直接识别病原体XopQ的激活ROQ1抗体的结构
Raoul Martin1,2, Tiancong Qi3,4, Haibo Zhang3
1Biophysics Graduate Group, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA.
概括
植物免疫受体,核酸结合丰富的重复受体 (NLRs),直接识别细菌效应体. 这种结合会触发NLR寡合化和植物免疫信号通路的激活.
科学领域:
- 植物免疫力
- 分子生物学
- 结构生物学
背景情况:
- 植物和动物利用细胞内核酸结合丰富的重复受体 (NLR) 来检测病原体感染.
- 通过NLR感知病原体效应器并启动免疫反应的精确机制尚未完全理解.
研究的目的:
- 阐明效应器识别和NLR激活的结构基础.
- 描述与Xanthomonas euvesicatoria效应物XopQ结合的激活的ROQ1NLR的结构.
主要方法:
- 低温电子显微镜 (低温电子显微镜) 在3.8安格斯特罗姆分辨率.
- 对NLR效应器复合物的结构分析.
主要成果:
- 结构显示ROQ1与XopQ效应器的活性部位和表面残留物直接结合.
- 激活的ROQ1形成了四重体抵抗体,将Toll类互白素-1受体 (TIR) 域聚集在一起进行信号传递.
- 这表明直接的效应器识别机制导致NLR寡合化和激活.
结论:
- 通过NLR直接识别病原体是启动植物免疫的关键机制.
- 通过NLRs对植物抗体的依赖性激活通过TIR域促进下游免疫信号传递.
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