STRUCTURAL PROTEIN / bacterial cell wall elongation
Function / homology
Cell/Rod shape-determining protein MreC, domain 1 / Rod shape-determining protein MreC / Cell/Rod shape-determining protein MreC, domain 2 / rod shape-determining protein MreC / regulation of cell shape / Cell shape-determining protein MreC
Function and homology information
Biological species
Pseudomonas aeruginosa (bacteria)
Method
ELECTRON MICROSCOPY / helical reconstruction / cryo EM / Resolution: 3.5 Å
Journal: Nat Commun / Year: 2021 Title: Self-association of MreC as a regulatory signal in bacterial cell wall elongation. Authors: Alexandre Martins / Carlos Contreras-Martel / Manon Janet-Maitre / Mayara M Miyachiro / Leandro F Estrozi / Daniel Maragno Trindade / Caíque C Malospirito / Fernanda Rodrigues-Costa / ...Authors: Alexandre Martins / Carlos Contreras-Martel / Manon Janet-Maitre / Mayara M Miyachiro / Leandro F Estrozi / Daniel Maragno Trindade / Caíque C Malospirito / Fernanda Rodrigues-Costa / Lionel Imbert / Viviana Job / Guy Schoehn / Ina Attrée / Andréa Dessen / Abstract: The elongasome, or Rod system, is a protein complex that controls cell wall formation in rod-shaped bacteria. MreC is a membrane-associated elongasome component that co-localizes with the ...The elongasome, or Rod system, is a protein complex that controls cell wall formation in rod-shaped bacteria. MreC is a membrane-associated elongasome component that co-localizes with the cytoskeletal element MreB and regulates the activity of cell wall biosynthesis enzymes, in a process that may be dependent on MreC self-association. Here, we use electron cryo-microscopy and X-ray crystallography to determine the structure of a self-associated form of MreC from Pseudomonas aeruginosa in atomic detail. MreC monomers interact in head-to-tail fashion. Longitudinal and lateral interfaces are essential for oligomerization in vitro, and a phylogenetic analysis of proteobacterial MreC sequences indicates the prevalence of the identified interfaces. Our results are consistent with a model where MreC's ability to alternate between self-association and interaction with the cell wall biosynthesis machinery plays a key role in the regulation of elongasome activity.
A: Rod shape-determining protein MreC B: Rod shape-determining protein MreC C: Rod shape-determining protein MreC D: Rod shape-determining protein MreC