2x9y

STRUCTURE OF THE PILUS BACKBONE (RRGB) FROM STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE

spinqualitylabelsall models 2x9y, resolution 2.33Å Show:Asymmetric Unit Biological Assembly Drag the structure with the mouse to rotate   Export Animated Image   Print3D Structural highlights 2x9y is a 1 chain structure with sequence from Streptococcus pneumoniae. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance. Related: 2x9z, 2x9w, 2x9x Resources: FirstGlance, OCA, RCSB, PDBsum Evolutionary Conservation Check, as determined by ConSurfDB. You may read the explanation of the method and the full data available from ConSurf. Publication Abstract from PubMed Streptococcus pneumoniae, like many other Gram-positive bacteria, assembles long filamentous pili on their surface through which they adhere to host cells. Pneumococcal pili are formed by a backbone, consisting of the repetition of the major component RrgB, and two accessory proteins (RrgA and RrgC). Here we reconstruct by transmission electron microscopy and single particle image reconstruction method the three dimensional arrangement of two neighbouring RrgB molecules, which represent the minimal repetitive structural domain of the native pilus. The crystal structure of the D2-D4 domains of RrgB was solved at 1.6 A resolution. Rigid-body fitting of the X-ray coordinates into the electron density map enabled us to define the arrangement of the backbone subunits into the S. pneumoniae native pilus. The quantitative fitting provide evidence that the pneumococcal pilus consists uniquely of RrgB monomers assembled in a head-to-tail organization. The presence of short intra-subunit linker regions connecting neighbouring domains provides the molecular basis for the intrinsic pilus flexibility. Supramolecular organization of the repetitive backbone unit of the Streptococcus pneumoniae pilus.,Spraggon G, Koesema E, Scarselli M, Malito E, Biagini M, Norais N, Emolo C, Barocchi MA, Giusti F, Hilleringmann M, Rappuoli R, Lesley S, Covacci A, Masignani V, Ferlenghi I PLoS One. 2010 Jun 15;5(6):e10919. PMID:20559564 From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

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