结晶结构的FimD带头人与其相似的FimC-FimH基底相结合
Gilles Phan1, Han Remaut, Tao Wang
1Institute of Structural and Molecular Biology, University College London and Birkbeck College, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HX, UK.
Nature
|June 4, 2011
概括
研究人员可视化了FimD的使用者.
科学领域:
- 细菌的粘附机制是细菌的粘附机制.
- 格拉姆阴性细菌的外膜输送蛋白质.
背景情况:
- 1型皮是格拉姆阴性细菌中关键的粘合纤维.
- 柱子组装涉及伴侣子单元复合体和聚合和转位的前卫.
- 了解带领者功能是细菌粘附和病变发生的关键.
研究的目的:
- 确定Pilus子单位纳入FimD使用者的结构基础.
- 想象一下FimD带来了与其相似的陪伴者-附着体综合体的复合体.
- 阐明蛋白质在细菌外膜上转移的机制.
主要方法:
- 全长FimD带领者与FimC-FimH复合体结合的X射线晶体学.
- 没有绑定的FimD转移域的结构分析.
- 使用电子磁共振 (EPR) 谱学的溶液状态结构确认.
主要成果:
- 晶体结构显示FimH被插入到FimD转位通道中.
- 伴随者-粘合素复合体的结合会诱导随行者的形状变化,取代插头域.
- 用户的N端域的位置是为了方便新子单位的结合.
结论:
- FimD-FimC-FimH结构为柱子组装周期提供了前所未有的洞察力.
- 这项研究捕捉了蛋白质载体分泌其基质的第一个结构视图.
- 这些发现有助于我们对细菌粘附和外膜蛋白质分泌的理解.
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