Structure of open form of peptidoglycan peptidaseStructure of open form of peptidoglycan peptidase

Structural highlights

6jmx is a 1 chain structure with sequence from Campylobacter jejuni. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
Method:X-ray diffraction, Resolution 1.859Å
Ligands:, ,
Resources:FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT

Publication Abstract from PubMed

Assembly of the peptidoglycan is crucial in maintaining viability of bacteria and in defining bacterial cell shapes, both of which are important for existence in the ecological niche that the organism occupies. Here, eight crystal structures for a member of the cell-shape-determining class of Campylobacter jejuni, the peptidoglycan peptidase 3 (Pgp3), are reported. Characterization of the turnover chemistry of Pgp3 reveals cell wall D,D-endopeptidase and D,D-carboxypeptidase activities. Catalysis is accompanied by large conformational changes upon peptidoglycan binding, whereby a loop regulates access to the active site. Furthermore, prior hydrolysis of the crosslinked peptide stem from the saccharide backbone of the peptidoglycan on one side is a pre-requisite for its recognition and turnover by Pgp3. These analyses reveal the noncanonical nature of the transformations at the core of the events that define the morphological shape for C. jejuni as an intestinal pathogen.

Peptidoglycan reshaping by a noncanonical peptidase for helical cell shape in Campylobacter jejuni.,Min K, An DR, Yoon HJ, Rana N, Park JS, Kim J, Lee M, Hesek D, Ryu S, Kim BM, Mobashery S, Suh SW, Lee HH Nat Commun. 2020 Jan 23;11(1):458. doi: 10.1038/s41467-019-13934-4. PMID:31974386[1]

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References

  1. Min K, An DR, Yoon HJ, Rana N, Park JS, Kim J, Lee M, Hesek D, Ryu S, Kim BM, Mobashery S, Suh SW, Lee HH. Peptidoglycan reshaping by a noncanonical peptidase for helical cell shape in Campylobacter jejuni. Nat Commun. 2020 Jan 23;11(1):458. doi: 10.1038/s41467-019-13934-4. PMID:31974386 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-13934-4

6jmx, resolution 1.86Å

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