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==Crystal structure of MreB 5 of Spiroplasma citri bound to AMPPNP==
<StructureSection load='7bvy' size='340' side='right'caption='[[7bvy]], [[Resolution|resolution]] 2.50&Aring;' scene=''>
== Structural highlights ==
<table><tr><td colspan='2'>[[7bvy]] is a 1 chain structure with sequence from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spiroplasma_citri Spiroplasma citri]. Full crystallographic information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=7BVY OCA]. For a <b>guided tour on the structure components</b> use [https://proteopedia.org/fgij/fg.htm?mol=7BVY 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]] 2.5&#8491;</td></tr>
<tr id='ligand'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Ligand|Ligands:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat" id="ligandDat"><scene name='pdbligand=ANP:PHOSPHOAMINOPHOSPHONIC+ACID-ADENYLATE+ESTER'>ANP</scene>, <scene name='pdbligand=K:POTASSIUM+ION'>K</scene>, <scene name='pdbligand=MG:MAGNESIUM+ION'>MG</scene>, <scene name='pdbligand=PO4:PHOSPHATE+ION'>PO4</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=7bvy FirstGlance], [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocaids?id=7bvy OCA], [https://pdbe.org/7bvy PDBe], [https://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore.do?structureId=7bvy RCSB], [https://www.ebi.ac.uk/pdbsum/7bvy PDBsum], [https://prosat.h-its.org/prosat/prosatexe?pdbcode=7bvy ProSAT]</span></td></tr>
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== Function ==
[https://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/Q8VQG1_SPICI Q8VQG1_SPICI] Forms membrane-associated dynamic filaments that are essential for cell shape determination. Acts by regulating cell wall synthesis and cell elongation, and thus cell shape. A feedback loop between cell geometry and MreB localization may maintain elongated cell shape by targeting cell wall growth to regions of negative cell wall curvature.[HAMAP-Rule:MF_02207]
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== Publication Abstract from PubMed ==
In most rod-shaped bacteria, the spatial coordination of cell wall synthesis machinery by MreBs is the main theme for shape determination and maintenance in cell-walled bacteria [1-9]. However, how rod or spiral shapes are achieved and maintained in cell-wall-less bacteria is currently unknown. Spiroplasma, a helical Mollicute that lacks cell wall synthesis genes, encodes five MreB paralogs and a unique cytoskeletal protein fibril [10, 11]. Here, we show that MreB5, one of the five MreB paralogs, contributes to cell elongation and is essential for the transition from rod-to-helical shape in Spiroplasma. Comparative genomic and proteomic characterization of a helical and motile wild-type Spiroplasma strain and a non-helical, non-motile natural variant helped delineate the specific roles of MreB5. Moreover, complementation of the non-helical strain with MreB5 restored its helical shape and motility by a kink-based mechanism described for Spiroplasma [12]. Earlier studies had proposed that length changes in fibril filaments are responsible for the change in handedness of the helical cell and kink propagation during motility [13]. Through structural and biochemical characterization, we identify that MreB5 exists as antiparallel double protofilaments that interact with fibril and the membrane, and thus potentially assists in kink propagation. In summary, our study provides direct experimental evidence for MreB in maintaining cell length, helical shape, and motility-revealing the role of MreB in sculpting the cell in the absence of a cell wall.

MreB5 Is a Determinant of Rod-to-Helical Transition in the Cell-Wall-less Bacterium Spiroplasma.,Harne S, Duret S, Pande V, Bapat M, Beven L, Gayathri P Curr Biol. 2020 Sep 17. pii: S0960-9822(20)31283-5. doi:, 10.1016/j.cub.2020.08.093. PMID:32976813<ref>PMID:32976813</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: Spiroplasma citri]]
[[Category: Gayathri P]]
[[Category: Pande V]]