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The periplasmic disordered domain of RodZ promotes its self‐interaction in Escherichia coli
Author(s) -
Ikebe Ryosuke,
Kuwabara Yuri,
Chikada Taiki,
Niki Hironori,
Shiomi Daisuke
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
genes to cells
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.912
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1365-2443
pISSN - 1356-9597
DOI - 10.1111/gtc.12572
Subject(s) - periplasmic space , mreb , biology , cytoplasm , escherichia coli , microbiology and biotechnology , caulobacter crescentus , actin , domain (mathematical analysis) , biochemistry , bacteria , genetics , bacterial protein , gene , mathematics , mathematical analysis
Rod shape of bacterial cells such as Escherichia coli is mainly regulated by a supramolecular complex called elongasome including MreB actin. Deletion of the mreB gene in rod‐shaped bacterium E. coli results in round‐shaped cells. RodZ was isolated as a determinant of rod shape in E. coli , Caulobacter crescentus and Bacillus subtilis and it has been shown to be an interaction partner and a regulator of assembly of MreB through its cytoplasmic domain. As opposed to functions of the N‐terminal cytoplasmic domain of RodZ, functions of the C‐terminal periplasmic domain including a disordered region are still unclear. To understand it, we adopted an in vivo photo‐cross‐linking assay to analyze interaction partners to identify proteins which interact with RodZ via its periplasmic domain, finding that the RodZ self‐interacts in the periplasmic disordered domain. Self‐interaction of RodZ was affected by MreB actin. Deletion of this region resulted in aberrant cell shape. Our results suggest that MreB binding to the cytoplasmic domain of RodZ causes structural changes in the disordered periplasmic domain of RodZ. We also found that the disordered domain of RodZ contributes to fine‐tune rod shape in E. coli .