Abstract
ABSTRACTType IV pili (T4P) are retractile appendages that contribute to the virulence of bacterial pathogens. PilF is aPseudomonas aeruginosalipoprotein that is essential for T4P biogenesis. Phenotypic characterization of apilFmutant confirmed that T4P-mediated functions are abrogated: T4P were no longer present on the cell surface, twitching motility was abolished, and the mutant was resistant to infection by T4P retraction-dependent bacteriophage. The results of cellular fractionation studies indicated that PilF is the outer membrane pilotin required for the localization and multimerization of the secretin, PilQ. Mutation of the putative PilF lipidation site untethered the protein from the outer membrane, causing secretin assembly in both inner and outer membranes. T4P-mediated twitching motility and bacteriophage susceptibility were moderately decreased in the lipidation site mutant, while cell surface piliation was substantially reduced. The tethering of PilF to the outer membrane promotes the correct localization of PilQ and appears to be required for the formation of stable T4P. Our 2.0-Å structure of PilF revealed a superhelical arrangement of six tetratricopeptide protein-protein interaction motifs that may mediate the contacts with PilQ during secretin assembly. An alignment of pseudomonad PilF sequences revealed three highly conserved surfaces that may be involved in PilF function.
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@article{Koo_2008, title={PilF Is an Outer Membrane Lipoprotein Required for Multimerization and Localization of thePseudomonas aeruginosaType IV Pilus Secretin}, volume={190}, ISSN={1098-5530}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/jb.00996-08}, DOI={10.1128/jb.00996-08}, number={21}, journal={Journal of Bacteriology}, publisher={American Society for Microbiology}, author={Koo, Jason and Tammam, Stephanie and Ku, Shao-Yang and Sampaleanu, Liliana M. and Burrows, Lori L. and Howell, P. Lynne}, year={2008}, month=nov, pages={6961–6969} }