4ax2

New Type VI-secreted toxins and self-resistance proteins in Serratia marcescensNew Type VI-secreted toxins and self-resistance proteins in Serratia marcescens

Structural highlights 4ax2 is a 1 chain structure with sequence from "bacillus_marcescens"_(bizio_1823)_trevisan_in_de_toni_and_trevisan_1889 "bacillus marcescens" (bizio 1823) trevisan in de toni and trevisan 1889. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance. Ligands: , Resources: FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT Publication Abstract from PubMed Protein secretion systems are critical to bacterial virulence and interactions with other organisms. The Type VI secretion system (T6SS) is found in many bacterial species and is used to target either eukaryotic cells or competitor bacteria. However, T6SS-secreted proteins have proven surprisingly elusive. Here, we identified two secreted substrates of the antibacterial T6SS from the opportunistic human pathogen, Serratia marcescens. Ssp1 and Ssp2, both encoded within the T6SS gene cluster, were confirmed as antibacterial toxins delivered by the T6SS. Four related proteins encoded around the Ssp proteins ('Rap' proteins) included two specifically conferring self-resistance ('immunity') against T6SS-dependent Ssp1 or Ssp2 toxicity. Biochemical characterization revealed specific, tight binding between cognate Ssp-Rap pairs, forming complexes of 2:2 stoichiometry. The atomic structures of two Rap proteins were solved, revealing a novel helical fold, dependent on a structural disulphide bond, a structural feature consistent with their functional localization. Homologues of the Serratia Ssp and Rap proteins are found encoded together within other T6SS gene clusters, thus they represent founder members of new families of T6SS-secreted and cognate immunity proteins. We suggest that Ssp proteins are the original substrates of the S. marcescens T6SS, before horizontal acquisition of other T6SS-secreted toxins. Molecular insight has been provided into how pathogens utilize antibacterial T6SSs to overcome competitors and succeed in polymicrobial niches. New secreted toxins and immunity proteins encoded within the Type VI secretion system gene cluster of Serratia marcescens.,English G, Trunk K, Rao VA, Srikannathasan V, Hunter WN, Coulthurst SJ Mol Microbiol. 2012 Sep 7. doi: 10.1111/mmi.12028. PMID:22957938 From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

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