Interactions of the transmembrane polymeric rings of the Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium type III secretion system.
The type III secretion system (T3SS) is an interspecies protein transport machine that plays a major role in interactions of Gram-negative bacteria with animals and plants by delivering bacterial effector proteins into host cells. T3SSs span both membranes of Gram-negative bacteria by forming a structure of connected oligomeric rings termed the needle complex (NC). Here, the localization of subunits in the Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium T3SS NC were probed via mass spectrometry-assisted identification of chemical cross-links in intact NC preparations. Cross-links between amino acids near the amino terminus of the outer membrane ring component InvG and the carboxyl terminus of the inner membrane ring component PrgH and between the two inner membrane components PrgH and PrgK allowed for spatial localization of the three ring components within the electron density map structures of NCs. Mutational and biochemical analysis demonstrated that the amino terminus of InvG and the carboxyl terminus of PrgH play a critical role in the assembly and function of the T3SS apparatus. Analysis of an InvG mutant indicates that the structure of the InvG oligomer can affect the switching of the T3SS substrate to translocon and effector components. This study provides insights into how structural organization of needle complex base components promotes T3SS assembly and function.
Sanowar
Sarah
S
Department of Immunology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.
Singh
Pragya
P
Pfuetzner
Richard A
RA
André
Ingemar
I
Zheng
Hongjin
H
Spreter
Thomas
T
Strynadka
Natalie C J
NC
Gonen
Tamir
T
Baker
David
D
Goodlett
David R
DR
Miller
Samuel I
SI
D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D026901:Membrane Transport Proteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D008958:Models, Molecular; D011485:Protein Binding; D055503:Protein Multimerization; D012486:Salmonella typhimurium / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*
D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D026901:Membrane Transport Proteins
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