Structural highlights
4c2g is a 3 chain structure with sequence from Bacsu and Escherichia coli. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
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| Related: | 4c2c, 4c2d, 4c2e, 4c2f, 4c2h |
| Activity: | C-terminal processing peptidase, with EC number 3.4.21.102 |
| Resources: | FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT |
Function
[CTPB_BACSU] Involved in the signal transduction pathway leading to the proteolytic activation of the mother cell transcription factor pro-sigma-K during sporulation. The signaling serine protease CtpB triggers pro-sigma-K processing by cleaving the regulatory protein SpoIVFA and is necessary for the proper timing of sigma-K activation.[1] [2] [3]
Publication Abstract from PubMed
Spore formation in Bacillus subtilis relies on a regulated intramembrane proteolysis (RIP) pathway that synchronizes mother-cell and forespore development. To address the molecular basis of this SpoIV transmembrane signaling, we carried out a structure-function analysis of the activating protease CtpB. Crystal structures reflecting distinct functional states show that CtpB constitutes a ring-like protein scaffold penetrated by two narrow tunnels. Access to the proteolytic sites sequestered within these tunnels is controlled by PDZ domains that rearrange upon substrate binding. Accordingly, CtpB resembles a minimal version of a self-compartmentalizing protease regulated by a unique allosteric mechanism. Moreover, biochemical analysis of the PDZ-gated channel combined with sporulation assays reveal that activation of the SpoIV RIP pathway is induced by the concerted activity of CtpB and a second signaling protease, SpoIVB. This proteolytic mechanism is of broad relevance for cell-cell communication, illustrating how distinct signaling pathways can be integrated into a single RIP module.
CtpB Assembles a Gated Protease Tunnel Regulating Cell-Cell Signaling during Spore Formation in Bacillus subtilis.,Mastny M, Heuck A, Kurzbauer R, Heiduk A, Boisguerin P, Volkmer R, Ehrmann M, Rodrigues CD, Rudner DZ, Clausen T Cell. 2013 Oct 24;155(3):647-58. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2013.09.050. Epub 2013 Oct, 24. PMID:24243021[4]
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References
- ↑ Pan Q, Losick R, Rudner DZ. A second PDZ-containing serine protease contributes to activation of the sporulation transcription factor sigmaK in Bacillus subtilis. J Bacteriol. 2003 Oct;185(20):6051-6. PMID:14526016
- ↑ Campo N, Rudner DZ. A branched pathway governing the activation of a developmental transcription factor by regulated intramembrane proteolysis. Mol Cell. 2006 Jul 7;23(1):25-35. PMID:16818230 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.molcel.2006.05.019
- ↑ Campo N, Rudner DZ. SpoIVB and CtpB are both forespore signals in the activation of the sporulation transcription factor sigmaK in Bacillus subtilis. J Bacteriol. 2007 Aug;189(16):6021-7. Epub 2007 Jun 8. PMID:17557826 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/JB.00399-07
- ↑ Mastny M, Heuck A, Kurzbauer R, Heiduk A, Boisguerin P, Volkmer R, Ehrmann M, Rodrigues CD, Rudner DZ, Clausen T. CtpB Assembles a Gated Protease Tunnel Regulating Cell-Cell Signaling during Spore Formation in Bacillus subtilis. Cell. 2013 Oct 24;155(3):647-58. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2013.09.050. Epub 2013 Oct, 24. PMID:24243021 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2013.09.050
