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Snapshots of the Signaling Complex DesK:DesR in Different Functional States Using Rational Mutagenesis and X-ray Crystallography
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2017-08-20
[Abstract]  We have developed protocols to generate site-specific variants of the histidine-kinase DesK and its cognate response regulator DesR, conducive to trapping different signaling states of the proteins. Co-expression of both partners in E. coli, ensuring an excess of the regulator, was essential for soluble production of the DesK:DesR complexes and further purification. The 3D structures of the complex trapped in the phosphotransferase and in the phosphatase reaction steps, were solved by X-ray crystallography using molecular replacement. The solution was not trivial, and we found that in silico-generated models used as search probes, were instrumental to succeeding in placing a large portion of the complex in the asymmetric unit. Electron density maps were then clear enough ... [摘要]  我们已经开发了产生组氨酸激酶DesK及其同源反应调节物DesR的位点特异性变体的方案,有助于捕获蛋白质的不同信号状态。两个合作伙伴在大肠杆菌中的共表达,确保调节剂过量,对于DesK:DesR复合物的可溶性生产和进一步纯化是至关重要的。通过使用分子置换的X射线晶体学解决了捕获在磷酸转移酶和磷酸酶反应步骤中的复合物的3D结构。该解决方案不是微不足道的,我们发现在用作搜索探针的硅片生成的模型中,有助于将大部分复合物放置在不对称单元中。电子密度图就足够清楚了,可以进行人工建模,获得完整的原子模型。这些方法有助于解决细菌信号领域的主要挑战,即获得稳定的激酶:调节复合物,具有不同的构象状态,适用于高分辨率晶体学研究。
【背景】关于细菌信号复合物,特别是双组分系统(TCS)的结构信息仍然很少(Casino et al。,2009; Gao and Stock,2009)。 TCS包含几乎所有细菌中的感觉组氨酸激酶(HK)和响应调节剂(RR)配偶体,它们允许细胞感知环境并通过适应性反应相应地反应。尽管在信号传输中这种切换机制的重要性(Trajtenberg等,2016),结构信息对于采用不同功能状态的TCS复合体甚至更为有限。我们研究了DesK-DesR途径(de Mendoza,2014),一种来自枯草芽孢杆菌的TCS,其参与调节细胞膜组成以适应降低双层流动性的线索,如冷休克。 ...

Ribosomal RNA N-glycosylase Activity Assay of Ribosome-inactivating Proteins
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2017-03-20
[Abstract]  Ribosome-inactivating proteins (RIPs) are enzymes that irreversibly inactivate ribosomes as a consequence of their N-glycosylase (EC 3.2.2.22) activity. The enzyme cleaves the N-glycosidic bond between the adenine No. 4324 from the 28S rRNA and its ribose in rat ribosomes (or the equivalent adenine in sensitive ribosomes from other organisms). This adenine is located in the α-sarcin-ricin loop (SRL) that is crucial for anchoring the elongation factor (EF) G and EF2 on the ribosome during mRNA-tRNA translocation in prokaryotes and eukaryotes, respectively. RIPs have been isolated mainly from plants and examples of these proteins are ricin or Pokeweed Antiviral Protein (PAP). These proteins, either alone or as a part of immunotoxins, are useful tools for cancer therapy. The following ... [摘要]  核糖体失活蛋白(RIP)是由于其N-糖基化酶(EC 3.2.2.22)活性而不可逆地灭活核糖体的酶。酶从28S rRNA的腺嘌呤编号4324和大鼠核糖体中的核糖(或来自其他生物体的敏感核糖体中的等同腺嘌呤)切割N-糖苷键。该腺嘌呤位于α-原丝素 - 蓖麻毒素环(SRL)中,这对于在原核生物和真核生物中的mRNA-tRNA易位期间分别在核糖体上锚定延伸因子(EF)G和EF2至关重要。 RIP主要从植物中分离出来,这些蛋白质的实例是蓖麻毒蛋白或者口服抗病毒蛋白(PAP)。这些蛋白质,单独或作为免疫毒素的一部分,是癌症治疗的有用工具。以下方案描述了当通过在聚丙烯酰胺凝胶上电泳在来自兔网织红细胞裂解物的RIP处理的脱嘌呤RNA在酸性苯胺存在下孵育时检测释放的RNA片段的方法。发布的片段(Endo的片段)是RIP的动作的诊断。

Endo和Tsurugi首先在大鼠核糖体中描述了RIP对真核28S rRNA的N-糖基化酶活性,蓖麻毒素(Endo and ...

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