Gene Function and Evolution Lab, Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG), Dr. Aiguader 88, Barcelona, Spain.
Systems Biology of Infection Lab, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Biosciences Faculty, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain.
PLoS Comput Biol. 2020 Dec 4;16(12):e1008395. doi: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1008395. eCollection 2020 Dec.
Bacteria use protein-protein interactions to infect their hosts and hijack fundamental pathways, which ensures their survival and proliferation. Hence, the infectious capacity of the pathogen is closely related to its ability to interact with host proteins. Here, we show that hubs in the host-pathogen interactome are isolated in the pathogen network by adapting the geometry of the interacting interfaces. An imperfect mimicry of the eukaryotic interfaces allows pathogen proteins to actively bind to the host's target while preventing deleterious effects on the pathogen interactome. Understanding how bacteria recognize eukaryotic proteins may pave the way for the rational design of new antibiotic molecules.
细菌利用蛋白质-蛋白质相互作用来感染宿主并劫持基本途径,这确保了它们的生存和增殖。因此,病原体的感染能力与其与宿主蛋白相互作用的能力密切相关。在这里,我们通过适应相互作用界面的几何形状,发现宿主-病原体相互作用组中的枢纽在病原体网络中被隔离。对真核界面的不完全模拟使病原体蛋白能够主动与宿主的靶标结合,同时防止对病原体相互作用组产生有害影响。了解细菌如何识别真核蛋白可能为新抗生素分子的合理设计铺平道路。