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ArticleeLife2014

Reconstitution of bacterial autotransporter assembly using purified components.

Giselle Roman-Hernandez, Janine H Peterson, Harris D Bernstein

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Article in eLife, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 80 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Giselle Roman-HernandezGenetics and Biochemistry Branch, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, United States.
Janine H PetersonGenetics and Biochemistry Branch, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, United States.
Harris D BernsteinGenetics and Biochemistry Branch, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, United States.

Funding

Biogenesis of bacterial outer membrane proteinsZIADK052037 · NIDDK · NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES · PI BERNSTEIN, HARRIS · 2009 to 2025
$21.6M
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Autotransporters are a superfamily of bacterial virulence factors consisting of an N-terminal extracellular ('passenger') domain and a C-terminal β barrel ('β') domain that resides in the outer membrane (OM). The mechanism by which the passenger domain is secreted is poorly understood. Here we show that a conserved OM protein insertase (the Bam complex) and a molecular chaperone (SurA) are both necessary and sufficient to promote the complete assembly of the Escherichia coli O157:H7 autotransporter EspP in vitro. Our results indicate that the membrane integration of the β domain is the rate-limiting step in autotransporter assembly and that passenger domain translocation does not require the input of external energy. Furthermore, experiments using nanodiscs strongly suggest that autotransporter assembly is catalyzed by a single copy of the Bam complex. Finally, we describe a method to purify a highly active form of the Bam complex that should facilitate the elucidation of its function.

Indexed as

BiocatalysisEscherichia coli O157Escherichia coli ProteinsMultiprotein ComplexesNanostructuresProtein Structure, SecondaryProtein Structure, TertiaryProteolipidsVirulence FactorsEscherichia coli ProteinsMultiprotein ComplexesProteolipidsproteoliposomesVirulence FactorsbiochemistryE. coliinfectious diseasemembrane proteinsmicrobiologyprotein foldingprotein translocationvirulence factors

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PMID25182416
PMCPMC4174580

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