科学者が自然免疫が細菌を包み込む仕組みを発見(Delft scientists discover how innate immunity envelops bacteria)

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2024-10-11 オランダ・デルフト工科大学(TUDelft)

デルフト工科大学の研究者たちは、免疫システムの重要な防御タンパク質であるGBP1が、細菌を包み込むことでそれらを破壊する仕組みを解明しました。GBP1は、細菌の膜に結合し、膜を破壊して免疫細胞が感染を除去できるように働きます。この発見は、細菌感染に対する新たな治療薬の開発に役立つ可能性があります。この研究成果は、弱った免疫システムを持つ患者の治療にも応用が期待されています。

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ヒトGBP1による抗菌膜コート形成の構造的基盤 Structural basis of antimicrobial membrane coat assembly by human GBP1

Tanja Kuhm,Clémence Taisne,Cecilia de Agrela Pinto,Luca Gross,Evdokia A. Giannopoulou,Stefan T. Huber,Els Pardon,Jan Steyaert,Sander J. Tans & Arjen J. Jakobi
Nature Structural & Molecular Biology  Published:11 October 2024
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41594-024-01400-9

科学者が自然免疫が細菌を包み込む仕組みを発見(Delft scientists discover how innate immunity envelops bacteria)

Abstract

Guanylate-binding proteins (GBPs) are interferon-inducible guanosine triphosphate hydrolases (GTPases) mediating host defense against intracellular pathogens. Their antimicrobial activity hinges on their ability to self-associate and coat pathogen-associated compartments or cytosolic bacteria. Coat formation depends on GTPase activity but how nucleotide binding and hydrolysis prime coat formation remains unclear. Here, we report the cryo-electron microscopy structure of the full-length human GBP1 dimer in its guanine nucleotide-bound state and describe the molecular ultrastructure of the GBP1 coat on liposomes and bacterial lipopolysaccharide membranes. Conformational changes of the middle and GTPase effector domains expose the isoprenylated C terminus for membrane association. The α-helical middle domains form a parallel, crossover arrangement essential for coat formation and position the extended effector domain for intercalation into the lipopolysaccharide layer of gram-negative membranes. Nucleotide binding and hydrolysis create oligomeric scaffolds with contractile abilities that promote membrane extrusion and fragmentation. Our data offer a structural and mechanistic framework for understanding GBP1 effector functions in intracellular immunity.

有機化学・薬学
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