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4A61

ParM from plasmid R1 in complex with AMPPNP

Summary for 4A61
Entry DOI10.2210/pdb4a61/pdb
Related1MWK 1MWM 4A62 4A6J
DescriptorPLASMID SEGREGATION PROTEIN PARM, PHOSPHOAMINOPHOSPHONIC ACID-ADENYLATE ESTER, MAGNESIUM ION, ... (4 entities in total)
Functional Keywordstransport protein, plasmid segregation, actin-fold
Biological sourceESCHERICHIA COLI
Total number of polymer chains1
Total formula weight37207.78
Authors
van den Ent, F.,Moller-Jensen, J.,Gayathri, P.,Lowe, J. (deposition date: 2011-10-31, release date: 2012-11-07, Last modification date: 2023-12-20)
Primary citationGayathri, P.,Fujii, T.,Moller-Jensen, J.,Van Den Ent, F.,Namba, K.,Lowe, J.
A Bipolar Spindle of Antiparallel Parm Filaments Drives Bacterial Plasmid Segregation.
Science, 338:1334-, 2012
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PubMed Abstract: To ensure their stable inheritance by daughter cells during cell division, bacterial low-copy-number plasmids make simple DNA segregating machines that use an elongating protein filament between sister plasmids. In the ParMRC system of the Escherichia coli R1 plasmid, ParM, an actinlike protein, forms the spindle between ParRC complexes on sister plasmids. By using a combination of structural work and total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy, we show that ParRC bound and could accelerate growth at only one end of polar ParM filaments, mechanistically resembling eukaryotic formins. The architecture of ParM filaments enabled two ParRC-bound filaments to associate in an antiparallel orientation, forming a bipolar spindle. The spindle elongated as a bundle of at least two antiparallel filaments, thereby pushing two plasmid clusters toward the poles.
PubMed: 23112295
DOI: 10.1126/SCIENCE.1229091
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