4u59 | pdb_00004u59

Crystal structure of Salmonella alpha-2-macroglobulin reacted with methylamine

spinqualitylabelsall models 4u59, resolution 3.09Å Show:Asymmetric Unit Biological Assembly Drag the structure with the mouse to rotate   Export Animated Image   Print3D Structural highlights 4u59 is a 1 chain structure. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance. NonStd Res: MEQ Resources: FirstGlance, OCA, RCSB, PDBsum Publication Abstract from PubMed Alpha-2-macroglobulins (A2Ms) are plasma proteins that trap and inhibit a broad range of proteases and are major components of the eukaryotic innate immune system. Surprisingly, A2M-like proteins were identified in pathogenically invasive bacteria and species that colonize higher eukaryotes. Bacterial A2Ms are located in the periplasm where they are believed to provide protection to the cell by trapping external proteases through a covalent interaction with an activated thioester. Here we report the crystal structures and characterization of Salmonella enterica ser. Typhimurium A2M in different states of thioester activation. The structures reveal thirteen domains whose arrangement displays high similarity to proteins involved in eukaryotic immune defence. A structural lock mechanism maintains the stability of the buried thioester, a requirement for its protease-trapping activity. These findings indicate that bacteria have developed a rudimentary innate immune system whose mechanism mimics that of eukaryotes. Structure of a bacterial alpha2-macroglobulin reveals mimicry of eukaryotic innate immunity.,Wong SG, Dessen A Nat Commun. 2014 Sep 15;5:4917. doi: 10.1038/ncomms5917. PMID:25221932 From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

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