Lin, Lin and Capozzoli, Raffaella and Ferrand, Alexia and Plum, Miro and Vettiger, Andrea and Basler, Marek. (2022) Subcellular localization of Type VI secretion system assembly in response to cell-cell contact. The EMBO Journal, 41 (13). e108595.
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Abstract
Bacteria require a number of systems, including the type VI secretion system (T6SS), for interbacterial competition and pathogenesis. The T6SS is a large nanomachine that can deliver toxins directly across membranes of proximal target cells. Since major reassembly of T6SS is necessary after each secretion event, accurate timing and localization of T6SS assembly can lower the cost of protein translocation. Although critically important, mechanisms underlying spatiotemporal regulation of T6SS assembly remain poorly understood. Here, we used super-resolution live-cell imaging to show that while Acinetobacter and Burkholderia thailandensis can assemble T6SS at any site, a significant subset of T6SS assemblies localizes precisely to the site of contact between neighboring bacteria. We identified a class of diverse, previously uncharacterized, periplasmic proteins required for this dynamic localization of T6SS to cell–cell contact (TslA). This precise localization is also dependent on the outer membrane porin OmpA. Our analysis links transmembrane communication to accurate timing and localization of T6SS assembly as well as uncovers a pathway allowing bacterial cells to respond to cell–cell contact during interbacterial competition.
Faculties and Departments: | 05 Faculty of Science > Departement Biozentrum > Services Biozentrum > Imaging Core Facility (Biehlmaier) |
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UniBasel Contributors: | Loynton-Ferrand, Alexia |
Item Type: | Article, refereed |
Article Subtype: | Research Article |
Publisher: | EMBO Press |
ISSN: | 0261-4189 |
e-ISSN: | 1460-2075 |
Note: | Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal article |
Language: | English |
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Last Modified: | 21 Feb 2023 14:05 |
Deposited On: | 19 Jul 2022 09:03 |
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