6e5f

Crystal structure of LpqN involved in cell envelope biogenesis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

spinqualitylabelsall models 6e5f, resolution 1.37Å Show:Asymmetric Unit Biological Assembly Drag the structure with the mouse to rotate   Export Animated Image   Print3D Structural highlights 6e5f is a 1 chain structure with sequence from Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance. Method: X-ray diffraction, Resolution 1.37Å Ligands: L6T Resources: FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT Function LPQN_MYCTU Involved in cell envelope biogenesis. May act as a membrane fusion protein, connecting MmpL transporters with periplasmic proteins, and play a role in cell envelope lipid changes during biofilm maturation. Is also a virulence factor required for intracellular survival (PubMed:30118682). Associates with CBL, a host ubiquitin ligase, and probably blocks the normal functions of CBL and disturbs CBL-mediated antibacterial activity (PubMed:30118682). Interaction counteracts antibacterial defense but causes a reciprocal enhancement of antiviral defense (PubMed:30118676, PubMed:30118682). Publication Abstract from PubMed The mycobacterial cell envelope is crucial to host-pathogen interactions as a barrier against antibiotics and the host immune response. In addition, cell envelope lipids are mycobacterial virulence factors. Cell envelope lipid biosynthesis is the target of a number of frontline tuberculosis treatments and has been the focus of much research. However, the transport mechanisms by which these lipids reach the mycomembrane remain poorly understood. Many envelope lipids are exported from the cytoplasm to the periplasmic space via the mycobacterial membrane protein large (MmpL) family of proteins. In other bacteria, lipoproteins can contribute to outer membrane biogenesis through direct binding of substrates and/or protein-protein associations with extracytoplasmic biosynthetic enzymes. In this report, we investigate whether the lipoprotein LpqN plays a similar role in mycobacteria. Using a genetic two-hybrid approach, we demonstrate that LpqN interacts with periplasmic loop domains of the MmpL3 and MmpL11 transporters that export mycolic acid-containing cell envelope lipids. We observe that LpqN also interacts with secreted cell envelope biosynthetic enzymes such as Ag85A via pulldown assays. The X-ray crystal structures of LpqN and LpqN bound to dodecyl-trehalose suggest that LpqN directly binds trehalose monomycolate, the MmpL3 and Ag85A substrate. Finally, we observe altered lipid profiles of the DeltalpqN mutant during biofilm maturation, pointing toward a possible physiological role for the protein. The results of this study suggest that LpqN may act as a membrane fusion protein, connecting MmpL transporters with periplasmic proteins, and provide general insight into the role of lipoproteins in Mycobacterium tuberculosis cell envelope biogenesis. Structural and functional evidence that lipoprotein LpqN supports cell envelope biogenesis in Mycobacterium tuberculosis.,Melly GC, Stokas H, Dunaj JL, Hsu FF, Rajavel M, Su CC, Yu EW, Purdy GE J Biol Chem. 2019 Oct 25;294(43):15711-15723. doi: 10.1074/jbc.RA119.008781. Epub, 2019 Aug 30. PMID:31471317 From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

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