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Activation and polar sequestration of PopA, a c-di-GMP effector protein involved in Caulobacter crescentus cell cycle control

Ozaki, Shogo and Schalch-Moser, Annina and Zumthor, Ludwig and Manfredi, Pablo and Ebbensgaard, Anna and Schirmer, Tilman and Jenal, Urs. (2014) Activation and polar sequestration of PopA, a c-di-GMP effector protein involved in Caulobacter crescentus cell cycle control. Molecular Microbiology, 94 (3). pp. 580-594.

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Abstract

When Caulobacter 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.
Faculties and Departments:05 Faculty of Science > Departement Biozentrum > Former Organization Units Biozentrum > Structural Biology (Schirmer)
05 Faculty of Science > Departement Biozentrum > Growth & Development
05 Faculty of Science > Departement Biozentrum > Infection Biology > Molecular Microbiology (Jenal)
05 Faculty of Science > Departement Biozentrum > Growth & Development > Molecular Microbiology (Jenal)
05 Faculty of Science > Departement Biozentrum > Infection Biology
UniBasel Contributors:Jenal, Urs and Manfredi, Pablo and Schirmer, Tilman and Ozaki, Shogo
Item Type:Article, refereed
Article Subtype:Research Article
Publisher:Wiley
ISSN:0950-382X
e-ISSN:1365-2958
Note:Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal article
Language:English
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Deposited On:05 Dec 2014 09:45

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