J 2023

R-Type Fonticins Produced by Pragia fontium Form Large Pores with High Conductance.

LÁTROVÁ, Klara, Tereza DOLEJŠOVÁ, Lucia MOTLOVÁ, Gabriela MIKUŠOVÁ, Juraj BOSÁK et. al.

Základní údaje

Originální název

R-Type Fonticins Produced by Pragia fontium Form Large Pores with High Conductance.

Autoři

LÁTROVÁ, Klara (203 Česká republika), Tereza DOLEJŠOVÁ (203 Česká republika), Lucia MOTLOVÁ (203 Česká republika), Gabriela MIKUŠOVÁ, Juraj BOSÁK (703 Slovensko, domácí), Kateřina SNOPKOVÁ (203 Česká republika, domácí), David ŠMAJS (203 Česká republika, domácí), Ivo KONOPÁSEK (203 Česká republika) a Radovan FIŠER (203 Česká republika, garant)

Vydání

JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY, WASHINGTON, AMER SOC MICROBIOLOGY, 2023, 0021-9193

Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Článek v odborném periodiku

Obor

10606 Microbiology

Stát vydavatele

Spojené státy

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Odkazy

Impakt faktor

Impact factor: 3.200 v roce 2022

Kód RIV

RIV/00216224:14110/23:00130137

Organizační jednotka

Lékařská fakulta

UT WoS

000901435900002

Klíčová slova anglicky

fonticin; phage tail-like bacteriocins; black lipid membranes; membrane pore formation; conductance; electric current; electron microscopy; single-pore conductance

Štítky

Příznaky

Mezinárodní význam, Recenzováno
Změněno: 8. 4. 2024 10:07, Mgr. Tereza Miškechová

Anotace

V originále

Fonticins are phage tail-like bacteriocins produced by the Gram-negative bacterium Pragia fontium from the family Budviciaceae. This bacterium produces contractile-type particles that adsorb on the surface of sensitive bacteria and penetrate the cell wall, probably during contraction, in a way similar to the type VI secretion system. We characterized the pore-forming activity of fonticins using both living cells and in vitro model membranes. Using a potassium leakage assay, we show that fonticins are able to permeabilize sensitive cells. On black lipid membranes, single-pore conductance is about 0.78 nS in 1 M NaCl and appears to be linearly dependent on the increasing molar strength of NaCl solution, which is a property of considerably large pores. In agreement with these findings, fonticins are not ion selective for Na+, K+, and Cl-. Polyethylene glycol 3350 (PEG 3350) molecules of about 3.5 nm in diameter can enter the fonticin pore lumen, whereas the larger molecules cannot pass the pore. The size of fonticin pores was confirmed by transmission electron microscopy. The terminal membrane-piercing complex of the fonticin tube probably creates a selective barrier restricting passage of macromolecules. IMPORTANCE Phage tail-like bacteriocins are now the subject of research as potent antibacterial agents due to their narrow host specificity and single-hit mode of action. In this work, we focused on the structure and mode of action of fonticins. According to some theories, related particles were initially adapted for passage of double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) molecules, but fonticins changed their function during the evolution; they are able to form large pores through the bacterial envelope of Gram-negative bacteria. As various pore-forming proteins are extensively used for nanopore sequencing and stochastic sensing, we decided to investigate the pore-forming properties of fonticin protein complexes on artificial lipid membranes. Our research revealed remarkable structural properties of these particles that may have a potential application as a nanodevice.

Návaznosti

EF18_046/0016045, projekt VaV
Název: Modernizace národní infrastruktury pro biologické a medicínské zobrazování Czech-BioImaging
LM2018129, projekt VaV
Název: Národní infrastruktura pro biologické a medicínské zobrazování Czech-BioImaging
Investor: Ministerstvo školství, mládeže a tělovýchovy ČR, National research infrastructure for biological and medical imaging
90242, velká výzkumná infrastruktura
Název: CIISB III