8UCR

PhiCb5 maturation protein with Caulobacter crescentus bNY30a pili


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
  • Resolution: 6.45 Å
  • Aggregation State: PARTICLE 
  • Reconstruction Method: SINGLE PARTICLE 

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Literature

Structural mechanisms of Tad pilus assembly and its interaction with an RNA virus.

Wang, Y.Theodore, M.Xing, Z.Narsaria, U.Yu, Z.Zeng, L.Zhang, J.

(2024) Sci Adv 10: eadl4450-eadl4450

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adl4450
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    8U2B, 8UCR, 8UEJ

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    Caulobacter crescentus Tad (tight adherence) pili, part of the type IV pili family, are crucial for mechanosensing, surface adherence, bacteriophage (phage) adsorption, and cell-cycle regulation. Unlike other type IV pilins, Tad pilins lack the typical globular β sheet domain responsible for pilus assembly and phage binding. The mechanisms of Tad pilus assembly and its interaction with phage ΦCb5 have been elusive. Using cryo-electron microscopy, we unveiled the Tad pilus assembly mechanism, featuring a unique network of hydrogen bonds at its core. We then identified the Tad pilus binding to the ΦCb5 maturation protein (Mat) through its β region. Notably, the amino terminus of ΦCb5 Mat is exposed outside the capsid and phage/pilus interface, enabling the attachment of fluorescent and affinity tags. These engineered ΦCb5 virions can be efficiently assembled and purified in Escherichia coli , maintaining infectivity against C. crescentus , which presents promising applications, including RNA delivery and phage display.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Center for Phage Technology, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Maturation proteinA [auth MT]372Caulobacter phage phiCb5Mutation(s): 0 
UniProt
Find proteins for D7RIC1 (Caulobacter phage phiCb5)
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UniProt GroupD7RIC1
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  • Reference Sequence
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Entity ID: 2
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Flp family type IVb pilin45Caulobacter vibrioidesMutation(s): 0 
UniProt
Find proteins for A0A290MFS9 (Caulobacter vibrioides)
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Go to UniProtKB:  A0A290MFS9
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UniProt GroupA0A290MFS9
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
  • Resolution: 6.45 Å
  • Aggregation State: PARTICLE 
  • Reconstruction Method: SINGLE PARTICLE 
EM Software:
TaskSoftware PackageVersion
MODEL REFINEMENTPHENIX1.17.1_3660:

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Entry History & Funding Information

Deposition Data


Funding OrganizationLocationGrant Number
National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIH/NIEHS)United States1R01GM141659

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2024-05-15
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2024-05-22
    Changes: Database references