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ArticleJournal of molecular biology2015

Structures of the Ultra-High-Affinity Protein-Protein Complexes of Pyocins S2 and AP41 and Their Cognate Immunity Proteins from Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

Amar Joshi, Rhys Grinter, Inokentijs Josts, Sabrina Chen, Justyna A Wojdyla, Edward D Lowe, Renata Kaminska, Connor Sharp, Laura McCaughey, Aleksander W Roszak and 4 more

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14 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Amar JoshiDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QU, UK.
Rhys GrinterInstitute of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK.
Inokentijs JostsInstitute of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK.
Sabrina ChenDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QU, UK.
Justyna A WojdylaDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QU, UK.
Edward D LoweDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QU, UK.
Renata KaminskaDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QU, UK.
Connor SharpDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QU, UK.
Laura McCaugheyInstitute of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK.
Aleksander W RoszakWestCHEM, School of Chemistry, College of Science and Engineering, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK; Institute of Molecular Cell and Systems Biology, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK.
Richard J CogdellInstitute of Molecular Cell and Systems Biology, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK.
Olwyn ByronSchool of Life Sciences, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK.
Daniel WalkerInstitute of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK. Electronic address: daniel.walker@glasgow.ac.uk.
Colin KleanthousDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QU, UK. Electronic address: colin.kleanthous@bioch.ox.ac.uk.
University of Glasgow · GBUniversity of Oxford · GB

Funding

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/G020671/1Wellcome TrustWellcome Trust 093592/Z/10/Z
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

How ultra-high-affinity protein-protein interactions retain high specificity is still poorly understood. The interaction between colicin DNase domains and their inhibitory immunity (Im) proteins is an ultra-high-affinity interaction that is essential for the neutralisation of endogenous DNase catalytic activity and for protection against exogenous DNase bacteriocins. The colicin DNase-Im interaction is a model system for the study of high-affinity protein-protein interactions. However, despite the fact that closely related colicin-like bacteriocins are widely produced by Gram-negative bacteria, this interaction has only been studied using colicins from Escherichia coli. In this work, we present the first crystal structures of two pyocin DNase-Im complexes from Pseudomonas aeruginosa, pyocin S2 DNase-ImS2 and pyocin AP41 DNase-ImAP41. These structures represent divergent DNase-Im subfamilies and are important in extending our understanding of protein-protein interactions for this important class of high-affinity protein complex. A key finding of this work is that mutations within the immunity protein binding energy hotspot, helix III, are tolerated by complementary substitutions at the DNase-Immunity protein binding interface. Im helix III is strictly conserved in colicins where an Asp forms polar interactions with the DNase backbone. ImAP41 contains an Asp-to-Gly substitution in helix III and our structures show the role of a co-evolved substitution where Pro in DNase loop 4 occupies the volume vacated and removes the unfulfilled hydrogen bond. We observe the co-evolved mutations in other DNase-Immunity pairs that appear to underpin the split of this family into two distinct groups.

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Amino Acid SequenceBase SequenceColicinsCrystallography, X-RayDeoxyribonucleasesMolecular Sequence DataMultiprotein ComplexesMutationPhylogenyProtein BindingProtein Interaction MappingProtein Structure, TertiaryPseudomonas aeruginosaPyocinsSequence Analysis, DNAColicinsDeoxyribonucleasesMultiprotein Complexespyocin AP41Pyocinsbacteriocinimmunity proteinP aeruginosa.pyocin AP41pyocin S2

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PMID26215615
PMCPMC4548480
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