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A Comparative Structure/Function Analysis of Two Type IV Pilin DNA Receptors Defines a Novel Mode of DNA Binding
DNA transformation is a widespread process allowing bacteria to capture free DNA by using filamentous nano-machines composed of type IV pilins. These proteins can act as DNA receptors as demonstrated by the finding that Neisseria meningitidis ComP minor pilin has intrinsic DNA-binding ability. ComP...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4906244/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27161979 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.str.2016.04.001 |
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author | Berry, Jamie-Lee Xu, Yingqi Ward, Philip N. Lea, Susan M. Matthews, Stephen J. Pelicic, Vladimir |
author_facet | Berry, Jamie-Lee Xu, Yingqi Ward, Philip N. Lea, Susan M. Matthews, Stephen J. Pelicic, Vladimir |
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description | DNA transformation is a widespread process allowing bacteria to capture free DNA by using filamentous nano-machines composed of type IV pilins. These proteins can act as DNA receptors as demonstrated by the finding that Neisseria meningitidis ComP minor pilin has intrinsic DNA-binding ability. ComP binds DNA better when it contains the DNA-uptake sequence (DUS) motif abundant in this species genome, playing a role in its trademark ability to selectively take up its own DNA. Here, we report high-resolution structures for meningococcal ComP and Neisseria subflava ComP(sub), which recognize different DUS motifs. We show that they are structurally identical type IV pilins that pack readily into filament models and display a unique DD region delimited by two disulfide bonds. Functional analysis of ComP(sub) defines a new mode of DNA binding involving the DD region, adapted for exported DNA receptors. |
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spelling | pubmed-49062442016-06-22 A Comparative Structure/Function Analysis of Two Type IV Pilin DNA Receptors Defines a Novel Mode of DNA Binding Berry, Jamie-Lee Xu, Yingqi Ward, Philip N. Lea, Susan M. Matthews, Stephen J. Pelicic, Vladimir Structure Article DNA transformation is a widespread process allowing bacteria to capture free DNA by using filamentous nano-machines composed of type IV pilins. These proteins can act as DNA receptors as demonstrated by the finding that Neisseria meningitidis ComP minor pilin has intrinsic DNA-binding ability. ComP binds DNA better when it contains the DNA-uptake sequence (DUS) motif abundant in this species genome, playing a role in its trademark ability to selectively take up its own DNA. Here, we report high-resolution structures for meningococcal ComP and Neisseria subflava ComP(sub), which recognize different DUS motifs. We show that they are structurally identical type IV pilins that pack readily into filament models and display a unique DD region delimited by two disulfide bonds. Functional analysis of ComP(sub) defines a new mode of DNA binding involving the DD region, adapted for exported DNA receptors. Cell Press 2016-06-07 /pmc/articles/PMC4906244/ /pubmed/27161979 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.str.2016.04.001 Text en © 2016 The Author(s) http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Berry, Jamie-Lee Xu, Yingqi Ward, Philip N. Lea, Susan M. Matthews, Stephen J. Pelicic, Vladimir A Comparative Structure/Function Analysis of Two Type IV Pilin DNA Receptors Defines a Novel Mode of DNA Binding |
title | A Comparative Structure/Function Analysis of Two Type IV Pilin DNA Receptors Defines a Novel Mode of DNA Binding |
title_full | A Comparative Structure/Function Analysis of Two Type IV Pilin DNA Receptors Defines a Novel Mode of DNA Binding |
title_fullStr | A Comparative Structure/Function Analysis of Two Type IV Pilin DNA Receptors Defines a Novel Mode of DNA Binding |
title_full_unstemmed | A Comparative Structure/Function Analysis of Two Type IV Pilin DNA Receptors Defines a Novel Mode of DNA Binding |
title_short | A Comparative Structure/Function Analysis of Two Type IV Pilin DNA Receptors Defines a Novel Mode of DNA Binding |
title_sort | comparative structure/function analysis of two type iv pilin dna receptors defines a novel mode of dna binding |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4906244/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27161979 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.str.2016.04.001 |
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