Structural highlights
Function
TROA_TREPA Part of an ATP-driven transport system TroABCD for zinc. Substrate-binding protein involved in the transport of zinc across the cytoplasmic membrane.
Evolutionary Conservation
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Publication Abstract from PubMed
The crystal structure of recombinant TroA, a zinc-binding protein component of an ATP-binding cassette transport system in Treponema pallidum, was determined at a resolution of 1.8 A. The organization of the protein is largely similar to other periplasmic ligand-binding proteins (PLBP), in that two independent globular domains interact with each other to create a zinc-binding cleft between them. The structure has one bound zinc pentavalently coordinated to residues from both domains. Unlike previous PLBP structures that have an interdomain hinge composed of beta-strands, the N- and C-domains of TroA are linked by a single long backbone helix. This unique backbone helical conformation was possibly adopted to limit the hinge motion associated with ligand exchange.
Treponema pallidum TroA is a periplasmic zinc-binding protein with a helical backbone.,Lee YH, Deka RK, Norgard MV, Radolf JD, Hasemann CA Nat Struct Biol. 1999 Jul;6(7):628-33. PMID:10404217[1]
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References
- ↑ Lee YH, Deka RK, Norgard MV, Radolf JD, Hasemann CA. Treponema pallidum TroA is a periplasmic zinc-binding protein with a helical backbone. Nat Struct Biol. 1999 Jul;6(7):628-33. PMID:10404217 doi:10.1038/10677
