2j5u

MreC Lysteria monocytogenesMreC Lysteria monocytogenes

Structural highlights 2j5u is a 2 chain structure with sequence from Listeria monocytogenes. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance. Method: X-ray diffraction, Resolution 2.5Å Resources: FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT Function MREC_LISMO Involved in formation and maintenance of cell shape.[UniProtKB:Q01466] 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 bacterial actin homologue MreB forms helical filaments in the cytoplasm of rod-shaped bacteria where it helps maintain the shape of the cell. MreB is co-transcribed with mreC that encodes a bitopic membrane protein with a major periplasmic domain. Like MreB, MreC is localized in a helical pattern and might be involved in the spatial organization of the peptidoglycan synthesis machinery. Here, we present the structure of the major, periplasmic part of MreC from Listeria monocytogenes at 2.5 A resolution. MreC forms a dimer through an intimate contact along an N-terminal alpha-helix that connects the transmembrane region with two C-terminal beta-domains. The translational relationship between the molecules enables, in principle, filament formation. One of the beta-domains shows structural similarity to the chymotrypsin family of proteins and possesses a highly conserved Thr Ser dipeptide. Unexpectedly, mutagenesis studies show that the dipeptide is dispensable for maintaining cell shape and viability in both Escherichia coil and Bacillus subtilis. Bacterial two-hybrid experiments reveal that MreC Interacts with high-molecular-weight penicillin-binding proteins (PBPs), rather than with low-molecular-weight endo- and carboxypeptidases, indicating that MreC might act as a scaffold to which the murein synthases are recruited in order to spatially organize the synthesis of new cell wall material. Deletion analyses indicate which domains of B. subtilis MreC are required for interaction with MreD as well as with the PBPs. Dimeric structure of the cell shape protein MreC and its functional implications.,van den Ent F, Leaver M, Bendezu F, Errington J, de Boer P, Lowe J Mol Microbiol. 2006 Dec;62(6):1631-42. PMID:17427287 From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

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