Part:BBa_K4960008

pvc8

Profile

Name: PVC8
Base Pairs: 1617bp
Origin: Photorhabdus
Properties: PVC8 is a part of PVC Spike.

Usage and Biology

Photorhabdus virulence cassette (PVC) is one group of extracellular Contractile injection systems (CISs) that are cell-puncturing nanodevices for targeted delivery of proteins .[1]Structurally similar to other CISs, PVCs are also macromolecular complexes containing a rigid tube structure housed in a contractile sheath, which is anchored to a baseplate and sharpened by a spike protein.[2](Figure1)

Figure 1. Schematic of the PVCpnf locus. It contains 16 structural and accessory genes , followed by two payload genes (Pdp1 and Pnf, in red) and four putative regulatory genes (in pink).

A part of the simplified architecture of T4 phage baseplate lying in the PVC syringe with PVC5, PVC7 and PVC10. One part involved in the association between the wedges and the central hub. A fusion protein of T4 gp5 and gp27 homologs. Two sides of hexameric rings are found opposite surface charges, PVC8 included.

Sequence and Features

Assembly Compatibility:

• 10
  COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[10]
• 12
  INCOMPATIBLE WITH RFC[12]

  Illegal NheI site found at 1213
  
• 21
  COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[21]
• 23
  COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[23]
• 25
  INCOMPATIBLE WITH RFC[25]

  Illegal AgeI site found at 511
  
• 1000
  COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[1000]

References

[1]Kreitz J, Friedrich MJ, Guru A, Lash B, Saito M, Macrae RK, Zhang F. Programmable protein delivery with a bacterial contractile injection system. Nature. 2023 Apr;616(7956):357-364. doi: 10.1038/s41586-023-05870-7. Epub 2023 Mar 29.
[2]Jiang F, Li N, Wang X, Cheng J, Huang Y, Yang Y, Yang J, Cai B, Wang YP, Jin Q, Gao N. Cryo-EM Structure and Assembly of an Extracellular Contractile Injection System. Cell. 2019 Apr 4;177(2):370-383.e15. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2019.02.020. Epub 2019 Mar 21.