Structural and Functional Analysis of BipA, a Regulator of Virulence in Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli

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The translational GTPase BipA regulates the expression of virulence and pathogenicity factors in several eubacteria. BipA-dependent expression of virulence factors occurs under starvation conditions, such as encountered during infection of a host. Under these conditions, BipA associates with the small ribosomal subunit. BipA also has a second function to promote the efficiency of late steps in biogenesis of large ribosomal subunits at low temperatures, presumably while bound to the ribosome. During starvation, the cellular concentration of stress alarmone guanosine-3', 5'-bis pyrophosphate (ppGpp) is increased. This increase allows ppGpp to bind to BipA and switch its binding specificity from ribosomes to small ribosomal subunits. A conformational change of BipA upon ppGpp binding could explain the ppGpp regulation of the binding specificity of BipA. Here, we present the structures of the full-length BipA from Escherichia coli in apo, GDP-, and ppGpp-bound forms. The crystal structure and small-angle x-ray scattering data of the protein with bound nucleotides, together with a thermodynamic analysis of the binding of GDP and of ppGpp to BipA, indicate that the ppGpp-bound form of BipA adopts the structure of the GDP form. This suggests furthermore, that the switch in binding preference only occurs when both ppGpp and the small ribosomal subunit are present. This molecular mechanism would allow BipA to interact with both the ribosome and the small ribosomal subunit during stress response.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2015

Erschienen:

2015

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:290

Enthalten in:

The Journal of biological chemistry - 290(2015), 34 vom: 21. Aug., Seite 20856-20864

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Fan, Haitian [VerfasserIn]
Hahm, Joseph [VerfasserIn]
Diggs, Stephen [VerfasserIn]
Perry, J Jefferson P [VerfasserIn]
Blaha, Gregor [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

146-91-8
Apoproteins
EC 3.1.7.2
EC 3.6.1.-
Escherichia coli Proteins
GTP Phosphohydrolases
Guanosine Diphosphate
Guanosine-3',5'-bis(diphosphate) 3'-pyrophosphatase
Journal Article
Phosphoproteins
Pyrophosphatases
Recombinant Proteins
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
Small GTPase
Structural biology
Structure-function
Thermodynamics
Translation regulation
Translational regulation
TypA protein, E coli

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Date Completed 23.11.2015

Date Revised 06.03.2021

published: Print-Electronic

PDB: 1FNM, 3CB4, 3E3X, 4ZCI, 4ZCK, 4ZCL, 4ZCM

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1074/jbc.M115.659136

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM250774453