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与T6SS相关的Rhs毒素封装:对细菌武器和自我保护的结构和生物信息洞察力

Claudia S Kielkopf¹, Mikhail M Shneider², Petr G Leiman³

¹Structural Biology of Molecular Machines Group, Protein Structure & Function Program, Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein Research, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Blegdamsvej 3B, 2200 Copenhagen, Denmark.

Structure (London, England : 1993)

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概括

细菌类型VI分泌系统 (T6SS) 的Rhs核心蛋白形成了毒素输送的保护. 这种结构保护生产细胞,并促进细胞内毒素释放到细胞中.

科学领域:

微生物学微生物学
结构生物学结构生物学
细菌病原体的产生

背景情况:

六型分泌系统 (T6SS) 是一种复杂的分子机器,由细菌用于细菌间和宿主细胞相互作用.
重组热点 (Rhs) 蛋白质是T6SS提供的流行效应体,具有多种C端毒素域和保存的YD重复含核.
了解Rhs核的结构对于阐明它们在毒素输送和宿主-病原体相互作用中的功能至关重要.

研究的目的:

为了确定三维结构的Rhs核心蛋白质从沙门氏菌 bongori和阿德文氏菌 mimigardefordensis.
研究Rhs核心的结构组织及其与相关毒素域的关系.
阐明Rhs核心结构在毒素输送和细菌防御机制中的功能意义.

主要方法:

采用X射线晶体学来解析PAAR和VgrG结合的Rhs核心蛋白的结构.
生物信息学分析被用来评估Rhs毒素的细胞内定位和功能.
进行了比较结构分析,以了解Rhs核心的保存特征.

主要成果:

揭示了Rhs核心结构,揭示了一个大状的组件,主要由带负电荷的内部空洞的β片组成.
沙门氏菌邦戈里Rhs蛋白的C端毒素域在Rhs外内没有表现出有序密度,这表明它是展开的.
生物信息学数据表明,Rhs毒素主要在细胞内起作用.

结论:

该Rhs核心作为一个保护区,屏蔽毒素从生产细胞的细胞质.
Rhs 核心作为一个高效的输送装置,促进毒素转移到细胞.
结构和功能数据表明,Rhs核具有双重作用:一种自我保护机制和一种专门的毒素输送系统.

关键词:

这就是PAAR PAAR.这就是为什么RHSRHSRHS.在VgrG中,VgrG是VgrG.在X射线晶体学.毒素毒素是一种毒素.第6类分泌系统.

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