Crystal structure of the complex of peptidoglycan recognition protein (PGRP-S) and lipoteichoic acid at 2.1 A resolutionCrystal structure of the complex of peptidoglycan recognition protein (PGRP-S) and lipoteichoic acid at 2.1 A resolution

Structural highlights

3o4k is a 4 chain structure with sequence from Camelus dromedarius. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
Method:X-ray diffraction, Resolution 2.11Å
Ligands:, ,
Resources:FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT

Function

PGRP1_CAMDR Pattern receptor that binds to murein peptidoglycans (PGN) of Gram-positive bacteria. Has bactericidal activity towards Gram-positive bacteria. May kill Gram-positive bacteria by interfering with peptidoglycan biosynthesis. Binds also to Gram-negative bacteria. Involved in innate immunity. Is microbicidal for Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria and yeast. May function in intracellular killing of bacteria (By similarity).

Evolutionary Conservation

 

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Publication Abstract from PubMed

Peptidoglycan recognition proteins (PGRPs) are involved in the recognition of pathogen-associated molecular patterns. The well known pathogen-associated molecular patterns include LPS from Gram-negative bacteria and lipoteichoic acid (LTA) from Gram-positive bacteria. In this work, the crystal structures of two complexes of the short form of camel PGRP (CPGRP-S) with LPS and LTA determined at 1.7- and 2.1-A resolutions, respectively, are reported. Both compounds were held firmly inside the complex formed with four CPGRP-S molecules designated A, B, C, and D. The binding cleft is located at the interface of molecules C and D, which is extendable to the interface of molecules A and C. The interface of molecules A and B is tightly packed, whereas that of molecules B and D forms a wide channel. The hydrophilic moieties of these compounds occupy a common region, whereas hydrophobic chains interact with distinct regions in the binding site. The binding studies showed that CPGRP-S binds to LPS and LTA with affinities of 1.6 x 10(-9) and 2.4 x 10(-8) m, respectively. The flow cytometric studies showed that both LPS- and LTA-induced expression of the proinflammatory cytokines TNF-alpha and IL-6 was inhibited by CPGRP-S. The results of animal studies using mouse models indicated that both LPS- and LTA-induced mortality rates decreased drastically when CPGRP-S was administered. The recognition of both LPS and LTA, their high binding affinities for CPGRP-S, the significant decrease in the production of LPS- and LTA-induced TNF-alpha and IL-6, and the drastic reduction in the mortality rates in mice by CPGRP-S indicate its useful properties as an antibiotic agent.

Structural Basis of Recognition of Pathogen-associated Molecular Patterns and Inhibition of Proinflammatory Cytokines by Camel Peptidoglycan Recognition Protein.,Sharma P, Dube D, Singh A, Mishra B, Singh N, Sinha M, Dey S, Kaur P, Mitra DK, Sharma S, Singh TP J Biol Chem. 2011 May 6;286(18):16208-17. Epub 2011 Mar 21. PMID:21454594[1]

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References

  1. Sharma P, Dube D, Singh A, Mishra B, Singh N, Sinha M, Dey S, Kaur P, Mitra DK, Sharma S, Singh TP. Structural Basis of Recognition of Pathogen-associated Molecular Patterns and Inhibition of Proinflammatory Cytokines by Camel Peptidoglycan Recognition Protein. J Biol Chem. 2011 May 6;286(18):16208-17. Epub 2011 Mar 21. PMID:21454594 doi:10.1074/jbc.M111.228163

3o4k, resolution 2.11Å

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