title: Maturation and processing of SpaI, the lipoprotein involved in subtilin immunity in Bacillus subtilis ATCC 6633.
abstract: SpaI is a small lipoprotein that provides Bacillus subtilis with autoimmunity against the lantibiotic subtilin. We have investigated the maturation of SpaI through the lipoprotein biosynthesis pathway, and analyzed the consequences of maturations in the acylation of the target lipobox in subtilin immunity. Further specificity of lipid acylation of the cysteine within the conserved sequence of the candidate lipobox (LSAC) was studied by site-directed mutagenesis. The mutants LSAA and LSCA blocked lipid attachment to the SpaI protein. Cell-wall stress-sensing B. subtilis BSF 2470 was exploited to study the function of each mutant upon heterologous expression. This system allowed the monitoring of beta-galactosidase activity to the added subtilin at a sublethal dose. Mutants exhibited 2-fold reduction in beta-Gal activity, suggesting their contribution in subtilin autoimmunity.
authors.affiliation: Macromolecular Complexes, Institute for Molecular Biosciences, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität, Max-von-laue-Strasse 9, D-60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany. foodmicro@cftri.res.in <foodmicro@cftri.res.in>
authors.forename: Prakash M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Halami
authors.forename: Torsten
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Stein
authors.forename: Arun
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chandrashekar
authors.forename: Karl-Dieter
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Entian
mesh_terms: D000215:Acylation; D019943:Amino Acid Substitution / Q000235:genetics; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001412:Bacillus subtilis / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism*; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D001430:Bacteriocins / Q000494:pharmacology*; D003545:Cysteine / Q000378:metabolism; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D008074:Lipoproteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D016297:Mutagenesis, Site-Directed; D011499:Protein Processing, Post-Translational; D001616:beta-Galactosidase / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D001430:Bacteriocins; D008074:Lipoproteins; D008565:Membrane Proteins; C089313:SpaI protein, Bacillus subtilis; D001616:beta-Galactosidase; C002836:subtilin; D003545:Cysteine