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@ARTICLE{Flacht:602297,
author = {Flacht, Lara and Lunelli, Michele and Kaszuba, Karol and
Chen, Zhuo Angel and Reilly, Francis J. O'. and Rappsilber,
Juri and Kosinski, Jan and Kolbe, Michael},
title = {{I}ntegrative structural analysis of the type {III}
secretion system needle complex from {S}higella flexneri},
journal = {Protein science},
volume = {32},
number = {4},
issn = {0961-8368},
address = {Bethesda, Md.},
publisher = {Protein Society},
reportid = {PUBDB-2024-00572},
pages = {e4595},
year = {2023},
note = {Supported by the UHH and DFG grant numbers (INST
152/772-1|152/774-1|152/775-1|152/776-1|152/777-1 FUGG).},
abstract = {The type III secretion system (T3SS) is a large,
transmembrane protein machinery used by various pathogenic
gram-negative bacteria to transport virulence factors into
the host cell during infection. Understanding the structure
of T3SSs is crucial for future developments of therapeutics
that could target this system. However, much of the
knowledge about the structure of T3SS is available only for
Salmonella, and it is unclear how this large assembly is
conserved across species. Here, we combined cryo-electron
microscopy, cross-linking mass spectrometry, and integrative
modeling to determine the structure of the T3SS needle
complex from Shigella flexneri. We show that the Shigella
T3SS exhibits unique features distinguishing it from other
structurally characterized T3SSs. The secretin pore complex
adopts a new fold of its C-terminal S domain and the pilotin
MxiM[SctG] locates around the outer surface of the pore. The
export apparatus structure exhibits a conserved
pseudohelical arrangement but includes the N-terminal domain
of the SpaS[SctU] subunit, which was not present in any of
the previously published virulence-related T3SS structures.
Similar to other T3SSs, however, the apparatus is anchored
within the needle complex by a network of flexible linkers
that either adjust conformation to connect to equivalent
patches on the secretin oligomer or bind distinct surface
patches at the same height of the export apparatus. The
conserved and unique features delineated by our analysis
highlight the necessity to analyze T3SS in a
species-specific manner, in order to fully understand the
underlying molecular mechanisms of these systems. The
structure of the type III secretion system from Shigella
flexneri delineates conserved and unique features, which
could be used for the development of broad-range
therapeutics.},
cin = {CSSB-EMBL-JK / CSSB-HZI-MK},
ddc = {610},
cid = {I:(DE-H253)CSSB-EMBL-JK-20210701 /
I:(DE-H253)CSSB-HZI-MK-20210520},
pnm = {899 - ohne Topic (POF4-899)},
pid = {G:(DE-HGF)POF4-899},
experiment = {EXP:(DE-MLZ)NOSPEC-20140101},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
pubmed = {pmid:36790757},
UT = {WOS:000950175300001},
doi = {10.1002/pro.4595},
url = {https://bib-pubdb1.desy.de/record/602297},
}