5T91

Crystal structure of B. subtilis 168 GlpQ in complex with bicine


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.53 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.211 
  • R-Value Work: 0.175 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.177 

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Literature

Identification of Two Phosphate Starvation-induced Wall Teichoic Acid Hydrolases Provides First Insights into the Degradative Pathway of a Key Bacterial Cell Wall Component.

Myers, C.L.Li, F.K.Koo, B.M.El-Halfawy, O.M.French, S.Gross, C.A.Strynadka, N.C.Brown, E.D.

(2016) J Biol Chem 291: 26066-26082

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M116.760447
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    5T91, 5T9B, 5T9C

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    The cell wall of most Gram-positive bacteria contains equal amounts of peptidoglycan and the phosphate-rich glycopolymer wall teichoic acid (WTA). During phosphate-limited growth of the Gram-positive model organism Bacillus subtilis 168, WTA is lost from the cell wall in a response mediated by the PhoPR two-component system, which regulates genes involved in phosphate conservation and acquisition. It has been thought that WTA provides a phosphate source to sustain growth during starvation conditions; however, WTA degradative pathways have not been described for this or any condition of bacterial growth. Here, we uncover roles for the Bacillus subtilis PhoP regulon genes glpQ and phoD as encoding secreted phosphodiesterases that function in WTA metabolism during phosphate starvation. Unlike the parent 168 strain, ΔglpQ or ΔphoD mutants retained WTA and ceased growth upon phosphate limitation. Characterization of GlpQ and PhoD enzymatic activities, in addition to X-ray crystal structures of GlpQ, revealed distinct mechanisms of WTA depolymerization for the two enzymes; GlpQ catalyzes exolytic cleavage of individual monomer units, and PhoD catalyzes endo-hydrolysis at nonspecific sites throughout the polymer. The combination of these activities appears requisite for the utilization of WTA as a phosphate reserve. Phenotypic characterization of the ΔglpQ and ΔphoD mutants revealed altered cell morphologies and effects on autolytic activity and antibiotic susceptibilities that, unexpectedly, also occurred in phosphate-replete conditions. Our findings offer novel insight into the B. subtilis phosphate starvation response and implicate WTA hydrolase activity as a determinant of functional properties of the Gram-positive cell envelope.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    From the Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences and.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Glycerophosphoryl diester phosphodiesterase268Bacillus subtilis subsp. subtilis str. 168Mutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: glpQybeDBSU02130
EC: 3.1.4.46
UniProt
Find proteins for P37965 (Bacillus subtilis (strain 168))
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Go to UniProtKB:  P37965
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UniProt GroupP37965
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.53 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.211 
  • R-Value Work: 0.175 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.177 
  • Space Group: P 21 21 21
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 50.416α = 90
b = 60.04β = 90
c = 88.246γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
PHENIXrefinement
xia2data reduction
Aimlessdata scaling
BALBESphasing

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Entry History & Funding Information

Deposition Data


Funding OrganizationLocationGrant Number
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)Canada--
Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI)United States--

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2016-11-02
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2016-11-09
    Changes: Database references
  • Version 1.2: 2016-12-28
    Changes: Database references
  • Version 1.3: 2017-09-13
    Changes: Author supporting evidence
  • Version 1.4: 2019-11-20
    Changes: Author supporting evidence
  • Version 1.5: 2023-10-04
    Changes: Data collection, Database references, Derived calculations, Refinement description