Structural highlights
Function
[BTUB_ECOLI] Involved in the active translocation of vitamin B12 (cyanocobalamin) across the outer membrane to the periplasmic space. It derives its energy for transport by interacting with the trans-periplasmic membrane protein TonB. Is also a receptor for bacteriophages BF23 and C1, and for A and E colicins.[HAMAP-Rule:MF_01531] [CEA3_ECOLX] Inactivates ribosomes by hydrolyzing 16S RNA in 30S ribosomes at a specific site. Colicins are polypeptide toxins produced by and active against E.coli and closely related bacteria.
Evolutionary Conservation
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Publication Abstract from PubMed
Cellular import of colicin E3 is initiated by the Escherichia coli outer membrane cobalamin transporter, BtuB. The 135-residue 100-A coiled-coil receptor-binding domain (R135) of colicin E3 forms a 1:1 complex with BtuB whose structure at a resolution of 2.75 A is reported. Binding of R135 to the BtuB extracellular surface (DeltaG(o) = -12 kcal mol(-1)) is mediated by 27 residues of R135 near the coiled-coil apex. Formation of the R135-BtuB complex results in unfolding of R135 N- and C-terminal ends, inferred to be important for unfolding of the colicin T-domain. Small conformational changes occur in the BtuB cork and barrel domains but are insufficient to form a translocation channel. The absence of a channel and the peripheral binding of R135 imply that BtuB serves to bind the colicin, and that the coiled-coil delivers the colicin to a neighboring outer membrane protein for translocation, thus forming a colicin translocon. The translocator was concluded to be OmpF from the occlusion of OmpF channels by colicin E3.
The structure of BtuB with bound colicin E3 R-domain implies a translocon.,Kurisu G, Zakharov SD, Zhalnina MV, Bano S, Eroukova VY, Rokitskaya TI, Antonenko YN, Wiener MC, Cramer WA Nat Struct Biol. 2003 Nov;10(11):948-54. Epub 2003 Oct 5. PMID:14528295[1]
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References
- ↑ Kurisu G, Zakharov SD, Zhalnina MV, Bano S, Eroukova VY, Rokitskaya TI, Antonenko YN, Wiener MC, Cramer WA. The structure of BtuB with bound colicin E3 R-domain implies a translocon. Nat Struct Biol. 2003 Nov;10(11):948-54. Epub 2003 Oct 5. PMID:14528295 doi:10.1038/nsb997
