菌素蛋白对黄金葡萄球菌 (Staphylococcus aureus) 进行促进体特异转录抑制
Joseph Osmundson1, Cristina Montero-Diez, Lars F Westblade
1The Rockefeller University, 1230 York Avenue, New York, NY 10065, USA.
Cell
|November 27, 2012
概括
菌体G1gp67蛋白通过向σ(A) 亚单元来抑制金黄色葡萄球菌RNA聚合酶 (RNAP). 这种强大的抑制剂通过与RNAP促进体综合体相互作用,选择性地阻断核糖体RNA转录.
科学领域:
- 细菌学 细菌学是一门学科.
- 分子生物学分子生物学
- 病毒学 病毒学
背景情况:
- 黄金葡萄球菌 (Sau) RNA聚合酶 (RNAP) 控制基因转录.
- 菌体G1 gp67是一种抑制SAU RNAP和细菌生长的蛋白质.
研究的目的:
- 阐明gp67抑制Sau RNAP转录的机制.
- 为了确定gp67与Sau RNAP的相互作用的结构基础.
主要方法:
- 结晶学以确定gp67-Sau σ(A) 域4复合体的2.0-Å分辨率结构.
- 对不同促进子类型的转录抑制的分析.
主要成果:
- gp67与Sau RNAP的σ(A) 子单元结合.
- gp67是核糖体RNA转录的强有力的抑制剂,但对大多数其他促进体的影响很小.
- 晶体结构揭示了gp67如何通过σ(A) 域4集成到RNAP促进体复合体中,而不会破坏其功能.
- gp67选择性地抑制了依赖α子单元C终端域 (αCTD) 与上游DNA相互作用的促进体.
结论:
- gp67采用一种促进体特定的转录抑制机制.
- 菌体蛋白通过σ(A) 与RNAP促进体复合体相互作用,但根据促进体结构选择性地损害αCTD功能.
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