mRNA Interferase Bacillus cereus BC0266 Shows MazF-Like Characteristics Through Structural and Functional Study
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The Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Gwanakgu, Seoul 08826, Korea
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College of Pharmacy, Jeju National University, Jeju 63243, Korea
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Toxins 2020, 12(6), 380; https://doi.org/10.3390/toxins12060380
Received: 15 May 2020
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Revised: 5 June 2020
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Accepted: 6 June 2020
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Published: 8 June 2020
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Toxin-Antitoxin Systems in Pathogenic Bacteria)
Toxin–antitoxin (TA) systems are prevalent in bacteria and are known to regulate cellular growth in response to stress. As various functions related to TA systems have been revealed, the importance of TA systems are rapidly emerging. Here, we present the crystal structure of putative mRNA interferase BC0266 and report it as a type II toxin MazF. The MazF toxin is a ribonuclease activated upon and during stressful conditions, in which it cleaves mRNA in a sequence-specific, ribosome-independent manner. Its prolonged activity causes toxic consequences to the bacteria which, in turn, may lead to bacterial death. In this study, we conducted structural and functional investigations of Bacillus cereus MazF and present the first toxin structure in the TA system of B. cereus. Specifically, B. cereus MazF adopts a PemK-like fold and also has an RNA substrate-recognizing loop, which is clearly observed in the high-resolution structure. Key residues of B. cereus MazF involved in the catalytic activity are also proposed, and in vitro assay together with mutational studies affirm the ribonucleic activity and the active sites essential for its cellular toxicity.
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Keywords:
toxin–antitoxin system; mazF; type II; toxin; mRNA interferase; X-ray crystallography
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Kang, S.-M.; Koo, J.S.; Kim, C.-M.; Kim, D.-H.; Lee, B.-J. mRNA Interferase Bacillus cereus BC0266 Shows MazF-Like Characteristics Through Structural and Functional Study. Toxins 2020, 12, 380. https://doi.org/10.3390/toxins12060380
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Kang S-M, Koo JS, Kim C-M, Kim D-H, Lee B-J. mRNA Interferase Bacillus cereus BC0266 Shows MazF-Like Characteristics Through Structural and Functional Study. Toxins. 2020; 12(6):380. https://doi.org/10.3390/toxins12060380
Chicago/Turabian StyleKang, Sung-Min, Ji S. Koo, Chang-Min Kim, Do-Hee Kim, and Bong-Jin Lee. 2020. "mRNA Interferase Bacillus cereus BC0266 Shows MazF-Like Characteristics Through Structural and Functional Study" Toxins 12, no. 6: 380. https://doi.org/10.3390/toxins12060380
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