Structural highlights
Function
[CHEA_THEMA] Involved in the transmission of sensory signals from the chemoreceptors to the flagellar motors. CheA is autophosphorylated; it can transfer its phosphate group to either CheB or CheY (By similarity).
Evolutionary Conservation
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Publication Abstract from PubMed
To probe the structural basis for protein histidine kinase (PHK) catalytic activity and the prospects for PHK-specific inhibitor design, we report the crystal structures for the nucleotide binding domain of Thermotoga maritima CheA with ADP and three ATP analogs (ADPNP, ADPCP and TNP-ATP) bound with either Mg(2+) or Mn(2+). The conformation of ADPNP bound to CheA and related ATPases differs from that reported in the ADPNP complex of PHK EnvZ. Interactions of the active site with the nucleotide gamma-phosphate and its associated Mg(2+) ion are linked to conformational changes in an ATP-lid that could mediate recognition of the substrate domain. The inhibitor TNP-ATP binds CheA with its phosphates in a nonproductive conformation and its adenine and trinitrophenyl groups in two adjacent binding pockets. The trinitrophenyl interaction may be exploited for designing CheA-targeted drugs that would not interfere with host ATPases.
Nucleotide binding by the histidine kinase CheA.,Bilwes AM, Quezada CM, Croal LR, Crane BR, Simon MI Nat Struct Biol. 2001 Apr;8(4):353-60. PMID:11276258[1]
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References
- ↑ Bilwes AM, Quezada CM, Croal LR, Crane BR, Simon MI. Nucleotide binding by the histidine kinase CheA. Nat Struct Biol. 2001 Apr;8(4):353-60. PMID:11276258 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/86243
