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The N-terminus of TrbB<sub>WT</sub> is disordered as indicated by a structural model of GST-TrbB<sub>WT</sub> based on ColabFold-AlphaFold2 and Small Angle X-Ray Scattering data and <sup>1</sup>H–<sup>15</sup>N Heteronuclear Single Quantum Correlation (HSQC) spectroscopy of the untagged protein. This disordered region likely contributes to the protein's dynamicity; removal of this region results in a more stable protein based on <sup>1</sup>H–<sup>15</sup>N HSQC and Circular Dichroism Spectroscopies. Lastly, size exclusion chromatography analysis of TrbB<sub>WT</sub> in the presence of TraW, a T4SS<sub>F</sub> assembly protein predicted to interact with TrbB<sub>WT</sub>, does not support the inference of a stable complex forming <em>in vitro</em>. This work advances our understanding of TrbB's structure and function, explores the role of structural disorder in protein dynamics in the context of a T4SS<sub>F</sub> accessory protein, and highlights the importance of redox-assisted protein folding in the T4SS<sub>F</sub>.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":10870,"journal":{"name":"Current Research in Structural Biology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.7000,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2665928X24000333/pdfft?md5=dd89ce99d737f5e271b30cb1909da8ae&pid=1-s2.0-S2665928X24000333-main.pdf","citationCount":"0","resultStr":"{\"title\":\"Structural insights into the disulfide isomerase and chaperone activity of TrbB of the F plasmid type IV secretion system\",\"authors\":\"\",\"doi\":\"10.1016/j.crstbi.2024.100156\",\"DOIUrl\":null,\"url\":null,\"abstract\":\"<div><p>Bacteria have evolved elaborate mechanisms to thrive in stressful environments. 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细菌进化出复杂的机制,以便在压力环境中茁壮成长。革兰氏阴性细菌中的 F 型质粒编码一种多蛋白 IV 型分泌系统(T4SSF),该系统通过共轭过程实现细菌的增殖和适应。质外蛋白 TrbB 被认为在 T4SSF 组装过程中起着稳定伴侣的作用,TrbB 具有二硫异构酶(DI)活性。在目前的报告中,我们证明了与野生型蛋白相比,删除 TrbBWT 紊乱的 N 端,形成截短构建体 TrbB37-161,不会影响其体外催化活性(p = 0.76)。包括活性硫代毒素基序的 W37-K161 位点足以保证 DI 活性。根据 ColabFold-AlphaFold2 和小角 X 射线散射数据以及未标记蛋白质的 1H-15N 异核单量子相关(HSQC)光谱建立的 GST-TrbBWT 结构模型显示,TrbBWT 的 N 端是无序的。根据 1H-15N HSQC 和环二色性光谱分析,去除该区域会使蛋白质更加稳定。最后,在预测与 TrbBWT 有相互作用的 T4SSF 组装蛋白 TraW 存在的情况下对 TrbBWT 进行的尺寸排阻色谱分析并不支持体外形成稳定复合物的推断。这项研究加深了我们对 TrbB 结构和功能的了解,探索了 T4SSF 辅助蛋白结构紊乱在蛋白质动力学中的作用,并强调了氧化还原辅助蛋白质折叠在 T4SSF 中的重要性。
Structural insights into the disulfide isomerase and chaperone activity of TrbB of the F plasmid type IV secretion system
Bacteria have evolved elaborate mechanisms to thrive in stressful environments. F-like plasmids in gram-negative bacteria encode for a multi-protein Type IV Secretion System (T4SSF) that is functional for bacterial proliferation and adaptation through the process of conjugation. The periplasmic protein TrbB is believed to have a stabilizing chaperone role in the T4SSF assembly, with TrbB exhibiting disulfide isomerase (DI) activity. In the current report, we demonstrate that the deletion of the disordered N-terminus of TrbBWT, resulting in a truncation construct TrbB37-161, does not affect its catalytic in vitro activity compared to the wild-type protein (p = 0.76). Residues W37–K161, which include the active thioredoxin motif, are sufficient for DI activity. The N-terminus of TrbBWT is disordered as indicated by a structural model of GST-TrbBWT based on ColabFold-AlphaFold2 and Small Angle X-Ray Scattering data and 1H–15N Heteronuclear Single Quantum Correlation (HSQC) spectroscopy of the untagged protein. This disordered region likely contributes to the protein's dynamicity; removal of this region results in a more stable protein based on 1H–15N HSQC and Circular Dichroism Spectroscopies. Lastly, size exclusion chromatography analysis of TrbBWT in the presence of TraW, a T4SSF assembly protein predicted to interact with TrbBWT, does not support the inference of a stable complex forming in vitro. This work advances our understanding of TrbB's structure and function, explores the role of structural disorder in protein dynamics in the context of a T4SSF accessory protein, and highlights the importance of redox-assisted protein folding in the T4SSF.