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Mapping of the interactions between partition proteins Delta and Omega of plasmid pSM19035 from Free

Abstract

Formation of the segrosome, a nucleoprotein complex crucial for proper functioning of plasmid partition systems, involves interactions between specific partition proteins (ParA-like and ParB-like), ATP and specific DNA sequences (the centromeric sites). Although partition systems have been studied for many years, details of the segrosome formation are not yet clear. Organization of the pSM19035-encoded partition system is unique; in contrast with other known systems, here, the and genes do not constitute an operon. Moreover, Omega [a ParB-like protein which has a Ribbon-Helix-Helix (RHH) structure] recognizes multiple centromeric sequences located in the promoters of , and (copy-number control gene). The ParA-like protein Delta is a Walker-type ATPase. In this work, we identify the interaction domains and requirements for dimerization and hetero-interactions of the Delta and Omega proteins of pSM19035 plasmid. The RHH structures are involved in Omega dimerization and its N-terminal unstructured part is indispensable for association with Delta, both and . Omega does not need to form dimers to interact with Delta. ATP binding is not required for Delta dimerization but is important for interaction with Omega . The interaction between Delta and Omega depends on ATP but does not require the presence of specific DNA segments (the centromere) recognized by Omega. The C-terminal part of the Delta protein (aa 198–284) is indispensable for interaction with Omega. Delta most probably interacts with Omega as a dimer since two amino acid substitutions in a conserved region between the A′ and B motifs abolish both the dimerization of Delta and its interaction with Omega.

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Keyword(s): DBD, DNA-binding domain , HTH, Helix-Turn-Helix and RHH, Ribbon-Helix-Helix
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Mapping of the interactions between partition proteins Delta and Omega of plasmid pSM19035 from Streptococcus pyogenes
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