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Cardiolipin-Containing Lipid Membranes Attract the Bacterial Cell Division Protein DivIVA

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LABAJOVA N. BARANOVA N. JURÁSEK Miroslav VÁCHA Robert LOOSE M. BARAK I.

Rok publikování 2021
Druh Článek v odborném periodiku
Časopis / Zdroj International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Fakulta / Pracoviště MU

Středoevropský technologický institut

Citace
www https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/22/15/8350
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms22158350
Klíčová slova Clostridioides difficile; DivIVA; lipid membrane; cardiolipin; phosphatidylglycerol
Popis DivIVA is a protein initially identified as a spatial regulator of cell division in the model organism Bacillus subtilis, but its homologues are present in many other Gram-positive bacteria, including Clostridia species. Besides its role as topological regulator of the Min system during bacterial cell division, DivIVA is involved in chromosome segregation during sporulation, genetic competence, and cell wall synthesis. DivIVA localizes to regions of high membrane curvature, such as the cell poles and cell division site, where it recruits distinct binding partners. Previously, it was suggested that negative curvature sensing is the main mechanism by which DivIVA binds to these specific regions. Here, we show that Clostridioides difficile DivIVA binds preferably to membranes containing negatively charged phospholipids, especially cardiolipin. Strikingly, we observed that upon binding, DivIVA modifies the lipid distribution and induces changes to lipid bilayers containing cardiolipin. Our observations indicate that DivIVA might play a more complex and so far unknown active role during the formation of the cell division septal membrane.
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