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Volume 160, Issue 10

The archaic chaperone–usher pathways may depend on donor strand exchange for intersubunit interactions Free

Abstract

Subunit–subunit interactions of the classical and alternate chaperone–usher (CU) systems have been shown to proceed through a donor strand exchange (DSE) mechanism. However, it is not known whether DSE is required for intersubunit interactions in the archaic CU system. We have previously shown that the Mcu system, a member of the archaic CU family that functions in spore coat formation, is likely to use the principle of donor strand complementation to medicate chaperone–subunit interactions analogous to the classical CU pathway. Here we describe the results of studies on Mcu subunit–subunit interactions. We constructed a series of N-terminal-deleted, single amino acid-mutated and donor strand-complemented Mcu subunits, and characterized their abilities to participate in subunit–subunit interactions. It appears that certain residues in both the N and C termini of McuA, a subunit of the Mcu system, play a critical role in intersubunit interactions and these interactions may involve the general principle of DSE of the classical and alternate CU systems. In addition, the specificity of the CU system for Mcu subunits over other spore coat proteins is demonstrated.

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This study was supported by the:
  • Natural Science Foundation of China (Award 30571008)
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