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Perez AJ, Lamanna MM, Bruce KE, Touraev MA, Page JE, Shaw SL, Tsui HCT, Winkler ME. Elongasome core proteins and class A PBP1a display zonal, processive movement at the midcell of Streptococcus pneumoniae. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2024; 121:e2401831121. [PMID: 38875147 PMCID: PMC11194595 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2401831121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2024] [Accepted: 05/02/2024] [Indexed: 06/16/2024] Open
Abstract
Ovoid-shaped bacteria, such as Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus), have two spatially separated peptidoglycan (PG) synthase nanomachines that locate zonally to the midcell of dividing cells. The septal PG synthase bPBP2x:FtsW closes the septum of dividing pneumococcal cells, whereas the elongasome located on the outer edge of the septal annulus synthesizes peripheral PG outward. We showed previously by sm-TIRFm that the septal PG synthase moves circumferentially at midcell, driven by PG synthesis and not by FtsZ treadmilling. The pneumococcal elongasome consists of the PG synthase bPBP2b:RodA, regulators MreC, MreD, and RodZ, but not MreB, and genetically associated proteins Class A aPBP1a and muramidase MpgA. Given its zonal location separate from FtsZ, it was of considerable interest to determine the dynamics of proteins in the pneumococcal elongasome. We found that bPBP2b, RodA, and MreC move circumferentially with the same velocities and durations at midcell, driven by PG synthesis. However, outside of the midcell zone, the majority of these elongasome proteins move diffusively over the entire surface of cells. Depletion of MreC resulted in loss of circumferential movement of bPBP2b, and bPBP2b and RodA require each other for localization and circumferential movement. Notably, a fraction of aPBP1a molecules also moved circumferentially at midcell with velocities similar to those of components of the core elongasome, but for shorter durations. Other aPBP1a molecules were static at midcell or diffusing over cell bodies. Last, MpgA displayed nonprocessive, subdiffusive motion that was largely confined to the midcell region and less frequently detected over the cell body.
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Affiliation(s)
- Amilcar J. Perez
- Department of Biology, Indiana University Bloomington, Bloomington, IN47405
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- Department of Biology, Indiana University Bloomington, Bloomington, IN47405
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- Department of Biology, Indiana University Bloomington, Bloomington, IN47405
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- Department of Biology, Indiana University Bloomington, Bloomington, IN47405
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- Department of Microbiology, Blavatnik Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA02115
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- Department of Biology, Indiana University Bloomington, Bloomington, IN47405
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- Department of Biology, Indiana University Bloomington, Bloomington, IN47405
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Perez AJ, Xiao J. Stay on track - revelations of bacterial cell wall synthesis enzymes and things that go by single-molecule imaging. Curr Opin Microbiol 2024; 79:102490. [PMID: 38821027 PMCID: PMC11162910 DOI: 10.1016/j.mib.2024.102490] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2024] [Revised: 05/08/2024] [Accepted: 05/09/2024] [Indexed: 06/02/2024]
Abstract
In this review, we explore the regulation of septal peptidoglycan (sPG) synthesis in bacterial cell division, a critical process for cell viability and proper morphology. Recent single-molecule imaging studies have revealed the processive movement of the FtsW:bPBP synthase complex along the septum, shedding light on the spatiotemporal dynamics of sPG synthases and their regulators. In diderm bacteria (E. coli and C. crescentus), the movement occurs at two distinct speeds, reflecting active synthesis or inactivity driven by FtsZ-treadmilling. In monoderm bacteria (B. subtilis, S. pneumoniae, and S. aureus), however, these enzymes exhibit only the active sPG-track-coupled processive movement. By comparing the dynamics of sPG synthases in these organisms and that of class-A penicillin-binding proteins in vivo and in vitro, we propose a unifying model for septal cell wall synthesis regulation across species, highlighting the roles of the sPG- and Z-tracks in orchestrating a robust bacterial cell wall constriction process.
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- Amilcar J Perez
- Department of Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- Department of Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
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Perez AJ, Lamanna MM, Bruce KE, Touraev MA, Page JE, Shaw SL, Tsui HCT, Winkler ME. Elongasome core proteins and class A PBP1a display zonal, processive movement at the midcell of Streptococcus pneumoniae. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2024:2024.01.10.575112. [PMID: 38328058 PMCID: PMC10849506 DOI: 10.1101/2024.01.10.575112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/09/2024]
Abstract
Ovoid-shaped bacteria, such as Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus), have two spatially separated peptidoglycan (PG) synthase nanomachines that locate zonally to the midcell of dividing cells. The septal PG synthase bPBP2x:FtsW closes the septum of dividing pneumococcal cells, whereas the elongasome located on the outer edge of the septal annulus synthesizes peripheral PG outward. We showed previously by sm-TIRFm that the septal PG synthase moves circumferentially at midcell, driven by PG synthesis and not by FtsZ treadmilling. The pneumococcal elongasome consists of the PG synthase bPBP2b:RodA, regulators MreC, MreD, and RodZ, but not MreB, and genetically associated proteins Class A aPBP1a and muramidase MpgA. Given its zonal location separate from FtsZ, it was of considerable interest to determine the dynamics of proteins in the pneumococcal elongasome. We found that bPBP2b, RodA, and MreC move circumferentially with the same velocities and durations at midcell, driven by PG synthesis. However, outside of the midcell zone, the majority of these elongasome proteins move diffusively over the entire surface of cells. Depletion of MreC resulted in loss of circumferential movement of bPBP2b, and bPBP2b and RodA require each other for localization and circumferential movement. Notably, a fraction of aPBP1a molecules also moved circumferentially at midcell with velocities similar to those of components of the core elongasome, but for shorter durations. Other aPBP1a molecules were static at midcell or diffusing over cell bodies. Last, MpgA displayed non-processive, subdiffusive motion that was largely confined to the midcell region and less frequently detected over the cell body.
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Whitley KD, Grimshaw J, Roberts DM, Karinou E, Stansfeld PJ, Holden S. Peptidoglycan synthesis drives a single population of septal cell wall synthases during division in Bacillus subtilis. Nat Microbiol 2024; 9:1064-1074. [PMID: 38480901 PMCID: PMC10994842 DOI: 10.1038/s41564-024-01650-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2023] [Accepted: 02/23/2024] [Indexed: 04/06/2024]
Abstract
Bacterial cell division requires septal peptidoglycan (sPG) synthesis by the divisome complex. Treadmilling of the essential tubulin homologue FtsZ has been implicated in septal constriction, though its precise role remains unclear. Here we used live-cell single-molecule imaging of the divisome transpeptidase PBP2B to investigate sPG synthesis dynamics in Bacillus subtilis. In contrast to previous models, we observed a single population of processively moving PBP2B molecules whose motion is driven by peptidoglycan synthesis and is not associated with FtsZ treadmilling. However, despite the asynchronous motions of PBP2B and FtsZ, a partial dependence of PBP2B processivity on FtsZ treadmilling was observed. Additionally, through single-molecule counting experiments we provide evidence that the divisome synthesis complex is multimeric. Our results support a model for B. subtilis division where a multimeric synthesis complex follows a single track dependent on sPG synthesis whose activity and dynamics are asynchronous with FtsZ treadmilling.
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- Kevin D Whitley
- Centre for Bacterial Cell Biology, Biosciences Institute, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
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- Centre for Bacterial Cell Biology, Biosciences Institute, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- School of Life Sciences, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK
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- Centre for Bacterial Cell Biology, Biosciences Institute, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- School of Life Sciences, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK
- Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK
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- School of Life Sciences, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK.
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Yan D, Xue J, Xiao J, Lyu Z, Yang X. Protocol for single-molecule labeling and tracking of bacterial cell division proteins. STAR Protoc 2024; 5:102766. [PMID: 38085639 PMCID: PMC10733747 DOI: 10.1016/j.xpro.2023.102766] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2023] [Revised: 10/11/2023] [Accepted: 11/21/2023] [Indexed: 12/24/2023] Open
Abstract
Here, we present a protocol for labeling and tracking individual molecules, particularly cell division proteins in live bacterial cells. The protocol encompasses strain construction, single-molecule imaging, trajectory segmentation, and motion property analysis. The protocol enables the identification of distinctive motion states associated with different cell division proteins. Subsequent assessments of the dynamic behaviors of these proteins provide insights into their activities and interactions at the septum during cell division. For complete details on the use and execution of this protocol, please refer to Yang et al. (2021),1 Lyu et al. (2022),2 and Mahone et al. (2024).3.
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- Di Yan
- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- Department of Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
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- Department of Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China.
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Radler P, Loose M. A dynamic duo: Understanding the roles of FtsZ and FtsA for Escherichia coli cell division through in vitro approaches. Eur J Cell Biol 2024; 103:151380. [PMID: 38218128 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcb.2023.151380] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2023] [Revised: 12/22/2023] [Accepted: 12/24/2023] [Indexed: 01/15/2024] Open
Abstract
Bacteria divide by binary fission. The protein machine responsible for this process is the divisome, a transient assembly of more than 30 proteins in and on the surface of the cytoplasmic membrane. Together, they constrict the cell envelope and remodel the peptidoglycan layer to eventually split the cell into two. For Escherichia coli, most molecular players involved in this process have probably been identified, but obtaining the quantitative information needed for a mechanistic understanding can often not be achieved from experiments in vivo alone. Since the discovery of the Z-ring more than 30 years ago, in vitro reconstitution experiments have been crucial to shed light on molecular processes normally hidden in the complex environment of the living cell. In this review, we summarize how rebuilding the divisome from purified components - or at least parts of it - have been instrumental to obtain the detailed mechanistic understanding of the bacterial cell division machinery that we have today.
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- Philipp Radler
- Institute for Science and Technology Austria (ISTA), Am Campus 1, 3400 Klosterneuburg, Austria; University of Vienna, Djerassiplatz 1, 1030 Wien, Austria.
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- Institute for Science and Technology Austria (ISTA), Am Campus 1, 3400 Klosterneuburg, Austria.
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Mahone CR, Payne IP, Lyu Z, McCausland JW, Barrows JM, Xiao J, Yang X, Goley ED. Integration of cell wall synthesis and chromosome segregation during cell division in Caulobacter. J Cell Biol 2024; 223:e202211026. [PMID: 38015166 PMCID: PMC10683668 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.202211026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2022] [Revised: 10/17/2023] [Accepted: 11/10/2023] [Indexed: 11/29/2023] Open
Abstract
To divide, bacteria must synthesize their peptidoglycan (PG) cell wall, a protective meshwork that maintains cell shape. FtsZ, a tubulin homolog, dynamically assembles into a midcell band, recruiting division proteins, including the PG synthases FtsW and FtsI. FtsWI are activated to synthesize PG and drive constriction at the appropriate time and place. However, their activation pathway remains unresolved. In Caulobacter crescentus, FtsWI activity requires FzlA, an essential FtsZ-binding protein. Through time-lapse imaging and single-molecule tracking of Caulobacter FtsW and FzlA, we demonstrate that FzlA is a limiting constriction activation factor that signals to promote conversion of inactive FtsW to an active, slow-moving state. We find that FzlA interacts with the DNA translocase FtsK and place FtsK genetically in a pathway with FzlA and FtsWI. Misregulation of the FzlA-FtsK-FtsWI pathway leads to heightened DNA damage and cell death. We propose that FzlA integrates the FtsZ ring, chromosome segregation, and PG synthesis to ensure robust and timely constriction during Caulobacter division.
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- Christopher R. Mahone
- Department of Biological Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Biological Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Biological Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
- Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, MOE Key Laboratory for Membraneless Organelles and Cellular Dynamics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
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- Department of Biological Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Yang L, Chen Y, Chang S, Shen C, Wang X, Zhang C, Zhang Z, Ding BS, Su Z, Dong H, Tang X. Structural insights into the activation of the divisome complex FtsWIQLB. Cell Discov 2024; 10:2. [PMID: 38172099 PMCID: PMC10764723 DOI: 10.1038/s41421-023-00629-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2023] [Accepted: 11/23/2023] [Indexed: 01/05/2024] Open
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- Lili Yang
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Center of Cryo Electron Microscopy, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
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Cameron TA, Margolin W. Insights into the assembly and regulation of the bacterial divisome. Nat Rev Microbiol 2024; 22:33-45. [PMID: 37524757 PMCID: PMC11102604 DOI: 10.1038/s41579-023-00942-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/30/2023] [Indexed: 08/02/2023]
Abstract
The ability to split one cell into two is fundamental to all life, and many bacteria can accomplish this feat several times per hour with high accuracy. Most bacteria call on an ancient homologue of tubulin, called FtsZ, to localize and organize the cell division machinery, the divisome, into a ring-like structure at the cell midpoint. The divisome includes numerous other proteins, often including an actin homologue (FtsA), that interact with each other at the cytoplasmic membrane. Once assembled, the protein complexes that comprise the dynamic divisome coordinate membrane constriction with synthesis of a division septum, but only after overcoming checkpoints mediated by specialized protein-protein interactions. In this Review, we summarize the most recent evidence showing how the divisome proteins of Escherichia coli assemble at the cell midpoint, interact with each other and regulate activation of septum synthesis. We also briefly discuss the potential of divisome proteins as novel antibiotic targets.
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- Todd A Cameron
- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX, USA.
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Britton BM, Yovanno RA, Costa SF, McCausland J, Lau AY, Xiao J, Hensel Z. Conformational changes in the essential E. coli septal cell wall synthesis complex suggest an activation mechanism. Nat Commun 2023; 14:4585. [PMID: 37524712 PMCID: PMC10390529 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-39921-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2022] [Accepted: 07/04/2023] [Indexed: 08/02/2023] Open
Abstract
The bacterial divisome is a macromolecular machine composed of more than 30 proteins that controls cell wall constriction during division. Here, we present a model of the structure and dynamics of the core complex of the E. coli divisome, supported by a combination of structure prediction, molecular dynamics simulation, single-molecule imaging, and mutagenesis. We focus on the septal cell wall synthase complex formed by FtsW and FtsI, and its regulators FtsQ, FtsL, FtsB, and FtsN. The results indicate extensive interactions in four regions in the periplasmic domains of the complex. FtsQ, FtsL, and FtsB support FtsI in an extended conformation, with the FtsI transpeptidase domain lifted away from the membrane through interactions among the C-terminal domains. FtsN binds between FtsI and FtsL in a region rich in residues with superfission (activating) and dominant negative (inhibitory) mutations. Mutagenesis experiments and simulations suggest that the essential domain of FtsN links FtsI and FtsL together, potentially modulating interactions between the anchor-loop of FtsI and the putative catalytic cavity of FtsW, thus suggesting a mechanism of how FtsN activates the cell wall synthesis activities of FtsW and FtsI.
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- Brooke M Britton
- Department of Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, 725 N. Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA
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- Department of Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, 725 N. Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA
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- ITQB NOVA, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Lisbon, Av. da República, 2780-157, Oeiras, Portugal
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- Department of Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, 725 N. Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA
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- Department of Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, 725 N. Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA
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- Department of Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, 725 N. Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA.
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- ITQB NOVA, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Lisbon, Av. da República, 2780-157, Oeiras, Portugal.
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Westlund E, Bergenstråle A, Pokhrel A, Chan H, Skoglund U, Daley DO, Söderström B. Application of nanotags and nanobodies for live cell single-molecule imaging of the Z-ring in Escherichia coli. Curr Genet 2023; 69:153-163. [PMID: 37022498 PMCID: PMC10163087 DOI: 10.1007/s00294-023-01266-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2023] [Revised: 03/22/2023] [Accepted: 03/24/2023] [Indexed: 04/07/2023]
Abstract
Understanding where proteins are localized in a bacterial cell is essential for understanding their function and regulation. This is particularly important for proteins that are involved in cell division, which localize at the division septum and assemble into highly regulated complexes. Current knowledge of these complexes has been greatly facilitated by super-resolution imaging using fluorescent protein fusions. Herein, we demonstrate with FtsZ that single-molecule PALM images can be obtained in-vivo using a genetically fused nanotag (ALFA), and a corresponding nanobody fused to mEos3.2. The methodology presented is applicable to other bacterial proteins.
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- Emma Westlund
- Australian Institute for Microbiology and Infection, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, NSW, 2007, Australia
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Stockholm University, 106 91, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Australian Institute for Microbiology and Infection, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, NSW, 2007, Australia
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- Structural Cellular Biology Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, Okinawa, 904-0495, Japan
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- Structural Cellular Biology Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, Okinawa, 904-0495, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Stockholm University, 106 91, Stockholm, Sweden.
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- Australian Institute for Microbiology and Infection, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, NSW, 2007, Australia.
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