Protein or peptide: Rod shape-determining protein MreC
Keywords
bacterial cell wall elongation / STRUCTURAL PROTEIN
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
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.
History
Deposition
Jul 1, 2020
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Header (metadata) release
Mar 17, 2021
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Map release
Mar 17, 2021
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Update
Jul 10, 2024
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Current status
Jul 10, 2024
Processing site: PDBe / Status: Released
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Structure visualization
Movie
Surface view with section colored by density value
Model: Quantifoil / Material: COPPER / Mesh: 300 / Support film - Material: CARBON / Support film - topology: HOLEY / Pretreatment - Type: GLOW DISCHARGE / Pretreatment - Time: 45 sec. / Details: 30 mA
Vitrification
Cryogen name: ETHANE / Chamber humidity: 100 % / Chamber temperature: 293 K / Instrument: FEI VITROBOT MARK IV
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Electron microscopy
Microscope
TFS GLACIOS
Image recording
Film or detector model: FEI FALCON II (4k x 4k) / Detector mode: COUNTING / Digitization - Frames/image: 2-20 / Number real images: 1200 / Average electron dose: 43.0 e/Å2
Electron beam
Acceleration voltage: 200 kV / Electron source: FIELD EMISSION GUN
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