Structure of the dodecameric Yersinia enterocolitica secretin YscC and its 
trypsin-resistant core

Kowal, Julia; Chami, Mohamed; Müller, Shirley A.; Kudryashev, Misha; Castaño-Díez, Daniel; Amstutz, Marlise; Cornelis, Guy R.; Stahlberg, Henning; Engel, Andreas

doi:10.1016/j.str.2013.09.012

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Structure of the dodecameric Yersinia enterocolitica secretin YscC and its trypsin-resistant core

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Kowal, J., Chami, M., Müller, S. A., Kudryashev, M., Castaño-Díez, D., Amstutz, M., et al. (2013). Structure of the dodecameric Yersinia enterocolitica secretin YscC and its trypsin-resistant core. Structure, 21(12), 2152-2161. doi:10.1016/j.str.2013.09.012.

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The type III secretion system machinery, also known as the injectisome, delivers bacterial effector proteins into eukaryotic cells during infection. The outer membrane YscC secretin is a major part of Yersinia enterocolitica's injectisome and is among the first components to assemble, solely assisted by its pilotin, YscW. We have determined the three-dimensional structures of the native complex and its protease-resistant core to 12 Å resolution by cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) and show that YscC forms a dodecameric complex. Cryo-EM of YscC reconstituted into proteoliposomes defines the secretin's membrane-spanning region. Native YscC consists of an outer membrane ring connected via a thin cylindrical wall to a conical, periplasmic region that exposes N-terminal petals connected by flexible linkers. These petals harbor the binding site of YscD, a component of the inner membrane ring. A change in their orientation adapts the length of the YscC secretin and facilitates its interaction with YscD.