3del

The structure of CT381, the arginine binding protein from the periplasm Chlamydia trachomatisThe structure of CT381, the arginine binding protein from the periplasm Chlamydia trachomatis

Structural highlights

3del is a 4 chain structure with sequence from Chlamydia trachomatis. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
Method:	X-ray diffraction, Resolution 1.92Å
Resources:	FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT

Function

ARTJ_CHLTR Probably part of an ABC transporter complex involved in arginine transport. Binds arginine (By similarity). Interacts with host epithelial cells, suggesting a role in host-cell adhesion during infection.^[1]

Evolutionary Conservation

Check, as determined by ConSurfDB. You may read the explanation of the method and the full data available from ConSurf.

References

↑ Soriani M, Petit P, Grifantini R, Petracca R, Gancitano G, Frigimelica E, Nardelli F, Garcia C, Spinelli S, Scarabelli G, Fiorucci S, Affentranger R, Ferrer-Navarro M, Zacharias M, Colombo G, Vuillard L, Daura X, Grandi G. Exploiting antigenic diversity for vaccine design: the Chlamydia ArtJ paradigm. J Biol Chem. 2010 Jun 30. PMID:20592031 doi:10.1074/jbc.M110.118513

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OCA

[1] Soriani M, Petit P, Grifantini R, Petracca R, Gancitano G, Frigimelica E, Nardelli F, Garcia C, Spinelli S, Scarabelli G, Fiorucci S, Affentranger R, Ferrer-Navarro M, Zacharias M, Colombo G, Vuillard L, Daura X, Grandi G. Exploiting antigenic diversity for vaccine design: the Chlamydia ArtJ paradigm. J Biol Chem. 2010 Jun 30. PMID:20592031 doi:10.1074/jbc.M110.118513

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