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Banzhaf M, Yau HC, Verheul J, Lodge A, Kritikos G, Mateus A, Cordier B, Hov AK, Stein F, Wartel M, Pazos M, Solovyova AS, Breukink E, van Teeffelen S, Savitski MM, den Blaauwen T, Typas A, Vollmer W. Outer membrane lipoprotein NlpI scaffolds peptidoglycan hydrolases within multi-enzyme complexes in Escherichia coli. EMBO J 2020; 39:e102246. [PMID: 32009249 PMCID: PMC7049810 DOI: 10.15252/embj.2019102246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2019] [Revised: 12/20/2019] [Accepted: 01/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
Abstract
The peptidoglycan (PG) sacculus provides bacteria with the mechanical strength to maintain cell shape and resist osmotic stress. Enlargement of the mesh‐like sacculus requires the combined activity of peptidoglycan synthases and hydrolases. In Escherichia coli, the activity of two PG synthases is driven by lipoproteins anchored in the outer membrane (OM). However, the regulation of PG hydrolases is less well understood, with only regulators for PG amidases having been described. Here, we identify the OM lipoprotein NlpI as a general adaptor protein for PG hydrolases. NlpI binds to different classes of hydrolases and can specifically form complexes with various PG endopeptidases. In addition, NlpI seems to contribute both to PG elongation and division biosynthetic complexes based on its localization and genetic interactions. Consistent with such a role, we reconstitute PG multi‐enzyme complexes containing NlpI, the PG synthesis regulator LpoA, its cognate bifunctional synthase, PBP1A, and different endopeptidases. Our results indicate that peptidoglycan regulators and adaptors are part of PG biosynthetic multi‐enzyme complexes, regulating and potentially coordinating the spatiotemporal action of PG synthases and hydrolases.
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Affiliation(s)
- Manuel Banzhaf
- European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Genome Biology Unit, Heidelberg, Germany
| | - Hamish Cl Yau
- Centre for Bacterial Cell Biology, Biosciences Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK
| | - Jolanda Verheul
- Bacterial Cell Biology & Physiology, Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
| | - Adam Lodge
- Centre for Bacterial Cell Biology, Biosciences Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK
| | - George Kritikos
- European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Genome Biology Unit, Heidelberg, Germany
| | - André Mateus
- European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Genome Biology Unit, Heidelberg, Germany
| | - Baptiste Cordier
- Microbial Morphogenesis and Growth Lab, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France
| | - Ann Kristin Hov
- European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Genome Biology Unit, Heidelberg, Germany
| | - Frank Stein
- European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Genome Biology Unit, Heidelberg, Germany
| | - Morgane Wartel
- European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Genome Biology Unit, Heidelberg, Germany
| | - Manuel Pazos
- Centre for Bacterial Cell Biology, Biosciences Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK
| | | | - Eefjan Breukink
- Membrane Biochemistry and Biophysics, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
| | | | - Mikhail M Savitski
- European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Genome Biology Unit, Heidelberg, Germany.,European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Structural & Computational Unit, Heidelberg, Germany
| | - Tanneke den Blaauwen
- Bacterial Cell Biology & Physiology, Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
| | - Athanasios Typas
- European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Genome Biology Unit, Heidelberg, Germany.,European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Structural & Computational Unit, Heidelberg, Germany
| | - Waldemar Vollmer
- Centre for Bacterial Cell Biology, Biosciences Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK
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