Molecular and Biochemical Characterization of YeeF/YezG, a Polymorphic Toxin-Immunity Protein Pair From .

Kaundal, Soni and Deep, Amar and Kaur, Gundeep and Thakur, Krishan Gopal (2020) Molecular and Biochemical Characterization of YeeF/YezG, a Polymorphic Toxin-Immunity Protein Pair From . Frontiers in microbiology, 11. pp. 1-13. ISSN 1664-302X

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Abstract

Polymorphic toxins are important and widespread elements of bacterial warfare that help in restricting the growth of competitors, aiding kin selection, and shaping the bacterial communities. Although widespread, polymorphic toxin systems (PTS) have been extensively studied in Gram-negative bacteria, there are limited studies describing PTS in Gram-positive bacteria. The present study characterizes YeeF/YezG, a predicted member of a PF04740 family of the polymorphic toxin-immunity system from a Gram-positive bacteria . The expression of the C-terminal toxic domain of YeeF (YeeF-CT) causes growth inhibition and gross morphological changes in The observed toxic effects are neutralized by the co-expression of , a gene present downstream of , confirming YeeF-CT/YezG as a toxin/immunity protein pair. Biochemical and studies reveal that YeeF-CT causes toxicity due to its non-specific metal-dependent DNase activity. This is different from the previously reported RNase activity from the three toxins belonging to PF04740 family. Isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC) data analysis suggests that YeeF-CT binds YezG with a dissociation constant in the nanomolar range. Analytical ultracentrifugation studies revealed that YeeF-CT forms a homodimer and binds with two molecules of monomeric YezG immunity protein to form a 2:2 stochiometric heterotetrameric complex. Biolayer interferometry and electrophoretic mobility shift assays show that YeeF-CT/YezG/DNA forms a stable ternary complex implicating that YezG is an exosite inhibitor of YeeF-CT. This study extends the molecular targets of the toxins in the PF04740 family and thus, this family of toxins can be broadly classified as nucleases harboring either DNases or RNases activities.

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Uncontrolled Keywords: bacterial toxin; contact-dependent antagonism; polymorphic toxin system; protein-protein interactions; toxin-immunity system
Subjects: Q Science > QR Microbiology
Depositing User: Dr. K.P.S.Sengar
Date Deposited: 16 Apr 2020 12:12
Last Modified: 16 Apr 2020 12:12
URI: http://crdd.osdd.net/open/id/eprint/2556

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