocks for constructing nanoscale devices in technology and medicine. Living systems contain a wide variety of nanomachines and highly ordered structures of macromolecules. The novelty and ingenious design of the bacterial virus phi29 DNA packaging motor and its parts inspired the synthesis of this motor and its components as biomimetics. This 30-nm nanomotor uses six copies of an ATP-binding pRNA to gear the motor. The structural versatility of pRNA has been utilized to construct dimers, trimers, hexamers, and patterned superstructures via the interaction of two interlocking loops. The approach, based on bottom-up assembly, has also been applied to nanomachine fabrication, pathogen detection and the delivery of drugs, siRNA, ribozymes, and genes to specific cells in vitro and in vivo. Another essential component of the motor is the connector, which contains 12 copies of a protein gp10 to form a 3.6-nm central channel as a path for DNA. This article will review current studies of the structure and function of the phi29 DNA packaging motor, as well as the mechanism of motion, the principle of in vitro construction, and its potential nanotechnological and medical applications.
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Xiao F, Zhang H, Guo P. Novel mechanism of hexamer ring assembly in protein/RNA interactions revealed by single molecule imaging. Nucleic Acids Res 2008; 36:6620-32. [PMID: 18940870 PMCID: PMC2582624 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkn669] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Many nucleic acid-binding proteins and the AAA+ family form hexameric rings, but the mechanism of hexamer assembly is unclear. It is generally believed that the specificity in protein/RNA interaction relies on molecular contact through a surface charge or 3D structure matching via conformational capture or induced fit. The pRNA of bacteriophage phi29 DNA-packaging motor also forms a ring, but whether the pRNA ring is a hexamer or a pentamer is under debate. Here, single molecule studies elucidated a mechanism suggesting the specificity and affinity in protein/RNA interaction relies on pRNA static ring formation. A combined pRNA ring-forming group was very specific for motor binding, but the isolated individual members of the ring-forming group bind to the motor nonspecifically. pRNA did not form a ring prior to motor binding. Only those RNAs that formed a static ring, via the interlocking loops, stayed on the motor. Single interlocking loop interruption resulted in pRNA detachment. Extension or reduction of the ring circumference failed in motor binding. This new mechanism was tested by redesigning two artificial RNAs that formed hexamer and packaged DNA. The results confirmed the stoichiometry of pRNA on the motor was the common multiple of two and three, thus, a hexamer.
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- Feng Xiao
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering/College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221, USA
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