In silico identification and characterization of the ion transport specificity for P-type ATPases in the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex

被引:19
作者
Novoa-Aponte, Lorena [1 ]
Leon-Torres, Andres [1 ]
Patino-Ruiz, Miyer [1 ]
Cuesta-Bernal, Jenifer [1 ]
Salazar, Luz-Mary [1 ]
Landsman, David [2 ]
Marino-Ramirez, Leonardo [2 ,3 ]
Soto, Carlos-Yesid [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Nacl Colombia, Fac Sci, Dept Chem, Bogota, Colombia
[2] NCBI, Computat Biol Branch, NLM, NIH, Bethesda, MD USA
[3] PanAmer Bioinformat Inst, Santa Marta, Magdalena, Colombia
基金
美国国家卫生研究院;
关键词
Tuberculosis; Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex; P-type ATPases; Ion transport; Conserved motifs; GENE-EXPRESSION; MECHANISM; EVOLUTION; FEATURES; BIOLOGY; ROLES;
D O I
10.1186/1472-6807-12-25
中图分类号
Q6 [生物物理学];
学科分类号
071011 ;
摘要
Background: P-type ATPases hydrolyze ATP and release energy that is used in the transport of ions against electrochemical gradients across plasma membranes, making these proteins essential for cell viability. Currently, the distribution and function of these ion transporters in mycobacteria are poorly understood. Results: In this study, probabilistic profiles were constructed based on hidden Markov models to identify and classify P-type ATPases in the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) according to the type of ion transported across the plasma membrane. Topology, hydrophobicity profiles and conserved motifs were analyzed to correlate amino acid sequences of P-type ATPases and ion transport specificity. Twelve candidate P-type ATPases annotated in the M. tuberculosis H37Rv proteome were identified in all members of the MTBC, and probabilistic profiles classified them into one of the following three groups: heavy metal cation transporters, alkaline and alkaline earth metal cation transporters, and the beta subunit of a prokaryotic potassium pump. Interestingly, counterparts of the non-catalytic beta subunits of Hydrogen/Potassium and Sodium/Potassium P-type ATPases were not found. Conclusions: The high content of heavy metal transporters found in the MTBC suggests that they could play an important role in the ability of M. tuberculosis to survive inside macrophages, where tubercle bacilli face high levels of toxic metals. Finally, the results obtained in this work provide a starting point for experimental studies that may elucidate the ion specificity of the MTBC P-type ATPases and their role in mycobacterial infections.
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