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2mkx

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Solution structure of LysM the peptidoglycan binding domain of autolysin AtlA from Enterococcus faecalis

Structural highlights

2mkx is a 1 chain structure with sequence from Enterococcus faecalis V583. Full experimental information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
Method:	Solution NMR
Resources:	FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT

Function

ALYS_ENTFA Hydrolyzes the cell wall of E.faecalis and M.lysodeikticus. May play an important role in cell wall growth and cell separation.

Publication Abstract from PubMed

Carbohydrate recognition is essential for growth, cell adhesion and signalling in all living organisms. A highly conserved carbohydrate binding module, LysM, is found in proteins from viruses, bacteria, fungi, plants and mammals. LysM modules recognize polysaccharides containing N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc) residues including peptidoglycan, an essential component of the bacterial cell wall. However, the molecular mechanism underpinning LysM-peptidoglycan interactions remains unclear. Here we describe the molecular basis for peptidoglycan recognition by a multimodular LysM domain from AtlA, an autolysin involved in cell division in the opportunistic bacterial pathogen Enterococcus faecalis. We explore the contribution of individual modules to the binding, identify the peptidoglycan motif recognized, determine the structures of free and bound modules and reveal the residues involved in binding. Our results suggest that peptide stems modulate LysM binding to peptidoglycan. Using these results, we reveal how the LysM module recognizes the GlcNAc-X-GlcNAc motif present in polysaccharides across kingdoms.

Molecular basis for bacterial peptidoglycan recognition by LysM domains.,Mesnage S, Dellarole M, Baxter NJ, Rouget JB, Dimitrov JD, Wang N, Fujimoto Y, Hounslow AM, Lacroix-Desmazes S, Fukase K, Foster SJ, Williamson MP Nat Commun. 2014 Jun 30;5:4269. doi: 10.1038/ncomms5269. PMID:24978025^[1]

From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

References

↑ Mesnage S, Dellarole M, Baxter NJ, Rouget JB, Dimitrov JD, Wang N, Fujimoto Y, Hounslow AM, Lacroix-Desmazes S, Fukase K, Foster SJ, Williamson MP. Molecular basis for bacterial peptidoglycan recognition by LysM domains. Nat Commun. 2014 Jun 30;5:4269. doi: 10.1038/ncomms5269. PMID:24978025 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ncomms5269