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A noncanonical cytochrome c stimulates calcium binding by PilY1 for type IVa pili formation

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Herfurth,  M.
Bacterial Adaption and Differentiation, Department of Ecophysiology, Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, Max Planck Society;

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Treuner-Lange,  A.       
Bacterial Adaption and Differentiation, Department of Ecophysiology, Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, Max Planck Society;

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Glatter,  T.       
Core Facility Mass Spectrometry and Proteomics, Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, Max Planck Society;

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Søgaard-Andersen,  L.       
Bacterial Adaption and Differentiation, Department of Ecophysiology, Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, Max Planck Society;

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Herfurth, M., Treuner-Lange, A., Glatter, T., Wittmaack, N., Hoiczyk, E., Pierik, A. J., et al. (2022). A noncanonical cytochrome c stimulates calcium binding by PilY1 for type IVa pili formation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 119(6): e2115061119. doi:10.1073/pnas.2115061119.


Cite as: https://hdl.handle.net/21.11116/0000-0009-ECE0-0
Abstract
Type IVa pili (T4aP) are versatile bacterial cell surface structures that undergo extension/adhesion/retraction cycles powered by the cell envelope-spanning T4aP machine. In this machine, a complex composed of four minor pilins and PilY1 primes T4aP extension and is also present at the pilus tip mediating adhesion. Similar to many several other bacteria, Myxococcus xanthus contains multiple minor pilins/PilY1 sets that are incompletely understood. Here, we report that minor pilins and PilY1 (PilY1.1) of cluster_1 form priming and tip complexes contingent on calcium and a noncanonical cytochrome c (TfcP) with an unusual His/Cys heme ligation. We provide evidence that TfcP is unlikely to participate in electron transport and instead stimulates calcium binding by PilY1.1 at low-calcium concentrations, thereby stabilizing PilY1.1 and enabling T4aP function in a broader range of calcium concentrations. These results not only identify a previously undescribed function of cytochromes c but also illustrate how incorporation of an accessory factor expands the environmental range under which the T4aP system functions.