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Publication Abstract from PubMed

The periplasmic lipoprotein BB0365 of the Lyme disease agent Borrelia burgdorferi is expressed throughout mammalian infection and is essential for all phases of Lyme disease infection; its function, however, remains unknown. In the current study, our structural analysis of BB0365 revealed the same structural fold as that found in the NqrC and RnfG subunits of the NADH:quinone and ferredoxin:NAD(+) sodium-translocating oxidoreductase complexes, which points to a potential role for BB0365 as a component of the sodium pump. Additionally, BB0365 coordinated Zn(2+) by the His51, His55, His140 residues, and the Zn(2+) -binding site indicates that BB0365 could act as a potential metalloenzyme; therefore, this structure narrows down the potential functions of BB0365, an essential protein for B. burgdorferi to cause Lyme disease.

Structural analysis of Borrelia burgdorferi periplasmic lipoprotein BB0365 involved in Lyme disease infection.,Brangulis K, Akopjana I, Petrovskis I, Kazaks A, Jekabsons A, Jaudzems K, Viksna A, Bertins M, Tars K FEBS Lett. 2020 Jan;594(2):317-326. doi: 10.1002/1873-3468.13594. Epub 2019 Sep, 13. PMID:31486526^[1]

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