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Journal of Bacteriology, October 1999, p. 5898-5908, Vol. 181, No. 19
0021-9193/99/$04.00+0
Copyright © 1999, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.

P1 ParB Domain Structure Includes Two Independent Multimerization Domains

Jennifer A. Surtees and Barbara E. Funnell*

Department of Molecular and Medical Genetics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A8, Canada

Received 24 March 1999/Accepted 20 June 1999

ParB is one of two P1-encoded proteins that are required for active partition of the P1 prophage in Escherichia coli. To probe the native domain structure of ParB, we performed limited proteolytic digestions of full-length ParB, as well as of several N-terminal and C-terminal deletion fragments of ParB. The C-terminal 140 amino acids of ParB form a very trypsin-resistant domain. In contrast, the N terminus is more susceptible to proteolysis, suggesting that it forms a less stably folded domain or domains. Because native ParB is a dimer in solution, we analyzed the ability of ParB fragments to dimerize, using both the yeast two-hybrid system and in vitro chemical cross-linking of purified proteins. These studies revealed that the C-terminal 59 amino acids of ParB, a region within the protease-resistant domain, are sufficient for dimerization. Cross-linking and yeast two-hybrid experiments also revealed the presence of a second self-association domain within the N-terminal half of ParB. The cross-linking data also suggest that the C terminus is inhibitory to multimerization through the N-terminal domain in vitro. We propose that the two multimerization domains play distinct roles in partition complex formation.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Molecular and Medical Genetics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A8, Canada. Phone: (416) 978-1665. Fax: (416) 978-6885. E-mail: b.funnell{at}utoronto.ca.

Journal of Bacteriology, October 1999, p. 5898-5908, Vol. 181, No. 19
0021-9193/99/$04.00+0
Copyright © 1999, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.


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