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RNA thermometer-coordinated assembly of the Yersinia injectisome. J Mol Biol 2022; 434:167667. [PMID: 35667470 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2022.167667] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2022] [Revised: 05/20/2022] [Accepted: 05/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The type III secretion system (T3SS) is indispensable for successful host cell infection by many Gram-negative pathogens. The molecular syringe delivers effector proteins that suppress the host immune response. Synthesis of T3SS components in Yersinia pseudotuberculosis relies on host body temperature, which induces the RNA thermometer (RNAT)-controlled translation of lcrF coding for a virulence master regulator that activates transcription of the T3SS regulon. The assembly of the secretion machinery follows a strict coordinated succession referred to as outside-in assembly, in which the membrane ring complex and the export apparatus represent the nucleation points. Two components essential for the initial assembly are YscJ and YscT. While YscJ connects the membrane ring complex with the export apparatus in the inner membrane, YscT is required for a functional export apparatus. Previous transcriptome-wide RNA structuromics data suggested the presence of unique intercistronic RNATs upstream of yscJ and yscT. Here, we show by reporter gene fusions that both upstream regions confer translational control. Moreover, we demonstrate the temperature-induced opening of the Shine-Dalgarno region, which facilitates ribosome binding, by in vitro structure probing and toeprinting methods. Rationally designed thermostable RNAT variants of the yscJ and yscT thermometers confirmed their physiological relevance with respect to T3SS assembly and host infection. Since we have shown in a recent study that YopN, the gatekeeper of type III secretion, also is under RNAT control, it appears that the synthesis, assembly and functionality of the Yersinia T3S machinery is coordinated by RNA-based temperature sensors at multiple levels.
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Milne-Davies B, Wimmi S, Diepold A. Adaptivity and dynamics in type III secretion systems. Mol Microbiol 2020; 115:395-411. [PMID: 33251695 DOI: 10.1111/mmi.14658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2020] [Revised: 11/17/2020] [Accepted: 11/23/2020] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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The type III secretion system is the common core of two bacterial molecular machines: the flagellum and the injectisome. The flagellum is the most widely distributed prokaryotic locomotion device, whereas the injectisome is a syringe-like apparatus for inter-kingdom protein translocation, which is essential for virulence in important human pathogens. The successful concept of the type III secretion system has been modified for different bacterial needs. It can be adapted to changing conditions, and was found to be a dynamic complex constantly exchanging components. In this review, we highlight the flexibility, adaptivity, and dynamic nature of the type III secretion system.
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- Bailey Milne-Davies
- Department of Ecophysiology, Max-Planck-Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Ecophysiology, Max-Planck-Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Ecophysiology, Max-Planck-Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, Marburg, Germany
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Muthuramalingam M, Whittier SK, Lovell S, Battaile KP, Tachiyama S, Johnson DK, Picking WL, Picking WD. The Structures of SctK and SctD from Pseudomonas aeruginosa Reveal the Interface of the Type III Secretion System Basal Body and Sorting Platform. J Mol Biol 2020; 432:166693. [PMID: 33122003 PMCID: PMC10550303 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2020.10.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2020] [Revised: 10/20/2020] [Accepted: 10/21/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Many Gram-negative bacterial pathogens use type III secretion systems (T3SS) to inject proteins into eukaryotic cells to subvert normal cellular functions. The T3SS apparatus (injectisome) shares a common architecture in all systems studied thus far, comprising three major components - the cytoplasmic sorting platform, envelope-spanning basal body and external needle with tip complex. The sorting platform consists of an ATPase (SctN) connected to "pods" (SctQ) having six-fold symmetry via radial spokes (SctL). These pods interface with the 24-fold symmetric SctD inner membrane ring (IR) via an adaptor protein (SctK). Here we report the first high-resolution structure of a SctK protein family member, PscK from Pseudomonas aeruginosa, as well as the structure of its interacting partner, the cytoplasmic domain of PscD (SctD). The cytoplasmic domain of PscD forms a forkhead-associated (FHA) fold, like that of its homologues from other T3SS. PscK, on the other hand, forms a helix-rich structure that does not resemble any known protein fold. Based on these structural findings, we present the first model for an interaction between proteins from the sorting platform and the IR. We also test the importance of the PscD residues predicted to mediate this electrostatic interaction using a two-hybrid analysis. The functional need for these residues in vivo was then confirmed by monitoring secretion of the effector ExoU. These structures will contribute to the development of atomic-resolution models of the entire sorting platform and to our understanding of the mechanistic interface between the sorting platform and the basal body of the injectisome.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66047, United States
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- Protein Structure Laboratory, Del Shankel Structural Biology Center, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66047, United States
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- IMCA-CAT, Hauptman Woodward Medical Research Institute, Argonne, IL 60439, United States
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66047, United States
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- Computational Chemical Biology Laboratory, Del Shankel Structural Biology Center, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66047, United States
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66047, United States
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66047, United States.
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Muthuramalingam M, Middaugh CR, Picking WD. The cytoplasmic portion of the T3SS inner membrane ring components sort into distinct families based on biophysical properties. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-PROTEINS AND PROTEOMICS 2019; 1867:787-793. [PMID: 31195141 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbapap.2019.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2019] [Revised: 06/04/2019] [Accepted: 06/07/2019] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Type III secretion systems are used by many Gram-negative bacteria to inject effector proteins into eukaryotic cells to subvert their normal activities. Structurally conserved portions of the type III secretion apparatus include a: basal body located within the bacterial envelope; an exposed needle with tip complex that delivers effectors across the target cell membrane; and cytoplasmic sorting platform that selects cargo and powers secretion. While structurally conserved, the individual proteins that make up this nanomachine are typically not interchangeable though they do tend to fall into families. Here we selected a single domain from the inner membrane ring of the basal body from six different type III secretion systems (called SctD using a proposed unifying nomenclature). The selected domain creates an integral interface between the basal body and the sorting platform. Therefore, it represents a pivotal point between two distinct assemblies. All six protein domains possess a structural motif called a forkhead-associated-like (FHA-like) domain but differ greatly in their sequences and solution behaviors. These differences are used here to define family boundaries for these FHA-like domains. The data parallel, though not precisely, family boundaries defined by other proteins within the apparatus and by phylogenetic analysis. Ultimately, differences in the families are likely to reflect differences in the activities of these type III secretion systems or the host niches in which these pathogens are found.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66047, United States of America
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- Higuchi Biosciences Center, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66047, United States of America; Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66047, United States of America.
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Type III secretion systems (T3SSs) afford Gram-negative bacteria an intimate means of altering the biology of their eukaryotic hosts--the direct delivery of effector proteins from the bacterial cytoplasm to that of the eukaryote. This incredible biophysical feat is accomplished by nanosyringe "injectisomes," which form a conduit across the three plasma membranes, peptidoglycan layer, and extracellular space that form a barrier to the direct delivery of proteins from bacterium to host. The focus of this chapter is T3SS function at the structural level; we will summarize the core findings that have shaped our understanding of the structure and function of these systems and highlight recent developments in the field. In turn, we describe the T3SS secretory apparatus, consider its engagement with secretion substrates, and discuss the posttranslational regulation of secretory function. Lastly, we close with a discussion of the future prospects for the interrogation of structure-function relationships in the T3SS.
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Functional Characterization of EscK (Orf4), a Sorting Platform Component of the Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli Injectisome. J Bacteriol 2016; 199:JB.00538-16. [PMID: 27795324 DOI: 10.1128/jb.00538-16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2016] [Accepted: 10/03/2016] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The type III secretion system (T3SS) is a supramolecular machine used by many bacterial pathogens to translocate effector proteins directly into the eukaryotic host cell cytoplasm. Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) is an important cause of infantile diarrheal disease in underdeveloped countries. EPEC virulence relies on a T3SS encoded within a chromosomal pathogenicity island known as the locus of enterocyte effacement (LEE). In this work, we pursued the functional characterization of the LEE-encoded protein EscK (previously known as Orf4). We provide evidence indicating that EscK is crucial for efficient T3S and belongs to the SctK (OrgA/YscK/MxiK) protein family, whose members have been implicated in the formation of a sorting platform for secretion of T3S substrates. Bacterial fractionation studies showed that EscK localizes to the inner membrane independently of the presence of any other T3SS component. Combining yeast two-hybrid screening and pulldown assays, we identified an interaction between EscK and the C-ring/sorting platform component EscQ. Site-directed mutagenesis of conserved residues revealed amino acids that are critical for EscK function and for its interaction with EscQ. In addition, we found that T3S substrate overproduction is capable of compensating for the absence of EscK. Overall, our data suggest that EscK is a structural component of the EPEC T3SS sorting platform, playing a central role in the recruitment of T3S substrates for boosting the efficiency of the protein translocation process. IMPORTANCE The type III secretion system (T3SS) is an essential virulence determinant for enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) colonization of intestinal epithelial cells. Multiple EPEC effector proteins are injected via the T3SS into enterocyte cells, leading to diarrheal disease. The T3SS is encoded within a genomic pathogenicity island termed the locus of enterocyte effacement (LEE). Here we unravel the function of EscK, a previously uncharacterized LEE-encoded protein. We show that EscK is central for T3SS biogenesis and function. EscK forms a protein complex with EscQ, the main component of the cytoplasmic sorting platform, serving as a docking site for T3S substrates. Our results provide a comprehensive functional analysis of an understudied component of T3SSs.
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Gaytán MO, Martínez-Santos VI, Soto E, González-Pedrajo B. Type Three Secretion System in Attaching and Effacing Pathogens. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2016; 6:129. [PMID: 27818950 PMCID: PMC5073101 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2016.00129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 115] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2016] [Accepted: 09/27/2016] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli and enterohemorrhagic E. coli are diarrheagenic bacterial human pathogens that cause severe gastroenteritis. These enteric pathotypes, together with the mouse pathogen Citrobacter rodentium, belong to the family of attaching and effacing pathogens that form a distinctive histological lesion in the intestinal epithelium. The virulence of these bacteria depends on a type III secretion system (T3SS), which mediates the translocation of effector proteins from the bacterial cytosol into the infected cells. The core architecture of the T3SS consists of a multi-ring basal body embedded in the bacterial membranes, a periplasmic inner rod, a transmembrane export apparatus in the inner membrane, and cytosolic components including an ATPase complex and the C-ring. In addition, two distinct hollow appendages are assembled on the extracellular face of the basal body creating a channel for protein secretion: an approximately 23 nm needle, and a filament that extends up to 600 nm. This filamentous structure allows these pathogens to get through the host cells mucus barrier. Upon contact with the target cell, a translocation pore is assembled in the host membrane through which the effector proteins are injected. Assembly of the T3SS is strictly regulated to ensure proper timing of substrate secretion. The different type III substrates coexist in the bacterial cytoplasm, and their hierarchical secretion is determined by specialized chaperones in coordination with two molecular switches and the so-called sorting platform. In this review, we present recent advances in the understanding of the T3SS in attaching and effacing pathogens.
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- Meztlli O Gaytán
- Departamento de Genética Molecular, Instituto de Fisiología Celular, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Ciudad de México, Mexico
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- Departamento de Genética Molecular, Instituto de Fisiología Celular, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Ciudad de México, Mexico
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- Departamento de Genética Molecular, Instituto de Fisiología Celular, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Ciudad de México, Mexico
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- Departamento de Genética Molecular, Instituto de Fisiología Celular, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Ciudad de México, Mexico
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Portaliou AG, Tsolis KC, Loos MS, Zorzini V, Economou A. Type III Secretion: Building and Operating a Remarkable Nanomachine. Trends Biochem Sci 2016; 41:175-189. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tibs.2015.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 121] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2015] [Revised: 09/16/2015] [Accepted: 09/18/2015] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Identification of Ser/Thr kinase and forkhead associated domains in Mycobacterium ulcerans: characterization of novel association between protein kinase Q and MupFHA. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2014; 8:e3315. [PMID: 25412098 PMCID: PMC4238996 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0003315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2013] [Accepted: 10/04/2014] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Background Mycobacterium ulcerans, the causative agent of Buruli ulcer in humans, is unique among the members of Mycobacterium genus due to the presence of the virulence determinant megaplasmid pMUM001. This plasmid encodes multiple virulence-associated genes, including mup011, which is an uncharacterized Ser/Thr protein kinase (STPK) PknQ. Methodology/Principal Findings In this study, we have characterized PknQ and explored its interaction with MupFHA (Mup018c), a FHA domain containing protein also encoded by pMUM001. MupFHA was found to interact with PknQ and suppress its autophosphorylation. Subsequent protein-protein docking and molecular dynamic simulation analyses showed that this interaction involves the FHA domain of MupFHA and PknQ activation loop residues Ser170 and Thr174. FHA domains are known to recognize phosphothreonine residues, and therefore, MupFHA may be acting as one of the few unusual FHA-domain having overlapping specificity. Additionally, we elucidated the PknQ-dependent regulation of MupDivIVA (Mup012c), which is a DivIVA domain containing protein encoded by pMUM001. MupDivIVA interacts with MupFHA and this interaction may also involve phospho-threonine/serine residues of MupDivIVA. Conclusions/Significance Together, these results describe novel signaling mechanisms in M. ulcerans and show a three-way regulation of PknQ, MupFHA, and MupDivIVA. FHA domains have been considered to be only pThr specific and our results indicate a novel mechanism of pSer as well as pThr interaction exhibited by MupFHA. These results signify the need of further re-evaluating the FHA domain –pThr/pSer interaction model. MupFHA may serve as the ideal candidate for structural studies on this unique class of modular enzymes. Mycobacterium ulcerans is a slow growing pathogen, which is prevalent in many tropical and sub-tropical countries. M. ulcerans possesses unique signaling pathways with only 13 STPK containing genes. This is strikingly different from its closest homolog Mycobacterium marinum and surprisingly closer to the human pathogen, Mycobacterium tuberculosis. PknQ, MupFHA and MupDivIVA are regulatory proteins encoded by the virulence determining plasmid pMUM001 of M. ulcerans. In addition to characterizing the STPK, we focused on deciphering the basis of interaction between the three partner proteins leading to the identification of critical residues. Present study describes the newly identified phosphoserine-based interactions, which is unique amongst the FHA-domain containing proteins. We confirmed our results using structural analysis via specific mutants and their interaction profiles. Importantly, these data highlight the significance of FHA domains and their role in understanding cellular signaling. This work will encourage further studies to elucidate role of M. ulcerans signaling systems. It will also raise questions like how less studied tropical bacterial pathogens acquire eukaryotic-like Ser/Thr protein kinase and exhibit unusual mechanisms to interact with its partner domains.
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Plano GV, Schesser K. The Yersinia pestis type III secretion system: expression, assembly and role in the evasion of host defenses. Immunol Res 2014; 57:237-45. [PMID: 24198067 DOI: 10.1007/s12026-013-8454-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Yersinia pestis, the etiologic agent of plague, utilizes a type III secretion system (T3SS) to subvert the defenses of its mammalian hosts. T3SSs are complex nanomachines that allow bacterial pathogens to directly inject effector proteins into eukaryotic cells. The Y. pestis T3SS is not expressed during transit through the flea vector, but T3SS gene expression is rapidly thermoinduced upon entry into a mammalian host. Assembly of the T3S apparatus is a highly coordinated process that requires the homo- and hetero-oligomerization over 20 Yersinia secretion (Ysc) proteins, several assembly intermediates and the T3S process to complete the assembly of the rod and external needle structures. The activation of effector secretion is controlled by the YopN/TyeA/SycN/YscB complex, YscF and LcrG in response to extracellular calcium and/or contact with a eukaryotic cell. Cell contact triggers the T3S process including the secretion and assembly of a pore-forming translocon complex that facilitates the translocation of effector proteins, termed Yersinia outer proteins (Yops), across the eukaryotic membrane. Within the host cell, the Yop effector proteins function to inhibit bacterial phagocytosis and to suppress the production of pro-inflammatory cytokines.
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- Gregory V Plano
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, 1600 NW 10th Avenue, Miami, FL, 33136, USA,
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Raasch K, Bocola M, Labahn J, Leitner A, Eggeling L, Bott M. Interaction of 2-oxoglutarate dehydrogenase OdhA with its inhibitor OdhI in Corynebacterium glutamicum: Mutants and a model. J Biotechnol 2014; 191:99-105. [PMID: 24905147 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2014.05.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2014] [Revised: 05/15/2014] [Accepted: 05/19/2014] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Pyruvate dehydrogenase and oxoglutarate dehydrogenase catalyze key reactions in central metabolism. In Corynebacterium glutamicum and related bacteria like Mycobacterium tuberculosis both activities reside in a novel protein supercomplex with the fusion protein OdhA catalyzing the conversion of oxoglutarate to succinyl-coenzyme A. This activity is inhibited by the forkhead-associated (FHA) domain of the small autoinhibitory protein OdhI. Here we used a biological screen which enabled us to isolate suppressor mutants that are influenced in OdhA-OdhI interaction. Five mutants carrying an OdhI mutation were isolated and one with an OdhA mutation. The OdhA mutein OdhA-C704E and three additional C704 variants were constructed. They exhibited unaltered or even slightly enhanced OdhA activity but showed reduced inhibition and interaction with OdhI. The FHA domain of OdhI was crystallized and its structure found in full agreement with previously determined NMR structures. Based on further structural studies, OdhA-OdhI crosslinking experiments, and modeling we discuss the experimental data generated on OdhA-OdhI interaction, with the latter protein representing a rare example of an FHA domain also recognizing a non-phosphorylated interaction partner.
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- Katharina Raasch
- Institute of Bio- and Geosciences, IBG-1: Biotechnology, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Jülich, Germany
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- Institute of Biotechnology, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
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- Institute of Complex Systems, ICS-6: Structural Biochemistry, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Jülich, Germany; Center for Structural Systems Biology, c/o DESY, Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute of Molecular Systems Biology, ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Bio- and Geosciences, IBG-1: Biotechnology, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Jülich, Germany
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- Institute of Bio- and Geosciences, IBG-1: Biotechnology, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Jülich, Germany.
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Abrusci P, McDowell MA, Lea SM, Johnson S. Building a secreting nanomachine: a structural overview of the T3SS. Curr Opin Struct Biol 2014; 25:111-7. [PMID: 24704748 PMCID: PMC4045390 DOI: 10.1016/j.sbi.2013.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2013] [Revised: 11/05/2013] [Accepted: 11/06/2013] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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To fulfill complex biological tasks, such as locomotion and protein translocation, bacteria assemble macromolecular nanomachines. One such nanodevice, the type III secretion system (T3SS), has evolved to provide a means of transporting proteins from the bacterial cytoplasm across the periplasmic and extracellular spaces. T3SS can be broadly classified into two highly homologous families: the flagellar T3SS which drive cell motility, and the non-flagellar T3SS (NF-T3SS) that inject effector proteins into eukaryotic host cells, a trait frequently associated with virulence. Although the structures and symmetries of ancillary components of the T3SS have diversified to match requirements of different species adapted to different niches, recent genetic, molecular and structural studies demonstrate that these systems are built by arranging homologous modular protein assemblies.
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- Patrizia Abrusci
- Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, Oxford University, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3RE, United Kingdom
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- Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, Oxford University, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3RE, United Kingdom
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- Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, Oxford University, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3RE, United Kingdom.
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- Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, Oxford University, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3RE, United Kingdom
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Diepold A, Wagner S. Assembly of the bacterial type III secretion machinery. FEMS Microbiol Rev 2014; 38:802-22. [PMID: 24484471 DOI: 10.1111/1574-6976.12061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 113] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2013] [Revised: 01/02/2014] [Accepted: 01/13/2014] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Many bacteria that live in contact with eukaryotic hosts, whether as symbionts or as pathogens, have evolved mechanisms that manipulate host cell behaviour to their benefit. One such mechanism, the type III secretion system, is employed by Gram-negative bacterial species to inject effector proteins into host cells. This function is reflected by the overall shape of the machinery, which resembles a molecular syringe. Despite the simplicity of the concept, the type III secretion system is one of the most complex known bacterial nanomachines, incorporating one to more than hundred copies of up to twenty different proteins into a multi-MDa transmembrane complex. The structural core of the system is the so-called needle complex that spans the bacterial cell envelope as a tripartite ring system and culminates in a needle protruding from the bacterial cell surface. Substrate targeting and translocation are accomplished by an export machinery consisting of various inner membrane embedded and cytoplasmic components. The formation of such a multimembrane-spanning machinery is an intricate task that requires precise orchestration. This review gives an overview of recent findings on the assembly of type III secretion machines, discusses quality control and recycling of the system and proposes an integrated assembly model.
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- Andreas Diepold
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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Burkinshaw BJ, Strynadka NCJ. Assembly and structure of the T3SS. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2014; 1843:1649-63. [PMID: 24512838 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2014.01.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2013] [Revised: 01/27/2014] [Accepted: 01/29/2014] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The Type III Secretion System (T3SS) is a multi-mega Dalton apparatus assembled from more than twenty components and is found in many species of animal and plant bacterial pathogens. The T3SS creates a contiguous channel through the bacterial and host membranes, allowing injection of specialized bacterial effector proteins directly to the host cell. In this review, we discuss our current understanding of T3SS assembly and structure, as well as highlight structurally characterized Salmonella effectors. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Protein trafficking and secretion in bacteria. Guest Editors: Anastassios Economou and Ross Dalbey.
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- Brianne J Burkinshaw
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Center for Blood Research, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z3, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Center for Blood Research, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z3, Canada.
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Barison N, Gupta R, Kolbe M. A sophisticated multi-step secretion mechanism: how the type 3 secretion system is regulated. Cell Microbiol 2013; 15:1809-17. [PMID: 23927570 DOI: 10.1111/cmi.12178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2013] [Revised: 07/31/2013] [Accepted: 08/01/2013] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Many Gram-negative pathogens utilize type 3 secretion systems (T3SSs) for a successful infection. The T3SS is a large macromolecular complex which spans both bacterial membranes and delivers effector proteins into the host cell. The infection requires spatiotemporal control of diverse sets of secreted effectors and various mechanisms have evolved to regulate T3SS in response to external stimuli. This review will describe mechanisms that may control type 3 secretion, revealing a multi-step regulatory strategy. We then propose an updated model of T3SS that illustrates different stages of secretion and integrates the most recent structural and functional data.
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- Nicola Barison
- Max-Planck-Institute for Infection Biology, Cellular Microbiology, Charitéplatz 1, 10117, Berlin, Germany
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Bergeron JRC, Worrall LJ, Sgourakis NG, DiMaio F, Pfuetzner RA, Felise HB, Vuckovic M, Yu AC, Miller SI, Baker D, Strynadka NCJ. A refined model of the prototypical Salmonella SPI-1 T3SS basal body reveals the molecular basis for its assembly. PLoS Pathog 2013; 9:e1003307. [PMID: 23633951 PMCID: PMC3635987 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1003307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2012] [Accepted: 03/02/2013] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
Abstract
The T3SS injectisome is a syringe-shaped macromolecular assembly found in pathogenic Gram-negative bacteria that allows for the direct delivery of virulence effectors into host cells. It is composed of a “basal body”, a lock-nut structure spanning both bacterial membranes, and a “needle” that protrudes away from the bacterial surface. A hollow channel spans throughout the apparatus, permitting the translocation of effector proteins from the bacterial cytosol to the host plasma membrane. The basal body is composed largely of three membrane-embedded proteins that form oligomerized concentric rings. Here, we report the crystal structures of three domains of the prototypical Salmonella SPI-1 basal body, and use a new approach incorporating symmetric flexible backbone docking and EM data to produce a model for their oligomeric assembly. The obtained models, validated by biochemical and in vivo assays, reveal the molecular details of the interactions driving basal body assembly, and notably demonstrate a conserved oligomerization mechanism. Gram-negative bacteria such as E. coli, Salmonella, Shigella, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Yersinia pestis are responsible for a wide range of diseases, from pneumonia to lethal diarrhea and plague. A common trait shared by these bacteria is their capacity to inject toxins directly inside the cells of infected individuals, thanks to a syringe-shaped “nano-machine” called the Type III Secretion System injectisome. These toxins lead to modifications of the host cell, allowing the bacteria to replicate efficiently and/or to evade the immune system, and are necessary to establish an infection. As a consequence, the injectisome is an important potential target for the development of novel therapeutics against bacterial infection. In this study, we focus on the basal body, an essential region of the injectisome that forms the continuous hollow channel across both membranes of the bacteria. We have used an array of biophysical methods to obtain an atomic model of the basal body. This model provides new insights as to how the basal body assembles at the surface of bacteria, and could be used for the design of novel antibiotics.
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Affiliation(s)
- Julien R. C. Bergeron
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Centre for Blood Research, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
| | - Liam J. Worrall
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Centre for Blood Research, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
| | - Nikolaos G. Sgourakis
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
| | - Frank DiMaio
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
| | - Richard A. Pfuetzner
- Department of Microbiology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
| | - Heather B. Felise
- Department of Microbiology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
| | - Marija Vuckovic
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Centre for Blood Research, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
| | - Angel C. Yu
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Centre for Blood Research, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
| | - Samuel I. Miller
- Department of Microbiology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
- Department of Genome Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
- Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
| | - David Baker
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
- Department of Genome Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
- * E-mail: (DB); (NCJS)
| | - Natalie C. J. Strynadka
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Centre for Blood Research, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- * E-mail: (DB); (NCJS)
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