Co-ordinate synthesis and protein localization in a bacterial organelle by the action of a penicillin-binding-protein. Hughes, H. V., Lisher, J. P., Hardy, G. G., Kysela, D. T., Arnold, R. J., Giedroc, D. P., & Brun, Y. V. Molecular microbiology, 90(6):1162–1177, December, 2013.
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Organelles with specialized form and function occur in diverse bacteria. Within the Alphaproteobacteria, several species extrude thin cellular appendages known as stalks, which function in nutrient uptake, buoyancy and reproduction. Consistent with their specialization, stalks maintain a unique molecular composition compared with the cell body, but how this is achieved remains to be fully elucidated. Here we dissect the mechanism of localization of StpX, a stalk-specific protein in Caulobacter crescentus. Using a forward genetics approach, we identify a penicillin-binding-protein, PbpC, which is required for the localization of StpX in the stalk. We show that PbpC acts at the stalked cell pole to anchor StpX to rigid components of the outer membrane of the elongating stalk, concurrent with stalk synthesis. Stalk-localized StpX in turn functions in cellular responses to copper and zinc, suggesting that the stalk may contribute to metal homeostasis in Caulobacter. Together, these results identify a novel role for a penicillin-binding-protein in compartmentalizing a bacterial organelle it itself helps create, raising the possibility that cell wall-synthetic enzymes may broadly serve not only to synthesize the diverse shapes of bacteria, but also to functionalize them at the molecular level.
@article{hughes_co-ordinate_2013,
	title = {Co-ordinate synthesis and protein localization in a bacterial organelle by the action of a penicillin-binding-protein.},
	volume = {90},
	copyright = {© 2013 John Wiley \& Sons Ltd.},
	issn = {1365-2958 0950-382X},
	doi = {10.1111/mmi.12422},
	abstract = {Organelles with specialized form and function occur in diverse bacteria. Within the Alphaproteobacteria, several species extrude thin cellular appendages known as  stalks, which function in nutrient uptake, buoyancy and reproduction. Consistent  with their specialization, stalks maintain a unique molecular composition compared  with the cell body, but how this is achieved remains to be fully elucidated. Here we  dissect the mechanism of localization of StpX, a stalk-specific protein in  Caulobacter crescentus. Using a forward genetics approach, we identify a  penicillin-binding-protein, PbpC, which is required for the localization of StpX in  the stalk. We show that PbpC acts at the stalked cell pole to anchor StpX to rigid  components of the outer membrane of the elongating stalk, concurrent with stalk  synthesis. Stalk-localized StpX in turn functions in cellular responses to copper  and zinc, suggesting that the stalk may contribute to metal homeostasis in  Caulobacter. Together, these results identify a novel role for a  penicillin-binding-protein in compartmentalizing a bacterial organelle it itself  helps create, raising the possibility that cell wall-synthetic enzymes may broadly  serve not only to synthesize the diverse shapes of bacteria, but also to  functionalize them at the molecular level.},
	language = {eng},
	number = {6},
	journal = {Molecular microbiology},
	author = {Hughes, H. Velocity and Lisher, John P. and Hardy, Gail G. and Kysela, David T. and Arnold, Randy J. and Giedroc, David P. and Brun, Yves V.},
	month = dec,
	year = {2013},
	pmid = {24118129},
	pmcid = {PMC3864544},
	keywords = {Bacterial Proteins/*genetics/*metabolism, Caulobacter crescentus/genetics/*metabolism, Copper/metabolism, Genes, Bacterial, Green Fluorescent Proteins/metabolism, Homeostasis, Membrane Proteins/genetics/metabolism, Microscopy, Fluorescence, Organelles/genetics/*metabolism, Penicillin-Binding Proteins/genetics/*metabolism, Protein Transport, Zinc/metabolism/toxicity},
	pages = {1162--1177},
}

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