Structural highlights
Function
[ELIB_PHYCR] Induces local and distal defense responses (incompatible hypersensitive reaction) in plants from the solanaceae and cruciferae families. Elicits leaf necrosis and causes the accumulation of pathogenesis-related proteins. Might interact with the lipidic molecules of the plasma membrane.
Evolutionary Conservation
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Publication Abstract from PubMed
Cryptogein is a small 10 kDa elicitor produced by the phytoparasitic oomycete Phytophthora cryptogea. The protein also displays a sterol carrier activity. The native protein crystallizes in space group P4(1)22, with unit-cell parameters a = b = 46.51, c = 134.9 A (diffraction limit: 2.1 A). Its complex with cholesterol crystallizes in space group C222(1), with unit-cell parameters a = 30.96, b = 94.8, c = 65.3 A and a resolution enhanced to 1.45 A. The large inner non-specific hydrophobic cavity is able to accommodate a large variety of 3-beta-hydroxy sterols. Cryptogein probably acts as a sterol shuttle helping the pathogen to grow and complete its life cycle.
The 1.45 A resolution structure of the cryptogein-cholesterol complex: a close-up view of a sterol carrier protein (SCP) active site.,Lascombe MB, Ponchet M, Venard P, Milat ML, Blein JP, Prange T Acta Crystallogr D Biol Crystallogr. 2002 Sep;58(Pt 9):1442-7. Epub 2002, Aug 23. PMID:12198300[1]
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References
- ↑ Lascombe MB, Ponchet M, Venard P, Milat ML, Blein JP, Prange T. The 1.45 A resolution structure of the cryptogein-cholesterol complex: a close-up view of a sterol carrier protein (SCP) active site. Acta Crystallogr D Biol Crystallogr. 2002 Sep;58(Pt 9):1442-7. Epub 2002, Aug 23. PMID:12198300 doi:10.1107/S0907444902011745
