GFP Fusion to the N-Terminus of MotB Affects the Proton Channel Activity of the Bacterial Flagellar Motor in Salmonella

The bacterial flagellar motor converts the energy of proton flow through the MotA/MotB complex into mechanical works required for motor rotation. The rotational force is generated by electrostatic interactions between the stator protein MotA and the rotor protein FliG. The Arg-90 and Glu-98 from MotA interact with Asp-289 and Arg-281 of FliG, respectively. An increase in the expression level of the wild-type MotA/MotB complex inhibits motility of the gfp-motBfliG(R281V) mutant but not the fliG(R281V) mutant, suggesting that the MotA/GFP-MotB complex cannot work together with wild-type MotA/MotB in the presence of the fliG(R281V) mutation. However, it remains unknown why. Here, we investigated the effect of the GFP fusion to MotB at its N-terminus on the MotA/MotB function. Over-expression of wild-type MotA/MotB significantly reduced the growth rate of the gfp-motBfliG(R281V) mutant. The over-expression of the MotA/GFP-MotB complex caused an excessive proton leakage through its proton channel, thereby inhibiting cell growth. These results suggest that the GFP tag on the MotB N-terminus affects well-regulated proton translocation through the MotA/MotB proton channel. Therefore, we propose that the N-terminal cytoplasmic tail of MotB couples the gating of the proton channel with the MotA-FliG interaction responsible for torque generation.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:10

Enthalten in:

Biomolecules - 10(2020), 9 vom: 29. Aug.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Morimoto, Yusuke V [VerfasserIn]
Namba, Keiichi [VerfasserIn]
Minamino, Tohru [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

147336-22-9
Bacterial Proteins
Bacterial flagellar motor
Flig protein, Bacteria
Fluorescent protein
Green Fluorescent Proteins
Ion channel
Journal Article
Molecular Motor Proteins
MotA protein, Bacteria
MotB protein, Bacteria
Proton motive force
Protons
Recombinant Fusion Proteins
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Torque generation

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Date Completed 07.09.2021

Date Revised 29.03.2024

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/biom10091255

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Förderinstitution / Projekttitel:

PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM314454101