3gxa

<StructureSection load='3gxa' size='340' side='right' caption='[[3gxa]], [[Resolution|resolution]] 2.25&Aring;' scene=''>

<table><tr><td colspan='2'>[[3gxa]] is a 6 chain structure with sequence from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/"diplokokkus_intracellularis_meningitidis"_(sic)_weichselbaum_1887 "diplokokkus intracellularis meningitidis" (sic) weichselbaum 1887]. Full crystallographic information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=3GXA OCA]. For a <b>guided tour on the structure components</b> use [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-docs/fgij/fg.htm?mol=3GXA FirstGlance]. <br>

</td></tr><tr id='ligand'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Ligand|Ligands:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><scene name='pdbligand=MET:METHIONINE'>MET</scene>, <scene name='pdbligand=SO4:SULFATE+ION'>SO4</scene></td></tr>

<tr id='related'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Related_structure|Related:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat">[[3ir1|3ir1]]</td></tr>

<tr id='gene'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Gene|Gene:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat">gna1946 ([http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?mode=Info&srchmode=5&id=487 "Diplokokkus intracellularis meningitidis" (sic) Weichselbaum 1887])</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=3gxa FirstGlance], [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocaids?id=3gxa OCA], [http://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore.do?structureId=3gxa RCSB], [http://www.ebi.ac.uk/pdbsum/3gxa PDBsum]</span></td></tr>

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</jmol>, as determined by [http://consurfdb.tau.ac.il/ ConSurfDB]. You may read the [[Conservation%2C_Evolutionary|explanation]] of the method and the full data available from [http://bental.tau.ac.il/new_ConSurfDB/chain_selection.php?pdb_ID=2ata ConSurf].

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== Publication Abstract from PubMed ==

GNA1946, a conserved outer membrane lipoprotein from Neisseria meningitidis, has been identified as a candidate antigen for an urgently needed broad-spectrum meningococcal vaccine. It has been predicted to be a periplasmic receptor in the D-methionine uptake ABC transporter system. The crystal structure of GNA1946 was solved by the single-wavelength anomalous dispersion (SAD) method to a resolution of 2.25 A, and it reveals a Venus flytrap-like structure. GNA1946 consists of two globular lobes connected by a hinge region. Surprisingly, the structure showed an L-methionine bound within the cleft between the lobes. A comparison of GNA1946 with two other outer membrane lipoproteins, the L-methionine-binding Tp32 from Treponema pallidum and the dipeptide GlyMet-binding protein Pg110 from Staphylococcus aureus, revealed that although these three proteins share low sequence similarities, there is a high degree of structural conservation and similar substrate-binding frameworks. Our results reveal that GNA1946 is an L-methionine binding lipoprotein in the outer membrane, and should function as an initial receptor for ABC transporters with high affinity and specificity. The GNA1946 structure reported here should provide a valuable starting point for the development of a broad-spectrum meningococcal vaccine.

Crystal structure of lipoprotein GNA1946 from Neisseria meningitidis.,Yang X, Wu Z, Wang X, Yang C, Xu H, Shen Y J Struct Biol. 2009 Dec;168(3):437-43. Epub 2009 Sep 3. PMID:19733245<ref>PMID:19733245</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: Shen, Y]]

[[Category: Yang, X]]

[[Category: L-methionine bingding]]

[[Category: Lipoprotein]]

[[Category: Protein binding]]