mBio (Feb 2021)

Molecular Basis of the Versatile Regulatory Mechanism of HtrA-Type Protease AlgW from Pseudomonas aeruginosa

  • Tao Li,
  • Yingjie Song,
  • Liming Luo,
  • Ninglin Zhao,
  • Lihui He,
  • Mei Kang,
  • Changcheng Li,
  • Yibo Zhu,
  • Yalin Shen,
  • Chang Zhao,
  • Jing Yang,
  • Qin Huang,
  • Xingyu Mou,
  • Zhiyong Zong,
  • Jinliang Yang,
  • Hong Tang,
  • Yongxing He,
  • Rui Bao

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1128/mBio.03299-20
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1

Abstract

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HtrA-family proteases are commonly employed to sense the protein folding stress and activate the regulated intramembrane proteolysis (RIP) cascade in Gram-negative bacteria. Here, we reveal the unique dual-signal activation and dynamic regulation properties of AlgW, an HtrA-type protease triggering the AlgU stress-response pathway, which controls alginate production and mucoid conversion in Pseudomonas aeruginosa