细菌Shedu免疫核酶共享一个由各种传感器领域调节的共同酶核心
Yajie Gu1, Huan Li2, Amar Deep1
1Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla CA 92093.
bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology
|August 23, 2023
概括
影子核酶是原生生物免疫系统,可以防御病毒. 结构研究揭示了Shedu如何激活,形成DNA分裂的八合体,由多种N端域调节.
科学领域:
- 分子生物学分子生物学
- 结构生物学 结构生物学
- 免疫学 免疫学 免疫学
背景情况:
- Prokaryotes 拥有复杂的抗菌体防御机制.
- 谢杜核酶代表一种单蛋白免疫系统,这种免疫系统存在于 prokaryotes 中.
研究的目的:
- 为了阐明Bacillus cereus Shedu激活的结构基础.
- 研究N端域在Shedu调节中的作用.
- 探索Shedu同类物种之间监管领域的多样性.
主要方法:
- 对Shedu. 的非活性和活性形式的结构分析.
- 生物化学测试用于研究酶激活和DNA裂变.
- 对大量Shedu同类生物的生物信息分析.
主要成果:
- 不活跃的Shedu存在于一个同位四体和一个被隔离的催化残留物.
- 激活会诱导形状变化,形成用于DNA裂变的同型八分体.
- N-终端域以全性方式抑制Shedu,其去除导致激活.
- 生物信息分析确定了79个不同的N端域家族,跨越8个功能类.
结论:
- 谢杜是一种多功能免疫核酶家族,具有保存的催化核心.
- 不同的N端域提供了监管控制,可能会感知各种与感染有关的信号.
- 了解Shedu激活提供了关于 prokaryotic 抗病毒免疫力的见解.
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