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Streptococcus pyogenes pSM19035 requires dynamic assembly of ATP-bound ParA and ParB on parS DNA during plasmid segregation

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Lurz,  Rudi
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Pratto, F., Cicek, A., Weihofen, W. A., Lurz, R., Saenger, W., & Alonso, J. C. (2008). Streptococcus pyogenes pSM19035 requires dynamic assembly of ATP-bound ParA and ParB on parS DNA during plasmid segregation. Nucleic Acids Research, 36(11), 3676-3689. doi:10.1093/nar/gkn170.


Cite as: https://hdl.handle.net/11858/00-001M-0000-0010-7FDC-6
Abstract
The accurate partitioning of Firmicute plasmid pSM19035 at cell division depends on ATP binding and hydrolysis by homodimeric ATPase {delta}2 (ParA) and binding of {omega}2 (ParB) to its cognate parS DNA. The 1.83 Å resolution crystal structure of {delta}2 in a complex with non-hydrolyzable ATP{gamma}S reveals a unique ParA dimer assembly that permits nucleotide exchange without requiring dissociation into monomers. In vitro, {delta}2 had minimal ATPase activity in the absence of {omega}2 and parS DNA. However, stoichiometric amounts of {omega}2 and parS DNA stimulated the {delta}2 ATPase activity and mediated plasmid pairing, whereas at high (4:1) {omega}2 : {delta}2 ratios, stimulation of the ATPase activity was reduced and {delta}2 polymerized onto DNA. Stimulation of the {delta}2 ATPase activity and its polymerization on DNA required ability of {omega}2 to bind parS DNA and its N-terminus. In vivo experiments showed that {delta}2 alone associated with the nucleoid, and in the presence of {omega}2 and parS DNA, {delta}2 oscillated between the nucleoid and the cell poles and formed spiral-like structures. Our studies indicate that the molar {omega}2 : {delta}2 ratio regulates the polymerization properties of ({delta}•ATP•Mg2+)2 on and depolymerization from parS DNA, thereby controlling the temporal and spatial segregation of pSM19035 before cell division.