7txk

Crystal structure of EgtU solute binding domain from Streptococcus pneumoniae D39 in complex with L-ergothioneine

spinqualitylabelsall models 7txk, resolution 1.78Å Show:Asymmetric Unit Biological Assembly Drag the structure with the mouse to rotate   Export Animated Image   Print3D Structural highlights 7txk is a 2 chain structure with sequence from Streptococcus pneumoniae D39. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance. Method: X-ray diffraction, Resolution 1.78Å Ligands: 144, EDO, LW8, SO4 Resources: FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT Function A0A0H2ZQB9_STRP2 Publication Abstract from PubMed L-Ergothioneine (ET), the 2-thioimidazole derivative of trimethylhistidine, is biosynthesized by select fungi and bacteria, notably Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and functions as a scavenger of reactive oxygen species. The extent to which ET broadly functions in bacterial cells unable to synthesize it is unknown. Here we show that spd_1642-1643 in Streptococcus pneumoniae, a Gram-positive respiratory pathogen, encodes an ET uptake ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporter, designated EgtU. The solute binding domain (SBD) of EgtU, EgtUC, binds ET with high affinity and exquisite specificity in a cleft between the two subdomains, with cation-pi interactions engaging the betaine moiety and a network of water molecules that surround the thioimidazole ring. EgtU is highly conserved among known quaternary amine compound-specific transporters and widely distributed in Firmicutes, including the human pathogens Listeria monocytogenes, as BilEB, Enterococcus faecalis and Staphylococcus aureus. ET increases the chemical diversity of the low molecular weight thiol pool in Gram-positive human pathogens and may contribute to antioxidant defenses in the infected host. Discovery and structure of a widespread bacterial ABC transporter specific for ergothioneine.,Zhang Y, Gonzalez-Gutierrez G, Legg KA, Walsh BJC, Pis Diez CM, Edmonds KA, Giedroc DP Nat Commun. 2022 Dec 8;13(1):7586. doi: 10.1038/s41467-022-35277-3. PMID:36481738 From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

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