Composition, formation, and regulation of the cytosolic c-ring, a dynamic component of the type III secretion injectisome.
Composition, formation, and regulation of the cytosolic c-ring, a dynamic component of the type III secretion injectisome.
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10.1371/journal.pbio.1002039
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发表时间:
2015-01
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影响因子:
9.8
通讯作者:
Armitage JP
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作者:
Diepold A;Kudryashev M;Delalez NJ;Berry RM;Armitage JP
The injectisome is a membrane complex through which some bacteria can inject effector proteins into host cells. This study reveals that the cytosolic C-ring structure has a dynamic relationship to the rest of the injectisome, with implications for the regulation of secretion. Many gram-negative pathogens employ a type III secretion injectisome to translocate effector proteins into eukaryotic host cells. While the structure of the distal “needle complex” is well documented, the composition and role of the functionally important cytosolic complex remain less well understood. Using functional fluorescent fusions, we found that the C-ring, an essential and conserved cytosolic component of the system, is composed of ~22 copies of SctQ (YscQ in Yersinia enterocolitica), which require the presence of YscQC, the product of an internal translation initiation site in yscQ, for their cooperative assembly. Photoactivated localization microscopy (PALM) reveals that in vivo, YscQ is present in both a free-moving cytosolic and a stable injectisome-bound state. Notably, fluorescence recovery after photobleaching (FRAP) shows that YscQ exchanges between the injectisome and the cytosol, with a t½ of 68 ± 8 seconds when injectisomes are secreting. In contrast, the secretin SctC (YscC) and the major export apparatus component SctV (YscV) display minimal exchange. Under non-secreting conditions, the exchange rate of YscQ is reduced to t½ = 134 ± 16 seconds, revealing a correlation between C-ring exchange and injectisome activity, which indicates a possible role for C-ring stability in regulation of type III secretion. The stabilization of the C-ring depends on the presence of the functional ATPase SctN (YscN). These data provide new insights into the formation and composition of the injectisome and present a novel aspect of type III secretion, the exchange of C-ring subunits, which is regulated with respect to secretion. The type III secretion system, also known as the injectisome, is a key virulence factor in many gram-negative bacteria, and is responsible for the transmission of bacterial proteins directly into host cells. While some elements of the system are well characterized, the cytosolic components involved in substrate recognition and handling are not well understood. One of the major questions is the role of the C-ring, an essential yet enigmatic cytosolic injectisome member. We used fluorescence microscopy to analyze the architecture and behavior of the C-ring in live Y. enterocolitica bacteria, a human pathogen. We found that in vivo, the C-ring assembles cooperatively with the help of additional copies of its own C-terminal fragment and has a highly dynamic structure, with C-ring subunits exchanging between the working injectisomes and a cytosolic pool. The rate of exchange is different between secreting and non-secreting injectisomes and depends on the function of the type III secretion ATPase, indicating that the stability of the complex is altered when functioning. This dynamic behaviour raises the possibility that the C-ring is a regulator of targeted protein delivery by the type III secretion system and makes the C-ring a viable target for the development of novel anti-virulence drugs.
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