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Mishra D, Srinivasan R. Catching a Walker in the Act-DNA Partitioning by ParA Family of Proteins. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:856547. [PMID: 35694299 PMCID: PMC9178275 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.856547] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2022] [Accepted: 04/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
Abstract
Partitioning the replicated genetic material is a crucial process in the cell cycle program of any life form. In bacteria, many plasmids utilize cytoskeletal proteins that include ParM and TubZ, the ancestors of the eukaryotic actin and tubulin, respectively, to segregate the plasmids into the daughter cells. Another distinct class of cytoskeletal proteins, known as the Walker A type Cytoskeletal ATPases (WACA), is unique to Bacteria and Archaea. ParA, a WACA family protein, is involved in DNA partitioning and is more widespread. A centromere-like sequence parS, in the DNA is bound by ParB, an adaptor protein with CTPase activity to form the segregation complex. The ParA ATPase, interacts with the segregation complex and partitions the DNA into the daughter cells. Furthermore, the Walker A motif-containing ParA superfamily of proteins is associated with a diverse set of functions ranging from DNA segregation to cell division, cell polarity, chemotaxis cluster assembly, cellulose biosynthesis and carboxysome maintenance. Unifying principles underlying the varied range of cellular roles in which the ParA superfamily of proteins function are outlined. Here, we provide an overview of the recent findings on the structure and function of the ParB adaptor protein and review the current models and mechanisms by which the ParA family of proteins function in the partitioning of the replicated DNA into the newly born daughter cells.
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Affiliation(s)
- Dipika Mishra
- School of Biological Sciences, National Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhubaneswar, India
- Homi Bhabha National Institutes, Mumbai, India
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- School of Biological Sciences, National Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhubaneswar, India
- Homi Bhabha National Institutes, Mumbai, India
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Sheng D, Chen X, Li Y, Wang J, Zhuo L, Li Y. ParC, a New Partitioning Protein, Is Necessary for the Active Form of ParA From Myxococcus pMF1 Plasmid. Front Microbiol 2021; 11:623699. [PMID: 33519784 PMCID: PMC7843461 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.623699] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2020] [Accepted: 12/16/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The ParABS partitioning system, a main driver of DNA segregation in bacteria, employs two proteins, ParA and ParB, for plasmid partition. The pMF1 plasmid from Myxococcus fulvus 124B02 has a par operon encoding a small acidic protein, ParC, in addition to type I ParA and ParB homologs. Here, we show that expression of parC upstream of parA (as in the natural case), but not ectopic expression, is essential for the plasmid inheritance in Myxococcus cells. Co-expression of parC upstream of parA was determined to form a soluble ParC-ParA heterodimer at a 1:1 ratio, while individual expression of parA or co-expression of parA with ectopic parC formed insoluble ParA proteins. Purified ParA proteins alone had no ATPase activity and was easily dimerized, while mixing ParA with ParC formed the ParC-ParA heterodimer with the ATPase and polymerization activities. Fusing ParC and ParA also produced soluble proteins and some chimeras restored the ATPase activity and plasmid inheritance. The results highlight that proximal location of parC before parA is critical to realize the functions of ParA in the partition of Myxococcus plasmid pMF1 and shed light on a new mechanism to realize a protein function by two separate proteins.
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- Duohong Sheng
- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Institute of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Institute of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Institute of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Institute of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Institute of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Institute of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao, China
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Caccamo M, Dobruk-Serkowska A, Rodríguez-Castañeda F, Pennica C, Barillà D, Hayes F. Genome Segregation by the Venus Flytrap Mechanism: Probing the Interaction Between the ParF ATPase and the ParG Centromere Binding Protein. Front Mol Biosci 2020; 7:108. [PMID: 32613008 PMCID: PMC7308502 DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2020.00108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2020] [Accepted: 05/08/2020] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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The molecular events that underpin genome segregation during bacterial cytokinesis have not been fully described. The tripartite segrosome complex that is encoded by the multiresistance plasmid TP228 in Escherichia coli is a tractable model to decipher the steps that mediate accurate genome partitioning in bacteria. In this case, a “Venus flytrap” mechanism mediates plasmid segregation. The ParG sequence-specific DNA binding protein coats the parH centromere. ParF, a ParA-type ATPase protein, assembles in a three-dimensional meshwork that penetrates the nucleoid volume where it recognizes and transports ParG-parH complexes and attached plasmids to the nucleoid poles. Plasmids are deposited at the nucleoid poles following the partial dissolution of the ParF network through a combination of localized ATP hydrolysis within the meshwork and ParG-mediated oligomer disassembly. The current study demonstrates that the conformation of the nucleotide binding pocket in ParF is tuned exquisitely: a single amino acid change that perturbs the molecular arrangement of the bound nucleotide moderates ATP hydrolysis. Moreover, this alteration also affects critical interactions of ParF with the partner protein ParG. As a result, plasmid segregation is inhibited. The data reinforce that the dynamics of nucleotide binding and hydrolysis by ParA-type proteins are key to accurate genome segregation in bacteria.
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- Marisa Caccamo
- Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Department of Biology, University of York, York, United Kingdom
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- Department of Biology, University of York, York, United Kingdom
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- Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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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
States
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Misra HS, Maurya GK, Kota S, Charaka VK. Maintenance of multipartite genome system and its functional significance in bacteria. J Genet 2018; 97:1013-1038. [PMID: 30262715] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Bacteria are unicellular organisms that do not show compartmentalization of the genetic material and other cellular organelles as seen in higher organisms. Earlier, bacterial genomes were defined as single circular chromosome and extrachromosomal plasmids. Recently, many bacteria were found harbouringmultipartite genome system and the numbers of copies of genome elements including chromosomes vary from one to several per cell. Interestingly, it is noticed that majority of multipartite genome-harbouring bacteria are either stress tolerant or pathogens. Further, it is observed that the secondary genomes in these bacteria encode proteins that are involved in bacterial genome maintenance and also contribute to higher stress tolerance, and pathogenicity in pathogenic bacteria. Surprisingly, in some bacteria the genes encoding the proteins of classical homologous recombination pathways are present only on the secondary chromosomes, and some do not have either of the classical homologous recombination pathways. This review highlights the presence of ploidy and multipartite genomes in bacterial system, the underlying mechanisms of genome maintenance and the possibilities of these features contributing to higher abiotic and biotic stress tolerance in these bacteria.
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- Hari Sharan Misra
- Molecular Biology Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai 400 085, India.
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Misra HS, Maurya GK, Kota S, Charaka VK. Maintenance of multipartite genome system and its functional significance in bacteria. J Genet 2018. [DOI: 10.1007/s12041-018-0969-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Grossman JD, Camire EJ, Perlstein DL. Approaches to Interrogate the Role of Nucleotide Hydrolysis by Metal Trafficking NTPases: The Nbp35-Cfd1 Iron-Sulfur Cluster Scaffold as a Case Study. Methods Enzymol 2018; 599:293-325. [PMID: 29746244 DOI: 10.1016/bs.mie.2017.11.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Nucleotide hydrolases play integral yet poorly understood roles in several metallocluster biosynthetic pathways. For example, the cytosolic iron-sulfur cluster assembly (CIA) is initiated by the CIA scaffold, an ATPase which builds new iron-sulfur clusters for proteins localized to the cytosol and the nucleus in eukaryotic organisms. While in vivo studies have demonstrated the scaffold's nucleotide hydrolase domain is vital for its function, in vitro approaches have not revealed tight allosteric coupling between the cluster scaffolding site and the ATPase site. Thus, the role of ATP hydrolysis has been hard to pinpoint. Herein, we describe methods to probe the nucleotide affinity and hydrolysis activity of the CIA scaffold from yeast, which is comprised of two homologous polypeptides called Nbp35 and Cfd1. In particular, we report two different equilibrium binding assays that make use of commercially available fluorescent nucleotide analogs. Importantly, these assays can be applied to probe nucleotide affinity of both the apo- and holo-forms of the CIA scaffold. Generally, these fluorescent nucleotide analogs have been underutilized to probe metal trafficking NTPase because one of the most commonly used probes, mantATP, which is labeled with the methylanthraniloyl probe via the 2' or 3' sugar hydroxyls, has an absorption which overlaps with the UV-Vis features of many metal-binding proteins. However, by exploiting analogs like BODIPY-FL and trinitrophenyl-labeled nucleotides which have better photophysical properties for metalloprotein applications, these approaches have the potential to reveal the mechanistic underpinnings of NTPases required for metallocluster biosynthesis.
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McLeod BN, Allison-Gamble GE, Barge MT, Tonthat NK, Schumacher MA, Hayes F, Barillà D. A three-dimensional ParF meshwork assembles through the nucleoid to mediate plasmid segregation. Nucleic Acids Res 2017; 45:3158-3171. [PMID: 28034957 PMCID: PMC5389482 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkw1302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2016] [Revised: 12/12/2016] [Accepted: 12/16/2016] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Genome segregation is a fundamental step in the life cycle of every cell. Most bacteria rely on dedicated DNA partition proteins to actively segregate chromosomes and low copy-number plasmids. Here, by employing super resolution microscopy, we establish that the ParF DNA partition protein of the ParA family assembles into a three-dimensional meshwork that uses the nucleoid as a scaffold and periodically shuttles between its poles. Whereas ParF specifies the territory for plasmid trafficking, the ParG partner protein dictates the tempo of ParF assembly cycles and plasmid segregation events by stimulating ParF adenosine triphosphate hydrolysis. Mutants in which this ParG temporal regulation is ablated show partition deficient phenotypes as a result of either altered ParF structure or dynamics and indicate that ParF nucleoid localization and dynamic relocation, although necessary, are not sufficient per se to ensure plasmid segregation. We propose a Venus flytrap model that merges the concepts of ParA polymerization and gradient formation and speculate that a transient, dynamic network of intersecting polymers that branches into the nucleoid interior is a widespread mechanism to distribute sizeable cargos within prokaryotic cells.
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- Brett N. McLeod
- Department of Biology, University of York, Wentworth Way, York YO10 5DD, UK
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- Department of Biology, University of York, Wentworth Way, York YO10 5DD, UK
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- Department of Biochemistry, Duke University Medical Center, Duke University, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Duke University Medical Center, Duke University, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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- Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK
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- Department of Biology, University of York, Wentworth Way, York YO10 5DD, UK
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Saeed S, Jowitt TA, Warwicker J, Hayes F. Breaking and restoring the hydrophobic core of a centromere-binding protein. J Biol Chem 2015; 290:9273-83. [PMID: 25713077 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m115.638148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2015] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The ribbon-helix-helix (RHH) superfamily of DNA-binding proteins is dispersed widely in procaryotes. The dimeric RHH fold is generated by interlocking of two monomers into a 2-fold symmetrical structure that comprises four α-helices enwrapping a pair of antiparallel β-strands (ribbon). Residues in the ribbon region are the principal determinants of DNA binding, whereas the RHH hydrophobic core is assembled from amino acids in both the α-helices and ribbon element. The ParG protein encoded by multiresistance plasmid TP228 is a RHH protein that functions dually as a centromere binding factor during segrosome assembly and as a transcriptional repressor. Here we identify residues in the α-helices of ParG that are critical for DNA segregation and in organization of the protein hydrophobic core. A key hydrophobic aromatic amino acid at one position was functionally substitutable by other aromatic residues, but not by non-aromatic hydrophobic amino acids. Nevertheless, intramolecular suppression of the latter by complementary change of a residue that approaches nearby from the partner monomer fully restored activity in vivo and in vitro. The interactions involved in assembling the ParG core may be highly malleable and suggest that RHH proteins are tractable platforms for the rational design of diverse DNA binding factors useful for synthetic biology and other purposes.
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- Sadia Saeed
- From the Faculty of Life Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom
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- From the Faculty of Life Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom
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- From the Faculty of Life Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom
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- From the Faculty of Life Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom
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