1xf1 | pdb_00001xf1
Structure of C5a peptidase- a key virulence factor from Streptococcus
Structural highlights
FunctionC5AP_STRPY This virulence factor of S.pyogenes specifically cleaves the human serum chemotaxin C5a at '68-Lys-|-Asp-69' bond near its C-terminus, destroying its ability to serve as a chemoattractant.[1] [2] Evolutionary Conservation Check, as determined by ConSurfDB. You may read the explanation of the method and the full data available from ConSurf. Publication Abstract from PubMedThe structure of a cell surface enzyme from a gram-positive pathogen has been determined to 2-A resolution. Gram-positive pathogens have a thick cell wall to which proteins and carbohydrate are covalently attached. Streptococcal C5a peptidase (SCP), is a highly specific protease and adhesin/invasin. Structural analysis of a 949-residue fragment of the [D130A,S512A] mutant of SCP from group B Streptococcus (S. agalactiae, SCPB) revealed SCPB is composed of five distinct domains. The N-terminal subtilisin-like protease domain has a 134-residue protease-associated domain inserted into a loop between two beta-strands. This domain also contains one of two Arg-Gly-Asp (RGD) sequences found in SCPB. At the C terminus are three fibronectin type III (Fn) domains. The second RGD sequence is located between Fn1 and Fn2. Our analysis suggests that SCP binding to integrins by the RGD motifs may stabilize conformational changes required for substrate binding. Structure of the streptococcal cell wall C5a peptidase.,Brown CK, Gu ZY, Matsuka YV, Purushothaman SS, Winter LA, Cleary PP, Olmsted SB, Ohlendorf DH, Earhart CA Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2005 Dec 20;102(51):18391-6. Epub 2005 Dec 12. PMID:16344483[3] From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. References
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