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In Vitro Analysis of E3 Ubiquitin Ligase Function
Published on: May 14, 2021
宿主编程细胞死亡防御的细菌抑制剂是一种E3泛素酶
Radmila Janjusevic1, Robert B Abramovitch, Gregory B Martin
1Laboratory of Structural Microbiology, Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10021, USA.
概括
伪蒙的注射剂蛋白 AvrPtoB 模仿宿主 E3 泛素酶以抑制植物免疫力. 这种细菌蛋白向编程细胞死亡 (PCD) 途径,这对于植物对病原体的防御至关重要.
科学领域:
- 植物病理学 植物病理学
- 分子生物学分子生物学
- 生物化学 生物化学
背景情况:
- 细菌病原体Pseudomonas syringae使用效应蛋白来操纵宿主过程.
- 编程细胞死亡 (PCD) 是对抗病原体入侵的关键植物防御机制.
- AvrPtoB是一种已知干扰植物免疫力的Pseudomonas注射器效应剂.
研究的目的:
- 为了研究AvrPtoB抑制植物免疫相关PCD的分子机制.
- 为了确定AvrPtoB是否具有与宿主防御抑制相关的酶活性.
主要方法:
- 对AvrPtoB.的C端域的结构分析.
- 在体外生化测试以评估泛素酶活性.
- 在AvrPtoB.中保存残留物的突变发生.
- 用番茄叶进行功能性测试,以评估抗PCD活性和毒性.
主要成果:
- AvrPtoB的C终端域与真核生物E3无素连接酶具有同质性.
- AvrPtoB 显示了 E3 泛基素结合酶活性.
- 破坏E2酶结合的突变取消了AvrPtoB在体外的结合酶和植物中的抗PCD活动.
- 损坏的AvrPtoB活性显著降低了西红中的细菌毒性.
结论:
- 伪虫使用AvrPtoB作为宿主E3无素连接酶的分子模仿物.
- 在抑制植物PCD和毒性方面,AvrPtoB的全方位化酶活性至关重要.
- 这项研究揭示了细菌病原体用来解除植物防御的新策略.
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