Crystal structure of the VapBC-15 complex from Mycobacterium tuberculosis reveals a two-metal ion dependent PIN-domain ribonuclease and a variable mode of toxin-antitoxin assembly
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Crystal structure of the VapBC-15 complex from Mycobacterium tuberculosis reveals a two-metal ion dependent PIN-domain ribonuclease and a variable mode of toxin-antitoxin assembly. / Das, Uddipan; Pogenberg, Vivian; Subhramanyam, Udaya Kumar Tiruttani; Wilmanns, Matthias; Gourinath, Samudrala; Srinivasan, Alagiri.
in: J STRUCT BIOL, Jahrgang 188, Nr. 3, 12.2014, S. 249-58.Publikationen: SCORING: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift/Zeitung › SCORING: Zeitschriftenaufsatz › Forschung › Begutachtung
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T1 - Crystal structure of the VapBC-15 complex from Mycobacterium tuberculosis reveals a two-metal ion dependent PIN-domain ribonuclease and a variable mode of toxin-antitoxin assembly
AU - Das, Uddipan
AU - Pogenberg, Vivian
AU - Subhramanyam, Udaya Kumar Tiruttani
AU - Wilmanns, Matthias
AU - Gourinath, Samudrala
AU - Srinivasan, Alagiri
N1 - Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
PY - 2014/12
Y1 - 2014/12
N2 - Although PIN (PilT N-terminal)-domain proteins are known to have ribonuclease activity, their specific mechanism of action remains unknown. VapCs form a family of ribonucleases that possess a PIN-domain assembly and are known as toxins. The activities of VapCs are impaired by VapB antitoxins. Here we present the crystal structure of the VapBC-15 toxin-antitoxin complex from Mycobacterium tuberculosis determined to 2.1Å resolution. The VapB-15 and VapC-15 components assemble into one heterotetramer (VapB2C2) and two heterotrimers (VapBC2) in each asymmetric unit of the crystal. The active site of VapC-15 toxin consists of a cluster of acidic amino acid residues and two divalent metal ions, forming a well organised ribonuclease active site. The distribution of the catalytic-site residues of the VapC-15 toxin is similar to that of T4 RNase H and of Methanococcus jannaschii FEN-1, providing strong evidence that these three proteins share a similar mechanism of activity. The presence of both VapB2C2 and VapBC2 emphasizes the fact that the same antitoxin can bind the toxin in 1:1 and 1:2 ratios. The crystal structure determination of the VapBC-15 complex reveals for the first time a PIN-domain ribonuclease protein that shows two metal ions at the active site and a variable mode of toxin-antitoxin assembly. The structure further shows that VapB-15 antitoxin binds to the same groove meant for the binding of putative substrate (RNA), resulting in the inhibition of VapC-15's toxicity.
AB - Although PIN (PilT N-terminal)-domain proteins are known to have ribonuclease activity, their specific mechanism of action remains unknown. VapCs form a family of ribonucleases that possess a PIN-domain assembly and are known as toxins. The activities of VapCs are impaired by VapB antitoxins. Here we present the crystal structure of the VapBC-15 toxin-antitoxin complex from Mycobacterium tuberculosis determined to 2.1Å resolution. The VapB-15 and VapC-15 components assemble into one heterotetramer (VapB2C2) and two heterotrimers (VapBC2) in each asymmetric unit of the crystal. The active site of VapC-15 toxin consists of a cluster of acidic amino acid residues and two divalent metal ions, forming a well organised ribonuclease active site. The distribution of the catalytic-site residues of the VapC-15 toxin is similar to that of T4 RNase H and of Methanococcus jannaschii FEN-1, providing strong evidence that these three proteins share a similar mechanism of activity. The presence of both VapB2C2 and VapBC2 emphasizes the fact that the same antitoxin can bind the toxin in 1:1 and 1:2 ratios. The crystal structure determination of the VapBC-15 complex reveals for the first time a PIN-domain ribonuclease protein that shows two metal ions at the active site and a variable mode of toxin-antitoxin assembly. The structure further shows that VapB-15 antitoxin binds to the same groove meant for the binding of putative substrate (RNA), resulting in the inhibition of VapC-15's toxicity.
KW - Antitoxins/metabolism
KW - Bacterial Proteins/metabolism
KW - Bacterial Toxins/metabolism
KW - DNA-Binding Proteins/metabolism
KW - Membrane Glycoproteins/metabolism
KW - Models, Molecular
KW - Mycobacterium tuberculosis/metabolism
KW - Protein Structure, Tertiary
KW - Ribonucleases/metabolism
KW - X-Ray Diffraction
U2 - 10.1016/j.jsb.2014.10.002
DO - 10.1016/j.jsb.2014.10.002
M3 - SCORING: Journal article
C2 - 25450593
VL - 188
SP - 249
EP - 258
JO - J STRUCT BIOL
JF - J STRUCT BIOL
SN - 1047-8477
IS - 3
ER -