title: Function-related positioning of the type II secretion ATPase of Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris.
abstract: Gram-negative bacteria use the type II secretion (T2S) system to secrete exoproteins for attacking animal or plant cells or to obtain nutrients from the environment. The system is unique in helping folded proteins traverse the outer membrane. The secretion machine comprises multiple proteins spanning the cell envelope and a cytoplasmic ATPase. Activity of the ATPase, when copurified with the cytoplasmic domain of an interactive ATPase partner, is stimulated by an acidic phospholipid, suggesting the membrane-associated ATPase is actively engaged in secretion. How the stimulated ATPase activity is terminated when secretion is complete is unclear. We fused the T2S ATPase of Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris, the causal agent of black rot in the crucifers, with fluorescent protein and found that the ATPase in secretion-proficient cells was mainly diffused in cytoplasm. Focal spots at the cell periphery were detectable only in a few cells. The discrete foci were augmented in abundance and intensity when the secretion channel was depleted and the exoprotein overproduced. The foci abundance was inversely related to secretion efficiency of the secretion channel. Restored function of the secretion channel paralleled reduced ATPase foci abundance. The ATPase foci colocalized with the secretion channel. The ATPase may be transiently associated with the T2S machine by alternating between a cytoplasmic and a machine-associated state in a secretion-dependent manner. This provides a logical means for terminating the ATPase activity when secretion is completed. Function-related dynamic assembly may be the essence of the T2S machine.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Biochemistry, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan, Republic of China.
authors.forename: Yih-Lin
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Nien-Tai
authors.initials: NT
authors.lastname: Hu
mesh_terms: D000251:Adenosine Triphosphatases / Q000378:metabolism*; D001425:Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D058947:Bacterial Secretion Systems / Q000502:physiology*; D003593:Cytoplasm / Q000378:metabolism; D015870:Gene Expression; D026901:Membrane Transport Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D008954:Models, Biological; D011485:Protein Binding; D021381:Protein Transport; D012633:Secretin / Q000378:metabolism; D016959:Xanthomonas campestris / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D000516:alpha-Amylases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D001425:Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D058947:Bacterial Secretion Systems; D026901:Membrane Transport Proteins; C113125:XpsD protein, Xanthomonas campestris; C071567:general secretion pathway protein, Xanthomonas campestris; D012633:Secretin; D000516:alpha-Amylases; D000251:Adenosine Triphosphatases
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