Cryo-EM reconstruction of Type VI secretion system baseplate and sheath distal end.
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Serval ID
serval:BIB_25478CB0E64A
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Title
Cryo-EM reconstruction of Type VI secretion system baseplate and sheath distal end.
Journal
The EMBO journal
ISSN
1460-2075 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
0261-4189
Publication state
Published
Issued date
15/02/2018
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
37
Number
4
Language
english
Notes
Publication types: Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Publication Status: ppublish
Publication Status: ppublish
Abstract
The bacterial Type VI secretion system (T6SS) assembles from three major parts: a membrane complex that spans inner and outer membranes, a baseplate, and a sheath-tube polymer. The baseplate assembles around a tip complex with associated effectors and connects to the membrane complex by TssK. The baseplate assembly initiates sheath-tube polymerization, which in some organisms requires TssA. Here, we analyzed both ends of isolated non-contractile Vibrio cholerae sheaths by cryo-electron microscopy. Our analysis suggests that the baseplate, solved to an average 8.0 Å resolution, is composed of six subunits of TssE/F <sub>2</sub> /G and the baseplate periphery is decorated by six TssK trimers. The VgrG/PAAR tip complex in the center of the baseplate is surrounded by a cavity, which may accommodate up to ~450 kDa of effector proteins. The distal end of the sheath, resolved to an average 7.5 Å resolution, shows sixfold symmetry; however, its protein composition is unclear. Our structures provide an important step toward an atomic model of the complete T6SS assembly.
Keywords
Bacterial Proteins/chemistry, Cryoelectron Microscopy/methods, Membrane Proteins/chemistry, Type VI Secretion Systems/ultrastructure, Vibrio cholerae/cytology, Vibrio cholerae/metabolism, Vibrio cholerae/ultrastructure, Type VI secretion system, baseplate, contractile tails, cryo‐electron microscopy, sheath
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Web of science
Open Access
Yes
Funding(s)
Swiss National Science Foundation / 31003A_159525
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