6p5t

Surface-layer (S-layer) RsaA protein from Caulobacter crescentus bound to strontium and iodideSurface-layer (S-layer) RsaA protein from Caulobacter crescentus bound to strontium and iodide

Structural highlights 6p5t is a 6 chain structure with sequence from Caulobacter vibrioides. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance. Method: X-ray diffraction, Resolution 2.1Å Ligands: , Resources: FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT Function SLAP_CAUVC The S-layer is a paracrystalline mono-layered assembly of proteins which coats the surface of bacteria. Probably acts as a physical barrier to parasites and lytic enzymes. Publication Abstract from PubMed Surface layers (S-layers) are crystalline protein coats surrounding microbial cells. S-layer proteins (SLPs) regulate their extracellular self-assembly by crystallizing when exposed to an environmental trigger. However, molecular mechanisms governing rapid protein crystallization in vivo or in vitro are largely unknown. Here, we demonstrate that the Caulobacter crescentus SLP readily crystallizes into sheets in vitro via a calcium-triggered multistep assembly pathway. This pathway involves 2 domains serving distinct functions in assembly. The C-terminal crystallization domain forms the physiological 2-dimensional (2D) crystal lattice, but full-length protein crystallizes multiple orders of magnitude faster due to the N-terminal nucleation domain. Observing crystallization using a time course of electron cryo-microscopy (Cryo-EM) imaging reveals a crystalline intermediate wherein N-terminal nucleation domains exhibit motional dynamics with respect to rigid lattice-forming crystallization domains. Dynamic flexibility between the 2 domains rationalizes efficient S-layer crystal nucleation on the curved cellular surface. Rate enhancement of protein crystallization by a discrete nucleation domain may enable engineering of kinetically controllable self-assembling 2D macromolecular nanomaterials. A bacterial surface layer protein exploits multistep crystallization for rapid self-assembly.,Herrmann J, Li PN, Jabbarpour F, Chan ACK, Rajkovic I, Matsui T, Shapiro L, Smit J, Weiss TM, Murphy MEP, Wakatsuki S Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2020 Jan 7;117(1):388-394. doi:, 10.1073/pnas.1909798116. Epub 2019 Dec 17. PMID:31848245 From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

spinqualitylabelsall models 6p5t, resolution 2.10Å Show:Asymmetric Unit Biological Assembly Drag the structure with the mouse to rotate   Export Animated Image