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==The N-terminal domain of the Streptococcus pyogenes pilus tip adhesin Cpa== | |||
<StructureSection load='4c0z' size='340' side='right' caption='[[4c0z]], [[Resolution|resolution]] 2.00Å' scene=''> | |||
== Structural highlights == | |||
<table><tr><td colspan='2'>[[4c0z]] is a 12 chain structure with sequence from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/"micrococcus_scarlatinae"_klein_1884 "micrococcus scarlatinae" klein 1884]. Full crystallographic information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=4C0Z OCA]. For a <b>guided tour on the structure components</b> use [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-docs/fgij/fg.htm?mol=4C0Z FirstGlance]. <br> | |||
</td></tr><tr id='ligand'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Ligand|Ligands:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><scene name='pdbligand=CL:CHLORIDE+ION'>CL</scene>, <scene name='pdbligand=GOL:GLYCEROL'>GOL</scene>, <scene name='pdbligand=PO4:PHOSPHATE+ION'>PO4</scene>, <scene name='pdbligand=SPD:SPERMIDINE'>SPD</scene></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=4c0z FirstGlance], [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocaids?id=4c0z OCA], [http://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore.do?structureId=4c0z RCSB], [http://www.ebi.ac.uk/pdbsum/4c0z PDBsum]</span></td></tr> | |||
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== Publication Abstract from PubMed == | |||
The human pathogen Streptococcus pyogenes produces pili that are essential for adhesion to host surface receptors. Cpa, the adhesin at the pilus tip, was recently shown to have a thioester-containing domain. The thioester bond is believed to be important in adhesion, implying a mechanism of covalent attachment analogous to that used by human complement factors. Here, we characterize a second active thioester-containing domain on Cpa, termed CpaN. Expression of CpaN in E. coli gave covalently-linked dimers. These were shown by X-ray crystallography and mass spectrometry to comprise two CpaN molecules crosslinked by the polyamine spermidine, following reaction with the thioester bonds. This cross-linked CpaN dimer provides a model for the covalent attachment of Cpa to target receptors and thus the streptococcal pilus to host cells. Similar thioester domains were identified in cell-wall proteins of other Gram-positive pathogens, suggesting that thioester domains are more widely used and provide a mechanism of adhesion, by covalent bonding to target molecules on host cells, that mimics that used by the human complement system to eliminate pathogens. | |||
Structural model for the covalent adhesion of the Streptococcus pyogenes pilus through a thioester bond.,Linke-Winnebeck C, Paterson NG, Young PG, Middleditch MJ, Greenwood DR, Witte G, Baker EN J Biol Chem. 2013 Nov 12. PMID:24220033<ref>PMID:24220033</ref> | |||
== | From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.<br> | ||
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== References == | |||
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[[Category: Micrococcus scarlatinae klein 1884]] | [[Category: Micrococcus scarlatinae klein 1884]] | ||
[[Category: Baker, E N | [[Category: Baker, E N]] | ||
[[Category: Linke-Winnebeck, C | [[Category: Linke-Winnebeck, C]] | ||
[[Category: Paterson, N | [[Category: Paterson, N]] | ||
[[Category: Cell adhesion]] | [[Category: Cell adhesion]] | ||
[[Category: Pilus]] | [[Category: Pilus]] | ||
[[Category: Thioester-domain]] | [[Category: Thioester-domain]] | ||