4MKQ

Crystal structure of the Pore-Forming Toxin Monalysin mutant deleted of the membrane-spanning domain


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.65 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.216 
  • R-Value Work: 0.187 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.189 

Starting Model: experimental
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Literature

X-ray and Cryo-electron Microscopy Structures of Monalysin Pore-forming Toxin Reveal Multimerization of the Pro-form.

Leone, P.Bebeacua, C.Opota, O.Kellenberger, C.Klaholz, B.Orlov, I.Cambillau, C.Lemaitre, B.Roussel, A.

(2015) J Biol Chem 290: 13191-13201

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M115.646109
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    4MJT, 4MKO, 4MKQ

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    β-Barrel pore-forming toxins (β-PFT), a large family of bacterial toxins, are generally secreted as water-soluble monomers and can form oligomeric pores in membranes following proteolytic cleavage and interaction with cell surface receptors. Monalysin has been recently identified as a β-PFT that contributes to the virulence of Pseudomonas entomophila against Drosophila. It is secreted as a pro-protein that becomes active upon cleavage. Here we report the crystal and cryo-electron microscopy structure of the pro-form of Monalysin as well as the crystal structures of the cleaved form and of an inactive mutant lacking the membrane-spanning region. The overall structure of Monalysin displays an elongated shape, which resembles those of β-pore-forming toxins, such as Aerolysin, but is devoid of a receptor-binding domain. X-ray crystallography, cryo-electron microscopy, and light-scattering studies show that pro-Monalysin forms a stable doughnut-like 18-mer complex composed of two disk-shaped nonamers held together by N-terminal swapping of the pro-peptides. This observation is in contrast with the monomeric pro-form of the other β-PFTs that are receptor-dependent for membrane interaction. The membrane-spanning region of pro-Monalysin is fully buried in the center of the doughnut, suggesting that upon cleavage of pro-peptides, the two disk-shaped nonamers can, and have to, dissociate to leave the transmembrane segments free to deploy and lead to pore formation. In contrast with other toxins, the delivery of 18 subunits at once, nearby the cell surface, may be used to bypass the requirement of receptor-dependent concentration to reach the threshold for oligomerization into the pore-forming complex.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    From the CNRS, Architecture et Fonction des Macromolécules Biologiques (AFMB), Unité Mixte de Recherche (UMR) 7257, 13288 Marseille, France, the Aix-Marseille Université, Architecture et Fonction des Macromolécules Biologiques, UMR 7257, 13288 Marseille, France.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
MONALYSIN
A, B
169Pseudomonas entomophila L48Mutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: PSEEN3174
Membrane Entity: Yes 
UniProt
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UniProt GroupQ1I8U1
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  • Reference Sequence
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Entity ID: 2
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Monalysin
C, D
27Pseudomonas entomophila L48Mutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: PSEEN3174
Membrane Entity: Yes 
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Find proteins for Q1I8U1 (Pseudomonas entomophila (strain L48))
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UniProt GroupQ1I8U1
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.65 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.216 
  • R-Value Work: 0.187 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.189 
  • Space Group: P 64
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 129.458α = 90
b = 129.458β = 90
c = 78.888γ = 120
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
ADSCdata collection
MOLREPphasing
BUSTERrefinement
XDSdata reduction
SCALAdata scaling

Structure Validation

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Entry History 

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Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2015-03-11
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2015-04-15
    Changes: Database references
  • Version 1.2: 2015-04-22
    Changes: Database references
  • Version 1.3: 2015-06-10
    Changes: Database references
  • Version 1.4: 2017-08-02
    Changes: Refinement description, Source and taxonomy
  • Version 1.5: 2023-09-20
    Changes: Data collection, Database references, Refinement description