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==Crystal structure of the chloroplast chorismate mutase from Zea mays==
<StructureSection load='6hjw' size='340' side='right'caption='[[6hjw]], [[Resolution|resolution]] 2.50&Aring;' scene=''>
== Structural highlights ==
<table><tr><td colspan='2'>[[6hjw]] is a 2 chain structure with sequence from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maize Maize]. Full crystallographic information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=6HJW OCA]. For a <b>guided tour on the structure components</b> use [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-docs/fgij/fg.htm?mol=6HJW FirstGlance]. <br>
</td></tr><tr id='ligand'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Ligand|Ligands:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><scene name='pdbligand=TYR:TYROSINE'>TYR</scene></td></tr>
<tr id='gene'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Gene|Gene:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat">100272431, ZEAMMB73_Zm00001d043356 ([http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?mode=Info&srchmode=5&id=4577 MAIZE])</td></tr>
<tr id='activity'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>Activity:</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><span class='plainlinks'>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chorismate_mutase Chorismate mutase], with EC number [http://www.brenda-enzymes.info/php/result_flat.php4?ecno=5.4.99.5 5.4.99.5] </span></td></tr>
<tr id='resources'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>Resources:</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><span class='plainlinks'>[http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-docs/fgij/fg.htm?mol=6hjw FirstGlance], [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocaids?id=6hjw OCA], [http://pdbe.org/6hjw PDBe], [http://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore.do?structureId=6hjw RCSB], [http://www.ebi.ac.uk/pdbsum/6hjw PDBsum], [http://prosat.h-its.org/prosat/prosatexe?pdbcode=6hjw ProSAT]</span></td></tr>
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== Publication Abstract from PubMed ==
Fungi-induced plant diseases affect global food security and plant ecology. The biotrophic fungus Ustilago maydis causes smut disease in maize (Zea mays) plants by secreting numerous virulence effectors that reprogram plant metabolism and immune responses(1,2). The secreted fungal chorismate mutase Cmu1 presumably affects biosynthesis of the plant immune signal salicylic acid by channelling chorismate into the phenylpropanoid pathway(3). Here we show that one of the 20 maize-encoded kiwellins (ZmKWL1) specifically blocks the catalytic activity of Cmu1. ZmKWL1 hinders substrate access to the active site of Cmu1 through intimate interactions involving structural features that are specific to fungal Cmu1 orthologues. Phylogenetic analysis suggests that plant kiwellins have a versatile scaffold that can specifically counteract pathogen effectors such as Cmu1. We reveal the biological activity of a member of the kiwellin family, a widely conserved group of proteins that have previously been recognized only as important human allergens.

A kiwellin disarms the metabolic activity of a secreted fungal virulence factor.,Han X, Altegoer F, Steinchen W, Binnebesel L, Schuhmacher J, Glatter T, Giammarinaro PI, Djamei A, Rensing SA, Reissmann S, Kahmann R, Bange G Nature. 2019 Jan 16. pii: 10.1038/s41586-018-0857-9. doi:, 10.1038/s41586-018-0857-9. PMID:30651637<ref>PMID:30651637</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: Chorismate mutase]]
[[Category: Large Structures]]
[[Category: Maize]]
[[Category: Altegoer, F]]
[[Category: Bange, G]]
[[Category: Chloroplast]]
[[Category: Plant protein]]
[[Category: Zea may]]