2gt1

<table><tr><td colspan='2'>[[2gt1]] is a 2 chain structure with sequence from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecout Ecout]. Full crystallographic information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=2GT1 OCA]. For a <b>guided tour on the structure components</b> use [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-docs/fgij/fg.htm?mol=2GT1 FirstGlance]. <br>

</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=2gt1 FirstGlance], [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocaids?id=2gt1 OCA], [http://pdbe.org/2gt1 PDBe], [http://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore.do?structureId=2gt1 RCSB], [http://www.ebi.ac.uk/pdbsum/2gt1 PDBsum], [http://prosat.h-its.org/prosat/prosatexe?pdbcode=2gt1 ProSAT]</span></td></tr>

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== Publication Abstract from PubMed ==

Lipopolysaccharides constitute the outer leaflet of the outer membrane of Gram-negative bacteria and are therefore essential for cell growth and viability. The heptosyltransferase WaaC is a glycosyltransferase (GT) involved in the synthesis of the inner core region of LPS. It catalyzes the addition of the first L-glycero-D-manno-heptose (heptose) molecule to one 3-deoxy-D-manno-oct-2-ulosonic acid (Kdo) residue of the Kdo2-lipid A molecule. Heptose is an essential component of the LPS core domain; its absence results in a truncated lipopolysaccharide associated with the deep-rough phenotype causing a greater susceptibility to antibiotic and an attenuated virulence for pathogenic Gram-negative bacteria. Thus, WaaC represents a promising target in antibacterial drug design. Here, we report the structure of WaaC from the Escherichia coli pathogenic strain RS218 alone at 1.9 A resolution, and in complex with either ADP or the non-cleavable analog ADP-2-deoxy-2-fluoro-heptose of the sugar donor at 2.4 A resolution. WaaC adopts the GT-B fold in two domains, characteristic of one glycosyltransferase structural superfamily. The comparison of the three different structures shows that WaaC does not undergo a domain rotation, characteristic of the GT-B family, upon substrate binding, but allows the substrate analog and the reaction product to adopt remarkably distinct conformations inside the active site. In addition, both binary complexes offer a close view of the donor subsite and, together with results from site-directed mutagenesis studies, provide evidence for a model of the catalytic mechanism.

Structure of the Escherichia coli heptosyltransferase WaaC: binary complexes with ADP and ADP-2-deoxy-2-fluoro heptose.,Grizot S, Salem M, Vongsouthi V, Durand L, Moreau F, Dohi H, Vincent S, Escaich S, Ducruix A J Mol Biol. 2006 Oct 20;363(2):383-94. Epub 2006 Jul 29. PMID:16963083<ref>PMID:16963083</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: Ecout]]

[[Category: Dohi, H]]

[[Category: Ducruix, A]]

[[Category: Durand, L]]

[[Category: Escaich, S]]

[[Category: Grizot, S]]

[[Category: Moreau, F]]

[[Category: Salem, M]]

[[Category: Vincent, S]]

[[Category: Vongsouthi, V]]

[[Category: Transferase]]