Regulated intramembrane proteolysis (RIP) is a fundamentally conserved mechanism involving sequential cleavage by a membrane-bound Site-1 protease (S1P) and a transmembrane Site-2 protease (S2P). In the opportunistic pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa, the alternate sigma factor σ activates alginate production and in turn is regulated by the MucABCD system. The anti-sigma factor MucA, which inhibits σ, is sequentially cleaved via RIP by AlgW (S1P) and MucP (S2P) respectively. In this study, we report high-resolution crystal structures of the MucP PDZ1 and PDZ2 domains. Structural and binding analysis confirms that MucP PDZ2 recognizes the carboxy-terminal Ala136 residue of MucA following Site-1 cleavage by AlgW, while the peptide binding groove of PDZ1 is obstructed by a short α-helix. A structure of MucP PDZ2 with bound MucA peptide shows how PDZ2 binds the newly exposed carboxyl terminus of MucA following AlgW cleavage. The ability of a ΔmucP strain of P. aeruginosa to form biofilms was reduced to a similar extent as a ΔalgW strain. This work paves the way for further studies of MucP and other PDZ-containing S2Ps in regulated intramembrane proteolysis.
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