Crystal structure of bacteriophage T4 spackle and lysozyme in orthorhombic formCrystal structure of bacteriophage T4 spackle and lysozyme in orthorhombic form

Structural highlights

6xc1 is a 2 chain structure with sequence from Escherichia virus T4. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
Method:X-ray diffraction, Resolution 1.92Å
Ligands:,
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Publication Abstract from PubMed

A bacterial cell infected with T4 phage rapidly establishes resistance against further infections by the same or closely related T-even-type bacteriophages - a phenomenon called superinfection exclusion. Here we show that one of the T4 early gene products and a periplasmic protein, Spackle, forms a stoichiometric complex with the lysozyme domain of T4 tail spike protein gp5 and potently inhibits its activity. Crystal structure of the Spackle-gp5 lysozyme complex shows that Spackle binds to a horseshoe-shaped basic patch surrounding the oligosaccharide-binding cleft and induces an allosteric conformational change of the active site. In contrast, Spackle does not appreciably inhibit the lysozyme activity of cytoplasmic T4 endolysin responsible for cell lysis to release progeny phage particles at the final step of the lytic cycle. Our work reveals a unique mode of inhibition for lysozymes, a widespread class of enzymes in biology, and provides a mechanistic understanding of the T4 bacteriophage superinfection exclusion.

Structural basis of superinfection exclusion by bacteriophage T4 Spackle.,Shi K, Oakland JT, Kurniawan F, Moeller NH, Banerjee S, Aihara H Commun Biol. 2020 Nov 19;3(1):691. doi: 10.1038/s42003-020-01412-3. PMID:33214665[1]

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References

  1. Shi K, Oakland JT, Kurniawan F, Moeller NH, Banerjee S, Aihara H. Structural basis of superinfection exclusion by bacteriophage T4 Spackle. Commun Biol. 2020 Nov 19;3(1):691. PMID:33214665 doi:10.1038/s42003-020-01412-3

6xc1, resolution 1.92Å

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