Bacterial rotary export ATPases are allosterically regulated by the nucleotide second messenger cyclic-di-GMP

Trampari, Eleftheria, Stevenson, Clare E.M., Little, Richard H., Wilhelm, Thomas, Lawson, David M. and Malone, Jacob G. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1959-6820 (2015) Bacterial rotary export ATPases are allosterically regulated by the nucleotide second messenger cyclic-di-GMP. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 290 (40). pp. 24470-24483. ISSN 0021-9258

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Abstract

The widespread second messenger molecule cyclic di-GMP (cdG) regulates the transition from motile and virulent lifestyles to sessile, biofilm-forming ones in a wide range of bacteria. Many pathogenic and commensal bacterial-host interactions are known to be controlled by cdG signaling. Although the biochemistry of cyclic dinucleotide metabolism is well understood, much remains to be discovered about the downstream signaling pathways that induce bacterial responses upon cdG binding. As part of our ongoing research into the role of cdG signaling in plant-associated Pseudomonas species, we carried out an affinity capture screen for cdG binding proteins in the model organism Pseudomonas fluorescens SBW25. The flagella export AAA+ ATPase FliI was identified as a result of this screen and subsequently shown to bind specifically to the cdG molecule, with a KD in the low micromolar range. The interaction between FliI and cdG appears to be very widespread. In addition to FliI homologs from diverse bacterial species, high affinity binding was also observed for the type III secretion system homolog HrcN and the type VI ATPase ClpB2. The addition of cdG was shown to inhibit FliI and HrcN ATPase activity in vitro. Finally, a combination of site-specific mutagenesis, mass spectrometry, and in silico analysis was used to predict that cdG binds to FliI in a pocket of highly conserved residues at the interface between two FliI subunits. Our results suggest a novel, fundamental role for cdG in controlling the function of multiple important bacterial export pathways, through direct allosteric control of export ATPase proteins.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	Final version free via Creative Commons CC-BY license.
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Science > School of Biological Sciences
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Molecular Microbiology
Depositing User:	Pure Connector
Date Deposited:	18 Apr 2016 12:01
Last Modified:	11 Nov 2024 00:43
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/58293
DOI:	10.1074/jbc.M115.661439

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