2rrl | pdb_00002rrl

Solution structure of the C-terminal domain of the FliK

spinqualitylabelsall models 2rrl, 15 NMR models Show:Asymmetric Unit Biological Assembly Drag the structure with the mouse to rotate   Export Animated Image   Print3D Structural highlights 2rrl is a 1 chain structure with sequence from Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar typhimurium. Full experimental information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance. Resources: FirstGlance, OCA, RCSB, PDBsum Function [FLIK_SALTY] Controls the length of the flagellar hook. Publication Abstract from PubMed The flagellar cytoplasmic protein FliK controls hook elongation by two successive events: by determining hook length and by stopping the supply of hook protein. These two distinct roles are assigned to different parts of FliK: the N-terminal half (FliK(N)) determines length and the C-terminal half (FliK(C)) switches secretion from the hook protein to the filament protein. The interaction of FliK(C) with FlhB, the switchable secretion gate, triggers the switch. By NMR spectroscopy, we demonstrated that FliK is largely unstructured and determined the structure of a compact domain in FliK(C). The compact domain, denoted the FliK(C) core domain, consists of two alpha-helices, a beta-sheet with two parallel and two antiparallel strands, and several exposed loops. Based on the functional data obtained by a series of deletion mutants of the FliK(C) core domain, we constructed a model of the complex between the FliK(C) core domain and FlhB(C). The model suggested that one of the FliK(C) loops has a high probability of interacting with the C-terminal domain of FlhB (FlhB(C)) as the FliK molecule enters the secretion gate. We suggest that the autocleaved NPTH sequence in FlhB contacts loop 2 of FliK(C) to trigger the switching event. This contact is sterically prevented when NPTH is not cleaved. Thus, the structure of FliK provides insight into the mechanism by which this bifunctional protein triggers a switch in the export of substrates. The NMR Structure of FliK, the Trigger for the Switch of Substrate Specificity in the Flagellar Type III Secretion Apparatus.,Mizuno S, Amida H, Kobayashi N, Aizawa SI, Tate SI J Mol Biol. 2011 Apr 12. PMID:21510958 From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

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