National Institutes of Health/National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIH/NIGMS)
GM110387
米国
National Institutes of Health/National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIH/NIGMS)
GM131754
米国
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ジャーナル: Nat Commun / 年: 2021 タイトル: Processive dynamics of the usher assembly platform during uropathogenic Escherichia coli P pilus biogenesis. 著者: Minge Du / Zuanning Yuan / Glenn T Werneburg / Nadine S Henderson / Hemil Chauhan / Amanda Kovach / Gongpu Zhao / Jessica Johl / Huilin Li / David G Thanassi / 要旨: Uropathogenic Escherichia coli assemble surface structures termed pili or fimbriae to initiate infection of the urinary tract. P pili facilitate bacterial colonization of the kidney and ...Uropathogenic Escherichia coli assemble surface structures termed pili or fimbriae to initiate infection of the urinary tract. P pili facilitate bacterial colonization of the kidney and pyelonephritis. P pili are assembled through the conserved chaperone-usher pathway. Much of the structural and functional understanding of the chaperone-usher pathway has been gained through investigations of type 1 pili, which promote binding to the bladder and cystitis. In contrast, the structural basis for P pilus biogenesis at the usher has remained elusive. This is in part due to the flexible and variable-length P pilus tip fiber, creating structural heterogeneity, and difficulties isolating stable P pilus assembly intermediates. Here, we circumvent these hindrances and determine cryo-electron microscopy structures of the activated PapC usher in the process of secreting two- and three-subunit P pilus assembly intermediates, revealing processive steps in P pilus biogenesis and capturing new conformational dynamics of the usher assembly machine.