6H56

Effector domain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa VgrG2b


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 3.20 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.232 
  • R-Value Work: 0.223 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.224 

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Literature

The Pseudomonas aeruginosa T6SS Delivers a Periplasmic Toxin that Disrupts Bacterial Cell Morphology.

Wood, T.E.Howard, S.A.Forster, A.Nolan, L.M.Manoli, E.Bullen, N.P.Yau, H.C.L.Hachani, A.Hayward, R.D.Whitney, J.C.Vollmer, W.Freemont, P.S.Filloux, A.

(2019) Cell Rep 29: 187-201.e7

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2019.08.094
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    6H56

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    The type VI secretion system (T6SS) is crucial in interbacterial competition and is a virulence determinant of many Gram-negative bacteria. Several T6SS effectors are covalently fused to secreted T6SS structural components such as the VgrG spike for delivery into target cells. In Pseudomonas aeruginosa, the VgrG2b effector was previously proposed to mediate bacterial internalization into eukaryotic cells. In this work, we find that the VgrG2b C-terminal domain (VgrG2b C-ter ) elicits toxicity in the bacterial periplasm, counteracted by a cognate immunity protein. We resolve the structure of VgrG2b C-ter and confirm it is a member of the zinc-metallopeptidase family of enzymes. We show that this effector causes membrane blebbing at midcell, which suggests a distinct type of T6SS-mediated growth inhibition through interference with cell division, mimicking the impact of β-lactam antibiotics. Our study introduces a further effector family to the T6SS arsenal and demonstrates that VgrG2b can target both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    MRC Centre for Molecular Bacteriology and Infection, Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, UK.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Effector domain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa VgrG2b
A, B
254Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1Mutation(s): 3 
Gene Names: PA0262
EC: 3.4.24
UniProt
Find proteins for Q9I6M7 (Pseudomonas aeruginosa (strain ATCC 15692 / DSM 22644 / CIP 104116 / JCM 14847 / LMG 12228 / 1C / PRS 101 / PAO1))
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Go to UniProtKB:  Q9I6M7
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UniProt GroupQ9I6M7
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 78.31α = 90
b = 78.31β = 90
c = 115.344γ = 120
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
BUSTERrefinement
XDSdata reduction
Aimlessdata scaling
PHENIXphasing

Structure Validation

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Entry History & Funding Information

Deposition Data


Funding OrganizationLocationGrant Number
Medical Research Council (United Kingdom)United KingdomMR/K001930/1

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2019-07-24
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2020-02-05
    Changes: Database references, Source and taxonomy
  • Version 1.2: 2024-05-15
    Changes: Data collection, Database references