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Structural evidence that colicin a protein binds to a novel binding site of TolA protein in Escherichia coli periplasm

Li, Chan; Zhang, Ying; Vankemmelbeke, Mireille; Hecht, Oliver; Aleanizy, Fadilah Sfouq; Macdonald, Colin; Moore, Geoffrey R.; James, Richard; Penfold, Christopher N.

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Authors

CHAN LI chan.li@nottingham.ac.uk
Research Fellow

YING ZHANG YING.ZHANG@NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK
Assistant Professor

Mireille Vankemmelbeke

Oliver Hecht

Fadilah Sfouq Aleanizy

Colin Macdonald

Geoffrey R. Moore

Christopher N. Penfold



Abstract

The Tol assembly of proteins is an interacting network of proteins located in the Escherichia coli cell envelope that transduces energy and contributes to cell integrity. TolA is central to this network linking the inner and outer membranes by interactions with TolQ, TolR, TolB, and Pal. Group A colicins, such as ColA, parasitize the Tol network through interactions with TolA and/or TolB to facilitate translocation through the cell envelope to reach their cytotoxic site of action. We have determined the first structure of the C-terminal domain of TolA (TolAIII) bound to an N-terminal ColA polypeptide (TA53–107). The interface region of the TA53–107-TolAIII complex consists of polar contacts linking residues Arg-92 to Arg-96 of ColA with residues Leu-375–Pro-380 of TolA, which constitutes a β-strand addition commonly seen in more promiscuous protein-protein contacts. The interface region also includes three cation-π interactions (Tyr-58–Lys-368, Tyr-90–Lys-379, Phe-94–Lys-396), which have not been observed in any other colicin-Tol protein complex. Mutagenesis of the interface residues of ColA or TolA revealed that the effect on the interaction was cumulative; single mutations of either partner had no effect on ColA activity, whereas mutations of three or more residues significantly reduced ColA activity. Mutagenesis of the aromatic ring component of the cation-π interacting residues showed Tyr-58 of ColA to be essential for the stability of complex formation. TA53–107 binds on the opposite side of TolAIII to that used by g3p, ColN, or TolB, illustrating the flexible nature of TolA as a periplasmic hub protein.

Citation

Li, C., Zhang, Y., Vankemmelbeke, M., Hecht, O., Aleanizy, F. S., Macdonald, C., …Penfold, C. N. (2012). Structural evidence that colicin a protein binds to a novel binding site of TolA protein in Escherichia coli periplasm. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 287(23), https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M112.342246

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date Apr 9, 2012
Deposit Date Apr 15, 2014
Publicly Available Date Apr 15, 2014
Journal The Journal of Biological Chemistry
Electronic ISSN 0021-9258
Publisher American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 287
Issue 23
DOI https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M112.342246
Keywords Bacterial Toxins Microbiology Protein Structure Protein-Protein Interactions X-ray Crystallography Tol Bacteriocin Colicin
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/709964
Publisher URL http://www.jbc.org/content/287/23/19048.long

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