1oqv
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'''Structure of TcpA, the Type IV pilin subunit from the toxin co-regulated pilus of Vibrio cholerae classical biotype''' | '''Structure of TcpA, the Type IV pilin subunit from the toxin co-regulated pilus of Vibrio cholerae classical biotype''' | ||
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Structure of TcpA, the Type IV pilin subunit from the toxin co-regulated pilus of Vibrio cholerae classical biotype
Overview
Pilin assembly into type IV pili is required for virulence by bacterial pathogens that cause diseases such as cholera, pneumonia, gonorrhea, and meningitis. Crystal structures of soluble, N-terminally truncated pilin from Vibrio cholera toxin-coregulated pilus (TCP) and full-length PAK pilin from Pseudomonas aeruginosa reveal a novel TCP fold, yet a shared architecture for the type IV pilins. In each pilin subunit a conserved, extended, N-terminal alpha helix wrapped by beta strands anchors the structurally variable globular head. Inside the assembled pilus, characterized by cryo-electron microscopy and crystallography, the extended hydrophobic alpha helices make multisubunit contacts to provide mechanical strength and flexibility. Outside, distinct interactions of adaptable heads contribute surface variation for specificity of pilus function in antigenicity, motility, adhesion, and colony formation.
About this Structure
1OQV is a Single protein structure of sequence from Vibrio cholerae. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA.
Reference
Type IV pilin structure and assembly: X-ray and EM analyses of Vibrio cholerae toxin-coregulated pilus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAK pilin., Craig L, Taylor RK, Pique ME, Adair BD, Arvai AS, Singh M, Lloyd SJ, Shin DS, Getzoff ED, Yeager M, Forest KT, Tainer JA, Mol Cell. 2003 May;11(5):1139-50. PMID:12769840 Page seeded by OCA on Sat May 3 04:10:24 2008
