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Tailed bacteriophages: Structure, Function and Evolution (A tale of two tails) Michael Rossmann Purdue University. φ 29. T4. T4 168 kbp genome ~300 ORFs 40 structural proteins Host: E. Coli Gram negative Cell wall inside periplasmic space Packages T4 concatomer. Phi29 20 kbp genome
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Tailed bacteriophages: Structure, Function and Evolution(A tale of two tails)Michael RossmannPurdue University
φ29 T4
T4 168 kbp genome ~300 ORFs 40 structural proteins Host: E. Coli Gram negative Cell wall inside periplasmic space Packages T4 concatomer Phi29 20 kbp genome ~20 ORFs 8 structural proteins 1 structural RNA Host: B. Subtilis Gram positive Cell wall external to single cell membrane Packeges DNAgp3 genome
Bacteriophage phi29 Rossmann Lab Valorie Bowman Paul Chipman Kay Choi Marc Morais Alan Simpson Yizhi Tao Ye Xiang Anderson Lab Mohammed Badasso Shelley Grimes Paul Jardine Jaya Kotl
Three layers of DNA DNA ring Connector appendages gp3? head fiber bulge lower collar knob ?
φ29 dodecameric connector Simpson et al,Nature, 2000,408:745-750
Partially packaged prohead with pRNA and ATPase (gp16) Empty Prohead with pRNA
Connector pRNA pentamer Difference density Gp16 ATPase
Phage Φ29: DNA packaging motor Simpson et al,Nature, 2000,408:745-750
The T4 structure Purdue University Anthoni Batisti Paul Chipman Andrei Fokine Victor Kostyuchenko Pertr Leiman Moscow Vadim Mesyanzhinov Mikhail Schneider Catholic University of America Venigella Rao Tokyo Institute of Technology Fumio Arisaka Shuji Kanamaru NIH Bethesda Bijan Ahvazi Karen Boeshans Alasdair Steven University of Maryland Lindsay Black Santiago Mark van Raaij
Too complex to crystallize: Bacteriophage T4an efficient infection machine
Phage particle assembly Head Long tail fibers Fibritin gp13, gp14, [gp2], [gp4] [gp63] Tail
Tail terminator gp15 138 gp18 138 gp19 T4 Tail assembly Wedge 6 25, 6 53, 7, 8 10, 11 gp9 15S gp12 gp48 gp54 120S Hub 70S 5, 27 29 22S
Crystal structures of the baseplate proteins gp9, LTF attachment gp11, STF attachment gp8 gp12 C-term gp12, STF gp5-gp27 30 nm
Common topologies gp11 gp10 gp12 Interaction in 3D X big insertion
80 Å Gp5-gp27 complex structure overview gp27 trimer gp5 N-terminal domain 190 Å gp5 lysozymedomain gp5 C-terminal domain Kanamaru et al, Nature 2002,415:553-557
Hexagonal conformation (tube-baseplates) • Initial model – hexagonal prism connected to a tube • Sixfold symmetry • 945 particles used in the reconstruction • Defoci 1.5 – 3.5 mm • 12 Å resolution
Baseplate movie 19 48 54 6 25 53 9 27 8 7 5 10 11 12 26? Kostyuchenko et al, Nat. Struct. Biol. 2003,10:688-693
Star-shaped baseplates (contracted tails) • Sixfold symmetry • 1580 particles used in the reconstruction • Defoci 0.7 – 3.3 mm • 17 Å resolution Leiman et al, Cell 2004, 118:419-429
Contracted tail Structure Contracted tail movie 23 20 13 14 15 3 19 18 34 9 7 8 6 25 53 11 10 12 19
Extended sheath 1 turn Contracted sheath 2 turns Kostyuchenko et al, Nat.Struct, Mol. Biol. 2005 in press