Direct interaction of the TonB-like protein FusB with its ferredoxin substrate is required for import
Wojnowska, M.; Walker, D.
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Phytopathogenic Pectobacterium spp. import ferredoxin into the periplasm for proteolytic processing and iron release via the ferredoxin uptake system. Although the ferredoxin receptor FusA and the processing protease, FusC, have been identified, the mechanistic basis of ferredoxin import is poorly understood. In this work we demonstrate that protein translocation across the outer membrane is dependent on the TonB-like protein FusB. In contrast to the loss of FusC, loss of FusB or FusA abolishes ferredoxin transport to the periplasm, demonstrating that FusA and FusB work in concert to transport ferredoxin across the outer membrane. In addition to interaction with the TonB-box region of FusA, FusB also forms a complex with the ferredoxin substrate, with complex formation required for substrate transport. These data suggest that ferredoxin transport requires energy transduction from the cytoplasmic membrane via FusB for both removal of the FusA plug domain and for substrate translocation through the FusA barrel.
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