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ArticleCommunications biology2023

The DNA-binding induced (de)AMPylation activity of a Coxiella burnetii Fic enzyme targets Histone H3.

Dorothea Höpfner, Adam Cichy, Vivian Pogenberg, Christoph Krisp, Soraya Mezouar, Nina C Bach, Jan Grotheer, Sandra Madariaga Zarza, Eric Martinez, Matteo Bonazzi and 4 more

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Article in Communications biology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. AMPylation: key roles in biological regulation across prokaryotes and eukaryotes.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.

Dorothea HöpfnerInstitute of Biochemistry and Signal Transduction, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), Martinistraße 52, 20246, Hamburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-0747-106X
Adam CichyCenter for Integrated Protein Science Munich (CIPSM), Department Chemistry, Group of Proteinchemistry, Technical University of Munich, Lichtenbergstraße 4, 85747, Garching, Germany.ORCID 0009-0001-9699-6556
Vivian PogenbergInstitute of Biochemistry and Signal Transduction, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), Martinistraße 52, 20246, Hamburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-1021-6804
Christoph KrispInstitute of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, Section Mass Spectrometry and Proteomics, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), Martinistraße 52, 20246, Hamburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-4689-1967
Soraya MezouarAix-Marseille University, Institut de Recherche pour la Développement (IRD), Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Marseille (APHM), Microbes Evolution Phylogeny and Infections (MEPHI), Institut Hospitalo-Universitaire (IHU)-Méditerranée Infection, Boulevard Jean Moulin, 13005, Marseille, France.ORCID 0000-0002-2285-7051
Nina C BachTechnical University of Munich (TUM), TUM School of Natural Sciences, Department of Biosciences, Chair of Organic Chemistry II, Center for Functional Protein Assemblies (CPA), Ernst-Otto-Fischer Straße 8, 85748, Garching, Germany.ORCID 0009-0001-8834-7695
Jan GrotheerInstitute of Biochemistry and Signal Transduction, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), Martinistraße 52, 20246, Hamburg, Germany.
Sandra Madariaga ZarzaAix-Marseille University, Institut de Recherche pour la Développement (IRD), Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Marseille (APHM), Microbes Evolution Phylogeny and Infections (MEPHI), Institut Hospitalo-Universitaire (IHU)-Méditerranée Infection, Boulevard Jean Moulin, 13005, Marseille, France.ORCID 0000-0002-0148-5017
Eric MartinezCellular and Molecular Biology of Bacterial Infections, Institut de Recherche en Infectiologie de Montpellier (IRIM), Université de Montpellier, UMR 9004 - Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS), 1919 Route de Mende, 34293, Montpellier, France.
Matteo BonazziCellular and Molecular Biology of Bacterial Infections, Institut de Recherche en Infectiologie de Montpellier (IRIM), Université de Montpellier, UMR 9004 - Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS), 1919 Route de Mende, 34293, Montpellier, France.ORCID 0000-0001-5499-8759
Matthias J FeigeCenter for Functional Protein Assemblies (CPA), Department of Bioscience, TUM School of Natural Sciences, Technical University of Munich, Lichtenbergstraße 4, 85748, Garching, Germany.
Stephan A SieberTechnical University of Munich (TUM), TUM School of Natural Sciences, Department of Biosciences, Chair of Organic Chemistry II, Center for Functional Protein Assemblies (CPA), Ernst-Otto-Fischer Straße 8, 85748, Garching, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-9400-906X
Hartmut SchlüterInstitute of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, Section Mass Spectrometry and Proteomics, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), Martinistraße 52, 20246, Hamburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-9358-7036
Aymelt ItzenInstitute of Biochemistry and Signal Transduction, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), Martinistraße 52, 20246, Hamburg, Germany. a.itzen@uke.de.ORCID 0000-0002-4249-5617
Universität Hamburg · DETechnical University of Munich · DEAix-Marseille Université · FRCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique · FRCenter for Integrated Protein Science Munich · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The intracellular bacterial pathogen Coxiella burnetii evades the host response by secreting effector proteins that aid in establishing a replication-friendly niche. Bacterial filamentation induced by cyclic AMP (Fic) enzymes can act as effectors by covalently modifying target proteins with the posttranslational AMPylation by transferring adenosine monophosphate (AMP) from adenosine triphosphate (ATP) to a hydroxyl-containing side chain. Here we identify the gene product of C. burnetii CBU_0822, termed C. burnetii Fic 2 (CbFic2), to AMPylate host cell histone H3 at serine 10 and serine 28. We show that CbFic2 acts as a bifunctional enzyme, both capable of AMPylation as well as deAMPylation, and is regulated by the binding of DNA via a C-terminal helix-turn-helix domain. We propose that CbFic2 performs AMPylation in its monomeric state, switching to a deAMPylating dimer upon DNA binding. This study unveils reversible histone modification by a specific enzyme of a pathogenic bacterium.

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Coxiella burnetiiCyclic AMPDNAHistonesSerineCyclic AMPDNAHistonesSerine

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PMID37932372
PMCPMC10628234
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