RRC ID 15948
Author Nishie M, Sasaki M, Nagao J, Zendo T, Nakayama J, Sonomoto K.
Title Lantibiotic transporter requires cooperative functioning of the peptidase domain and the ATP binding domain.
Journal J Biol Chem
Abstract Lantibiotics are ribosomally synthesized and post-translationally modified peptide antibiotics that contain unusual amino acids such as dehydro and lanthionine residues. Nukacin ISK-1 is a class II lantibiotic, whose precursor peptide (NukA) is modified by NukM to form modified NukA. ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporter NukT is predicted to cleave off the N-terminal leader peptide of modified NukA and secrete the mature peptide. Multiple sequence alignments revealed that NukT has an N-terminal peptidase domain (PEP) and a C-terminal ATP binding domain (ABD). Previously, in vitro reconstitution of NukT has revealed that NukT peptidase activity depends on ATP hydrolysis. Here, we constructed a series of NukT mutants and investigated their transport activity in vivo and peptidase activity in vitro. Most of the mutations of the conserved residues of PEP or ABD resulted in failure of nukacin ISK-1 production and accumulation of modified NukA inside the cells. NukT(N106D) was found to be the only mutant capable of producing nukacin ISK-1. Asn(106) is conserved as Asp in other related ABC transporters. Additionally, an in vitro peptidase assay of NukT mutants demonstrated that PEP is on the cytosolic side and all of the ABD mutants as well as PEP (with the exception of NukT(N106D)) did not have peptidase activity in vitro. Taken together, these observations suggest that the leader peptide is cleaved off inside the cells before peptide secretion; both PEP and ABD are important for NukT peptidase activity, and cooperation between these two domains inside the cells is indispensable for proper functioning of NukT.
Volume 286(13)
Pages 11163-9
Published 2011-4-1
DOI 10.1074/jbc.M110.212704
PII S0021-9258(20)53737-X
PMID 21303905
PMC PMC3064170
MeSH ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters / chemistry ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters / genetics ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters / metabolism* Adenosine Triphosphate / chemistry Adenosine Triphosphate / genetics Adenosine Triphosphate / metabolism* Amino Acid Substitution Bacteriocins / chemistry Bacteriocins / genetics Bacteriocins / metabolism* Gram-Positive Bacteria / enzymology* Gram-Positive Bacteria / genetics Mutation, Missense Peptide Hydrolases / chemistry Peptide Hydrolases / genetics Peptide Hydrolases / metabolism* Protein Binding / genetics Protein Structure, Tertiary
IF 4.238
Times Cited 22
WOS Category BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
Resource
General Microbes JCM 1157