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タイトル | Structure and Function of a Bacterial Gap Junction Analog. |
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ジャーナル・号・ページ | Cell, Vol. 178, Issue 2, Page 374-384.e15, Year 2019 |
掲載日 | 2019年7月11日 |
著者 | Gregor L Weiss / Ann-Katrin Kieninger / Iris Maldener / Karl Forchhammer / Martin Pilhofer / |
PubMed 要旨 | Multicellular lifestyle requires cell-cell connections. In multicellular cyanobacteria, septal junctions enable molecular exchange between sister cells and are required for cellular differentiation. ...Multicellular lifestyle requires cell-cell connections. In multicellular cyanobacteria, septal junctions enable molecular exchange between sister cells and are required for cellular differentiation. The structure of septal junctions is poorly understood, and it is unknown whether they are capable of controlling intercellular communication. Here, we resolved the in situ architecture of septal junctions by electron cryotomography of cryo-focused ion beam-milled cyanobacterial filaments. Septal junctions consisted of a tube traversing the septal peptidoglycan. Each tube end comprised a FraD-containing plug, which was covered by a cytoplasmic cap. Fluorescence recovery after photobleaching showed that intercellular communication was blocked upon stress. Gating was accompanied by a reversible conformational change of the septal junction cap. We provide the mechanistic framework for a cell junction that predates eukaryotic gap junctions by a billion years. The conservation of a gated dynamic mechanism across different domains of life emphasizes the importance of controlling molecular exchange in multicellular organisms. |
リンク | Cell / PubMed:31299201 / PubMed Central |
手法 | EM (トモグラフィー) / EM (サブトモグラム平均) |
解像度 | 25.0 - 35.0 Å |
構造データ | EMDB-4949: EMDB-4950: EMDB-4951: EMDB-4952: EMDB-4953: EMDB-4954: EMDB-4955: EMDB-4956: EMDB-4957: EMDB-4961: EMDB-4962: EMDB-4963: EMDB-4964: EMDB-4965: EMDB-4966: EMDB-4967: EMDB-4968: EMDB-4969: |
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