Role of SpoIVA ATPase Motifs During Clostridioides difficile Sporulation

AbstractThe nosocomial pathogen, Clostridioides difficile, is a spore-forming obligate anaerobe that depends on its aerotolerant spore form to transmit infections. Functional spore formation depends on the assembly of a proteinaceous layer known as the coat around the developing spore. In C. difficile, coat assembly depends on the conserved coat protein, SpoIVA, and the clostridial-specific coat protein, SipL, which directly interact. Mutations that disrupt their interaction cause coat to mislocalize and decrease functional spore formation. In B. subtilis, SpoIVA is an ATPase that uses ATP hydrolysis to help drive its polymerization around the forespore. Loss of SpoIVA ATPase activity impairs B. subtilis SpoIVA encasement of the forespore and activates a quality control mechanism that eliminates these defective cells. Since this mechanism is lacking in C. difficile, we tested whether mutations in C. difficile’s SpoIVA ATPase motifs impair functional spore formation. Disrupting C. difficile SpoIVA ATPase motifs resulted in phenotypes that were typically >104 less severe than the equivalent mutations in B. subtilis. Interestingly, mutation of ATPase motif residues predicted to abrogate SpoIVA binding to ATP decreased SpoIVA-SipL interaction, whereas mutation of ATPase motif residues predicted to disrupt ATP hydrolysis but retain binding to ATP enhanced SpoIVA-SipL interaction. When a sipL mutation known to reduce binding to SpoIVA was combined with a spoIVA mutation predicted to prevent SpoIVA binding to ATP, spore formation was severely exacerbated. Since this phenotype is allele-specific, our data implies that SipL recognizes the ATP-bound form of SpoIVA and highlights the importance of this interaction for functional C. difficile spore formation.ImportanceThe aerotolerant spores formed by the major nosocomial pathogen Clostridioides difficile are its primary infectious particle. However, the mechanism by which this critical cell type is assembled remains poorly characterized, especially with respect to its protective coat layer. We previously showed that binding between the spore morphogenetic proteins, SpoIVA and SipL, regulates coat assembly around the forespore. SpoIVA is widely conserved among spore-forming bacteria, and its ATPase activity is essential for Bacillus subtilis to form functional spores. In this study, we determined that mutations in C. difficile SpoIVA’s ATPase motifs result in relatively minor defects in spore formation in contrast with B. subtilis. Nevertheless, our data suggest that SipL preferentially recognizes the ATP-bound form of SpoIVA and identify a specific residue in SipL’s C-terminal LysM domain that is critical for recognizing the ATP-bound form of SpoIVA. These findings advance our understanding of how SpoIVA-SipL interactions regulate C. difficile spore assembly.

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Role of SpoIVA ATPase Motifs during Clostridioides difficile Sporulation

Journal of Bacteriology ◽

10.1128/jb.00387-20 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 202 (21) ◽

Author(s):

Hector Benito de la Puebla ◽

David Giacalone ◽

Alexei Cooper ◽

Aimee Shen

Keyword(s):

Bacillus Subtilis ◽

Atp Hydrolysis ◽

Spore Formation ◽

Spore Form ◽

Content Type ◽

Clostridioides Difficile ◽

Allele Specific ◽

Coat Layer ◽

Quality Control Mechanism

ABSTRACT The nosocomial pathogen Clostridioides difficile is a spore-forming obligate anaerobe that depends on its aerotolerant spore form to transmit infections. Functional spore formation depends on the assembly of a proteinaceous layer known as the coat around the developing spore. In C. difficile, coat assembly depends on the conserved spore protein SpoIVA and the clostridial-organism-specific spore protein SipL, which directly interact. Mutations that disrupt their interaction cause the coat to mislocalize and impair spore formation. In Bacillus subtilis, SpoIVA is an ATPase that uses ATP hydrolysis to drive its polymerization around the forespore. Loss of SpoIVA ATPase activity impairs B. subtilis SpoIVA encasement of the forespore and activates a quality control mechanism that eliminates these defective cells. Since this mechanism is lacking in C. difficile, we tested whether mutations in the C. difficile SpoIVA ATPase motifs impact functional spore formation. Disrupting C. difficile SpoIVA ATPase motifs resulted in phenotypes that were typically >104-fold less severe than the equivalent mutations in B. subtilis. Interestingly, mutation of ATPase motif residues predicted to abrogate SpoIVA binding to ATP decreased the SpoIVA-SipL interaction, whereas mutation of ATPase motif residues predicted to disrupt ATP hydrolysis but maintain ATP binding enhanced the SpoIVA-SipL interaction. When a sipL mutation known to reduce binding to SpoIVA was combined with a spoIVA mutation predicted to prevent SpoIVA binding to ATP, spore formation was severely exacerbated. Since this phenotype is allele specific, our data imply that SipL recognizes the ATP-bound form of SpoIVA and highlight the importance of this interaction for functional C. difficile spore formation. IMPORTANCE The major pathogen Clostridioides difficile depends on its spore form to transmit disease. However, the mechanism by which C. difficile assembles spores remains poorly characterized. We previously showed that binding between the spore morphogenetic proteins SpoIVA and SipL regulates assembly of the protective coat layer around the forespore. In this study, we determined that mutations in the C. difficile SpoIVA ATPase motifs result in relatively minor defects in spore formation, in contrast with Bacillus subtilis. Nevertheless, our data suggest that SipL preferentially recognizes the ATP-bound form of SpoIVA and identify a specific residue in the SipL C-terminal LysM domain that is critical for recognizing the ATP-bound form of SpoIVA. These findings advance our understanding of how SpoIVA-SipL interactions regulate C. difficile spore assembly.

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SpoIVA-SipL complex formation is essential for Clostridioides difficile spore assembly

10.1101/522235 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Megan H. Touchette ◽

Hector Benito de la Puebla ◽

Priyanka Ravichandran ◽

Aimee Shen

Keyword(s):

Molecular Mechanisms ◽

Basic Mechanism ◽

Spore Formation ◽

Spore Coat ◽

Coat Proteins ◽

Nosocomial Pathogen ◽

Spore Form ◽

Infectious Particle ◽

Lysm Domain ◽

Clostridioides Difficile

AbstractSpores are the major infectious particle of the Gram-positive nosocomial pathogen, Clostridioides (formerly Clostridium) difficile, but the molecular details of how this organism forms these metabolically dormant cells remain poorly characterized. The composition of the spore coat in C. difficile differs markedly from that defined in the well-studied organism, Bacillus subtilis, with only 25% of the ~70 spore coat proteins being conserved between the two organisms, and only 2 of 9 coat assembly (morphogenetic) proteins defined in B. subtilis having homologs in C. difficile. We previously identified SipL as a clostridia-specific coat protein essential for functional spore formation. Heterologous expression analyses in E. coli revealed that SipL directly interacts with C. difficile SpoIVA, a coat morphogenetic protein conserved in all spore-forming organisms, through SipL’s C-terminal LysM domain. In this study, we show that SpoIVA-SipL binding is essential for C. difficile spore formation and identify specific residues within the LysM domain that stabilize this interaction. Fluorescence microscopy analyses indicate that binding of SipL’s LysM domain to SpoIVA is required for SipL to localize to the forespore, while SpoIVA requires SipL to promote encasement of SpoIVA around the forespore. Since we also show that clostridial LysM domains are functionally interchangeable at least in C. difficile, the basic mechanism for SipL-dependent assembly of clostridial spore coats may be conserved.ImportanceThe metabolically dormant spore-form of the major nosocomial pathogen, Clostridioides difficile, is its major infectious particle. However, the mechanisms controlling the formation of these resistant cell types are not well understood, particularly with respect to its outermost layer, the spore coat. We previously identified two spore morphogenetic proteins in C. difficile: SpoIVA, which is conserved in all spore-forming organisms, and SipL, which is conserved only in the Clostridia. Both SpoIVA and SipL are essential for heat-resistant spore formation and directly interact through SipL’s C-terminal LysM domain. In this study, we demonstrate that the LysM domain is critical for SipL and SpoIVA function, likely by helping recruit SipL to the forespore during spore morphogenesis. We further identified residues within the LysM domain that are important for binding SpoIVA and thus functional spore formation. These findings provide important insight into the molecular mechanisms controlling the assembly of infectious C. difficile spores.

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SpoIVA-SipL Complex Formation Is Essential for Clostridioides difficile Spore Assembly

Journal of Bacteriology ◽

10.1128/jb.00042-19 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 201 (8) ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Megan H. Touchette ◽

Hector Benito de la Puebla ◽

Priyanka Ravichandran ◽

Aimee Shen

Keyword(s):

Molecular Mechanisms ◽

Spore Formation ◽

Spore Coat ◽

Coat Proteins ◽

Nosocomial Pathogen ◽

Spore Form ◽

Infectious Particle ◽

Content Type ◽

Lysm Domain ◽

Clostridioides Difficile

ABSTRACT Spores are the major infectious particle of the Gram-positive nosocomial pathogen Clostridioides difficile (formerly Clostridium difficile), but the molecular details of how this organism forms these metabolically dormant cells remain poorly characterized. The composition of the spore coat in C. difficile differs markedly from that defined in the well-studied organism Bacillus subtilis, with only 25% of the ∼70 spore coat proteins being conserved between the two organisms and with only 2 of 9 coat assembly (morphogenetic) proteins defined in B. subtilis having homologs in C. difficile. We previously identified SipL as a clostridium-specific coat protein essential for functional spore formation. Heterologous expression analyses in Escherichia coli revealed that SipL directly interacts with C. difficile SpoIVA, a coat-morphogenetic protein conserved in all spore-forming organisms, through SipL’s C-terminal LysM domain. In this study, we show that SpoIVA-SipL binding is essential for C. difficile spore formation and identify specific residues within the LysM domain that stabilize this interaction. Fluorescence microscopy analyses indicate that binding of SipL’s LysM domain to SpoIVA is required for SipL to localize to the forespore while SpoIVA requires SipL to promote encasement of SpoIVA around the forespore. Since we also show that clostridial LysM domains are functionally interchangeable at least in C. difficile, the basic mechanism for SipL-dependent assembly of clostridial spore coats may be conserved. IMPORTANCE The metabolically dormant spore form of the major nosocomial pathogen Clostridioides difficile is its major infectious particle. However, the mechanisms controlling the formation of this resistant cell type are not well understood, particularly with respect to its outermost layer, the spore coat. We previously identified two spore-morphogenetic proteins in C. difficile: SpoIVA, which is conserved in all spore-forming organisms, and SipL, which is conserved only in the clostridia. Both SpoIVA and SipL are essential for heat-resistant spore formation and directly interact through SipL’s C-terminal LysM domain. In this study, we demonstrate that the LysM domain is critical for SipL and SpoIVA function, likely by helping recruit SipL to the forespore during spore morphogenesis. We further identified residues within the LysM domain that are important for binding SpoIVA and, thus, functional spore formation. These findings provide important insight into the molecular mechanisms controlling the assembly of infectious C. difficile spores.

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Identification of a novel regulator of Clostridioides difficile cortex formation

10.1101/2021.03.03.433760 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Megan H. Touchette ◽

Hector Benito de la Puebla ◽

Carolina Alves Feliciano ◽

Benjamin Tanenbaum ◽

Monica Schenone ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Thick Layer ◽

Disease Recurrence ◽

Spore Formation ◽

Coat Proteins ◽

Spore Form ◽

Protective Layers ◽

Clostridioides Difficile ◽

Morphogenetic Protein ◽

Morphogenetic Factors ◽

Healthcare Associated

AbstractClostridioides difficile is a leading cause of healthcare-associated infections worldwide. C. difficile infections are transmitted by its metabolically dormant, aerotolerant spore form. Functional spore formation depends on the assembly of two protective layers: a thick layer of modified peptidoglycan known as the cortex layer and a multilayered proteinaceous meshwork known as the coat. We previously identified two spore morphogenetic proteins, SpoIVA and SipL, that are essential for recruiting coat proteins to the developing forespore and making functional spores. While SpoIVA and SipL directly interact, the identities of the proteins they recruit to the forespore remained unknown. We used mass spectrometry-based affinity proteomics to identify proteins that interact with the SpoIVA-SipL complex. These analyses identified the Peptostreptococcaceae family-specific, sporulation-induced bitopic membrane protein CD3457 (renamed SpoVQ) as a protein that interacts with SipL and SpoIVA. Loss of SpoVQ decreased heat-resistant spore formation by ∼5-fold and reduced cortex thickness∼2-fold; the thinner cortex layer of ΔspoVQ spores correlated with higher levels of spontaneous germination (i.e., in the absence of germinant). Notably, loss of SpoVQ in either spoIVA or sipL mutants prevented cortex synthesis altogether and greatly impaired the localization of a SipL-mCherry fusion protein around the forespore. Thus, SpoVQ is a novel regulator of C. difficile cortex synthesis that appears to link cortex and coat formation. The identification of SpoVQ as a spore morphogenetic protein further highlights how Peptostreptococcaceae family-specific mechanisms control spore formation in C. difficile.ImportanceThe Centers for Disease Control has designated Clostridioides difficile as an urgent threat because of its intrinsic antibiotic resistance. C. difficile persists in the presence of antibiotics in part because it makes metabolically dormant spores. While recent work has shown that preventing the formation of infectious spores can reduce C. difficile disease recurrence, more selective anti-sporulation therapies are needed. The identification of spore morphogenetic factors specific to C. difficile would facilitate the development of such therapies. In this study, we identified SpoVQ (CD3457) as a spore morphogenetic protein specific to the Peptostreptococcaceae family that regulates the formation of C. difficile’s protective spore cortex layer. SpoVQ acts in concert with the known spore coat morphogenetic factors, SpoIVA and SipL, to link formation of the protective coat and cortex layers. These data reveal a novel pathway that could be targeted to prevent the formation of infectious C. difficile spores.

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Tonoplast and plasma membrane ATPases from maize lines of high or low vigour

Seed Science Research ◽

10.1017/s0960258500001203 ◽

1992 ◽

Vol 2 (2) ◽

pp. 105-111 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

S. Sánchez-Nieto ◽

R. Rodríguez-Sotres ◽

P. González-Romo ◽

I. Bernal-Lugo ◽

M. Gavilanes-Ruíz

Keyword(s):

Zea Mays ◽

Plasma Membrane ◽

Acid Phosphatase ◽

Atpase Activity ◽

Kinetic Analysis ◽

Atp Hydrolysis ◽

Membrane Atpases ◽

Substrate Concentrations ◽

Tonoplast Atpase ◽

Specific Inhibitors

AbstractThe effectiveness of ATPase in germinated seed may play an important role in the vigour of germination. The activities of tonoplast and plasma membrane ATPases in two maize (Zea mays L.) lines with different vigour of germination were determined. ATP hydrolysis was measured in microsomal fractions from coleoptiles along with the responses to specific inhibitors for the plasma membrane, tonoplast and mitochondrial ATPases as well as for acid phosphatase. Nitrate-sensitive ATPase activity was 1.5–3.0 times lower in the low-vigour line than in the high-vigour line. Kinetic analysis of ATP hydrolysis at different substrate concentrations revealed the existence of two enzymes in the microsomal fractions of the two lines. The Vmax of enzyme 1 in the low-vigour line was a third of that in the high-vigour line. This enzyme was identified as the nitrate-sensitive or tonoplast ATPase on the basis of measurements of ATP hydrolysis in the presence of specific inhibitors at high (8.12mm) and low (0.77mm) ATP concentrations.

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Identification of Rab6 as an N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive fusion protein-binding protein

Biochemical Journal ◽

10.1042/bj3520165 ◽

2000 ◽

Vol 352 (1) ◽

pp. 165-173 ◽

Cited By ~ 14

Author(s):

Sang Yeul HAN ◽

Dong Yoon PARK ◽

Sang Dai PARK ◽

Seung Hwan HONG

Keyword(s):

Fusion Protein ◽

Atpase Activity ◽

Atp Hydrolysis ◽

Polyclonal Antibodies ◽

Binding Protein ◽

Vesicular Transport ◽

Brain Extract ◽

Terminal Domain ◽

Protein Receptor ◽

And Function

In this study we show the interaction of N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive fusion protein (NSF) with a small GTP-binding protein, Rab6. NSF is an ATPase involved in the vesicular transport within eukaryotic cells. Using the yeast two-hybrid system, we have isolated new NSF-binding proteins from the rat lung cDNA library. One of them was Rab6, which is involved in the vesicular transport within the Golgi and trans-Golgi network as a Ras-like GTPase. We demonstrated that the N-terminal domain of NSF interacted with the C-terminal domain of Rab6, and these proteins were co-immunoprecipitated from the rat brain extract. This interaction was maintained preferentially in the presence of hydrolysable ATP. Recombinant NSF-His6 can also bind to C-terminal Rab6–glutathione S-transferase under the conditions to allow the ATP hydrolysis. Surprisingly, Rab6 stimulates the ATPase activity of NSF by approx. 2-fold as does α-soluble NSF attachment protein receptor. Anti-Rab6 polyclonal antibodies significantly inhibited the Rab6-stimulated ATPase activity of NSF. Furthermore, we found that Rab3 and Rab4 can also associate with NSF and stimulate its ATPase activity. Taken together, we propose a model in which Rab can form an ATP hydrolysis-regulated complex with NSF, and function as a signalling molecule to deliver the signal of vesicle fusion through the interaction with NSF.

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Omadacycline compared to vancomycin when combined with germinants to disrupt the life cycle of Clostridioides difficile

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy ◽

10.1128/aac.01431-20 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Noah Budi ◽

Jared J. Godfrey ◽

Nasia Safdar ◽

Sanjay K. Shukla ◽

Warren E. Rose

Keyword(s):

Limit Of Detection ◽

Disease Relapse ◽

Vegetative Cells ◽

Spore Form ◽

Safety And Efficacy ◽

Healthcare Environment ◽

Clostridioides Difficile ◽

Spore Shedding ◽

Dormant Spore

Clostridioides difficile (C. difficile) infections (CDI) are commonly treated with antibiotics that do not impact the dormant spore form of the pathogen. CDI-directed antibiotics, such as vancomycin and metronidazole, can destroy the vegetative form of C. difficile and protective microbiota. After treatment, spores can germinate into vegetative cells causing clinical disease relapse and further spore shedding. This in vitro study compares the combination of germinants with vancomycin or omadacycline to antibiotics alone in eradicating C. difficile spores and vegetative cells. Among the four strains in this study, omadacycline minimum inhibitory concentrations (0.031-0.125 mg/L) were lower than vancomycin (1-4 mg/L). Omadacycline nor vancomycin in media alone reduced spore counts. In three of the four strains, including the epidemic ribotype 027, spore eradication with germinants was 94.8-97.4% with vancomycin and 99.4-99.8% with omadacycline (p<0.005). In ribotype 012, either antibiotic combined with germinants resulted in 100% spore eradication at 24 hours. The addition of germinants with either antibiotic did not result in significant toxin A or B production, which were below the limit of detection (<1.25 ng/mL) by 48 hours. Limiting the number of spores present in patient GI tracts at the end of therapy may be effective at preventing recurrent CDI and limiting spore shedding in the healthcare environment. These results with germinants warrant safety and efficacy evaluations in animal models.

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Stimulation of the human mitochondrial transporter ABCB10 by zinc-mesoporphrin

PLoS ONE ◽

10.1371/journal.pone.0238754 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 15 (11) ◽

pp. e0238754

Author(s):

Melissa Martinez ◽

Gregory A. Fendley ◽

Alexandra D. Saxberg ◽

Maria E. Zoghbi

Keyword(s):

Oxidative Damage ◽

Atpase Activity ◽

Animal Studies ◽

Atp Hydrolysis ◽

Aminolevulinic Acid ◽

Negative Control ◽

Hydrolysis Rate ◽

Inner Mitochondrial Membrane ◽

Experimental Conditions ◽

Mitochondrial Transporter

Heme biosynthesis occurs through a series of reactions that take place within the cytoplasm and mitochondria, so intermediates need to move across these cellular compartments. However, the specific membrane transport mechanisms involved in the process are not yet identified. The ATP-binding cassette protein ABCB10 is essential for normal heme production, as knocking down this transporter in mice is embryonically lethal and accompanied by severe anemia plus oxidative damage. The role of ABCB10 is unknown, but given its location in the inner mitochondrial membrane, it has been proposed as a candidate to export either an early heme precursor or heme. Alternatively, ABCB10 might transport a molecule important for protection against oxidative damage. To help discern between these possibilities, we decided to study the effect of heme analogs, precursors, and antioxidant peptides on purified human ABCB10. Since substrate binding increases the ATP hydrolysis rate of ABC transporters, we have determined the ability of these molecules to activate purified ABCB10 reconstituted in lipid nanodiscs using ATPase measurements. Under our experimental conditions, we found that the only heme analog increasing ABCB10 ATPase activity was Zinc-mesoporphyrin. This activation of almost seventy percent was specific for ABCB10, as the ATPase activity of a negative control bacterial ABC transporter was not affected. The activation was also observed in cysteine-less ABCB10, suggesting that Zinc-mesoporphyrin’s effect did not require binding to typical heme regulatory motifs. Furthermore, our data indicate that ABCB10 was not directly activated by neither the early heme precursor delta-aminolevulinic acid nor glutathione, downsizing their relevance as putative substrates for this transporter. Although additional studies are needed to determine the physiological substrate of ABCB10, our findings reveal Zinc-mesoporphyrin as the first tool compound to directly modulate ABCB10 activity and raise the possibility that some actions of Zinc-mesoporphyrin in cellular and animal studies could be mediated by ABCB10.

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The Mg2+-ATPase of rabbit skeletal-muscle transverse tubule is a highly glycosylated multiple-subunit enzyme

Biochemical Journal ◽

10.1042/bj2780375 ◽

1991 ◽

Vol 278 (2) ◽

pp. 375-380 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

T L Kirley

Keyword(s):

Skeletal Muscle ◽

Atpase Activity ◽

Atp Hydrolysis ◽

Rabbit Skeletal Muscle ◽

Cross Linking ◽

Low Concentrations ◽

Sds Page ◽

Molecular Masses ◽

Relationship Of ◽

Peptide Core

The Mg(2+)-ATPase present in rabbit skeletal-muscle transverse tubules is an integral membrane enzyme which has been solubilized and purified previously in this laboratory [Kirley (1988) J. Biol. Chem. 263, 12682-12689]. The present study indicates that, in addition to the approx. 100 kDa protein (distinct from the sarcoplasmic-reticulum Ca(2+)-ATPase) seen previously to co-purify with the Mg(2+)-ATPase activity, there are also proteins having molecular masses of 160, 70 and 43 kDa. The 70 and 43 kDa glycosylated proteins (50 and 31 kDa after deglycosylation) are difficult to detect by SDS/PAGE before deglycosylation, owing to the broadness of the bands. Additional purification procedures, cross-linking studies and chemical and enzymic deglycosylation studies were undertaken to determine the structure and relationship of these proteins. Both the 97 and 160 kDa proteins were demonstrated to be N-glycosylated at multiple sites, the 97 kDa protein being reduced to a peptide core of 84 kDa and the 160 kDa protein to a peptide core of 131 kDa after deglycosylation. Although the Mg(2+)-ATPase activity is resistant to a number of chemical modification reagents, cross-linking inactivates the enzyme at low concentrations. This inactivation is accompanied by cross-linking of two 97 kDa molecules to one another, suggesting that the 97 kDa protein is involved in ATP hydrolysis. The existence of several proteins along with the inhibition of ATPase activity by cross-linking is consistent with the interpretation of the susceptibility of this enzyme to inactivation by most detergents as being due to the disruption of a protein complex of associated subunits by the inactivating detergents. The 160 kDa glycoprotein can be partially resolved from the Mg(2+)-ATPase activity, and is identified by its N-terminal amino acid sequence as angiotensin-converting enzyme.

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Conformational communication mediates the reset step in t6A biosynthesis

Nucleic Acids Research ◽

10.1093/nar/gkz439 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 47 (12) ◽

pp. 6551-6567 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Amit Luthra ◽

Naduni Paranagama ◽

William Swinehart ◽

Susan Bayooz ◽

Phuc Phan ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Crystal Structure ◽

Molecular Docking ◽

Atpase Activity ◽

Atp Hydrolysis ◽

Site Directed Mutagenesis ◽

Directed Mutagenesis ◽

Translational Fidelity ◽

Substrate Analog ◽

Binding Cavity ◽

Saxs Analysis

Abstract The universally conserved N6-threonylcarbamoyladenosine (t6A) modification of tRNA is essential for translational fidelity. In bacteria, t6A biosynthesis starts with the TsaC/TsaC2-catalyzed synthesis of the intermediate threonylcarbamoyl adenylate (TC–AMP), followed by transfer of the threonylcarbamoyl (TC) moiety to adenine-37 of tRNA by the TC-transfer complex comprised of TsaB, TsaD and TsaE subunits and possessing an ATPase activity required for multi-turnover of the t6A cycle. We report a 2.5-Å crystal structure of the T. maritima TC-transfer complex (TmTsaB2D2E2) bound to Mg2+-ATP in the ATPase site, and substrate analog carboxy-AMP in the TC-transfer site. Site directed mutagenesis results show that residues in the conserved Switch I and Switch II motifs of TsaE mediate the ATP hydrolysis-driven reactivation/reset step of the t6A cycle. Further, SAXS analysis of the TmTsaB2D2-tRNA complex in solution reveals bound tRNA lodged in the TsaE binding cavity, confirming our previous biochemical data. Based on the crystal structure and molecular docking of TC–AMP and adenine-37 in the TC-transfer site, we propose a model for the mechanism of TC transfer by this universal biosynthetic system.

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