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Xuyang L, Cristina LM, Laura MA, Xu P. A clade of RHH proteins ubiquitous in Sulfolobales and their viruses regulates cell cycle progression. Nucleic Acids Res 2023; 51:1724-1739. [PMID: 36727447 PMCID: PMC9976892 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkad011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2022] [Revised: 12/30/2022] [Accepted: 01/29/2023] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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Cell cycle regulation is crucial for all living organisms and is often targeted by viruses to facilitate their own propagation, yet cell cycle progression control is largely underexplored in archaea. In this work, we reveal a cell cycle regulator (aCcr1) carrying a ribbon-helix-helix (RHH) domain and ubiquitous in the Thermoproteota of the order Sulfolobales and their viruses. Overexpression of several aCcr1 members including gp21 of rudivirus SIRV2 and its host homolog SiL_0190 of Saccharolobus islandicus LAL14/1 results in impairment of cell division, evidenced by growth retardation, cell enlargement and an increase in cellular DNA content. Additionally, both gp21 and SiL_0190 can bind to the motif AGTATTA conserved in the promoter of several genes involved in cell division, DNA replication and cellular metabolism thereby repressing or inducing their transcription. Our results suggest that aCcr1 silences cell division and drives progression to the S-phase in Sulfolobales, a function exploited by viruses to facilitate viral propagation.
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- Li Xuyang
- Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Ole Maaløes Vej 5, 2200 Copenhagen N, Denmark
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- Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Ole Maaløes Vej 5, 2200 Copenhagen N, Denmark
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- Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Ole Maaløes Vej 5, 2200 Copenhagen N, Denmark
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- Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Ole Maaløes Vej 5, 2200 Copenhagen N, Denmark
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Sun L, Zou X, Jiang M, Wu X, Chen Y, Wang Q, Wang Q, Chen L, Wu Y. The crystal structure of the TCP domain of PCF6 in Oryza sativa L. reveals an RHH-like fold. FEBS Lett 2020; 594:1296-1306. [PMID: 31898812 DOI: 10.1002/1873-3468.13727] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2019] [Revised: 12/13/2019] [Accepted: 12/18/2019] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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The Teosinte branched 1/Cycloidea/Proliferating cell factor (TCP) domain is an evolutionarily conserved DNA binding domain unique to the plant kingdom. To date, the functions of TCPs have been well studied, but the three-dimensional structure of the TCP domain is lacking. Here, we have determined the crystal structure of the TCP domain from OsPCF6. The structure reveals that the TCP domain adopts three short β-strands followed by a helix-loop-helix structure, distinct from the canonical basic helix-loop-helix structure. This folded domain shows high structural similarity to the ribbon-helix-helix (RHH) transcriptional repressors, a family of DNA binding proteins with a conserved 3D structural motif (RHH fold), indicating that TCPs could be reclassified as RHH proteins. Our work will provide insight toward a better understanding of the mechanisms underlying TCP protein function.
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- Lifang Sun
- Provincial University Key Laboratory of Cellular Stress Response and Metabolic Regulation, College of Life Science, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, China.,State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Molecular Biology, University of Geneva, Switzerland
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, China
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- Provincial University Key Laboratory of Cellular Stress Response and Metabolic Regulation, College of Life Science, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, China
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- Provincial University Key Laboratory of Cellular Stress Response and Metabolic Regulation, College of Life Science, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, China
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- Provincial University Key Laboratory of Cellular Stress Response and Metabolic Regulation, College of Life Science, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, China
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Hartman R, Eilers BJ, Bollschweiler D, Munson-McGee JH, Engelhardt H, Young MJ, Lawrence CM. The Molecular Mechanism of Cellular Attachment for an Archaeal Virus. Structure 2019; 27:1634-1646.e3. [PMID: 31587916 DOI: 10.1016/j.str.2019.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2019] [Revised: 08/21/2019] [Accepted: 09/16/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
Abstract
Sulfolobus turreted icosahedral virus (STIV) is a model archaeal virus and member of the PRD1-adenovirus lineage. Although STIV employs pyramidal lysis structures to exit the host, knowledge of the viral entry process is lacking. We therefore initiated studies on STIV attachment and entry. Negative stain and cryoelectron micrographs showed virion attachment to pili-like structures emanating from the Sulfolobus host. Tomographic reconstruction and sub-tomogram averaging revealed pili recognition by the STIV C381 turret protein. Specifically, the triple jelly roll structure of C381 determined by X-ray crystallography shows that pilus recognition is mediated by conserved surface residues in the second and third domains. In addition, the STIV petal protein (C557), when present, occludes the pili binding site, suggesting that it functions as a maturation protein. Combined, these results demonstrate a role for the namesake STIV turrets in initial cellular attachment and provide the first molecular model for viral attachment in the archaeal domain of life.
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- Ross Hartman
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT 59717, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT 59717, USA
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- Department of Molecular Structural Biology, Max-Planck-Institute for Biochemistry, Martinsried, Germany
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT 59717, USA
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- Department of Molecular Structural Biology, Max-Planck-Institute for Biochemistry, Martinsried, Germany
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT 59717, USA; Department of Plant Sciences and Plant Pathology, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT 59717, USA; The Thermal Biology Institute, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT 59717, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT 59717, USA; The Thermal Biology Institute, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT 59717, USA.
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Crowley EL, Rafferty SP. Review of lactose-driven auto-induction expression of isotope-labelled proteins. Protein Expr Purif 2019; 157:70-85. [PMID: 30708035 DOI: 10.1016/j.pep.2019.01.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2019] [Accepted: 01/18/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
Abstract
NMR is an important method in the structural and functional characterization of proteins, but such experiments typically require isotopic labelling because of the low natural abundance of the nuclei of interest. Isotope-labelled protein for NMR experiments is typically obtained from IPTG-inducible bacterial expression systems in a minimal media that contains labelled carbon or nitrogen sources. Optimization of expression conditions is crucial yet challenging; large amounts of labelled protein are desired, yet protein yields are lower in minimal media, while the labelled precursors are expensive. Faced with these challenges there is a growing body of literature that apply innovative methods of induction to optimize the yield of isotope-labelled protein. A promising technique is lactose-driven auto-induction as it mitigates user intervention and can lead to higher protein yields. This review assesses the current advances and limitations surrounding the ability of researchers to isotope label proteins using auto-induction, and it identifies key components for optimization.
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- Erika L Crowley
- Environmental and Life Sciences Graduate Program, Trent University, 1600 West Bank Drive, Peterborough, ON, K9J 0G2, Canada.
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- Department of Chemistry, Trent University, 1600 West Bank Drive, Peterborough, ON, K9J 0G2, Canada.
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Zhao Y, Cieplak M. Stability of structurally entangled protein dimers. Proteins 2018; 86:945-955. [DOI: 10.1002/prot.25526] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2018] [Revised: 04/23/2018] [Accepted: 05/14/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Yani Zhao
- Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences; Aleja Lotników 32/46, Warsaw 02668 Poland
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- Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences; Aleja Lotników 32/46, Warsaw 02668 Poland
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Goodman DA, Stedman KM. Comparative genetic and genomic analysis of the novel fusellovirus Sulfolobus spindle-shaped virus 10. Virus Evol 2018; 4:vey022. [PMID: 30094064 PMCID: PMC6080066 DOI: 10.1093/ve/vey022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
Abstract
Viruses that infect thermophilic Archaea are unique in both their structure and genetic makeup. The lemon-shaped fuselloviruses—which infect members of the order Sulfolobales, growing optimally at 80 °C and pH 3—are some of the most ubiquitous and best studied viruses of the thermoacidophilic Archaea. Nonetheless, much remains to be learned about these viruses. In order to investigate fusellovirus evolution, we have isolated and characterized a novel fusellovirus, Sulfolobus spindle-shaped virus 10 (formerly SSV-L1). Comparative genomic analyses highlight significant similarity with both SSV8 and SSV9, as well as conservation of promoter elements within the Fuselloviridae. SSV10 encodes five ORFs with no homology within or outside of the Fuselloviridae, as well as a putatively functional Cas4-like ORF, which may play a role in evading CRISPR-mediated host defenses. Moreover, we demonstrate the ability of SSV10 to withstand mutation in a fashion consistent with mutagenesis in SSV1.
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- David A Goodman
- Biology Department, Center for Life in Extreme Environments, Portland State University, Portland, OR, USA
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- Biology Department, Center for Life in Extreme Environments, Portland State University, Portland, OR, USA
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Zhao Y, Chwastyk M, Cieplak M. Structural entanglements in protein complexes. J Chem Phys 2018; 146:225102. [PMID: 29166058 DOI: 10.1063/1.4985221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
Abstract
We consider multi-chain protein native structures and propose a criterion that determines whether two chains in the system are entangled or not. The criterion is based on the behavior observed by pulling at both termini of each chain simultaneously in the two chains. We have identified about 900 entangled systems in the Protein Data Bank and provided a more detailed analysis for several of them. We argue that entanglement enhances the thermodynamic stability of the system but it may have other functions: burying the hydrophobic residues at the interface and increasing the DNA or RNA binding area. We also study the folding and stretching properties of the knotted dimeric proteins MJ0366, YibK, and bacteriophytochrome. These proteins have been studied theoretically in their monomeric versions so far. The dimers are seen to separate on stretching through the tensile mechanism and the characteristic unraveling force depends on the pulling direction.
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- Yani Zhao
- Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Aleja Lotników 32/46, PL-02668 Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Aleja Lotników 32/46, PL-02668 Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Aleja Lotników 32/46, PL-02668 Warsaw, Poland
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Sheppard C, Werner F. Structure and mechanisms of viral transcription factors in archaea. Extremophiles 2017; 21:829-838. [PMID: 28681113 PMCID: PMC5569661 DOI: 10.1007/s00792-017-0951-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2017] [Accepted: 06/23/2017] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
Abstract
Virus-encoded transcription factors have been pivotal in exploring the molecular mechanisms and regulation of gene expression in bacteria and eukaryotes since the birth of molecular biology, while our understanding of viral transcription in archaea is still in its infancy. Archaeal viruses do not encode their own RNA polymerases (RNAPs) and are consequently entirely dependent on their hosts for gene expression; this is fundamentally different from many bacteriophages and requires alternative regulatory strategies. Archaeal viruses wield a repertoire of proteins to expropriate the host transcription machinery to their own benefit. In this short review we summarise our current understanding of gene-specific and global mechanisms that viruses employ to chiefly downregulate host transcription and enable the efficient and temporal expression of the viral transcriptome. Most of the experimentally characterised archaeo-viral transcription regulators possess either ribbon-helix-helix or Zn-finger motifs that allow them to engage with the DNA in a sequence-specific manner, altering the expression of a specific subset of genes. Recently a novel type of regulator was reported that directly binds to the RNAP and shuts down transcription of both host and viral genes in a global fashion.
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- Carol Sheppard
- Division of Biosciences, Institute of Structural and Molecular Biology, University College London, London, WC1E 6BT, UK
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- Division of Biosciences, Institute of Structural and Molecular Biology, University College London, London, WC1E 6BT, UK.
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Fusco S, Liguori R, Limauro D, Bartolucci S, She Q, Contursi P. Transcriptome analysis of Sulfolobus solfataricus infected with two related fuselloviruses reveals novel insights into the regulation of CRISPR-Cas system. Biochimie 2015; 118:322-32. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2015.04.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2015] [Accepted: 04/08/2015] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Unravelling the Role of the F55 Regulator in the Transition from Lysogeny to UV Induction of Sulfolobus Spindle-Shaped Virus 1. J Virol 2015; 89:6453-61. [PMID: 25878101 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.00363-15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2015] [Accepted: 04/03/2015] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
Abstract
UNLABELLED Sulfolobus spindle-shaped virus 1 represents a model for studying virus-host interaction in harsh environments, and it is so far the only member of the family Fuselloviridae that shows a UV-inducible life cycle. Although the virus has been extensively studied, mechanisms underpinning the maintenance of lysogeny as well as those regulating the UV induction have received little attention. Recently, a novel SSV1 transcription factor, F55, was identified. This factor was able to bind in vitro to several sequences derived from the early and UV-inducible promoters of the SSV1 genome. The location of these binding sites together with the differential affinity of F55 for these sequences led to the hypothesis that this protein might be involved in the maintenance of the SSV1 lysogeny. Here, we report an in vivo survey of the molecular events occurring at the UV-inducible region of the SSV1 genome, with a focus on the binding profile of F55 before and after the UV irradiation. The binding of F55 to the target promoters correlates with transcription repression, whereas its dissociation is paralleled by transcription activation. Therefore, we propose that F55 acts as a molecular switch for the transcriptional regulation of the early viral genes. IMPORTANCE Functional genomic studies of SSV1 proteins have been hindered by the lack of similarity with other characterized proteins. As a result, few insights into their in vivo roles have been gained throughout the last 3 decades. Here, we report the first in vivo investigation of an SSV1 transcription regulator, F55, that plays a key role in the transition from the lysogenic to the induced state of SSV1. We show that F55 regulates the expression of the UV-inducible as well as the early genes. Moreover, the differential affinity of this transcription factor for these targets allows a fine-tuned and temporal coordinated regulation of transcription of viral genes.
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The Archaea-and their viruses-remain the most enigmatic of life's three domains. Once thought to inhabit only extreme environments, archaea are now known to inhabit diverse environments. Even though the first archaeal virus was described over 40 years ago, only 117 archaeal viruses have been discovered to date. Despite this small number, these viruses have painted a portrait of enormous morphological and genetic diversity. For example, research centered around the various steps of the archaeal virus life cycle has led to the discovery of unique mechanisms employed by archaeal viruses during replication, maturation, and virion release. In many instances, archaeal virus proteins display very low levels of sequence homology to other proteins listed in the public database, and therefore, structural characterization of these proteins has played an integral role in functional assignment. These structural studies have not only provided insights into structure-function relationships but have also identified links between viruses across all three domains of life.
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- Nikki Dellas
- Thermal Biology Institute and Departments of.,Plant Sciences and
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- Thermal Biology Institute and Departments of.,Plant Sciences and
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- Thermal Biology Institute and Departments of.,Chemistry and Biochemistry, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana 59717;
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- Thermal Biology Institute and Departments of.,Plant Sciences and
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Fonner BA, Tripet BP, Eilers BJ, Stanisich J, Sullivan-Springhetti RK, Moore R, Liu M, Lei B, Copié V. Solution structure and molecular determinants of hemoglobin binding of the first NEAT domain of IsdB in Staphylococcus aureus. Biochemistry 2014; 53:3922-33. [PMID: 24871270 PMCID: PMC4072347 DOI: 10.1021/bi5005188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
Abstract
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human pathogen Staphylococcus aureus acquires heme iron from hemoglobin (Hb) via the action of a series
of iron-regulated surface determinant (Isd) proteins. The cell wall
anchored IsdB protein is recognized as the predominant Hb receptor,
and is comprised of two NEAr transporter (NEAT) domains that act in
concert to bind, extract, and transfer heme from Hb to downstream
Isd proteins. Structural details of the NEAT 2 domain of IsdB have
been investigated, but the molecular coordination between NEAT 2 and
NEAT 1 to extract heme from hemoglobin has yet to be characterized.
To obtain a more complete understanding of IsdB structure and function,
we have solved the 3D solution structure of the NEAT 1 domain of IsdB
(IsdBN1) spanning residues 125–272 of the full-length
protein by NMR. The structure reveals a canonical NEAT domain fold
and has particular structural similarity to the NEAT 1 and NEAT 2
domains of IsdH, which also interact with Hb. IsdBN1 is
also comprised of a short N-terminal helix, which has not been previously
observed in other NEAT domain structures. Interestingly, the Hb binding
region (loop 2 of IsdBN1) is disordered in solution. Analysis
of Hb binding demonstrates that IsdBN1 can bind metHb weakly
and the affinity of this interaction is further increased by the presence
of IsdB linker domain. IsdBN1 loop 2 variants reveal that
phenylalanine 164 (F164) of IsdB is necessary for Hb binding and rapid
heme transfer from metHb to IsdB. Together, these findings provide
a structural role for IsdBN1 in enhancing the rate of extraction
of metHb heme by the IsdB NEAT 2 domain.
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- Brittany A Fonner
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Montana State University , 103 Chemistry and Biochemistry Building, PO Box 173400, Bozeman, Montana 59717-3400, United States
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Mason KE, Tripet BP, Parrott D, Fischer AM, Copié V. ¹H, ¹³C, ¹⁵N backbone and side chain NMR resonance assignments for the N-terminal RNA recognition motif of the HvGR-RBP1 protein involved in the regulation of barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) senescence. BIOMOLECULAR NMR ASSIGNMENTS 2014; 8:149-153. [PMID: 23417794 PMCID: PMC3672310 DOI: 10.1007/s12104-013-9472-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2012] [Accepted: 02/08/2013] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
Abstract
Leaf senescence is an important process in the developmental life of all plant species. Senescence efficiency influences important agricultural traits such as grain protein content and plant growth, which are often limited by nitrogen use. Little is known about the molecular mechanisms regulating this highly orchestrated process. To enhance our understanding of leaf senescence and its regulation, we have undertaken the structural and functional characterization of previously unknown proteins that are involved in the control of senescence in barley (Hordeum vulgare L.). Previous microarray analysis highlighted several barley genes whose transcripts are differentially expressed during senescence, including a specific gene which is greater than 40-fold up-regulated in the flag leaves of early- as compared to late-senescing near-isogenic barley lines at 14 and 21 days past flowering (anthesis). From inspection of its amino acid sequence, this gene is predicted to encode a glycine-rich RNA-binding protein herein referred to as HvGR-RBP1. HvGR-RBP1 has been expressed as a recombinant protein in Escherichia coli, and preliminary NMR data analysis has revealed that its glycine-rich C-terminal region [residues: 93-162] is structurally disordered whereas its N-terminal region [residues: 1-92] forms a well-folded domain. Herein, we report the complete (1)H, (13)C, and (15)N resonance assignments of backbone and sidechain atoms, and the secondary structural topology of the N-terminal RNA recognition motif (RRM) domain of HvGR-RBP1, as a first step to unraveling its structural and functional role in the regulation of barley leaf senescence.
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- Katelyn E. Mason
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Montana State University, Bozeman MT 59717
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Montana State University, Bozeman MT 59717
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- Department of Plant Sciences and Plant Pathology, Montana State University, Bozeman MT 59717
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- Department of Plant Sciences and Plant Pathology, Montana State University, Bozeman MT 59717
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Montana State University, Bozeman MT 59717
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Fonner BA, Tripet BP, Lui M, Zhu H, Lei B, Copié V. ¹H, ¹³C, ¹⁵N backbone and side chain NMR resonance assignments of the N-terminal NEAr iron transporter domain 1 (NEAT 1) of the hemoglobin receptor IsdB of Staphylococcus aureus. BIOMOLECULAR NMR ASSIGNMENTS 2014; 8:201-205. [PMID: 23686822 PMCID: PMC3796148 DOI: 10.1007/s12104-013-9483-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2013] [Accepted: 05/02/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
Abstract
Staphylococcus aureus is an opportunistic pathogen that causes skin and severe infections in mammals. Critical to S. aureus growth is its ability to scavenge iron from host cells. To this effect, S. aureus has evolved a sophisticated pathway to acquire heme from hemoglobin (Hb) as a preferred iron source. The pathway is comprised of nine iron-regulated surface determinant (Isd) proteins involved in heme capture, transport, and degradation. A key protein of the heme acquisition pathway is the surface-anchored hemoglobin receptor protein IsdB, which is comprised of two NEAr transporter (NEAT) domains that act in concert to bind Hb and extract heme for subsequent transfer to downstream acquisition pathway proteins. Despite significant advances in the structural knowledge of other Isd proteins, the structural mechanisms and molecular basis of the IsdB-mediated heme acquisition process are not well understood. In order to provide more insights into the mode of function of IsdB, we have initiated NMR structural studies of the first NEAT domain of IsdB (IsdB(N1)). Herein, we report the near complete (1)H, (13)C and (15)N resonance assignments of backbone and side chain atoms, and the secondary structural topology of the 148-residue IsdB NEAT 1 domain. The NMR results are consistent with the presence of eight β-strands and one α-helix characteristic of an immunoglobulin-like fold observed in other NEAT domain family proteins. This work provides a solid framework to obtain atomic-level insights toward understanding how IsdB mediates IsdB-Hb protein-protein interactions critical for heme capture and transfer.
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- Brittany A. Fonner
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Montana State University, Montana State University, Bozeman MT 59717
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Montana State University, Montana State University, Bozeman MT 59717
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- Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Montana State University, Bozeman MT 59717
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- Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Montana State University, Bozeman MT 59717
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- Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Montana State University, Bozeman MT 59717
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Montana State University, Montana State University, Bozeman MT 59717
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Molecular biology of fuselloviruses and their satellites. Extremophiles 2014; 18:473-89. [DOI: 10.1007/s00792-014-0634-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2013] [Accepted: 01/31/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Contursi P, Fusco S, Limauro D, Fiorentino G. Host and viral transcriptional regulators in Sulfolobus: an overview. Extremophiles 2013; 17:881-95. [PMID: 24085522 DOI: 10.1007/s00792-013-0586-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2013] [Accepted: 09/16/2013] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
Abstract
The genus Sulfolobus includes microorganisms belonging to the domain Archaea, sub-kingdom Crenarchaeota, living in geographically distant acidic hot springs. Their adaptation to such particular habitats requires finely regulated mechanisms of gene expression, among which, those modulated by sequence-specific transcription factors (TFs) play a key role. In this review, we summarize the current knowledge on the repertoires of TFs found in Sulfolobus spp. and their viruses, focusing on the description of their DNA-binding domains and their structure-function relationship.
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- Patrizia Contursi
- Dipartimento di Biologia, Università di Napoli Federico II, via Cinthia, Edificio 7, 80126, Napoli, Italy
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T(lys), a newly identified Sulfolobus spindle-shaped virus 1 transcript expressed in the lysogenic state, encodes a DNA-binding protein interacting at the promoters of the early genes. J Virol 2013; 87:5926-36. [PMID: 23514883 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.00458-13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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While studying the gene expression of the Sulfolobus spindle-shaped virus 1 (SSV1) in Sulfolobus solfataricus lysogenic cells, a novel viral transcript (T(lys)) was identified. Transcriptional analysis revealed that T(lys) is expressed only in the absence of UV irradiation and is downregulated during the growth of the lysogenic host. The correponding gene f55 lies between two transcriptional units (T6 and T(ind)) that are upregulated upon UV irradiation. The open reading frame f55 encodes a 6.3-kDa protein which shows sequence identity with negative regulators that fold into the ribbon-helix-helix DNA-binding motif. DNA-binding assays demonstrated that the recombinant F55, purified from Escherichia coli, is indeed a putative transcription factor able to recognize site specifically target sequences in the promoters of the early induced T5, T6, and T(ind) transcripts, as well as of its own promoter. Binding sites of F55 are included within a tandem-repeated sequence overlapping the transcription start sites and/or the B recognition element of the pertinent genes. The strongest binding was observed with the promoters of T5 and T6, and an apparent cooperativity in binding was observed with the T(ind) promoter. Taking together the transcriptional analysis data and the biochemical evidences, we surmise that the protein F55 is involved in the regulation of the lysogenic state of SSV1.
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A survey of protein structures from archaeal viruses. Life (Basel) 2013; 3:118-30. [PMID: 25371334 PMCID: PMC4187194 DOI: 10.3390/life3010118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2012] [Revised: 01/18/2013] [Accepted: 01/21/2013] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Viruses that infect the third domain of life, Archaea, are a newly emerging field of interest. To date, all characterized archaeal viruses infect archaea that thrive in extreme conditions, such as halophilic, hyperthermophilic, and methanogenic environments. Viruses in general, especially those replicating in extreme environments, contain highly mosaic genomes with open reading frames (ORFs) whose sequences are often dissimilar to all other known ORFs. It has been estimated that approximately 85% of virally encoded ORFs do not match known sequences in the nucleic acid databases, and this percentage is even higher for archaeal viruses (typically 90%–100%). This statistic suggests that either virus genomes represent a larger segment of sequence space and/or that viruses encode genes of novel fold and/or function. Because the overall three-dimensional fold of a protein evolves more slowly than its sequence, efforts have been geared toward structural characterization of proteins encoded by archaeal viruses in order to gain insight into their potential functions. In this short review, we provide multiple examples where structural characterization of archaeal viral proteins has indeed provided significant functional and evolutionary insight.
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Guillière F, Danioux C, Jaubert C, Desnoues N, Delepierre M, Prangishvili D, Sezonov G, Guijarro JI. Solution structure of an archaeal DNA binding protein with an eukaryotic zinc finger fold. PLoS One 2013; 8:e52908. [PMID: 23326363 PMCID: PMC3541406 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0052908] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2012] [Accepted: 11/23/2012] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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While the basal transcription machinery in archaea is eukaryal-like, transcription factors in archaea and their viruses are usually related to bacterial transcription factors. Nevertheless, some of these organisms show predicted classical zinc fingers motifs of the C2H2 type, which are almost exclusively found in proteins of eukaryotes and most often associated with transcription regulators. In this work, we focused on the protein AFV1p06 from the hyperthermophilic archaeal virus AFV1. The sequence of the protein consists of the classical eukaryotic C2H2 motif with the fourth histidine coordinating zinc missing, as well as of N- and C-terminal extensions. We showed that the protein AFV1p06 binds zinc and solved its solution structure by NMR. AFV1p06 displays a zinc finger fold with a novel structure extension and disordered N- and C-termini. Structure calculations show that a glutamic acid residue that coordinates zinc replaces the fourth histidine of the C2H2 motif. Electromobility gel shift assays indicate that the protein binds to DNA with different affinities depending on the DNA sequence. AFV1p06 is the first experimentally characterised archaeal zinc finger protein with a DNA binding activity. The AFV1p06 protein family has homologues in diverse viruses of hyperthermophilic archaea. A phylogenetic analysis points out a common origin of archaeal and eukaryotic C2H2 zinc fingers.
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Affiliation(s)
- Florence Guillière
- Institut Pasteur, Unité de RMN des Biomolécules, Département de Biologie Structurale et Chimie, Paris, France
- CNRS UMR 3528, Paris, France
- Université Paris 7 Denis Diderot, Paris, France
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- Institut Pasteur, Unité de Biologie Moléculaire du Gène chez les Extrêmophiles, Département de Microbiologie, Paris, France
- Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France
| | - Carole Jaubert
- Institut Pasteur, Unité de Biologie Moléculaire du Gène chez les Extrêmophiles, Département de Microbiologie, Paris, France
- Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France
| | - Nicole Desnoues
- Institut Pasteur, Unité de Biologie Moléculaire du Gène chez les Extrêmophiles, Département de Microbiologie, Paris, France
| | - Muriel Delepierre
- Institut Pasteur, Unité de RMN des Biomolécules, Département de Biologie Structurale et Chimie, Paris, France
| | - David Prangishvili
- Institut Pasteur, Unité de Biologie Moléculaire du Gène chez les Extrêmophiles, Département de Microbiologie, Paris, France
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- Institut Pasteur, Unité de Biologie Moléculaire du Gène chez les Extrêmophiles, Département de Microbiologie, Paris, France
- Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France
- * E-mail: (JIG); (GS)
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- Institut Pasteur, Unité de RMN des Biomolécules, Département de Biologie Structurale et Chimie, Paris, France
- CNRS UMR 3528, Paris, France
- * E-mail: (JIG); (GS)
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Structure and function of AvtR, a novel transcriptional regulator from a hyperthermophilic archaeal lipothrixvirus. J Virol 2012; 87:124-36. [PMID: 23055559 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.01306-12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The structural and functional analysis of the protein AvtR encoded by Acidianus filamentous virus 6 (AFV6), which infects the archaeal genus Acidianus, revealed its unusual structure and involvement in transcriptional regulation of several viral genes. The crystal structure of AvtR (100 amino acids) at 2.6-Å resolution shows that it is constituted of a repeated ribbon-helix-helix (RHH) motif, which is found in a large family of bacterial transcriptional regulators. The known RHH proteins form dimers that interact with DNA using their ribbon to create a central β-sheet. The repeated RHH motifs of AvtR superpose well on such dimers, but its central sheet contains an extra strand, suggesting either conformational changes or a different mode of DNA binding. Systematic evolution of ligands by exponential enrichment (SELEX) experiments combined with systematic mutational and computational analysis of the predicted site revealed 8 potential AvtR targets in the AFV6 genome. Two of these targets were studied in detail, and the complex role of AvtR in the transcriptional regulation of viral genes was established. Repressing transcription from its own gene, gp29, AvtR can also act as an activator of another gene, gp30. Its binding sites are distant from both genes' TATA boxes, and the mechanism of AvtR-dependent regulation appears to include protein oligomerization starting from the protein's initial binding sites. Many RHH transcriptional regulators of archaeal viruses could share this regulatory mechanism.
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