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9GTP

Cryo-EM structure of a contractile injection system in Streptomyces coelicolor, the baseplate complex in extended state applied 6-fold symmetry.

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Summary for 9GTP
Entry DOI10.2210/pdb9gtp/pdb
EMDB information51564
DescriptorPhage tail protein, Phage tail sheath family protein, Baseplate protein J-like domain-containing protein, ... (7 entities in total)
Functional Keywordscontractile injection system, structural protein
Biological sourceStreptomyces coelicolor A3(2)
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Total number of polymer chains60
Total formula weight2442624.41
Authors
Casu, B.,Sallmen, J.W.,Haas, P.E.,Afanasyev, P.,Xu, J.,Schlimpert, S.,Pilhofer, M. (deposition date: 2024-09-18, release date: 2025-06-18, Last modification date: 2025-07-16)
Primary citationCasu, B.,Sallmen, J.W.,Haas, P.E.,Chandra, G.,Afanasyev, P.,Xu, J.,Pilhofer, M.,Schlimpert, S.
Function and firing of the Streptomyces coelicolor contractile injection system requires the membrane protein CisA.
Elife, 14:-, 2025
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PubMed Abstract: Bacterial contractile injection systems (CIS) are phage tail-like macromolecular complexes that mediate cell-cell interactions by injecting effector proteins into target cells. CIS from (CIS) are localized in the cytoplasm. Under stress, they induce cell death and impact the life cycle. It remains unknown, however, whether CIS require accessory proteins to directly interact with the cytoplasmic membrane to function. Here, we characterize the putative membrane adaptor CisA, a conserved factor in CIS gene clusters across species. We show by cryo-electron tomography imaging and in vivo assays that CIS contraction and function depend on CisA. Using single-particle cryo-electron microscopy, we provide an atomic model of the extended CIS apparatus; however, CisA is not part of the complex. Instead, our findings show that CisA is a membrane protein with a cytoplasmic N-terminus predicted to interact with CIS components, thereby providing a possible mechanism for mediating CIS recruitment to the membrane and subsequent firing. Our work shows that CIS function in multicellular bacteria is distinct from type VI secretion systems and extracellular CIS, and possibly evolved due to the role CIS play in regulated cell death.
PubMed: 40626860
DOI: 10.7554/eLife.104064
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Experimental method
ELECTRON MICROSCOPY (3.5 Å)
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