5h7z

Apo structure of immunity protein TplEi of T6SS from Pseudomonas aeruginosa

spinqualitylabelsall models 5h7z, resolution 3.06Å Show:Asymmetric Unit Biological Assembly Drag the structure with the mouse to rotate   Export Animated Image   Print3D Structural highlights 5h7z is a 2 chain structure. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance. Ligands: SO4 NonStd Res: MSE Related: 5h7y Resources: FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT Publication Abstract from PubMed The type VI secretion system (T6SS) secretes numerous toxins for bacteria-bacteria competition. TplE is a newly identified trans-kingdom toxin secreted by the T6SS in Pseudomonas aeruginosa, while TplEi neutralizes the toxic effect of TplE to protect bacteria autointoxication. Blocking the interaction of TplE-TplEi could unleash the toxin, causing bacterial cell death. In this study, we applied a crystallographic approach to design a structural-based antimicrobial peptides targeting the interaction of TplE and TplEi. We found that a peptide (designed as "L" peptide based on its shape) derived from TplE can form a crystal complex with TplEi after subtilisin treatment and the crystal structure was solved at 2.2A. The "L" peptide displays strong binding affinity to TplEi in vitro and can release the TplE toxin to induce bacteria death in vivo. Our findings suggest that as a toxin activator, the "L" peptide could be a possible drug lead for treating P. aeruginosa infection. Our findings provide an example that the T6SS effector and immunity protein could be a potential drug target against bacteria infection. Structure-Based Prototype Peptides Targeting the Pseudomonas aeruginosa Type VI Secretion System Effector as a Novel Antibacterial Strategy.,Gao X, Mu Z, Qin B, Sun Y, Cui S Front Cell Infect Microbiol. 2017 Sep 20;7:411. doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2017.00411., eCollection 2017. PMID:28979890 From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

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