KUBÁŇ, Vojtěch, P. MACEK, Jozef HRITZ, K. NECHVATALOVA, K. NEDBALCOVA, M. FALDYNA, Peter ŠEBO, Lukáš ŽÍDEK and L. BUMBA. Structural Basis of Ca2+-Dependent Self-Processing Activity of Repeat-in-Toxin Proteins. MBIO. Washington, D.C.: American Society for Microbiology, 2020, vol. 11, No 2, p. 1-18. ISSN 2150-7511. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1128/mBio.00226-20.
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Original name Structural Basis of Ca2+-Dependent Self-Processing Activity of Repeat-in-Toxin Proteins
Authors KUBÁŇ, Vojtěch (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), P. MACEK, Jozef HRITZ (703 Slovakia, belonging to the institution), K. NECHVATALOVA, K. NEDBALCOVA, M. FALDYNA, Peter ŠEBO (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Lukáš ŽÍDEK (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution) and L. BUMBA.
Edition MBIO, Washington, D.C. American Society for Microbiology, 2020, 2150-7511.
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Original language English
Type of outcome Article in a journal
Field of Study 10606 Microbiology
Country of publisher United States of America
Confidentiality degree is not subject to a state or trade secret
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Impact factor Impact factor: 7.867
RIV identification code RIV/00216224:14740/20:00115752
Organization unit Central European Institute of Technology
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/mBio.00226-20
UT WoS 000531071300056
Keywords in English RTX toxins; cell adhesion; clip-and-link; host-pathogen interactions; nuclear magnetic resonance
Tags CF NMR, rivok
Tags International impact, Reviewed
Changed by Changed by: Mgr. Pavla Foltynová, Ph.D., učo 106624. Changed: 9/3/2021 13:44.
Abstract
The posttranslational Ca2+-dependent "clip-and-link" activity of large repeat-in-toxin (RTX) proteins starts by Ca2+-dependent structural rearrangement of a highly conserved self-processing module (SPM). Subsequently, an internal aspartate-proline (Asp-Pro) peptide bond at the N-terminal end of SPM breaks, and the liberated C-terminal aspartyl residue can react with a free epsilon-amino group of an adjacent lysine residue to form a new isopeptide bond. Here, we report a solution structure of the calcium-loaded SPM (Ca-SPM) derived from the FrpC protein of Neisseria meningitidis. The Ca-SPM structure defines a unique protein architecture and provides structural insight into the autocatalytic cleavage of the Asp-Pro peptide bond through a "twisted-amide" activation. Furthermore, in-frame deletion of the SPM domain from the ApxIVA protein of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae attenuated the virulence of this porcine pathogen in a pig respiratory challenge model. We hypothesize that the Ca2+-dependent clip-and-link activity represents an unconventional strategy for Gram-negative pathogens to adhere to the host target cell surface. IMPORTANCE The Ca2+-dependent clip-and-link activity of large repeat-in-toxin (RTX) proteins is an exceptional posttranslational process in which an internal domain called a self-processing module (SPM) mediates Ca2+ -dependent processing of a highly specific aspartate-proline (Asp-Pro) peptide bond and covalent linkage of the released aspartyl to an adjacent lysine residue through an isopeptide bond. Here, we report the solution structures of the Ca2+-loaded SPM (Ca-SPM) defining the mechanism of the autocatalytic cleavage of the Asp414-Pro415 peptide bond of the Neisseria meningitidis FrpC exoprotein. Moreover, deletion of the SPM domain in the ApxIVA protein, the FrpC homolog of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae, resulted in attenuation of virulence of the bacterium in a pig infection model, indicating that the Ca2+-dependent clip-and-link activity plays a role in the virulence of Gram-negative pathogens.
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