Molecular basis and design principles of a system for switchable front-rear polarity and directional migration

Carreira, Luís António Menezes; Szadkowski, Dobromir; Lometto, Stefano; Hochberg, Georg K. A.; Søgaard‐Andersen, Lotte

doi:10.1101/2022.12.09.519731

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“…Further, there is a possibility that the GAP and GEF domains of MglB are spatially regulated by interaction with other interactors such as MglC 25,26 . Recent reports show conformational changes in MglB dimers when complexed with MglA/RomY and MglC 27 . These could be critical in regulating the GAP activity of MglB at the lagging pole.…”

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Mechanism of GTPase activation of a prokaryotic small Ras-like GTPase MglA by an asymmetrically interacting MglB dimer

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Gayathri

2023

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Cell polarity oscillations inMyxococcus xanthusmotility are driven by a prokaryotic small Ras-like GTPase, MglA, which switches from one cell pole to the other in response to extracellular signals. MglA dynamics is regulated by MglB, which functions both as a GAP (GTPase activating protein) and a GEF (guanine nucleotide exchange factor) for MglA. With an aim to dissect the role of asymmetry in the dual GAP and GEF activities of MglB, we generated a functional MglAB complex by co-expressing MglB with a linked construct of MglA and MglB. This strategy enabled us to generate mutations of individual MglB protomers (MglB1linked to MglA or MglB2) and delineate their role in GEF and GAP activities. We establish that the C-terminal helix of MglB1, but not MglB2, stimulates nucleotide exchange through a site away from the nucleotide-binding pocket, confirming an allosteric mechanism. Interaction between the N-terminal β-strand of MglB1and β0of MglA is essential for the GEF activity of MglB. Specific residues of MglB2which interact with Switch-I of MglA partially contribute to its GAP activity. Thus, the role of the MglB2protomer in the GAP activity of MglB is limited to restricting the conformation of MglA active site loops by steric hindrance. The direct demonstration of the allosteric mechanism of GEF action provides us new insights into the regulation of small Ras-like GTPases, a feature potentially present in many uncharacterized GEFs.

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