Abstract:
:Type IV secretion systems (T4SS) mediate the transfer of DNA and protein substrates to target cells. TrwK, encoded by the conjugative plasmid R388, is a member of the VirB4 family, comprising the largest and most conserved proteins of T4SS. VirB4 was suggested to be an ATPase involved in energizing pilus assembly and substrate transport. However, conflicting experimental evidence concerning VirB4 ATP hydrolase activity was reported. Here, we demonstrate that TrwK is able to hydrolyze ATP in vitro in the absence of its potential macromolecular substrates and other T4SS components. The kinetic parameters of its ATPase activity have been characterized. The TrwK oligomerization state was investigated by analytical ultracentrifugation and electron microscopy, and its effects on ATPase activity were analyzed. The results suggest that the hexameric form of TrwK is the catalytically active state, much like the structurally related protein TrwB, the conjugative coupling protein.
journal_name
J Bacterioljournal_title
Journal of bacteriologyauthors
Arechaga I,Peña A,Zunzunegui S,del Carmen Fernández-Alonso M,Rivas G,de la Cruz Fdoi
10.1128/JB.00321-08subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2008-08-01 00:00:00pages
5472-9issue
15eissn
0021-9193issn
1098-5530pii
JB.00321-08journal_volume
190pub_type
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