6L29

The structure of the MazF-mt1 mutant

6L29 の概要

• エントリーDOI: 10.2210/pdb6l29/pdb
• 分子名称: mRNA interferase (2 entities in total)
• 機能のキーワード: rna endonlease, protein engineering, toxin
• 由来する生物種: Mycobacterium tuberculosis
• タンパク質・核酸の鎖数: 2
• 化学式量合計: 26400.15

構造登録者

Xie, W.,Chen, R.,Zhou, J. (登録日: 2019-10-02, 公開日: 2020-08-05, 最終更新日: 2023-11-22)

主引用文献

Chen, R.,Zhou, J.,Sun, R.,Du, C.,Xie, W.
Conserved Conformational Changes in the Regulation ofMycobacterium tuberculosisMazEF-mt1.
Acs Infect Dis., 6:1783-1795, 2020

PubMed Abstract: Toxin-antitoxin (TA) systems, which regulate many important cellular processes, are abundantly present in prokaryotic organisms. MazEF is a common type of TA system implicated in the formation of "persisters cells" of the pathogen , which contains 10 such systems. However, the exact function and inhibition mode of each MazF protein are not quite understood. Here, we report four high-resolution crystal structures of MazF-mt1 in various forms, including one in complex with MazE-mt1. The toxin displayed two unique interlocked loops that allow the formation of a tight dimer. These loops would open upon interacting with the MazE-mt1 antitoxin mediated by the last two helices of MazE-mt1. With our structure-based design, a mutant that could bind to the antitoxin with an enhanced affinity was produced. Combined crystallographic and biochemical studies further revealed that the binding affinity of MazE-mt1 to MazF-mt1 was mainly attributed to its α3 helical region, while the terminal helix η1 contributes very little or even negatively to the association of the pair, in stark contrast to the MazEF-mt9 system. This study provides structural insight into the binding mode and the inhibition mechanism of the MazE/F-mt1 TA pair, which may reflect the functional differences between different TA systems.

PubMed: 32485099
DOI: 10.1021/acsinfecdis.0c00048

実験手法

X-RAY DIFFRACTION (2.30000510246 Å)