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| Title | Structural diversity and oligomerization of bacterial ubiquitin-like proteins. |
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| Journal, issue, pages | Structure, Vol. 33, Issue 6, Page 1016-11026.e4, Year 2025 |
| Publish date | Jun 5, 2025 |
Authors | Minheng Gong / Qiaozhen Ye / Yajie Gu / Lydia R Chambers / Andrey A Bobkov / Neal K Arakawa / Mariusz Matyszewski / Kevin D Corbett / ![]() |
| PubMed Abstract | Bacteria possess a variety of operons with homology to eukaryotic ubiquitination pathways that encode predicted E1, E2, E3, deubiquitinase, and ubiquitin-like proteins. Some of these pathways have ...Bacteria possess a variety of operons with homology to eukaryotic ubiquitination pathways that encode predicted E1, E2, E3, deubiquitinase, and ubiquitin-like proteins. Some of these pathways have recently been shown to function in anti-bacteriophage immunity, but the biological functions of others remain unknown. Here, we show that ubiquitin-like proteins in two bacterial operon families show surprising architectural diversity, possessing one to three β-grasp domains preceded by diverse N-terminal domains. We find that a large group of bacterial ubiquitin-like proteins possess three β-grasp domains and form homodimers and helical filaments mediated by conserved Ca ion binding sites. Our findings highlight a distinctive mode of self-assembly for ubiquitin-like proteins and suggest that Ca-mediated ubiquitin-like protein filament assembly and/or disassembly enables cells to sense and respond to stress conditions that alter intracellular metal ion concentration. |
External links | Structure / PubMed:40250427 / PubMed Central |
| Methods | EM (helical sym.) / EM (single particle) / X-ray diffraction |
| Resolution | 1.87 - 3.08 Å |
| Structure data | EMDB-46576, PDB-9d59: EMDB-46577, PDB-9d5a: EMDB-46578, PDB-9d5b: ![]() PDB-8u38: ![]() PDB-9cd2: |
| Chemicals | ![]() ChemComp-CA: ![]() ChemComp-PO4: ![]() ChemComp-HOH: ![]() ChemComp-PG4: |
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Keywords | PROTEIN BINDING / antiviral / anti-phage / ubiquitin / filament / beta-grasp |
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citrobacter sp. rhbstw-00271 (bacteria)
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