4tvv

Crystal structure of LppA from Legionella pneumophila

spinqualitylabelsall models 4tvv, resolution 1.40Å Show:Asymmetric Unit Biological Assembly Drag the structure with the mouse to rotate   Export Animated Image   Print3D Structural highlights 4tvv is a 4 chain structure with sequence from Legph. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance. Ligands: CL, GOL, PO4, TRS Gene: lpg2819 (LEGPH) Resources: FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT Publication Abstract from PubMed The causative agent of Legionnaires' pneumonia, Legionella pneumophila, colonizes diverse environmental niches including biofilms, plant material and protozoa. In these habitats, myo-inositol hexakisphosphate (phytate) is prevalent and used as a phosphate storage compound or as a siderophore. L. pneumophila replicates in protozoa and mammalian phagocytes within a unique "Legionella-containing vacuole" (LCV). The bacteria govern host cell interactions through the Icm/Dot type IV secretion system (T4SS) and ~300 different "effector" proteins. Here we characterize a hitherto unrecognized Icm/Dot substrate, LppA, as a phytate phosphatase (phytase). Phytase activity of recombinant LppA required catalytically essential cysteine (Cys231) and arginine (Arg237) residues. The structure of LppA at 1.4 A resolution revealed a mainly alpha-helical globular protein stabilized by four antiparallel beta-sheets that binds two phosphate moieties. The phosphates localize to a P-loop active site characteristic of dual specificity phosphatases or to a non-catalytic site, respectively. Phytate reversibly abolished growth of L. pneumophila in broth, and growth inhibition was relieved by overproduction of LppA or by metal ion titration. L. pneumophila lacking lppA replicated less efficiently in phytate-loaded Acanthamoeba castellanii or Dictyostelium discoideum, and the intracellular growth defect was complemented by the phytase gene. These findings identify the chelator phytate as an intracellular bacteriostatic component of cell-autonomous host immunity and reveal a T4SS-translocated L. pneumophila phytase that counteracts intracellular bacterial growth restriction by phytate. Thus, bacterial phytases might represent therapeutic targets to combat intracellular pathogens. A Type IV-Translocated Legionella Cysteine Phytase Counteracts Intracellular Growth Restriction by Phytate.,Weber S, Stirnimann CU, Wieser M, Frey D, Meier R, Engelhardt S, Li X, Capitani G, Kammerer RA, Hilbi H J Biol Chem. 2014 Oct 22. pii: jbc.M114.592568. PMID:25339170 From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. See Also Tyrosine phosphatase

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