Structure and assembly of type VI secretion system cargo delivery vehicle.
Bacteroides fragilis
CP: Microbiology
Cryo-EM
Hcp-VgrG-PAAR
Type VI secretion system
cargo delivery vehicle
conformational change
Journal
Cell reports
ISSN: 2211-1247
Titre abrégé: Cell Rep
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101573691
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
25 07 2023
25 07 2023
Historique:
received:
23
10
2022
revised:
06
05
2023
accepted:
25
06
2023
medline:
31
7
2023
pubmed:
8
7
2023
entrez:
8
7
2023
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Type VI secretion system is widely used in Gram-negative bacteria for injecting toxic effectors into neighboring prokaryotic or eukaryotic cells. Various effectors can be loaded onto the T6SS delivery tube via its core components: Hcp, VgrG, or PAAR. Here, we report 2.8-Å resolution cryo-EM structure of intact T6SS Hcp5-VgrG-PAAR cargo delivery system and crystal structure of unbound Hcp5 from B. fragilis NCTC 9343. Loading of Hcp5 hexameric ring onto VgrG causes expansion of its inner cavity and external surface, explaining how structural changes could be propagated to regulate co-polymerization and surrounding contractile sheath. High-affinity binding between Hcp and VgrG causes entropically unfavorable structuring of long loops. Furthermore, interactions between VgrG trimer and Hcp hexamer are asymmetric, with three of the six Hcp monomers exhibiting a major loop flip. Our study provides insights into the assembly, loading, and firing of T6SS nanomachine that contributes to bacterial inter-species competition and host interactions.
Identifiants
pubmed: 37421630
pii: S2211-1247(23)00792-1
doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2023.112781
pii:
doi:
Substances chimiques
Type VI Secretion Systems
0
Bacterial Proteins
0
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
112781Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2023 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Declaration of interests The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.