Assembly and substrate recognition of curli biogenesis system

Zhaofeng Yan, Meng Yin, Jianan Chen and Xueming Li ()
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Zhaofeng Yan: Key Laboratory of Protein Sciences (Tsinghua University), Ministry of Education
Meng Yin: Key Laboratory of Protein Sciences (Tsinghua University), Ministry of Education
Jianan Chen: Key Laboratory of Protein Sciences (Tsinghua University), Ministry of Education
Xueming Li: Key Laboratory of Protein Sciences (Tsinghua University), Ministry of Education

Nature Communications, 2020, vol. 11, issue 1, 1-10

Abstract: Abstract A major component of bacterial biofilms is curli amyloid fibrils secreted by the curli biogenesis system. Understanding the curli biogenesis mechanism is critical for developing therapeutic agents for biofilm-related infections. Here we report a systematic study of the curli biogenesis system, highlighted by structural, biochemical and functional analysis of the secretion channel complexes (CsgF-CsgG) with and without the curli substrate. The dual-pore architecture of the CsgF-CsgG complex was observed and used to develop an approach to inhibit the curli secretion by physically reducing the size of the CsgF pore. We further elucidated the assembly of the CsgFG complex with curli components (CsgA and CsgB) and curli-cell association through CsgF. Importantly, the recognition of the CsgA substrate by CsgG was uncovered. Nine crevices outside of the CsgG channel provide specific and highly-conserved recognition sites for CsgA N-terminus. Together with analysis of CsgE, our study provides comprehensive insights into curli biogenesis.

Date: 2020
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