Towards the application of Tc toxins as a universal protein translocation system
Daniel Roderer,
Evelyn Schubert,
Oleg Sitsel and
Stefan Raunser ()
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Daniel Roderer: Max Planck Institute of Molecular Physiology
Evelyn Schubert: Max Planck Institute of Molecular Physiology
Oleg Sitsel: Max Planck Institute of Molecular Physiology
Stefan Raunser: Max Planck Institute of Molecular Physiology
Nature Communications, 2019, vol. 10, issue 1, 1-11
Abstract:
Abstract Tc toxins are bacterial protein complexes that inject cytotoxic enzymes into target cells using a syringe-like mechanism. Tc toxins are composed of a membrane translocator and a cocoon that encapsulates a toxic enzyme. The toxic enzyme varies between Tc toxins from different species and is not conserved. Here, we investigate whether the toxic enzyme can be replaced by other small proteins of different origin and properties, namely Cdc42, herpes simplex virus ICP47, Arabidopsis thaliana iLOV, Escherichia coli DHFR, Ras-binding domain of CRAF kinase, and TEV protease. Using a combination of electron microscopy, X-ray crystallography and in vitro translocation assays, we demonstrate that it is possible to turn Tc toxins into customizable molecular syringes for delivering proteins of interest across membranes. We also infer the guidelines that protein cargos must obey in terms of size, charge, and fold in order to apply Tc toxins as a universal protein translocation system.
Date: 2019
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