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Publication Abstract from PubMed

Klebsiella pneumoniae is an opportunistic pathogen that mostly affects those with weakened immune systems. Urease is a vital enzyme that can hydrolyze urea to ammonia and carbon dioxide as a source of nitrogen for growth. Urease is also a K. pneumoniae virulence factor that enables survival of the bacterium under nutrient-limiting conditions. UreF, an important nickel-binding urease accessory protein, is involved in the insertion of Ni(2+) into the active site of urease. Here, the crystal structure of UreF from K. pneumoniae (KpUreF) is reported. Functional data show that KpUreF forms a stable dimer in solution. These results may provide a starting point for the design of urease inhibitors.

Structural characterization of the urease accessory protein UreF from Klebsiella pneumoniae.,Liu S, Wu W, Zhao Q, Liang H, Che S, Zhang H, Liu R, Zhang Q, Bartlam M Acta Crystallogr F Struct Biol Commun. 2022 Feb 1;78(Pt 2):75-80. doi:, 10.1107/S2053230X22000474. Epub 2022 Jan 31. PMID:35102896^[1]

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