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Database: PDB / ID: 9vp3
TitleCryoEM structure of cyclised H-pilus (D69N)
ComponentsPilin
KeywordsPROTEIN FIBRIL / pilus / conjugation / filament
Function / homology1,2-DIPALMITOYL-PHOSPHATIDYL-GLYCEROLE / Pilin
Function and homology information
Biological speciesSalmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Typhi (bacteria)
MethodELECTRON MICROSCOPY / helical reconstruction / cryo EM / Resolution: 2.88 Å
AuthorsIshimoto, N. / Beis, K.
Funding support1items
OrganizationGrant numberCountry
Not funded
CitationJournal: Nat Commun / Year: 2026
Title: H pilin cyclisation and pilus biogenesis are promiscuous but electrostatic perturbations impair conjugation efficiency.
Authors: Shan He / Naito Ishimoto / Joshua L C Wong / Sophia David / Julia Sanchez-Garrido / Mikhail Bogdanov / Konstantinos Beis / Gad Frankel /
Abstract: During conjugation, plasmid DNA is transferred from donor to recipient bacteria via the plasmid-encoded mating pilus, formed as thin helical assemblies of polymerised pilin subunits. In the IncHI1 ...During conjugation, plasmid DNA is transferred from donor to recipient bacteria via the plasmid-encoded mating pilus, formed as thin helical assemblies of polymerised pilin subunits. In the IncHI1 R27 plasmid-encoded pilus, the TrhA pilin undergoes cyclisation (via a peptide bond between Gly1 and Asp69), essential for conjugation. Gly1 and Asp69 are exposed on the pilus surface and conserved in all TrhA pilins in the Plascad database. Substituting Asp69 with Asn, Ala, Gly, or Arg does not prevent cyclisation or pilus formation, which remains structurally indistinguishable from the wild type. Conjugation efficiency of the Asp69 substitutions across multiple recipient species correlates with side chain size, in the order Asp69Asn > Asp69Ala > Asp69Gly. However, Asp69Arg, as well as Asp69Lys and Gly1Lys substitutions abolish conjugation, likely due to the positively charged pilus surface (opposite to the wild-type negative charge) forming unfavourable electrostatic interactions with the recipient outer membrane's inner leaflet, composed solely of zwitterionic phosphatidylethanolamine (PE). Consistently, conjugation is rescued in recipients lacking PE. These findings indicate strong selective pressure to maintain Gly1 and Asp69, as efficient DNA transfer depends on precise electrostatic and steric constraints of the pilus surface.
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A: Pilin
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Theoretical massNumber of molelcules
Total (without water)8,3242
Polymers7,6011
Non-polymers7231
Water00
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Theoretical massNumber of molelcules
Total (without water)874,012210
Polymers798,100105
Non-polymers75,912105
Water0
TypeNameSymmetry operationNumber
identity operation1_555x,y,z1
point symmetry operation104

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Components

#1: Protein Pilin


Mass: 7600.957 Da / Num. of mol.: 1 / Mutation: D69N
Source method: isolated from a genetically manipulated source
Details: The last five residues of AGIPL are cleaved when H-pilus make cyclisation.
Source: (gene. exp.) Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Typhi (bacteria)
Gene: trhA, HCM1.67 / Production host: Escherichia coli (E. coli) / References: UniProt: Q935P5
#2: Chemical ChemComp-LHG / 1,2-DIPALMITOYL-PHOSPHATIDYL-GLYCEROLE


Mass: 722.970 Da / Num. of mol.: 1 / Source method: obtained synthetically / Formula: C38H75O10P / Feature type: SUBJECT OF INVESTIGATION / Comment: phospholipid*YM
Has ligand of interestY
Has protein modificationY

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Experiment

ExperimentMethod: ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
EM experimentAggregation state: FILAMENT / 3D reconstruction method: helical reconstruction

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Sample preparation

ComponentName: H-Pilus (D69N) / Type: ORGANELLE OR CELLULAR COMPONENT / Entity ID: #1 / Source: RECOMBINANT
Molecular weightValue: 7.1 kDa/nm / Experimental value: NO
Source (natural)Organism: Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Typhi (bacteria)
Source (recombinant)Organism: Escherichia coli (E. coli)
Buffer solutionpH: 8
SpecimenEmbedding applied: NO / Shadowing applied: NO / Staining applied: NO / Vitrification applied: YES
VitrificationCryogen name: ETHANE

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Electron microscopy imaging

MicroscopyModel: TFS GLACIOS
Electron gunElectron source: FIELD EMISSION GUN / Accelerating voltage: 200 kV / Illumination mode: FLOOD BEAM
Electron lensMode: BRIGHT FIELD / Nominal defocus max: 1800 nm / Nominal defocus min: 800 nm / Cs: 2.7 mm
Specimen holderCryogen: NITROGEN / Specimen holder model: FEI TITAN KRIOS AUTOGRID HOLDER
Image recordingElectron dose: 46 e/Å2 / Film or detector model: FEI FALCON IV (4k x 4k)

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EM software
IDNameVersionCategory
1cryoSPARCparticle selection
2EPUimage acquisition
4cryoSPARCCTF correction
7UCSF ChimeraXmodel fitting
8Cootmodel fitting
10PHENIX1.20.1_4487model refinement
11cryoSPARCinitial Euler assignment
12cryoSPARCfinal Euler assignment
14cryoSPARC3D reconstruction
CTF correctionType: PHASE FLIPPING AND AMPLITUDE CORRECTION
Helical symmertyAngular rotation/subunit: 29 ° / Axial rise/subunit: 12.24 Å / Axial symmetry: C5
3D reconstructionResolution: 2.88 Å / Resolution method: FSC 0.143 CUT-OFF / Num. of particles: 1477240 / Num. of class averages: 1 / Symmetry type: HELICAL
RefinementHighest resolution: 2.88 Å
Stereochemistry target values: REAL-SPACE (WEIGHTED MAP SUM AT ATOM CENTERS)
Refine LS restraints
Refine-IDTypeDev idealNumber
ELECTRON MICROSCOPYf_bond_d0.002555
ELECTRON MICROSCOPYf_angle_d0.347738
ELECTRON MICROSCOPYf_dihedral_angle_d12.513105
ELECTRON MICROSCOPYf_chiral_restr0.03381
ELECTRON MICROSCOPYf_plane_restr0.00385

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