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Activation and polar sequestration of PopA , a c‐di‐ GMP effector protein involved in C aulobacter crescentus cell cycle control
Author(s) -
Ozaki Shogo,
SchalchMoser Annina,
Zumthor Ludwig,
Manfredi Pablo,
Ebbensgaard Anna,
Schirmer Tilman,
Jenal Urs
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
molecular microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.857
H-Index - 247
eISSN - 1365-2958
pISSN - 0950-382X
DOI - 10.1111/mmi.12777
Subject(s) - caulobacter crescentus , biology , effector , microbiology and biotechnology , cell , cell cycle , biochemistry
Summary When C aulobacter crescentus enters S ‐phase the replication initiation inhibitor CtrA dynamically positions to the old cell pole to be degraded by the polar ClpXP protease. Polar delivery of CtrA requires PopA and the diguanylate cyclase PleD that positions to the same pole. Here we present evidence that PopA originated through gene duplication from its paralogue response regulator PleD and subsequent co‐option as c‐di‐ GMP effector protein. While the C ‐terminal catalytic domain ( GGDEF ) of PleD is activated by phosphorylation of the N ‐terminal receiver domain, functional adaptation has reversed signal transduction in PopA with the GGDEF domain adopting input function and the receiver domain serving as regulatory output. We show that the N ‐terminal receiver domain of PopA specifically interacts with RcdA , a component required for CtrA degradation. In contrast, the GGDEF domain serves to target PopA to the cell pole in response to c‐di‐ GMP binding. In agreement with the divergent activation and targeting mechanisms, distinct markers sequester PleD and PopA to the old cell pole upon S ‐phase entry. Together these data indicate that PopA adopted a novel role as topology specificity factor to help recruit components of the CtrA degradation pathway to the protease specific old cell pole of C . crescentus .

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