1yn3

Crystal Structures of EAP Domains from Staphylococcus aureus Reveal an Unexpected Homology to Bacterial SuperantigensCrystal Structures of EAP Domains from Staphylococcus aureus Reveal an Unexpected Homology to Bacterial Superantigens

Structural highlights 1yn3 is a 2 chain structure with sequence from Staphylococcus aureus. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance. Method: X-ray diffraction, Resolution 1.35Å Resources: FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT Function MAP_STAAM Evolutionary Conservation Check, as determined by ConSurfDB. You may read the explanation of the method and the full data available from ConSurf. Publication Abstract from PubMed The Eap (extracellular adherence protein) of Staphylococcus aureus functions as a secreted virulence factor by mediating interactions between the bacterial cell surface and several extracellular host proteins. Eap proteins from different Staphylococcal strains consist of four to six tandem repeats of a structurally uncharacterized domain (EAP domain). We have determined the three-dimensional structures of three different EAP domains to 1.8, 2.2, and 1.35 A resolution, respectively. These structures reveal a core fold that is comprised of an alpha-helix lying diagonally across a five-stranded, mixed beta-sheet. Comparison of EAP domains with known structures reveals an unexpected homology with the C-terminal domain of bacterial superantigens. Examination of the structure of the superantigen SEC2 bound to the beta-chain of a T-cell receptor suggests a possible ligand-binding site within the EAP domain (Fields, B. A., Malchiodi, E. L., Li, H., Ysern, X., Stauffacher, C. V., Schlievert, P. M., Karjalainen, K., and Mariuzza, R. (1996) Nature 384, 188-192). These results provide the first structural characterization of EAP domains, relate EAP domains to a large class of bacterial toxins, and will guide the design of future experiments to analyze EAP domain structure/function relationships. The crystal structures of EAP domains from Staphylococcus aureus reveal an unexpected homology to bacterial superantigens.,Geisbrecht BV, Hamaoka BY, Perman B, Zemla A, Leahy DJ J Biol Chem. 2005 Apr 29;280(17):17243-50. Epub 2005 Feb 3. PMID:15691839 From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

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