PMID:14967825
| Citation |
Ferguson, PL and Shaw, GS (2004) Human S100B protein interacts with the Escherichia coli division protein FtsZ in a calcium-sensitive manner. J. Biol. Chem. 279:18806-13 |
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| Abstract |
S100B is a small, dimeric EF-hand calcium-binding protein abundant in vertebrates. Upon calcium binding, S100B undergoes a conformational change allowing it to interact with a variety of target proteins, including the cytoskeletal proteins tubulin and glial fibrillary acidic protein. In both cases, S100B promotes the in vitro disassembly of these proteins in a calcium-sensitive manner. Despite this, there is little in vivo evidence for the interaction of proteins such as tubulin with S100B. To probe these interactions, we studied the expression of human S100B in Escherichia coli and its interaction with the prokaryotic ancestor of tubulin, FtsZ, the major protein involved in bacterial division. Expression of S100B protein in E. coli results in little change in FtsZ protein levels, causes a filamenting bacterial phenotype characteristic of FtsZ inhibition, and leads to missed rounds of cell division. Further, S100B localizes to positions similar to those of FtsZ in bacterial filaments: the small foci at the poles, the mid-cell positions, and between the nucleoids at regular intervals. Calcium-dependent physical interaction between S100B and FtsZ was demonstrated in vitro by affinity chromatography, and this interaction was severely inhibited by the competitor peptide TRTK-12. Together these results indicate that S100B interacts with the tubulin homologue FtsZ in vivo, modulating its activity in bacterial cell division. This approach will present an important step for the study of S100 protein interactions in vivo. |
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PubMed Online version:10.1074/jbc.M313948200 |
| Keywords |
Bacterial Proteins/metabolism; Calcium/pharmacology; Calcium-Binding Proteins/metabolism; Cell Division; Chromatography, Affinity; Cytoskeletal Proteins/metabolism; Escherichia coli/cytology; Escherichia coli/growth & development; Escherichia coli Proteins/metabolism; Humans; Nerve Growth Factors/metabolism; Protein Binding/drug effects; S100 Proteins/metabolism; Tubulin |
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