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Bases estructurales para la formación de poros de GSDMB y su orientación por IpaH7.8
Chengliang Wang1, Sonia Shivcharan1, Tian Tian1
1Department of Immunology, School of Medicine, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT, USA.
Nature
|March 29, 2023
Resumen
Los demás:
Área de la Ciencia:
- Biología molecular
- Inmunología
- Biología estructural
Sus antecedentes:
- Las gasderminas (GSDM) son proteínas formadoras de poros cruciales para la piroptosis, un mecanismo de defensa del huésped.
- Se debaten las propiedades únicas y el potencial piroptótico de GSDMB, aunque exhibe actividad bactericida directa.
- Shigella evita la defensa mediada por GSDMB a través del efector IpaH7.8, que apunta a GSDMB para su degradación.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Para aclarar la base estructural de Shigella IpaH7.8 reconocimiento y la orientación de GSDMB.
- Investigar la regulación estructural de la formación de poros del GSDMB y la actividad piroptótica.
Principales métodos:
- Se utilizó microscopía electrónica criogénica (cryo-EM) para determinar las estructuras del complejo GSDMB-IpaH7.8 y el poro GSDMB.
- El análisis estructural identificó los principales residuos y motivos involucrados en las interacciones y regulación proteína-proteína.
Principales resultados:
- La estructura cryo-EM reveló un motivo de tres residuos cargados negativamente en GSDMB reconocidos por Shigella IpaH7.8, lo que explica la especificidad de la especie.
- La estructura del poro GSDMB destacó el papel del enlace interdominio alternativo regulado por el empalme en la modulación de la actividad piroptótica.
- Las isoformas de GSDMB con enlaces canónicos mostraron piroptosis normal, mientras que otras tenían actividad atenuada o nula.
Conclusiones:
- Este estudio revela los mecanismos moleculares por los cuales Shigella IpaH7.8 se dirige a GSDMB.
- Un motivo estructural específico en GSDMB es crítico para el reconocimiento de IpaH7.8 y dicta la especificidad de la especie.
- El empalme alternativo del enlace interdominio GSDMB tiene un impacto significativo en su función piroptótica.
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