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ArticleBiophysical journal2019

Thermodynamic Stability of the Transcription Regulator PaaR2 from Escherichia coli O157:H7.

Pieter De Bruyn, San Hadži, Alexandra Vandervelde, Albert Konijnenberg, Maruša Prolič-Kalinšek, Yann G-J Sterckx, Frank Sobott, Jurij Lah, Laurence Van Melderen, Remy Loris

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Article in Biophysical journal, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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  2. Nanobody-aided crystallization of the transcription regulator PaaR2 from Escherichia coli O157:H7.Acta crystallographica. Section F, Structural biology communications · 2021
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Pieter De BruynStructural Biology Brussels, Department of Biotechnology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium; Center for Structural Biology, Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie, Brussels, Belgium.
San HadžiStructural Biology Brussels, Department of Biotechnology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium; Center for Structural Biology, Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie, Brussels, Belgium; Department of Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Alexandra VanderveldeStructural Biology Brussels, Department of Biotechnology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium; Center for Structural Biology, Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie, Brussels, Belgium.
Albert KonijnenbergStructural Biology Brussels, Department of Biotechnology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium; Center for Structural Biology, Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie, Brussels, Belgium; Biomolecular and Analytical Mass Spectrometry Group, Department of Chemistry, University of Antwerp, Antwerpen, Belgium.
Maruša Prolič-KalinšekStructural Biology Brussels, Department of Biotechnology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium; Center for Structural Biology, Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie, Brussels, Belgium.
Yann G-J SterckxStructural Biology Brussels, Department of Biotechnology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium; Center for Structural Biology, Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie, Brussels, Belgium; Laboratory of Medical Biochemistry, University of Antwerp, Campus Drie Eiken, Wilrijk, Belgium.
Frank SobottBiomolecular and Analytical Mass Spectrometry Group, Department of Chemistry, University of Antwerp, Antwerpen, Belgium; Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, Leeds, United Kingdom; School of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom.
Jurij LahDepartment of Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Laurence Van MelderenCellular and Molecular Microbiology, Faculté des Sciences, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Gosselies, Belgium.
Remy LorisStructural Biology Brussels, Department of Biotechnology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium; Center for Structural Biology, Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie, Brussels, Belgium. Electronic address: reloris@vub.ac.be.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

PaaR2 is a putative transcription regulator encoded by a three-component parDE-like toxin-antitoxin module from Escherichia coli O157:H7. Although this module's toxin, antitoxin, and toxin-antitoxin complex have been more thoroughly investigated, little remains known about its transcription regulator PaaR2. Using a wide range of biophysical techniques (circular dichroism spectroscopy, size-exclusion chromatography-multiangle laser light scattering, dynamic light scattering, small-angle x-ray scattering, and native mass spectrometry), we demonstrate that PaaR2 mainly consists of α-helices and displays a concentration-dependent octameric build-up in solution and that this octamer contains a global shape that is significantly nonspherical. Thermal unfolding of PaaR2 is reversible and displays several transitions, suggesting a complex unfolding mechanism. The unfolding data obtained from spectroscopic and calorimetric methods were combined into a unifying thermodynamic model, which suggests a five-state unfolding trajectory. Furthermore, the model allows the calculation of a stability phase diagram, which shows that, under physiological conditions, PaaR2 mainly exists as a dimer that can swiftly oligomerize into an octamer depending on local protein concentrations. These findings, based on a thorough biophysical and thermodynamic analysis of PaaR2, may provide important insights into biological function such as DNA binding and transcriptional regulation.

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Escherichia coli O157Escherichia coli ProteinsProtein MultimerizationProtein StabilityProtein Structure, QuaternaryProtein UnfoldingThermodynamicsTranscription, GeneticEscherichia coli Proteins

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PMID30979547
PMCPMC6486494

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