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Nature ; 608(7922): 429-435, 2022 08.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35922510

RESUMO

Bacteria encode myriad defences that target the genomes of infecting bacteriophage, including restriction-modification and CRISPR-Cas systems1. In response, one family of large bacteriophages uses a nucleus-like compartment to protect its replicating genomes by excluding host defence factors2-4. However, the principal composition and structure of this compartment remain unknown. Here we find that the bacteriophage nuclear shell assembles primarily from one protein, which we name chimallin (ChmA). Combining cryo-electron tomography of nuclear shells in bacteriophage-infected cells and cryo-electron microscopy of a minimal chimallin compartment in vitro, we show that chimallin self-assembles as a flexible sheet into closed micrometre-scale compartments. The architecture and assembly dynamics of the chimallin shell suggest mechanisms for its nucleation and growth, and its role as a scaffold for phage-encoded factors mediating macromolecular transport, cytoskeletal interactions, and viral maturation.


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Bactérias , Bacteriófagos , Compartimento Celular , Proteínas Virais , Montagem de Vírus , Bactérias/citologia , Bactérias/imunologia , Bactérias/metabolismo , Bactérias/virologia , Bacteriófagos/química , Bacteriófagos/imunologia , Bacteriófagos/fisiologia , Bacteriófagos/ultraestrutura , Microscopia Crioeletrônica , Proteínas Virais/química , Proteínas Virais/metabolismo , Proteínas Virais/ultraestrutura
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Nat Commun ; 12(1): 342, 2021 01 12.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33436625

RESUMO

Understanding how biological species arise is critical for understanding the evolution of life on Earth. Bioinformatic analyses have recently revealed that viruses, like multicellular life, form reproductively isolated biological species. Viruses are known to share high rates of genetic exchange, so how do they evolve genetic isolation? Here, we evaluate two related bacteriophages and describe three factors that limit genetic exchange between them: 1) A nucleus-like compartment that physically separates replicating phage genomes, thereby limiting inter-phage recombination during co-infection; 2) A tubulin-based spindle that orchestrates phage replication and forms nonfunctional hybrid polymers; and 3) A nuclear incompatibility factor that reduces phage fitness. Together, these traits maintain species differences through Subcellular Genetic Isolation where viral genomes are physically separated during co-infection, and Virogenesis Incompatibility in which the interaction of cross-species components interferes with viral production.


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Bacteriófagos/genética , Especiação Genética , Núcleo Celular/metabolismo , Proteínas de Fluorescência Verde/metabolismo , Pseudomonas aeruginosa/virologia , Especificidade da Espécie , Frações Subcelulares
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