The assembly of a GTPase-kinase signalling complex by a bacterial catalytic scaffold

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关键词: STRUCTURAL BASIS;    PROTEIN;    ACTIVATION;    SHIGELLA;    MODEL;    ARF;    SECRETION;    COATOMER;    SOFTWARE;    REVEALS;   

DOI  :  10.1038/nature09593

来源: SCIE

【 摘 要 】

The fidelity and specificity of information flow within a cell is controlled by scaffolding proteins that assemble and link enzymes into signalling circuits(1,2). These circuits can be inhibited by bacterial effector proteins that post-translationally modify individual pathway components(3-6). However, there is emerging evidence that pathogens directly organize higher-order signalling networks through enzyme scaffolding(7,8), and the identity of the effectors and their mechanisms of action are poorly understood. Here we identify the enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157:H7 type III effector EspG as a regulator of endomembrane trafficking using a functional screen, and report ADP-ribosylation factor (ARF) GTPases and p21-activated kinases (PAKs) as its relevant host substrates. The 2.5 angstrom crystal structure of EspG in complex with ARF6 shows how EspG blocks GTPase-activating-protein-assisted GTP hydrolysis, revealing a potent mechanism of GTPase signalling inhibition at organelle membranes. In addition, the 2.8 angstrom crystal structure of EspG in complex with the autoinhibitory I alpha 3-helix of PAK2 defines a previously unknown catalytic site in EspG and provides an allosteric mechanism of kinase activation by a bacterial effector. Unexpectedly, ARF and PAKs are organized on adjacent surfaces of EspG, indicating its role as a 'catalytic scaffold' that effectively reprograms cellular events through the functional assembly of GTPase-kinase signalling complex.

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