Journal: Science / Year: 2014 Title: Marine tubeworm metamorphosis induced by arrays of bacterial phage tail-like structures. Authors: Nicholas J Shikuma / Martin Pilhofer / Gregor L Weiss / Michael G Hadfield / Grant J Jensen / Dianne K Newman / Abstract: Many benthic marine animal populations are established and maintained by free-swimming larvae that recognize cues from surface-bound bacteria to settle and metamorphose. Larvae of the tubeworm ...Many benthic marine animal populations are established and maintained by free-swimming larvae that recognize cues from surface-bound bacteria to settle and metamorphose. Larvae of the tubeworm Hydroides elegans, an important biofouling agent, require contact with surface-bound bacteria to undergo metamorphosis; however, the mechanisms that underpin this microbially mediated developmental transition have been enigmatic. Here, we show that a marine bacterium, Pseudoalteromonas luteoviolacea, produces arrays of phage tail-like structures that trigger metamorphosis of H. elegans. These arrays comprise about 100 contractile structures with outward-facing baseplates, linked by tail fibers and a dynamic hexagonal net. Not only do these arrays suggest a novel form of bacterium-animal interaction, they provide an entry point to understanding how marine biofilms can trigger animal development.
History
Deposition
Dec 31, 2013
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Header (metadata) release
Jan 15, 2014
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Map release
Feb 12, 2014
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Update
Feb 12, 2014
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Current status
Feb 12, 2014
Processing site: PDBe / Status: Released
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Structure visualization
Movie
Surface view with section colored by density value
Entire : Culture of Pseudoalteromonas violacea cells
Entire
Name: Culture of Pseudoalteromonas violacea cells
Components
Sample: Culture of Pseudoalteromonas violacea cells
Organelle or cellular component: Contracted contractile structure in a MAC array
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Supramolecule #1000: Culture of Pseudoalteromonas violacea cells
Supramolecule
Name: Culture of Pseudoalteromonas violacea cells / type: sample / ID: 1000 / Number unique components: 1
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Supramolecule #1: Contracted contractile structure in a MAC array
Supramolecule
Name: Contracted contractile structure in a MAC array / type: organelle_or_cellular_component / ID: 1 / Oligomeric state: Structure is part of a MAC array / Recombinant expression: No / Database: NCBI
Source (natural)
Organism: Pseudoalteromonas luteoviolacea (bacteria) / Organelle: MAC array / Location in cell: cytoplasmic and extracellular
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Experimental details
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Structure determination
Method
cryo EM
Processing
subtomogram averaging
Aggregation state
cell
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Sample preparation
Grid
Details: Quantifoil
Vitrification
Cryogen name: ETHANE-PROPANE MIXTURE / Chamber humidity: 100 % / Instrument: FEI VITROBOT MARK III
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Electron microscopy
Microscope
FEI POLARA 300
Specialist optics
Energy filter - Name: GIF
Date
Jul 12, 2013
Image recording
Category: CCD / Film or detector model: GATAN K2 (4k x 4k)
Electron beam
Acceleration voltage: 300 kV / Electron source: FIELD EMISSION GUN
Electron optics
Illumination mode: FLOOD BEAM / Imaging mode: BRIGHT FIELD
Sample stage
Specimen holder model: OTHER
Experimental equipment
Model: Tecnai Polara / Image courtesy: FEI Company
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Image processing
Details
PEET
Final reconstruction
Algorithm: OTHER / Software - Name: ETOMO / Number subtomograms used: 25
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