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Junglas B, Hudina E, Schönnenbeck P, Ritter I, Heddier A, Santiago-Schübel B, Huesgen PF, Schneider D, Sachse C. Structural plasticity of bacterial ESCRT-III protein PspA in higher-order assemblies. Nat Struct Mol Biol 2025; 32:23-34. [PMID: 39152237 PMCID: PMC11746142 DOI: 10.1038/s41594-024-01359-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2023] [Accepted: 06/21/2024] [Indexed: 08/19/2024]
Abstract
Eukaryotic members of the endosome sorting complex required for transport-III (ESCRT-III) family have been shown to form diverse higher-order assemblies. The bacterial phage shock protein A (PspA) has been identified as a member of the ESCRT-III superfamily, and PspA homo-oligomerizes to form rod-shaped assemblies. As observed for eukaryotic ESCRT-III, PspA forms tubular assemblies of varying diameters. Using electron cryo-electron microscopy, we determined 61 Synechocystis PspA structures and observed in molecular detail how the structural plasticity of PspA rods is mediated by conformational changes at three hinge regions in the monomer and by the fixed and changing molecular contacts between protomers. Moreover, we reduced and increased the structural plasticity of PspA rods by removing the loop connecting helices α3/α4 and the addition of nucleotides, respectively. Based on our analysis of PspA-mediated membrane remodeling, we suggest that the observed mode of structural plasticity is a prerequisite for the biological function of ESCRT-III members.
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- Benedikt Junglas
- Ernst-Ruska Centre for Microscopy and Spectroscopy with Electrons, ER-C-3/Structural Biology, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Jülich, Germany
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- Ernst-Ruska Centre for Microscopy and Spectroscopy with Electrons, ER-C-3/Structural Biology, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Jülich, Germany
- Department of Biology, Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Ernst-Ruska Centre for Microscopy and Spectroscopy with Electrons, ER-C-3/Structural Biology, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Jülich, Germany
- Department of Biology, Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Ernst-Ruska Centre for Microscopy and Spectroscopy with Electrons, ER-C-3/Structural Biology, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Jülich, Germany
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- Ernst-Ruska Centre for Microscopy and Spectroscopy with Electrons, ER-C-3/Structural Biology, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Jülich, Germany
- Department of Biology, Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Zentralinstitut für Engineering, Elektronik und Analytik (ZEA-3), Forschungszentrum Jülich, Jülich, Germany
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- Zentralinstitut für Engineering, Elektronik und Analytik (ZEA-3), Forschungszentrum Jülich, Jülich, Germany
- Cluster of Excellence on Aging-related Disorders (CECAD), Medical Faculty and University Hospital, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
- Institute of Biochemistry, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Mainz, Germany
- Institute of Molecular Physiology, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Ernst-Ruska Centre for Microscopy and Spectroscopy with Electrons, ER-C-3/Structural Biology, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Jülich, Germany.
- Department of Biology, Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany.
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Junglas B, Huber ST, Heidler T, Schlösser L, Mann D, Hennig R, Clarke M, Hellmann N, Schneider D, Sachse C. PspA adopts an ESCRT-III-like fold and remodels bacterial membranes. Cell 2021; 184:3674-3688.e18. [PMID: 34166616 DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2021.05.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2020] [Revised: 03/01/2021] [Accepted: 05/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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PspA is the main effector of the phage shock protein (Psp) system and preserves the bacterial inner membrane integrity and function. Here, we present the 3.6 Å resolution cryoelectron microscopy (cryo-EM) structure of PspA assembled in helical rods. PspA monomers adopt a canonical ESCRT-III fold in an extended open conformation. PspA rods are capable of enclosing lipids and generating positive membrane curvature. Using cryo-EM, we visualized how PspA remodels membrane vesicles into μm-sized structures and how it mediates the formation of internalized vesicular structures. Hotspots of these activities are zones derived from PspA assemblies, serving as lipid transfer platforms and linking previously separated lipid structures. These membrane fusion and fission activities are in line with the described functional properties of bacterial PspA/IM30/LiaH proteins. Our structural and functional analyses reveal that bacterial PspA belongs to the evolutionary ancestry of ESCRT-III proteins involved in membrane remodeling.
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- Benedikt Junglas
- Ernst-Ruska Centre for Microscopy and Spectroscopy with Electrons, ER-C-3/Structural Biology, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany; JuStruct: Jülich Center for Structural Biology, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany; Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Structural and Computational Biology Unit, Meyerhofstraße 1, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Ernst-Ruska Centre for Microscopy and Spectroscopy with Electrons, ER-C-3/Structural Biology, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany; JuStruct: Jülich Center for Structural Biology, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Ernst-Ruska Centre for Microscopy and Spectroscopy with Electrons, ER-C-3/Structural Biology, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany; JuStruct: Jülich Center for Structural Biology, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Structural and Computational Biology Unit, Meyerhofstraße 1, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, 55128 Mainz, Germany; Institute of Molecular Physiology, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, 55128 Mainz, Germany.
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- Ernst-Ruska Centre for Microscopy and Spectroscopy with Electrons, ER-C-3/Structural Biology, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany; JuStruct: Jülich Center for Structural Biology, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany; Department of Biology, Heinrich Heine University, Universitätsstr. 1, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany.
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Siebenaller C, Schlösser L, Junglas B, Schmidt-Dengler M, Jacob D, Hellmann N, Sachse C, Helm M, Schneider D. Binding and/or hydrolysis of purine-based nucleotides is not required for IM30 ring formation. FEBS Lett 2021; 595:1876-1885. [PMID: 34060653 DOI: 10.1002/1873-3468.14140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2020] [Revised: 04/30/2021] [Accepted: 05/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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IM30, the inner membrane-associated protein of 30 kDa, is conserved in cyanobacteria and chloroplasts. Although its exact physiological function is still mysterious, IM30 is clearly essential for thylakoid membrane biogenesis and/or dynamics. Recently, a cryptic IM30 GTPase activity has been reported, albeit thus far no physiological function has been attributed to this. Yet, it is still possible that GTP binding/hydrolysis affects formation of the prototypical large homo-oligomeric IM30 ring and rod structures. Here, we show that the Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 IM30 protein in fact is an NTPase that hydrolyzes GTP and ATP, but not CTP or UTP, with about identical rates. While IM30 forms large oligomeric ring complexes, nucleotide binding and/or hydrolysis are clearly not required for ring formation.
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- Carmen Siebenaller
- Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany.,Ernst-Ruska Centre for Microscopy and Spectroscopy with Electrons (ER-C-3/Structural Biology), Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany.,JuStruct: Jülich Center for Structural Biology, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany
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- Institute for Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany
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- Institute for Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany
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- Ernst-Ruska Centre for Microscopy and Spectroscopy with Electrons (ER-C-3/Structural Biology), Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany.,JuStruct: Jülich Center for Structural Biology, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany
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- Institute for Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany.,Institute of Molecular Physiology, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany
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Theis J, Niemeyer J, Schmollinger S, Ries F, Rütgers M, Gupta TK, Sommer F, Muranaka LS, Venn B, Schulz-Raffelt M, Willmund F, Engel BD, Schroda M. VIPP2 interacts with VIPP1 and HSP22E/F at chloroplast membranes and modulates a retrograde signal for HSP22E/F gene expression. PLANT, CELL & ENVIRONMENT 2020; 43:1212-1229. [PMID: 31994740 DOI: 10.1111/pce.13732] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2018] [Revised: 01/22/2020] [Accepted: 01/23/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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VIPP proteins aid thylakoid biogenesis and membrane maintenance in cyanobacteria, algae, and plants. Some members of the Chlorophyceae contain two VIPP paralogs termed VIPP1 and VIPP2, which originate from an early gene duplication event during the evolution of green algae. VIPP2 is barely expressed under nonstress conditions but accumulates in cells exposed to high light intensities or H2 O2 , during recovery from heat stress, and in mutants with defective integration (alb3.1) or translocation (secA) of thylakoid membrane proteins. Recombinant VIPP2 forms rod-like structures in vitro and shows a strong affinity for phosphatidylinositol phosphate. Under stress conditions, >70% of VIPP2 is present in membrane fractions and localizes to chloroplast membranes. A vipp2 knock-out mutant displays no growth phenotypes and no defects in the biogenesis or repair of photosystem II. However, after exposure to high light intensities, the vipp2 mutant accumulates less HSP22E/F and more LHCSR3 protein and transcript. This suggests that VIPP2 modulates a retrograde signal for the expression of nuclear genes HSP22E/F and LHCSR3. Immunoprecipitation of VIPP2 from solubilized cells and membrane-enriched fractions revealed major interactions with VIPP1 and minor interactions with HSP22E/F. Our data support a distinct role of VIPP2 in sensing and coping with chloroplast membrane stress.
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- Jasmine Theis
- Molekulare Biotechnologie & Systembiologie, TU Kaiserslautern, Kaiserslautern, Germany
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- Molekulare Biotechnologie & Systembiologie, TU Kaiserslautern, Kaiserslautern, Germany
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- Molekulare Biotechnologie & Systembiologie, TU Kaiserslautern, Kaiserslautern, Germany
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- Molecular Genetics of Eukaryotes, TU Kaiserslautern, Kaiserslautern, Germany
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- Molekulare Biotechnologie & Systembiologie, TU Kaiserslautern, Kaiserslautern, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Structural Biology, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Martinsried, Germany
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- Molekulare Biotechnologie & Systembiologie, TU Kaiserslautern, Kaiserslautern, Germany
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- Molekulare Biotechnologie & Systembiologie, TU Kaiserslautern, Kaiserslautern, Germany
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- Molekulare Biotechnologie & Systembiologie, TU Kaiserslautern, Kaiserslautern, Germany
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- Molecular Genetics of Eukaryotes, TU Kaiserslautern, Kaiserslautern, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Structural Biology, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Martinsried, Germany
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- Molekulare Biotechnologie & Systembiologie, TU Kaiserslautern, Kaiserslautern, Germany
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Siebenaller C, Junglas B, Schneider D. Functional Implications of Multiple IM30 Oligomeric States. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2019; 10:1500. [PMID: 31824532 PMCID: PMC6882379 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2019.01500] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2019] [Accepted: 10/29/2019] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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The inner membrane-associated protein of 30 kDa (IM30), also known as the vesicle-inducing protein in plastids 1 (Vipp1), is essential for photo-autotrophic growth of cyanobacteria, algae and higher plants. While its exact function still remains largely elusive, it is commonly accepted that IM30 is crucially involved in thylakoid membrane biogenesis, stabilization and/or maintenance. A characteristic feature of IM30 is its intrinsic propensity to form large homo-oligomeric protein complexes. 15 years ago, it has been reported that these supercomplexes have a ring-shaped structure. However, the in vivo significance of these ring structures is not finally resolved yet and the formation of more complex assemblies has been reported. We here present and discuss research on IM30 conducted within the past 25 years with a special emphasis on the question of why we potentially need IM30 supercomplexes in vivo.
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- Department of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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VIPP1 rods engulf membranes containing phosphatidylinositol phosphates. Sci Rep 2019; 9:8725. [PMID: 31217458 PMCID: PMC6584618 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-44259-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2018] [Accepted: 05/14/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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In cyanobacteria and plants, VIPP1 plays crucial roles in the biogenesis and repair of thylakoid membrane protein complexes and in coping with chloroplast membrane stress. In chloroplasts, VIPP1 localizes in distinct patterns at or close to envelope and thylakoid membranes. In vitro, VIPP1 forms higher-order oligomers of >1 MDa that organize into rings and rods. However, it remains unknown how VIPP1 oligomerization is related to function. Using time-resolved fluorescence anisotropy and sucrose density gradient centrifugation, we show here that Chlamydomonas reinhardtii VIPP1 binds strongly to liposomal membranes containing phosphatidylinositol-4-phosphate (PI4P). Cryo-electron tomography reveals that VIPP1 oligomerizes into rods that can engulf liposomal membranes containing PI4P. These findings place VIPP1 into a group of membrane-shaping proteins including epsin and BAR domain proteins. Moreover, they point to a potential role of phosphatidylinositols in directing the shaping of chloroplast membranes.
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Heidrich J, Thurotte A, Schneider D. Specific interaction of IM30/Vipp1 with cyanobacterial and chloroplast membranes results in membrane remodeling and eventually in membrane fusion. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2016; 1859:537-549. [PMID: 27693914 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2016.09.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2016] [Revised: 09/19/2016] [Accepted: 09/21/2016] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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The photosynthetic light reaction takes place within the thylakoid membrane system in cyanobacteria and chloroplasts. Besides its global importance, the biogenesis, maintenance and dynamics of this membrane system are still a mystery. In the last two decades, strong evidence supported the idea that these processes involve IM30, the inner membrane-associated protein of 30kDa, a protein also known as the vesicle-inducing protein in plastids 1 (Vipp1). Even though we just only begin to understand the precise physiological function of this protein, it is clear that interaction of IM30 with membranes is crucial for biogenesis of thylakoid membranes. Here we summarize and discuss forces guiding IM30-membrane interactions, as the membrane properties as well as the oligomeric state of IM30 appear to affect proper interaction of IM30 with membrane surfaces. Interaction of IM30 with membranes results in an altered membrane structure and can finally trigger fusion of adjacent membranes, when Mg2+ is present. Based on recent results, we finally present a model summarizing individual steps involved in IM30-mediated membrane fusion. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Lipid order/lipid defects and lipid-control of protein activity edited by Dirk Schneider.
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- Jennifer Heidrich
- Institute of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Johann-Joachim-Becher-Weg 30, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Johann-Joachim-Becher-Weg 30, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Johann-Joachim-Becher-Weg 30, 55128 Mainz, Germany.
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Southern SJ, Male A, Milne T, Sarkar-Tyson M, Tavassoli A, Oyston PCF. Evaluating the role of phage-shock protein A in Burkholderia pseudomallei. MICROBIOLOGY-SGM 2015; 161:2192-203. [PMID: 26374246 PMCID: PMC5452601 DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.000175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The phage-shock protein (Psp) response is an extracytoplasmic response system that is vital for maintenance of the cytoplasmic membrane when the cell encounters stressful conditions. The paradigm of the Psp response has been established in Escherichia coli. The response has been shown to be important for survival during the stationary phase, maintenance of the proton motive force across membranes and implicated in virulence. In this study, we identified a putative PspA homologue in Burkholderia pseudomallei, annotated as BPSL2105. Similar to the induction of PspA in E. coli, the expression of B. pseudomallei BPSL2105 was induced by heat shock. Deletion of BPSL2105 resulted in a survival defect in the late stationary phase coincident with dramatic changes in the pH of the culture medium. The B. pseudomallei BPSL2105 deletion mutant also displayed reduced survival in macrophage infection – the first indication that the Psp response plays a role during intracellular pathogenesis in this species. The purified protein formed large oligomeric structures similar to those observed for the PspA protein of E. coli, and PspA homologues in Bacillus, cyanobacteria and higher plants, providing further evidence to support the identification of BPSL2105 as a PspA-like protein in B. pseudomallei.
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- Stephanie J Southern
- 1Biomedical Sciences, Defence Science and Technology Laboratory, Porton Down, Salisbury, UK
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- 2Department of Chemistry, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- 1Biomedical Sciences, Defence Science and Technology Laboratory, Porton Down, Salisbury, UK
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- 1Biomedical Sciences, Defence Science and Technology Laboratory, Porton Down, Salisbury, UK 3University of Western Australia, QEII Medical Centre, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia
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- 2Department of Chemistry, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK 4The Institute for Life Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- 1Biomedical Sciences, Defence Science and Technology Laboratory, Porton Down, Salisbury, UK
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