跨细菌NAD ((P) ((+)) 毒素需要延长因子Tu才能传递到细胞
John C Whitney1, Dennis Quentin2, Shin Sawai1
1Department of Microbiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA.
Cell
|October 13, 2015
概括
类动物
科学领域:
- 微生物学
- 细菌致病性
- 分子生物学
背景情况:
- 类型VI分泌 (T6S) 系统介导细菌间毒素的分泌,形成微生物群落.
- 使用T6S向竞争细菌注入效应蛋白.
研究的目的:
- 阐明来自Pseudomonas aeruginosa的T6S毒素Tse6的作用机制和细胞进入.
- 描述Tse6的结构特征及其与宿主因素的相互作用.
主要方法:
- 使用X射线晶体学对Tse6进行结构分析.
- 生物化学测试以确定Tse6的酶活性.
- 电子显微镜可视化T6S装置和毒素复合物.
- 用细菌遗传学来确定交互伙伴.
主要成果:
- 在目标细胞中,Tse6降解了必需的二核酸 (NAD) 和NADP.
- Tse6与单-ADP-ribosyltransferases具有结构上的相似性,但具有独特的循环.
- Tse6进入目标细胞需要与翻译延长因子Tu (EF-Tu) 结合.
- Tse6,EF-Tu和其他蛋白质形成了一个更大的组合,用于毒素出口和伴侣活动.
结论:
- 通过消耗细胞中必需的代谢物,Tse6作为一种强有力的毒素.
- EF-Tu作为Tse6传递的关键受体和伴侣.
- 该研究提供了细菌中通过T6S传递细胞间毒素的详细机制.
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