3kyj

Crystal structure of the P1 domain of CheA3 in complex with CheY6 from R. sphaeroides

spinqualitylabelsall models 3kyj, resolution 1.40Å Show:Asymmetric Unit Biological Assembly Drag the structure with the mouse to rotate   Export Animated Image   Print3D Structural highlights 3kyj is a 2 chain structure with sequence from "rhodococcus_capsulatus"_molisch_1907 "rhodococcus capsulatus" molisch 1907. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance. Ligands: NA Related: 3kyi Gene: cheA3 ("Rhodococcus capsulatus" Molisch 1907), cheY6 ("Rhodococcus capsulatus" Molisch 1907) Resources: FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT 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 Two-component signal transduction pathways comprising histidine protein kinases (HPKs) and their response regulators (RRs) are widely used to control bacterial responses to environmental challenges. Some bacteria have over 150 different two-component pathways, and the specificity of the phosphotransfer reactions within these systems is tightly controlled to prevent unwanted crosstalk. One of the best understood two-component signalling pathways is the chemotaxis pathway. Here, we present the 1.40 A crystal structure of the histidine-containing phosphotransfer domain of the chemotaxis HPK, CheA(3), in complex with its cognate RR, CheY(6). A methionine finger on CheY(6) that nestles in a hydrophobic pocket in CheA(3) was shown to be important for the interaction and was found to only occur in the cognate RRs of CheA(3), CheY(6), and CheB(2). Site-directed mutagenesis of this methionine in combination with two adjacent residues abolished binding, as shown by surface plasmon resonance studies, and phosphotransfer from CheA(3)-P to CheY(6). Introduction of this methionine and an adjacent alanine residue into a range of noncognate CheYs, dramatically changed their specificity, allowing protein interaction and rapid phosphotransfer from CheA(3)-P. The structure presented here has allowed us to identify specificity determinants for the CheA-CheY interaction and subsequently to successfully reengineer phosphotransfer signalling. In summary, our results provide valuable insight into how cells mediate specificity in one of the most abundant signalling pathways in biology, two-component signal transduction. Using structural information to change the phosphotransfer specificity of a two-component chemotaxis signalling complex.,Bell CH, Porter SL, Strawson A, Stuart DI, Armitage JP PLoS Biol. 2010 Feb 9;8(2):e1000306. PMID:20161720 From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

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