Structural highlights
Function[LPXD_ACIBS] Catalyzes the N-acylation of UDP-3-O-acylglucosamine using 3-hydroxyacyl-ACP as the acyl donor. Is involved in the biosynthesis of lipid A, a phosphorylated glycolipid that anchors the lipopolysaccharide to the outer membrane of the cell.[HAMAP-Rule:MF_00523] Publication Abstract from PubMedAcinetobacter baumannii is a Gram-negative bacterium that is resistant to many currently available antibiotics. The protein LpxD is a component of the biosynthetic pathway for lipopolysaccharides in the outer membrane of this bacterium and is a potential target for new antibacterial agents. This paper describes the structure determination of apo forms of LpxD in space groups P2(1) and P4(3)22. These crystals contained six and three copies of the protein molecule in the asymmetric unit and diffracted to 2.8 and 2.7 A resolution, respectively. A comparison of the multiple protein copies in the asymmetric units of these crystals reveals a common protein conformation and a conformation in which the relative orientation between the two major domains in the protein is altered. Structure determination of LpxD from the lipopolysaccharide-synthesis pathway of Acinetobacter baumannii.,Badger J, Chie-Leon B, Logan C, Sridhar V, Sankaran B, Zwart PH, Nienaber V Acta Crystallogr Sect F Struct Biol Cryst Commun. 2013 Jan 1;69(Pt 1):6-9. doi:, 10.1107/S1744309112048890. Epub 2012 Dec 25. PMID:23295477[1] From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. References
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