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Lookup NU author(s): Mariusz Madej, Dr Arnaud Basle, Professor Bert van den Berg
This is the authors' accepted manuscript of an article that has been published in its final definitive form by Nature Publishing Group, 2020.
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Porphyromonas gingivalis, an asaccharolytic member of the Bacteroidetes, is a keystone pathogen in human periodontitis that may also contribute to the development of other chronic inflammatory diseases. P. gingivalis utilizes protease-generated peptides derived from extracellular proteins for growth, but how those peptides enter the cell is not clear. Here we identify RagAB as the outer membrane importer for peptides. X-ray crystal structures show that the transporter forms a dimeric RagA2B2 complex, with the RagB substrate-binding surface-anchored lipoprotein forming a closed lid on the RagA TonB-dependent transporter. Cryo-electron microscopy structures reveal the opening of the RagB lid and thus provide direct evidence for a "pedal bin" nutrient uptake mechanism. Together with mutagenesis, peptide binding studies and RagAB peptidomics, our work identifies RagAB as a dynamic, selective OM oligopeptide acquisition machine that is essential for the efficient utilisation of proteinaceous nutrients by P. gingivalis.
Author(s): Madej M, White JBR, Nowakowska Z, Rawson S, Scavenius C, Enghild JJ, Bereta GP, Pothula K, Kleinekathoefer U, Baslé A, Ranson NA, Potempa J, van den Berg B
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Nature Microbiology
Year: 2020
Volume: 5
Pages: 1016-1025
Print publication date: 01/08/2020
Online publication date: 11/05/2020
Acceptance date: 31/03/2020
Date deposited: 13/06/2020
ISSN (electronic): 2058-5276
Publisher: Nature Publishing Group
URL: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41564-020-0716-y
DOI: 10.1038/s41564-020-0716-y
PubMed id: 32393857
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