Structural highlights
Publication Abstract from PubMed
The EfeM protein is a component of the putative EfeUOBM iron-transporter of Pseudomonas syringae pathovar syringae and is thought to act as a periplasmic, ferrous-iron binding protein. It contains a signal peptide of 34 amino acid residues and a C-terminal 'Peptidase_M75' domain of 251 residues. The C-terminal domain contains a highly conserved 'HXXE' motif thought to act as part of a divalent cation-binding site. In this work, the gene (efeM or 'Psyr_3370') encoding EfeM was cloned and over-expressed in Escherichia coli, and the mature protein was purified from the periplasm. Mass spectrometry confirmed the identity of the protein (M(W) 27,772Da). Circular dichroism spectroscopy of EfeM indicated a mainly alpha-helical structure, consistent with bioinformatic predictions. Purified EfeM was crystallised by hanging-drop vapor diffusion to give needle-shaped crystals that diffracted to a resolution of 1.6A. This is the first molecular study of a peptidase M75 domain with a presumed iron transport role.
Isolation and characterisation of EfeM, a periplasmic component of the putative EfeUOBM iron transporter of Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae.,Rajasekaran MB, Mitchell SA, Gibson TM, Hussain R, Siligardi G, Andrews SC, Watson KA Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2010 Jul 30;398(3):366-71. doi:, 10.1016/j.bbrc.2010.06.072. Epub 2010 Jun 19. PMID:20599727[1]
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References
- ↑ Rajasekaran MB, Mitchell SA, Gibson TM, Hussain R, Siligardi G, Andrews SC, Watson KA. Isolation and characterisation of EfeM, a periplasmic component of the putative EfeUOBM iron transporter of Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2010 Jul 30;398(3):366-71. doi:, 10.1016/j.bbrc.2010.06.072. Epub 2010 Jun 19. PMID:20599727 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbrc.2010.06.072
