3j4t

Helical model of TubZ-Bt two-stranded filamentHelical model of TubZ-Bt two-stranded filament

3j4t, resolution 10.80Å Show:Asymmetric Unit Biological Assembly Structural highlights 3j4t is a 1 chain structure with sequence from Bacillus thuringiensis serovar israelensis. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance. Method: Electron Microscopy, Resolution 10.8Å Experimental data: Check Resources: FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT Function TUBZ_BACTI A tubulin-like, filament forming GTPase; the motor component of the type III plasmid partition system which ensures correct segregation of the pBtoxis plasmid. Filaments may seed from the centromere-like site (tubC) when bound by DNA-binding protein TubR; the tubC-TubR complex stabilizes the TubZ filament. Filaments grow at the plus end and depolymerize at the minus end, a process called treadmilling. TubR-tubC complexes track the depolymerizing minus end of the filament, probably pulling plasmid within the cell (PubMed:20534443, PubMed:23010931, PubMed:25825718). Required for pBtoxis plasmid replication/partition (PubMed:16936050, PubMed:17873046). Binds the TubR-tubC complex; GTP is not required for binding to TubR-tubC. TubZ alone does not bind DNA (PubMed:17873046, PubMed:20534443, PubMed:25825718). Has a high GTPase activity in the presence of Mg(2+); in the presence of GTP assembles into dynamic filaments which upon polymerization bind almost exclusively GDP. Filament formation is cooperative, requiring a critical concentration. Formation occurs very quickly and is followed by disassembly as GTP is consumed (PubMed:18198178). Publication Abstract from PubMed Cytoskeletal filaments form diverse superstructures that are highly adapted for specific functions. The recently discovered TubZ subfamily of tubulins is involved in type III plasmid partitioning systems, facilitating faithful segregation of low copy-number plasmids during bacterial cell division. One such protein, TubZ-Bt, is found on the large pBtoxis plasmid in Bacillus thuringiensis, and interacts via its extended C terminus with a DNA adaptor protein TubR. Here, we use cryo-electron microscopy to determine the structure of TubZ-Bt filaments and light scattering to explore their mechanism of polymerization. Surprisingly, we find that the helical filament architecture is remarkably sensitive to nucleotide state, changing from two-stranded to four-stranded depending on the ability of TubZ-Bt to hydrolyze GTP. We present pseudoatomic models of both the two- and four-protofilament forms based on cryo-electron microscopy reconstructions (10.8 A and 6.9 A, respectively) of filaments formed under different nucleotide states. These data lead to a model in which the two-stranded filament is a necessary intermediate along the pathway to formation of the four-stranded filament. Such nucleotide-directed structural polymorphism is to our knowledge an unprecedented mechanism for the formation of polar filaments. Bacterial tubulin TubZ-Bt transitions between a two-stranded intermediate and a four-stranded filament upon GTP hydrolysis.,Montabana EA, Agard DA Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2014 Mar 4;111(9):3407-12. doi:, 10.1073/pnas.1318339111. Epub 2014 Feb 18. PMID:24550513 From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.