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Crystal structure of the resuscitation promoting factor RpfB
Structural highlights
Function[RPFB_MYCTO] Factor that stimulates resuscitation of dormant cells. Has peptidoglycan (PG) hydrolytic activity. PG fragments could either directly activate the resuscitation pathway of dormant bacteria or serve as a substrate for endogenous Rpf, resulting in low molecular weight products with resuscitation activity (By similarity). Evolutionary Conservation Check, as determined by ConSurfDB. You may read the explanation of the method and the full data available from ConSurf. Publication Abstract from PubMedMycobacterium tuberculosis is able to establish a non-replicating state and survive in an intracellular habitat for years. Resuscitation of dormant M. tuberculosis bacteria is promoted by resuscitation-promoting factors (Rpfs), which are secreted from slowly replicating bacteria close to dormant bacteria. Here we report the crystal structure of a truncated form of RpfB (residues 194-362), the sole indispensable Rpf of the five Rpfs encoded in this bacterium genome. The structure, denoted as (DeltaDUF)RpfB, exhibits a comma-like shape formed by a lysozyme-like globular catalytic domain and an elongated G5 domain, which is widespread among cell surface binding proteins. The G5 domain, whose structure was previously uncharacterised, presents some peculiar features. The basic structural motif of this domain, which represents the tail of the comma-like structure, is a novel super-secondary-structure element, made of two beta-sheets interconnected by a pseudo-triple helix. This intricate organisation leads to the exposure of several backbone hydrogen-bond donors/acceptors. Mutagenesis analyses and solution studies indicate that this protein construct as well as the full-length form are elongated monomeric proteins. Although (DeltaDUF)RpfB does not self-associate, the exposure of structural elements (backbone H-bond donors/acceptors and hydrophobic side chains) that are usually buried in globular proteins is typically associated with adhesive properties. This suggests that the RpfB G5 domain has a cell-wall adhesive function, which allows the catalytic domain to be properly oriented for the cleavage reaction. Interestingly, sequence comparisons indicate that these structural features are also shared by G5 domains involved in biofilm formation. Crystal structure of the resuscitation-promoting factor (DeltaDUF)RpfB from M. tuberculosis.,Ruggiero A, Tizzano B, Pedone E, Pedone C, Wilmanns M, Berisio R J Mol Biol. 2009 Jan 9;385(1):153-62. Epub 2008 Oct 22. PMID:18992255[1] From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. References
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