Noirclerc-Savoye Marjolaine, Lantez Violaine, Signor Luca, Philippe Jules, Vernet Thierry, Zapun André
Institut de Biologie Structurale, Université Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, France ; Institut de Biologie Structurale, Direction des Sciences du Vivant, Commissariat à l'energie atomique et aux Energies Alternatives, Grenoble, France ; Institut de Biologie Structurale, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Grenoble, France.
PLoS One. 2013 Sep 23;8(9):e75522. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0075522. eCollection 2013.
The synthesis of peptidoglycan, the major component of the bacterial cell wall, is essential to cell survival, yet its mechanism remains poorly understood. In the present work, we have isolated several membrane protein complexes consisting of the late division proteins of Streptococcus pneumoniae: DivIB, DivIC, FtsL, PBP2x and FtsW, or subsets thereof. We have co-expressed membrane proteins from S. pneumoniae in Escherichia coli. By combining two successive affinity chromatography steps, we obtained membrane protein complexes with a very good purity. These complexes are functional, as indicated by the retained activity of PBP2x to bind a fluorescent derivative of penicillin and to hydrolyze the substrate analogue S2d. Moreover, we have evidenced the stabilizing role of protein-protein interactions within each complex. This work paves the way for a complete reconstitution of peptidoglycan synthesis in vitro, which will be critical to the elucidation of its intricate regulation mechanisms.
肽聚糖是细菌细胞壁的主要成分,其合成对细胞存活至关重要,但其机制仍知之甚少。在本研究中,我们分离出了几种由肺炎链球菌的后期分裂蛋白组成的膜蛋白复合物:DivIB、DivIC、FtsL、PBP2x和FtsW,或其亚组。我们已在大肠杆菌中共表达了肺炎链球菌的膜蛋白。通过连续两步亲和层析,我们获得了纯度非常高的膜蛋白复合物。这些复合物具有功能,PBP2x结合青霉素荧光衍生物并水解底物类似物S2d的活性保留就表明了这一点。此外,我们还证明了每个复合物中蛋白质 - 蛋白质相互作用的稳定作用。这项工作为体外完全重建肽聚糖合成铺平了道路,这对于阐明其复杂的调控机制至关重要。