细胞内病原体效应因子通过抑制mRNA衰变来重新编程宿主基因表达.
Yevgen Levdansky1, Justin C Deme1, David J Turner1
1National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Frederick, MD, USA.
Nature communications
|July 12, 2025
概括
细菌病原体Legionella pneumophila使用其效应因子PieF通过准CCR4-NOT死亡酶复合体来阻止宿主mRNA衰变. 这种新的机制抑制了死化,影响了宿主细胞周期的进展.
科学领域:
- 微生物学 微生物学
- 分子生物学分子生物学
- 生物化学 生物化学
背景情况:
- 肺炎杆菌是一种细胞内细菌病原体,可以将效应蛋白注入宿主细胞.
- 这些效应器操纵宿主细胞过程,促进细菌的生存和繁殖.
研究的目的:
- 阐明军团菌效应因子PieF扰乱宿主mRNA衰变的机制.
- 为了研究PieF与人类CCR4-NOT死亡酶复合物的相互作用.
主要方法:
- 高分辨率冷电子显微镜 (cryo-EM) 用于确定结构细节.
- 生物化学分析以评估结合 afinities 和酶活性.
主要成果:
- PieF与CCR4-NOT的NOT7和NOT8子单元具有高度亲和力.
- PieF阻碍了RNA的接入,并将催化剂Mg2+离子从活性部位移除.
- PieF 抑制了功能性死亡酶复合物的组装,并阻断了mRNA多A尾部的缩短和降解.
结论:
- PieF采用了一种独特的机制,以高强度和选择性抑制宿主mRNA死亡化.
- 这种调节宿主基因表达的细菌策略阻碍了人类细胞的细胞周期进展.
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