1g3q
CRYSTAL STRUCTURE ANALYSIS OF PYROCOCCUS FURIOSUS CELL DIVISION ATPASE MIND
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OverviewOverview
Proper placement of the bacterial cell division site requires the, site-specific inactivation of other potential division sites. In, Escherichia coli, selection of the correct mid-cell site is mediated by, the MinC, MinD and MinE proteins. To clarify the functional role of the, bacterial cell division inhibitor MinD, which is a membrane-associated, ATPase that works as an activator of MinC, we determined the crystal, structure of a Pyrococcus furiosus MinD homologue complexed with a, substrate analogue, AMPPCP, and with the product ADP at resolutions of 2.7, and 2.0 A, respectively. The structure reveals general similarities to the, nitrogenase iron protein, the H-Ras p21 and the RecA-like ATPase domain., Alanine scanning mutational analyses of E.coli MinD were also performed in, vivo. The results suggest that the residues around the ATP-binding site, are required for the direct interaction with MinC, and that ATP binding, and hydrolysis play a role as a molecular switch to control the mechanisms, of MinCDE-dependent bacterial cell division.
About this StructureAbout this Structure
1G3Q is a Single protein structure of sequence from Pyrococcus furiosus with MG and ADP as ligands. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA.
ReferenceReference
Structural and functional studies of MinD ATPase: implications for the molecular recognition of the bacterial cell division apparatus., Hayashi I, Oyama T, Morikawa K, EMBO J. 2001 Apr 17;20(8):1819-28. PMID:11296216
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