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A Uniform Benchmark for Testing SsrA-Derived Degrons in the Escherichia coli ClpXP Degradation Pathway.

ABSTRACT: The ssrA degron is commonly used in fusion proteins to control protein stability in bacteria or as an interaction module. These applications often rely on the modular activities of the ssrA tag in binding to the SspB adaptor and in engaging the ClpXP protease. However, a comparison of these activities for a substantial standard set of degron variants has not been conducted previously, which may hinder the development of new variants optimized exclusively for one application. Here, we strive to establish a benchmark that will facilitate the comparison of ssrA variants under uniform conditions. In our workflow, we included methods for expression and purification of ClpX, ClpP, SspB and eGFP-degrons, assays of ClpX ATPase activity, of eGFP-degron binding to SspB and for measuring eGFP-degron degradation in vitro and in vivo. Using uniform, precise and sensitive methods under the same conditions on a range of eGFP-degrons allowed us to determine subtle differences in their properties that can affect their potential applications. Our findings can serve as a reference and a resource for developing targeted protein degradation approaches.

SUBMITTER: Klimecka MM

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8512704 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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A Uniform Benchmark for Testing SsrA-Derived Degrons in the <i>Escherichia coli</i> ClpXP Degradation Pathway.

Klimecka Maria Magdalena MM Antosiewicz Anna A Izert Matylda Anna MA Szybowska Patrycja Emanuela PE Twardowski Piotr Krzysztof PK Delaunay Clara C Górna Maria Wiktoria MW

Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) 20210930 19

The ssrA degron is commonly used in fusion proteins to control protein stability in bacteria or as an interaction module. These applications often rely on the modular activities of the ssrA tag in binding to the SspB adaptor and in engaging the ClpXP protease. However, a comparison of these activities for a substantial standard set of degron variants has not been conducted previously, which may hinder the development of new variants optimized exclusively for one application. Here, we strive to e ...[more]

PMID: 34641479

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Project description:All bacteria possess ATP-dependent proteases that destroy cytosolic proteins. These enzymes help cells mitigate proteotoxic stress, adapt to changing nutrient availability, regulate virulence phenotypes, and transition to pathogenic lifestyles. Moreover, ATP-dependent proteases have emerged as promising antibacterial and antivirulence targets in a variety of pathogens. The physiological roles of these proteases are largely defined by the complement of proteins that they degrade. Substrates are typically recognized in a highly selective manner, often via short unstructured sequences termed degrons. While a few degrons have been identified and rigorously characterized, we lack a systematic understanding of how proteases select valid degrons from the vast complexity of protein sequence space. Here, we describe a novel high-throughput screening approach in Escherichia coli that couples proteolysis of a protein toxin to cell survival. We used this method to screen a combinatorial library of C-terminal pentapeptide sequences for functionality as proteolytic degrons in wild type E. coli, and in strains lacking components of the ClpXP and ClpAP proteases. By examining the competitive enrichment of sequences over time, we found that about one percent of pentapeptide tags lead to toxin proteolysis. Interestingly, the most enriched degrons were ClpXP-dependent and highly similar to the ssrA tag, one of the most extensively characterized degrons in bacteria. Among ssrA-like sequences, we observed that specific upstream residues correlate with successful recognition. The lack of diversity among strongly enriched sequences suggests that ssrA-like tags comprise a uniquely potent class of short C-terminal degron in E. coli. Efficient proteolysis of substrates lacking such degrons likely requires adaptors or multivalent interactions. These findings broaden our understanding of the constraints that shape the bacterial proteolytic landscape. Our screening approach may be broadly applicable to probing aspects of proteolytic substrate selection in other bacterial systems.

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A Uniform Benchmark for Testing SsrA-Derived Degrons in the Escherichia coli ClpXP Degradation Pathway.

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A Uniform Benchmark for Testing SsrA-Derived Degrons in the <i>Escherichia coli</i> ClpXP Degradation Pathway.

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