Formation and dimerization of the phosphodiesterase active site of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa MorA, a bi-functional c-di-GMP regulator
Formation and dimerization of the phosphodiesterase active site of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa MorA, a bi-functional c-di-GMP regulator
Diguanylate cyclases (DGC) and phosphodiesterases (PDE) respectively synthesise and hydrolyse the secondary messenger cyclic dimeric GMP (c-di-GMP), and both activities are often found in a single protein. Intracellular c-di-GMP levels in turn regulate bacterial motility, virulence and biofilm formation. We report the first structure of a tandem DGC–PDE fragment, in which the catalytic domains are shown to be active. Two phosphodiesterase states are distinguished by active site formation. The structures, in the presence or absence of c-di-GMP, suggest that dimerisation and binding pocket formation are linked, with dimerisation being required for catalytic activity. An understanding of PDE activation is important, as biofilm dispersal via c-di-GMP hydrolysis has therapeutic effects on chronic infections.
MorA, diguanylate cyclases, phosphodiesterases, c-di-GMP, Biofilm dispersal
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Phippen, Curtis William
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Schlaefli, Henry George
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Keevil, Charles William
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Webb, Jeremy Stephen
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20 December 2014
Phippen, Curtis William
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Mikolajek, Halina
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Schlaefli, Henry George
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Keevil, Charles William
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Webb, Jeremy Stephen
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Tews, Ivo
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Phippen, Curtis William, Mikolajek, Halina, Schlaefli, Henry George, Keevil, Charles William, Webb, Jeremy Stephen and Tews, Ivo
(2014)
Formation and dimerization of the phosphodiesterase active site of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa MorA, a bi-functional c-di-GMP regulator.
FEBS Letters, 588 (24), .
(doi:10.1016/j.febslet.2014.11.002).
Abstract
Diguanylate cyclases (DGC) and phosphodiesterases (PDE) respectively synthesise and hydrolyse the secondary messenger cyclic dimeric GMP (c-di-GMP), and both activities are often found in a single protein. Intracellular c-di-GMP levels in turn regulate bacterial motility, virulence and biofilm formation. We report the first structure of a tandem DGC–PDE fragment, in which the catalytic domains are shown to be active. Two phosphodiesterase states are distinguished by active site formation. The structures, in the presence or absence of c-di-GMP, suggest that dimerisation and binding pocket formation are linked, with dimerisation being required for catalytic activity. An understanding of PDE activation is important, as biofilm dispersal via c-di-GMP hydrolysis has therapeutic effects on chronic infections.
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Accepted/In Press date: 3 November 2014
e-pub ahead of print date: 11 November 2014
Published date: 20 December 2014
Keywords:
MorA, diguanylate cyclases, phosphodiesterases, c-di-GMP, Biofilm dispersal
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Molecular and Cellular
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Local EPrints ID: 371841
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/371841
ISSN: 0014-5793
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Curtis William Phippen
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Henry George Schlaefli
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