Characterization of a Highly Dynamic Region in Trag from the F Plasmid

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dc.contributor.advisorAudette, Gerald F.
dc.contributor.authorBragagnolo, Nicholas Joseph
dc.date.accessioned2020-05-11T12:47:52Z
dc.date.available2020-05-11T12:47:52Z
dc.date.copyright2019-09
dc.date.issued2020-05-11
dc.date.updated2020-05-11T12:47:52Z
dc.degree.disciplineBiology
dc.degree.levelMaster's
dc.degree.nameMSc - Master of Science
dc.description.abstractThe Escherichia coli F plasmid is representative of conjugative type IV secretion system for the transmission of mobile DNA elements in bacteria, a contributor to widespread antibiotic resistance. The TraG protein of this system consists of a membrane-bound N-terminal domain and a periplasmic C-terminal domain, denoted TraG*. TraG* is essential in preventing redundant DNA transfer. In the donor cell it interacts with TraN within the outer membrane to facilitate mating pair stabilisation. However, TraG* also interacts with a cognate TraS in the inner membrane of the recipient cell to prevent conjugation when the recipient cell carries the same plasmid. This thesis presents structural studies of TraG*; Thermofluor, circular dichroism and HDX-MS experiments showed N-terminal truncation mutants displayed higher stability and less disordered content relative to full-length TraG*. The 45 N-terminal residues of TraG* were predicted to be highly dynamic, possibly serving as a flexible linker between two independently functioning domains.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10315/37421
dc.languageen
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dc.subjectMolecular chemistry
dc.subject.keywordsBacterial Conjugation
dc.subject.keywordsEntry Exclusion
dc.subject.keywordsTraG
dc.subject.keywordsBacteriology
dc.subject.keywordsStructural Biochemistry
dc.subject.keywordsProtein Intrinsic Disorder
dc.subject.keywordsGram Negative Bacteria
dc.subject.keywordsAntibiotic Resistance
dc.subject.keywordsMass Spectrometry
dc.subject.keywordsCircular Dichroism
dc.subject.keywordsThermofluor
dc.subject.keywordsX-Ray Crystallography
dc.subject.keywordsProtein Crystallography
dc.titleCharacterization of a Highly Dynamic Region in Trag from the F Plasmid
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertation

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