Database of articles cited by EMDB/PDB/SASBDB data

Keywords
Structure methods	All X-ray diffraction NMR electron microscopy small angle scattering neutron diffraction fiber diffraction powder diffraction infrared spectroscopy EPR fluorescence transfer theoretical model Hybrid
Author
Journal
IF	>30 >20 >10 >5 all

Title	X-ray and Cryo-electron Microscopy Structures of Monalysin Pore-forming Toxin Reveal Multimerization of the Pro-form.
Journal, issue, pages	J Biol Chem, Vol. 290, Issue 21, Page 13191-13201, Year 2015
Publish date	May 22, 2015
Authors	Philippe Leone / Cecilia Bebeacua / Onya Opota / Christine Kellenberger / Bruno Klaholz / Igor Orlov / Christian Cambillau / Bruno Lemaitre / Alain Roussel /
PubMed Abstract	β-Barrel pore-forming toxins (β-PFT), a large family of bacterial toxins, are generally secreted as water-soluble monomers and can form oligomeric pores in membranes following proteolytic cleavage ...β-Barrel pore-forming toxins (β-PFT), a large family of bacterial toxins, are generally secreted as water-soluble monomers and can form oligomeric pores in membranes following proteolytic cleavage and interaction with cell surface receptors. Monalysin has been recently identified as a β-PFT that contributes to the virulence of Pseudomonas entomophila against Drosophila. It is secreted as a pro-protein that becomes active upon cleavage. Here we report the crystal and cryo-electron microscopy structure of the pro-form of Monalysin as well as the crystal structures of the cleaved form and of an inactive mutant lacking the membrane-spanning region. The overall structure of Monalysin displays an elongated shape, which resembles those of β-pore-forming toxins, such as Aerolysin, but is devoid of a receptor-binding domain. X-ray crystallography, cryo-electron microscopy, and light-scattering studies show that pro-Monalysin forms a stable doughnut-like 18-mer complex composed of two disk-shaped nonamers held together by N-terminal swapping of the pro-peptides. This observation is in contrast with the monomeric pro-form of the other β-PFTs that are receptor-dependent for membrane interaction. The membrane-spanning region of pro-Monalysin is fully buried in the center of the doughnut, suggesting that upon cleavage of pro-peptides, the two disk-shaped nonamers can, and have to, dissociate to leave the transmembrane segments free to deploy and lead to pore formation. In contrast with other toxins, the delivery of 18 subunits at once, nearby the cell surface, may be used to bypass the requirement of receptor-dependent concentration to reach the threshold for oligomerization into the pore-forming complex.
External links	J Biol Chem / PubMed:25847242 / PubMed Central
Methods	EM (single particle) / X-ray diffraction
Resolution	1.7 - 17.0 Å
Structure data	EMDB-2698: The cryoEM structure of Monalysin Toxin Method: EM (single particle) / Resolution: 17.0 Å PDB-4mjt: Crystal structure of the oligomeric pore-forming toxin pro-Monalysin Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION / Resolution: 2.85 Å PDB-4mko: Crystal structure of the monomeric, cleaved form of the Pore-Forming Toxin Monalysin Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION / Resolution: 1.7 Å PDB-4mkq: Crystal structure of the Pore-Forming Toxin Monalysin mutant deleted of the membrane-spanning domain Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION / Resolution: 2.65 Å
Chemicals	ChemComp-ZN: Unknown entry ChemComp-HOH: WATER ChemComp-HG: Unknown entry ChemComp-ACT: ACETATE ION
Source	Escherichia coli (E. coli) pseudomonas entomophila (bacteria)
Keywords	TOXIN / Pore-Forming Toxin