Elongation factor Tu is a multifunctional and processed moonlighting protein
Many bacterial moonlighting proteins were originally described in medically, agriculturally, and commercially important members of the low G + C Firmicutes. We show Elongation factor Tu (Ef-Tu) moonlights on the surface of the human pathogens Staphylococcus aureus (Sa Ef-Tu ) and Mycoplasma pneumoni...
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Published in | Scientific reports Vol. 7; no. 1; pp. 11227 - 17 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , , , , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
London
Nature Publishing Group UK
11.09.2017
Nature Publishing Group |
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Summary: | Many bacterial moonlighting proteins were originally described in medically, agriculturally, and commercially important members of the low G + C Firmicutes. We show Elongation factor Tu (Ef-Tu) moonlights on the surface of the human pathogens
Staphylococcus aureus
(Sa
Ef-Tu
) and
Mycoplasma pneumoniae
(Mpn
Ef-Tu
), and the porcine pathogen
Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae
(Mhp
Ef-Tu
). Ef-Tu is also a target of multiple processing events on the cell surface and these were characterised using an N-terminomics pipeline. Recombinant Mpn
Ef-Tu
bound strongly to a diverse range of host molecules, and when bound to plasminogen, was able to convert plasminogen to plasmin in the presence of plasminogen activators. Fragments of Ef-Tu retain binding capabilities to host proteins. Bioinformatics and structural modelling studies indicate that the accumulation of positively charged amino acids in short linear motifs (SLiMs), and protein processing promote multifunctional behaviour. Codon bias engendered by an A + T rich genome may influence how positively-charged residues accumulate in SLiMs. |
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ISSN: | 2045-2322 2045-2322 |
DOI: | 10.1038/s41598-017-10644-z |