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| [https://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/A3CPB4_STRSV A3CPB4_STRSV] | | [https://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/A3CPB4_STRSV A3CPB4_STRSV] |
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| Dental plaque is a complex microbial biofilm community of many species and a major cause of oral infections and infectious endocarditis. Plaque development begins when primary colonizers attach to oral tissues and undergo coaggregation. Primary colonizers facilitate cellular attachment and inter-bacterial interactions through sortase-dependent pili (or fimbriae) extending out from their cell surface. Consequently, the sortase enzyme is viewed as a potential drug target for controlling biofilm formation and avoiding infection. Streptococcus sanguinis is a primary colonizing bacterium whose pili consist of three different pilin subunits that are assembled together by the pilus-specific (C-type) SsaSrtC sortase. Here, we report on the crystal structure determination of the recombinant wild-type and active-site mutant forms of SsaSrtC. Interestingly, the SsaSrtC structure exhibits an open-lid conformation, although a conserved DPX motif is lacking in the lid. Based on molecular docking and structural analysis, we identified the substrate-binding residues essential for pilin recognition and pilus assembly. We also demonstrated that while recombinant SsaSrtC is enzymatically active toward the five-residue LPNTG sorting motif peptide of the pilins, this activity is significantly reduced by the presence of zinc. We further showed that rutin and alpha-crocin are potential candidate inhibitors of the SsaSrtC sortase via structure-based virtual screening and inhibition assays. The structural knowledge gained from our study will provide the means to develop new approaches that target pilus-mediated attachment, thereby preventing oral biofilm growth and infection.
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| Crystal structure of the pilus-specific sortase from early colonizing oral Streptococcus sanguinis captures an active open-lid conformation.,Yadav S, Parijat P, Krishnan V Int J Biol Macromol. 2023 Jul 15;243:125183. doi: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.125183. , Epub 2023 Jun 3. PMID:37276901<ref>PMID:37276901</ref>
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