MenT nucleotidyltransferase toxins extend tRNA acceptor stems and can be inhibited by asymmetrical antitoxin binding.
MenT nucleotidyltransferase toxins extend tRNA acceptor stems and can be inhibited by asymmetrical antitoxin binding.
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DOI:
10.1038/s41467-023-40264-3
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发表时间:
2023-08-17
影响因子:
16.6
通讯作者:
Genevaux, Pierre
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作者:
Xu, Xibing;Usher, Ben;Gutierrez, Claude;Barriot, Roland;Arrowsmith, Tom J.;Han, Xue;Redder, Peter;Neyrolles, Olivier;Blower, Tim R.;Genevaux, Pierre
Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacterium responsible for human tuberculosis, has a genome encoding a remarkably high number of toxin-antitoxin systems of largely unknown function. We have recently shown that the M. tuberculosis genome encodes four of a widespread, MenAT family of nucleotidyltransferase toxin-antitoxin systems. In this study we characterize MenAT1, using tRNA sequencing to demonstrate MenT1 tRNA modification activity. MenT1 activity is blocked by MenA1, a short protein antitoxin unrelated to the MenA3 kinase. X-ray crystallographic analysis shows blockage of the conserved MenT fold by asymmetric binding of MenA1 across two MenT1 protomers, forming a heterotrimeric toxin-antitoxin complex. Finally, we also demonstrate tRNA modification by toxin MenT4, indicating conserved activity across the MenT family. Our study highlights variation in tRNA target preferences by MenT toxins, selective use of nucleotide substrates, and diverse modes of MenA antitoxin activity. Bacteria can control their growth using internal toxins regulated by antitoxins. Here, the authors show MenT toxins from Mycobacterium tuberculosis work by modifying tRNAs, and asymmetric antitoxin binding blocks toxin activity.
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影响因子:
14.9
作者:
Dy RL;Przybilski R;Semeijn K;Salmond GP;Fineran PC
通讯作者:
Fineran PC
影响因子:
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作者:
Kim DH;Kang SM;Baek SM;Yoon HJ;Jang DM;Kim HS;Lee SJ;Lee BJ
通讯作者:
Lee BJ
DOI:
10.3390/pathogens12020240
发表时间:
2023-02-02
期刊:
Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland)
影响因子:
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作者:
Catara G;Caggiano R;Palazzo L
通讯作者:
Palazzo L
DOI:
10.1107/s0907444904019158
发表时间:
2004-12-01
影响因子:
2.2
作者:
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通讯作者:
Cowtan, K