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Title | Stepwise visualization of membrane pore formation by suilysin, a bacterial cholesterol-dependent cytolysin. |
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Journal, issue, pages | Elife, Vol. 3, Page e04247, Year 2014 |
Publish date | Dec 2, 2014 |
Authors | Carl Leung / Natalya V Dudkina / Natalya Lukoyanova / Adrian W Hodel / Irene Farabella / Arun P Pandurangan / Nasrin Jahan / Mafalda Pires Damaso / Dino Osmanović / Cyril F Reboul / Michelle A Dunstone / Peter W Andrew / Rana Lonnen / Maya Topf / Helen R Saibil / Bart W Hoogenboom / |
PubMed Abstract | Membrane attack complex/perforin/cholesterol-dependent cytolysin (MACPF/CDC) proteins constitute a major superfamily of pore-forming proteins that act as bacterial virulence factors and effectors in ...Membrane attack complex/perforin/cholesterol-dependent cytolysin (MACPF/CDC) proteins constitute a major superfamily of pore-forming proteins that act as bacterial virulence factors and effectors in immune defence. Upon binding to the membrane, they convert from the soluble monomeric form to oligomeric, membrane-inserted pores. Using real-time atomic force microscopy (AFM), electron microscopy (EM), and atomic structure fitting, we have mapped the structure and assembly pathways of a bacterial CDC in unprecedented detail and accuracy, focussing on suilysin from Streptococcus suis. We show that suilysin assembly is a noncooperative process that is terminated before the protein inserts into the membrane. The resulting ring-shaped pores and kinetically trapped arc-shaped assemblies are all seen to perforate the membrane, as also visible by the ejection of its lipids. Membrane insertion requires a concerted conformational change of the monomeric subunits, with a marked expansion in pore diameter due to large changes in subunit structure and packing. |
External links | Elife / PubMed:25457051 / PubMed Central |
Methods | EM (single particle) |
Resolution | 15.0 Å |
Structure data | EMDB-2979: EMDB-2983: |
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