Structural mechanism for modulation of functional amyloid and biofilm formation by Staphylococcal Bap protein switch

dc.contributor.authorMa, Junfeng
dc.contributor.authorCheng, Xiang
dc.contributor.authorXu, Zhonghe
dc.contributor.authorZhang, Yikan
dc.contributor.authorValle Turrillas, Jaione
dc.contributor.authorFan, Xianyang
dc.contributor.authorLasa Uzcudun, Íñigo
dc.contributor.departmentCiencias de la Saludes_ES
dc.contributor.departmentOsasun Zientziakeu
dc.date.accessioned2022-02-04T12:25:01Z
dc.date.available2022-02-04T12:25:01Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractThe Staphylococcal Bap proteins sense environmental signals (such as pH, [Ca2+]) to build amyloid scaffold biofilm matrices via unknown mechanisms. We here report the crystal structure of the aggregation-prone region of Staphylococcus aureus Bap which adopts a dumbbell-shaped fold. The middle module (MM) connecting the N-terminal and C-terminal lobes consists of a tandem of novel double-Ca2+-binding motifs involved in cooperative interaction networks, which undergoes Ca2+-dependent order–disorder conformational switches. The N-terminal lobe is sufficient to mediate amyloid aggregation through liquid–liquid phase separation and maturation, and subsequent biofilm formation under acidic conditions. Such processes are promoted by disordered MM at low [Ca2+] but inhibited by ordered MM stabilized by Ca2+ binding, with inhibition efficiency depending on structural integrity of the interaction networks. These studies illustrate a novel protein switch in pathogenic bacteria and provide insights into the mechanistic understanding of Bap proteins in modulation of functional amyloid and biofilm formation, which could be implemented in the anti-biofilm drug design.en
dc.description.sponsorshipThis work was supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 31872712), the National Key Research and Development Project of China (2016YFA0500700), the Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Structural Biology, the Tsinghua-Peking Joint Center for Life Sciences, to X.F.en
dc.format.extent46 p.
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.doi10.15252/embj.2020107500
dc.identifier.issn0261-4189
dc.identifier.urihttps://academica-e.unavarra.es/handle/2454/42114
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisherEMBO Press
dc.relation.ispartofThe EMBO Journal, 40 (14), 2021
dc.relation.publisherversionhttps://doi.org/10.15252/embj.2020107500
dc.rights© 2021 The Authorsen
dc.rights.accessRightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subjectBiofilm associated proteinen
dc.subjectCalcium-binding proteinen
dc.subjectFunctional amyloiden
dc.subjectLiquid-liquid phase separationen
dc.subjectOrder-disorder conformational switchesen
dc.titleStructural mechanism for modulation of functional amyloid and biofilm formation by Staphylococcal Bap protein switchen
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