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==Crystal structure of self-complemented PsaA, the major subunit of pH 6 antigen from Yersinia pests, in complex with choline==
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== Structural highlights ==
<table><tr><td colspan='2'>[[5ln4]] is a 3 chain structure with sequence from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yersinia_pestis Yersinia pestis]. Full crystallographic information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=5LN4 OCA]. For a <b>guided tour on the structure components</b> use [https://proteopedia.org/fgij/fg.htm?mol=5LN4 FirstGlance]. <br>
</td></tr><tr id='method'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Empirical_models|Method:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat" id="methodDat">X-ray diffraction, [[Resolution|Resolution]] 2.36&#8491;</td></tr>
<tr id='ligand'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Ligand|Ligands:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat" id="ligandDat"><scene name='pdbligand=CHT:CHOLINE+ION'>CHT</scene></td></tr>
<tr id='resources'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>Resources:</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><span class='plainlinks'>[https://proteopedia.org/fgij/fg.htm?mol=5ln4 FirstGlance], [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocaids?id=5ln4 OCA], [https://pdbe.org/5ln4 PDBe], [https://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore.do?structureId=5ln4 RCSB], [https://www.ebi.ac.uk/pdbsum/5ln4 PDBsum], [https://prosat.h-its.org/prosat/prosatexe?pdbcode=5ln4 ProSAT]</span></td></tr>
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== Function ==
[https://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/PSAA_YERPE PSAA_YERPE] Fibrillar structure, part of fimbriae, necessary for full virulence.
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== Publication Abstract from PubMed ==
Three pathogenic species of the genus Yersinia assemble adhesive fimbriae via the FGL-chaperone/usher pathway. Closely related Y. pestis and Y. pseudotuberculosis elaborate the pH6 antigen (Psa), which mediates bacterial attachment to alveolar cells of the lung. Y. enterocolitica, instead, assembles the homologous fimbriae Myf of unknown function. Here, we discovered that Myf, like Psa, specifically recognizes beta1-3- or beta1-4-linked galactose in glycosphingolipids, but completely lacks affinity for phosphatidylcholine, the main receptor for Psa in alveolar cells. The crystal structure of a subunit of Psa (PsaA) complexed with choline together with mutagenesis experiments revealed that PsaA has four phosphatidylcholine binding pockets that enable super-high-avidity binding of Psa-fibers to cell membranes. The pockets are arranged as six tyrosine residues, which are all missing in the MyfA subunit of Myf. On the other hand, the crystal structure of the MyfA-galactose complex revealed that the galactose-binding site is more extended in MyfA, enabling tighter binding to lactosyl moieties. Our results suggest that during evolution, Psa has acquired a tyrosine-rich surface that enables it to bind to phosphatidylcholine and mediate adhesion of Y. pestis/pseudotuberculosis to alveolar cells, whereas Myf has specialized as a carbohydrate-binding adhesin, facilitating the attachment of Y. enterocolitica to intestinal cells. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.

Structural basis for Myf and Psa fimbriae-mediated tropism of pathogenic strains of Yersinia for host tissues.,Pakharukova N, Roy S, Tuittila M, Rahman MM, Paavilainen S, Ingars AK, Skaldin M, Lamminmaki U, Hard T, Teneberg S, Zavialov AV Mol Microbiol. 2016 Aug 10. doi: 10.1111/mmi.13481. PMID:27507539<ref>PMID:27507539</ref>

From MEDLINE&reg;/PubMed&reg;, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.<br>
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== References ==
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[[Category: Large Structures]]
[[Category: Yersinia pestis]]
[[Category: Pakharukova NA]]
[[Category: Rahman MM]]
[[Category: Roy S]]
[[Category: Tuitilla M]]
[[Category: Zavialov AV]]