Type IV pilus secretin PilQ / : / AMIN domain / AMIN domain / GspD/PilQ family / Secretin/TonB, short N-terminal domain / Secretin and TonB N terminus short domain / Bacterial type II secretion system protein D signature. / Type II secretion system protein GspD, conserved site / NolW-like ...Type IV pilus secretin PilQ / : / AMIN domain / AMIN domain / GspD/PilQ family / Secretin/TonB, short N-terminal domain / Secretin and TonB N terminus short domain / Bacterial type II secretion system protein D signature. / Type II secretion system protein GspD, conserved site / NolW-like / NolW-like superfamily / Bacterial type II/III secretion system short domain / Type II/III secretion system / Bacterial type II and III secretion system protein Similarity search - Domain/homology
National Institutes of Health/National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIH/NIGMS)
R35GM128674
United States
Citation
Journal: Nat Commun / Year: 2020 Title: CryoEM structure of the type IVa pilus secretin required for natural competence in Vibrio cholerae. Authors: Sara J Weaver / Davi R Ortega / Matthew H Sazinsky / Triana N Dalia / Ankur B Dalia / Grant J Jensen / Abstract: Natural transformation is the process by which bacteria take up genetic material from their environment and integrate it into their genome by homologous recombination. It represents one mode of ...Natural transformation is the process by which bacteria take up genetic material from their environment and integrate it into their genome by homologous recombination. It represents one mode of horizontal gene transfer and contributes to the spread of traits like antibiotic resistance. In Vibrio cholerae, a type IVa pilus (T4aP) is thought to facilitate natural transformation by extending from the cell surface, binding to exogenous DNA, and retracting to thread this DNA through the outer membrane secretin, PilQ. Here, we use a functional tagged allele of VcPilQ purified from native V. cholerae cells to determine the cryoEM structure of the VcPilQ secretin in amphipol to ~2.7 Å. We use bioinformatics to examine the domain architecture and gene neighborhood of T4aP secretins in Proteobacteria in comparison with VcPilQ. This structure highlights differences in the architecture of the T4aP secretin from the type II and type III secretion system secretins. Based on our cryoEM structure, we design a series of mutants to reversibly regulate VcPilQ gate dynamics. These experiments support the idea of VcPilQ as a potential druggable target and provide insight into the channel that DNA likely traverses to promote the spread of antibiotic resistance via horizontal gene transfer by natural transformation.
A: Type IV pilus secretin PilQ family protein B: Type IV pilus secretin PilQ family protein C: Type IV pilus secretin PilQ family protein D: Type IV pilus secretin PilQ family protein E: Type IV pilus secretin PilQ family protein F: Type IV pilus secretin PilQ family protein G: Type IV pilus secretin PilQ family protein H: Type IV pilus secretin PilQ family protein I: Type IV pilus secretin PilQ family protein J: Type IV pilus secretin PilQ family protein K: Type IV pilus secretin PilQ family protein L: Type IV pilus secretin PilQ family protein M: Type IV pilus secretin PilQ family protein N: Type IV pilus secretin PilQ family protein
Conc.: 0.8 mg/ml / Embedding applied: NO / Shadowing applied: NO / Staining applied: NO / Vitrification applied: YES Details: The protein was purified using Ni NTA agarose beads (Anatrace, SUPER-NINTA25) and concentrated to ~1 mg/mL. PilQ was then exchanged into Amphipol A8-35 (0.585 mg for a 3:1 ratio, Anatrace, ...Details: The protein was purified using Ni NTA agarose beads (Anatrace, SUPER-NINTA25) and concentrated to ~1 mg/mL. PilQ was then exchanged into Amphipol A8-35 (0.585 mg for a 3:1 ratio, Anatrace, A835). BioBeads were used to remove excess DDM and the sample was concentrated to ~0.8 mg/mL
Average exposure time: 3.7 sec. / Electron dose: 1.5 e/Å2 / Detector mode: SUPER-RESOLUTION / Film or detector model: GATAN K3 (6k x 4k) / Num. of grids imaged: 1 / Num. of real images: 3808
EM imaging optics
Energyfilter name: GIF Quantum LS / Energyfilter slit width: 20 eV
Details: MotionCor2 was used for motion correction and dose weighting of 3,808 movies. CTF correction was used to evaluate micrograph quality. 2,510 micrographs were selected for particle picking.
CTF correction
Details: First whole micrograph correction with CtfFind4. Then per particle CTF Refinement in Relion. Type: PHASE FLIPPING AND AMPLITUDE CORRECTION
Particle selection
Num. of particles selected: 252319 Details: CryoSPARC blob picking on 2,510 micrographs yielded 3,100,353 potential particles. After inspection in the cryoSPARC GUI, the 252,319 particles were extracted.
Symmetry
Point symmetry: C14 (14 fold cyclic)
3D reconstruction
Resolution: 2.7 Å / Resolution method: FSC 0.143 CUT-OFF / Num. of particles: 100543 / Symmetry type: POINT
Atomic model building
Protocol: AB INITIO MODEL / Space: REAL
Refine LS restraints
Refine-ID
Type
Dev ideal
Number
ELECTRONMICROSCOPY
f_bond_d
0.008
44226
ELECTRONMICROSCOPY
f_angle_d
0.847
60046
ELECTRONMICROSCOPY
f_dihedral_angle_d
13.425
27146
ELECTRONMICROSCOPY
f_chiral_restr
0.053
7392
ELECTRONMICROSCOPY
f_plane_restr
0.006
7798
+
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