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Cryo-EM elucidates mechanism of action of bacterial pore-forming toxins. 2022

Anish Kumar Mondal, and Kusum Lata, and Mahendra Singh, and Shamaita Chatterjee, and Aakanksha Chauhan, and Sindhoora Puravankara, and Kausik Chattopadhyay
Department of Biological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Mohali, Sector 81, SAS Nagar, Manauli, Mohali 140306, Punjab, India.

Pore-forming toxins (PFTs) rupture plasma membranes and kill target cells. PFTs are secreted as soluble monomers that undergo drastic structural rearrangements upon interacting with the target membrane and generate transmembrane oligomeric pores. A detailed understanding of the molecular mechanisms of the pore-formation process remains unclear due to limited structural insights regarding the transmembrane oligomeric pore states of the PFTs. However, recent advances in the field of cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) have led to the high-resolution structure determination of the oligomeric pore forms of diverse PFTs. Here, we discuss the pore-forming mechanisms of various PFTs, specifically the mechanistic details contributed by the cryo-EM-based structural studies.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D002462 Cell Membrane The lipid- and protein-containing, selectively permeable membrane that surrounds the cytoplasm in prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. Plasma Membrane,Cytoplasmic Membrane,Cell Membranes,Cytoplasmic Membranes,Membrane, Cell,Membrane, Cytoplasmic,Membrane, Plasma,Membranes, Cell,Membranes, Cytoplasmic,Membranes, Plasma,Plasma Membranes
D001427 Bacterial Toxins Toxic substances formed in or elaborated by bacteria; they are usually proteins with high molecular weight and antigenicity; some are used as antibiotics and some to skin test for the presence of or susceptibility to certain diseases. Bacterial Toxin,Toxins, Bacterial,Toxin, Bacterial
D052899 Pore Forming Cytotoxic Proteins Proteins secreted from an organism which form membrane-spanning pores in target cells to destroy them. This is in contrast to PORINS and MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS that function within the synthesizing organism and COMPLEMENT immune proteins. These pore forming cytotoxic proteins are a form of primitive cellular defense which are also found in human LYMPHOCYTES.
D020285 Cryoelectron Microscopy Electron microscopy involving rapid freezing of the samples. The imaging of frozen-hydrated molecules and organelles permits the best possible resolution closest to the living state, free of chemical fixatives or stains. Electron Cryomicroscopy,Cryo-electron Microscopy,Cryo electron Microscopy,Cryo-electron Microscopies,Cryoelectron Microscopies,Cryomicroscopies, Electron,Cryomicroscopy, Electron,Electron Cryomicroscopies,Microscopies, Cryo-electron,Microscopies, Cryoelectron,Microscopy, Cryo-electron,Microscopy, Cryoelectron

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