An Orphan VrgG Auxiliary Module Related to the Type VI Secretion Systems from Pseudomonas ogarae F113 Mediates Bacterial Killing.

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serval:BIB_1D201AFA6D08
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Article: article from journal or magazin.
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Title
An Orphan VrgG Auxiliary Module Related to the Type VI Secretion Systems from Pseudomonas ogarae F113 Mediates Bacterial Killing.
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Genes
Author(s)
Durán D., Vazquez-Arias D., Blanco-Romero E., Garrido-Sanz D., Redondo-Nieto M., Rivilla R., Martín M.
ISSN
2073-4425 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
2073-4425
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Published
Issued date
24/10/2023
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
14
Number
11
Pages
1979
Language
english
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Publication types: Journal Article
Publication Status: epublish
Abstract
The model rhizobacterium Pseudomonas ogarae F113, a relevant plant growth-promoting bacterium, encodes three different Type VI secretion systems (T6SS) in its genome. In silico analysis of its genome revealed the presence of a genetic auxiliary module containing a gene encoding an orphan VgrG protein (VgrG5a) that is not genetically linked to any T6SS structural cluster, but is associated with genes encoding putative T6SS-related proteins: a possible adaptor Tap protein, followed by a putative effector, Tfe8, and its putative cognate immunity protein, Tfi8. The bioinformatic analysis of the VgrG5a auxiliary module has revealed that this cluster is only present in several subgroups of the P. fluorescens complex of species. An analysis of the mutants affecting the vgrG5a and tfe8 genes has shown that the module is involved in bacterial killing. To test whether Tfe8/Tfi8 constitute an effector-immunity pair, the genes encoding Tfe8 and Tfi8 were cloned and expressed in E. coli, showing that the ectopic expression of tfe8 affected growth. The growth defect was suppressed by tfi8 ectopic expression. These results indicate that Tfe8 is a bacterial killing effector, while Tfi8 is its cognate immunity protein. The Tfe8 protein sequence presents homology to the proteins of the MATE family involved in drug extrusion. The Tfe8 effector is a membrane protein with 10 to 12 transmembrane domains that could destabilize the membranes of target cells by the formation of pores, revealing the importance of these effectors for bacterial interaction. Tfe8 represents a novel type of a T6SS effector present in pseudomonads.
Keywords
Type VI Secretion Systems/genetics, Type VI Secretion Systems/metabolism, Escherichia coli/metabolism, Bacterial Proteins/genetics, Bacterial Proteins/metabolism, Amino Acid Sequence, Pseudomonas/genetics, Pseudomonas/metabolism, Pseudomonas ogarae F113, T6SS, VgrG auxiliary module
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Web of science
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Yes
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