Agrobacterium tumefaciens Type IV and Type VI Secretion Systems Reside in Detergent-Resistant Membranes

Cell membranes are not homogenous but compartmentalized into lateral microdomains, which are considered as biochemical reaction centers for various physiological processes in eukaryotes and prokaryotes. Due to their special lipid and protein composition, some of these microdomains are resistant to t...

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Autores principales: Simon Czolkoss, Xenia Safronov, Sascha Rexroth, Lisa R. Knoke, Meriyem Aktas, Franz Narberhaus
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:8ce69ef9e8c246e28e2c9bdaef6552ee2021-12-01T01:50:06ZAgrobacterium tumefaciens Type IV and Type VI Secretion Systems Reside in Detergent-Resistant Membranes1664-302X10.3389/fmicb.2021.754486https://doaj.org/article/8ce69ef9e8c246e28e2c9bdaef6552ee2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2021.754486/fullhttps://doaj.org/toc/1664-302XCell membranes are not homogenous but compartmentalized into lateral microdomains, which are considered as biochemical reaction centers for various physiological processes in eukaryotes and prokaryotes. Due to their special lipid and protein composition, some of these microdomains are resistant to treatment with non-ionic detergents and can be purified as detergent-resistant membranes (DRMs). Here we report the proteome of DRMs from the Gram-negative phytopathogen Agrobacterium tumefaciens. Using label-free liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry, we identified proteins enriched in DRMs isolated under normal and virulence-mimicking growth conditions. Prominent microdomain marker proteins such as the SPFH (stomatin/prohibitin/flotillin/HflKC) proteins HflK, HflC and Atu3772, along with the protease FtsH were highly enriched in DRMs isolated under any given condition. Moreover, proteins involved in cell envelope biogenesis, transport and secretion, as well as motility- and chemotaxis-associated proteins were overrepresented in DRMs. Most strikingly, we found virulence-associated proteins such as the VirA/VirG two-component system, and the membrane-spanning type IV and type VI secretion systems enriched in DRMs. Fluorescence microscopy of the cellular localization of both secretion systems and of marker proteins was in agreement with the results from the proteomics approach. These findings suggest that virulence traits are micro-compartmentalized into functional microdomains in A. tumefaciens.Simon CzolkossXenia SafronovSascha RexrothLisa R. KnokeMeriyem AktasFranz NarberhausFrontiers Media S.A.articleAgrobacteriummembrane organizationdetergent-resistant membranestype IV secretion systemtype VI secretion systemmembrane microdomainsMicrobiologyQR1-502ENFrontiers in Microbiology, Vol 12 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic Agrobacterium
membrane organization
detergent-resistant membranes
type IV secretion system
type VI secretion system
membrane microdomains
Microbiology
QR1-502
spellingShingle Agrobacterium
membrane organization
detergent-resistant membranes
type IV secretion system
type VI secretion system
membrane microdomains
Microbiology
QR1-502
Simon Czolkoss
Xenia Safronov
Sascha Rexroth
Lisa R. Knoke
Meriyem Aktas
Franz Narberhaus
Agrobacterium tumefaciens Type IV and Type VI Secretion Systems Reside in Detergent-Resistant Membranes
description Cell membranes are not homogenous but compartmentalized into lateral microdomains, which are considered as biochemical reaction centers for various physiological processes in eukaryotes and prokaryotes. Due to their special lipid and protein composition, some of these microdomains are resistant to treatment with non-ionic detergents and can be purified as detergent-resistant membranes (DRMs). Here we report the proteome of DRMs from the Gram-negative phytopathogen Agrobacterium tumefaciens. Using label-free liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry, we identified proteins enriched in DRMs isolated under normal and virulence-mimicking growth conditions. Prominent microdomain marker proteins such as the SPFH (stomatin/prohibitin/flotillin/HflKC) proteins HflK, HflC and Atu3772, along with the protease FtsH were highly enriched in DRMs isolated under any given condition. Moreover, proteins involved in cell envelope biogenesis, transport and secretion, as well as motility- and chemotaxis-associated proteins were overrepresented in DRMs. Most strikingly, we found virulence-associated proteins such as the VirA/VirG two-component system, and the membrane-spanning type IV and type VI secretion systems enriched in DRMs. Fluorescence microscopy of the cellular localization of both secretion systems and of marker proteins was in agreement with the results from the proteomics approach. These findings suggest that virulence traits are micro-compartmentalized into functional microdomains in A. tumefaciens.
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author Simon Czolkoss
Xenia Safronov
Sascha Rexroth
Lisa R. Knoke
Meriyem Aktas
Franz Narberhaus
author_facet Simon Czolkoss
Xenia Safronov
Sascha Rexroth
Lisa R. Knoke
Meriyem Aktas
Franz Narberhaus
author_sort Simon Czolkoss
title Agrobacterium tumefaciens Type IV and Type VI Secretion Systems Reside in Detergent-Resistant Membranes
title_short Agrobacterium tumefaciens Type IV and Type VI Secretion Systems Reside in Detergent-Resistant Membranes
title_full Agrobacterium tumefaciens Type IV and Type VI Secretion Systems Reside in Detergent-Resistant Membranes
title_fullStr Agrobacterium tumefaciens Type IV and Type VI Secretion Systems Reside in Detergent-Resistant Membranes
title_full_unstemmed Agrobacterium tumefaciens Type IV and Type VI Secretion Systems Reside in Detergent-Resistant Membranes
title_sort agrobacterium tumefaciens type iv and type vi secretion systems reside in detergent-resistant membranes
publisher Frontiers Media S.A.
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/8ce69ef9e8c246e28e2c9bdaef6552ee
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