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==Cryo-EM reconstruction of Thermus thermophilus bactofilin double helical filaments==
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== Structural highlights ==
<table><tr><td colspan='2'>[[6rib]] is a 22 chain structure with sequence from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermus_thermophilus_HB8 Thermus thermophilus HB8]. Full crystallographic information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=6RIB OCA]. For a <b>guided tour on the structure components</b> use [https://proteopedia.org/fgij/fg.htm?mol=6RIB FirstGlance]. <br>
</td></tr><tr id='method'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Empirical_models|Method:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat" id="methodDat">Electron Microscopy, [[Resolution|Resolution]] 4.2&#8491;</td></tr>
<tr id='resources'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>Resources:</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><span class='plainlinks'>[https://proteopedia.org/fgij/fg.htm?mol=6rib FirstGlance], [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocaids?id=6rib OCA], [https://pdbe.org/6rib PDBe], [https://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore.do?structureId=6rib RCSB], [https://www.ebi.ac.uk/pdbsum/6rib PDBsum], [https://prosat.h-its.org/prosat/prosatexe?pdbcode=6rib ProSAT]</span></td></tr>
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== Function ==
[https://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/Q5SHG1_THET8 Q5SHG1_THET8] 
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== Publication Abstract from PubMed ==
Bactofilins are small beta-helical proteins that form cytoskeletal filaments in a range of bacteria. Bactofilins have diverse functions, from cell stalk formation in Caulobacter crescentus to chromosome segregation and motility in Myxococcus xanthus. However, the precise molecular architecture of bactofilin filaments has remained unclear. Here, sequence analysis and electron microscopy results reveal that, in addition to being widely distributed across bacteria and archaea, bactofilins are also present in a few eukaryotic lineages such as the Oomycetes. Electron cryomicroscopy analysis demonstrated that the sole bactofilin from Thermus thermophilus (TtBac) forms constitutive filaments that polymerize through end-to-end association of the beta-helical domains. Using a nanobody, we determined the near-atomic filament structure, showing that the filaments are non-polar. A polymerization-impairing mutation enabled crystallization and structure determination, while reaffirming the lack of polarity and the strength of the beta-stacking interface. To confirm the generality of the lack of polarity, we performed coevolutionary analysis on a large set of sequences. Finally, we determined that the widely conserved N-terminal disordered tail of TtBac is responsible for direct binding to lipid membranes, both on liposomes and in Escherichia coli cells. Membrane binding is probably a common feature of these widespread but only recently discovered filaments of the prokaryotic cytoskeleton.

The structure of bactofilin filaments reveals their mode of membrane binding and lack of polarity.,Deng X, Gonzalez Llamazares A, Wagstaff JM, Hale VL, Cannone G, McLaughlin SH, Kureisaite-Ciziene D, Lowe J Nat Microbiol. 2019 Dec;4(12):2357-2368. doi: 10.1038/s41564-019-0544-0. Epub, 2019 Sep 9. PMID:31501539<ref>PMID:31501539</ref>

From MEDLINE&reg;/PubMed&reg;, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.<br>
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== References ==
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[[Category: Large Structures]]
[[Category: Thermus thermophilus HB8]]
[[Category: Deng X]]
[[Category: Lowe J]]