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==YscN Yersinia ATPase delta 1-92, R359A==
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== Structural highlights ==
<table><tr><td colspan='2'>[[9dmd]] is a 2 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=9DMD OCA]. For a <b>guided tour on the structure components</b> use [https://proteopedia.org/fgij/fg.htm?mol=9DMD 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=GOL:GLYCEROL'>GOL</scene>, <scene name='pdbligand=SO4:SULFATE+ION'>SO4</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=9dmd FirstGlance], [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocaids?id=9dmd OCA], [https://pdbe.org/9dmd PDBe], [https://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore.do?structureId=9dmd RCSB], [https://www.ebi.ac.uk/pdbsum/9dmd PDBsum], [https://prosat.h-its.org/prosat/prosatexe?pdbcode=9dmd ProSAT]</span></td></tr>
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== Publication Abstract from PubMed ==
Yersinia pestis was responsible for the Black Plague, one of the worst epidemiological disasters in recorded history. Today, Y. pestis, Y. enterocolitica, and Y. pseudotuberculosis remain clinically relevant human pathogens. Each of these pathogenic Yersinia species relies on a Type Three Secretion System (T3SS) for virulence, with the ATPase YscN playing a critical role in T3SS function. T3SS ATPases are responsible for powering apparatus formation and effector protein secretion through ATP hydrolysis. This study provides an extensive enzymatic characterization of recombinant YscN under several conditions, including variable pH and temperature, substrate and protein concentrations, and in the presence of putative inhibitors. Thermal stability data, assessed by circular dichroism, demonstrate that YscN exhibits increased stability in alkaline conditions, coinciding with greatest ATPase activity. Further, we report the first high-resolution crystal structure of YscN and leverage homology data to model an oligomeric active site. Mutational analysis of a predicted active site residue confirms oligomerization as necessary for YscN ATPase activity and corroborates our oligomeric model and enzyme concentration-dependent specific activity. Interestingly, however, AUC analysis reveals that the purified YscN predominantly exists as a monomer, despite oligomerization-dependent active site formation. Thus, we propose that transient oligomeric interactions support the observed ATP hydrolysis. Together, these data uncover structural and environmental impacts on YscN activity that may support the highly specialized Yersinia pathogenic lifecycle and leverage its role in virulence in search of pan-effective small molecule T3SS ATPase inhibitors.

Structural and Biophysical Characterization of the Yersinia Type Three Secretion System ATPase YscN.,Barker SA, Ellis PK, Hammer A, Johnson SJ, Dickenson NE Proteins. 2026 Jan 20:10.1002/prot.70112. doi: 10.1002/prot.70112. PMID:41556233<ref>PMID:41556233</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: Barker SA]]
[[Category: Dickenson NE]]
[[Category: Ellis PK]]
[[Category: Johnson SJ]]