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Title: An adenosine triphosphate-independent proteasome activator contributes to the virulence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Journal Article · · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (Online)
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  1. New York Univ. School of Medicine, New York, NY (United States)
  2. Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
  3. Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (United States)
  4. Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States); Stony Brook Univ., NY (United States)
  5. Netherlands Cancer Inst., Amsterdam (Netherlands)
  6. Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA (United States)

Mycobacterium tuberculosis encodes a proteasome that is highly similar to eukaryotic proteasomes and is required to cause lethal infections in animals. The only pathway known to target proteins for proteasomal degradation in bacteria is pupylation, which is functionally analogous to eukaryotic ubiquitylation. However, evidence suggests that the M. tuberculosis proteasome contributes to pupylation-independent pathways as well. To identify new proteasome cofactors that might contribute to such pathways, we isolated proteins that bound to proteasomes overproduced in M. tuberculosis and found a previously uncharacterized protein, Rv3780, which formed rings and capped M. tuberculosis proteasome core particles. Rv3780 enhanced peptide and protein degradation by proteasomes in an adenosine triphosphate (ATP)-independent manner. We identified putative Rv3780-dependent proteasome substrates and found that Rv3780 promoted robust degradation of the heat shock protein repressor, HspR. Importantly, an M. tuberculosis Rv3780 mutant had a general growth defect, was sensitive to heat stress, and was attenuated for growth in mice. Collectively, these data demonstrate that ATP-independent proteasome activators are not confined to eukaryotes and can contribute to the virulence of one the world’s most devastating pathogens.

Research Organization:
Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
National Institute of Health, New York, NY (United States)
Grant/Contract Number:
SC00112704
OSTI ID:
1215607
Report Number(s):
BNL-108345-2015-JA; 400412000
Journal Information:
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (Online), Vol. 112, Issue 14; ISSN 1091-6490
Publisher:
National Academy of SciencesCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 33 works
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