5uc0

Crystal Structure of Beta-barrel-like, Uncharacterized Protein of COG5400 from Brucella abortusCrystal Structure of Beta-barrel-like, Uncharacterized Protein of COG5400 from Brucella abortus

Structural highlights 5uc0 is a 2 chain structure with sequence from Brucella abortus 2308. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance. Method: X-ray diffraction, Resolution 1.73Å Ligands: , , , Resources: FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT Function Q2YQA6_BRUA2 Publication Abstract from PubMed Molecular components of the Brucella abortus cell envelope play a major role in its ability to infect, colonize and survive inside mammalian host cells. In this study, we have defined a role for a conserved gene of unknown function in B. abortus envelope stress resistance and infection. Expression of this gene, which we name eipA, is directly activated by the essential cell cycle regulator, CtrA. eipA encodes a soluble periplasmic protein that adopts an unusual eight-stranded beta-barrel fold. Deletion of eipA attenuates replication and survival in macrophage and mouse infection models, and results in sensitivity to treatments that compromise the cell envelope integrity. Transposon disruption of genes required for LPS O-polysaccharide biosynthesis is synthetically lethal with eipA deletion. This genetic connection between O-polysaccharide and eipA is corroborated by our discovery that eipA is essential in Brucella ovis, a naturally rough species that harbors mutations in several genes required for O-polysaccharide production. Conditional depletion of eipA expression in B. ovis results in a cell chaining phenotype, providing evidence that eipA directly or indirectly influences cell division in Brucella. We conclude that EipA is a molecular determinant of Brucella virulence that functions to maintain cell envelope integrity and influences cell division. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. Periplasmic protein EipA determines envelope stress resistance and virulence in Brucella abortus.,Herrou J, Willett JW, Fiebig A, Varesio LM, Czyz DM, Cheng JX, Ultee E, Briegel A, Bigelow L, Babnigg G, Kim Y, Crosson S Mol Microbiol. 2018 Dec 8. doi: 10.1111/mmi.14178. PMID:30536925 From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

spinqualitylabelsall models 5uc0, resolution 1.73Å Show:Asymmetric Unit Biological Assembly Drag the structure with the mouse to rotate   Export Animated Image