5OON

Structure of Undecaprenyl-Pyrophosphate Phosphatase, BacA


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.60 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.244 
  • R-Value Work: 0.206 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.208 

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Literature

Crystal structure of undecaprenyl-pyrophosphate phosphatase and its role in peptidoglycan biosynthesis.

El Ghachi, M.Howe, N.Huang, C.Y.Olieric, V.Warshamanage, R.Touze, T.Weichert, D.Stansfeld, P.J.Wang, M.Kerff, F.Caffrey, M.

(2018) Nat Commun 9: 1078-1078

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-03477-5
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    5OON

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    As a protective envelope surrounding the bacterial cell, the peptidoglycan sacculus is a site of vulnerability and an antibiotic target. Peptidoglycan components, assembled in the cytoplasm, are shuttled across the membrane in a cycle that uses undecaprenyl-phosphate. A product of peptidoglycan synthesis, undecaprenyl-pyrophosphate, is converted to undecaprenyl-phosphate for reuse in the cycle by the membrane integral pyrophosphatase, BacA. To understand how BacA functions, we determine its crystal structure at 2.6 Å resolution. The enzyme is open to the periplasm and to the periplasmic leaflet via a pocket that extends into the membrane. Conserved residues map to the pocket where pyrophosphorolysis occurs. BacA incorporates an interdigitated inverted topology repeat, a topology type thus far only reported in transporters and channels. This unique topology raises issues regarding the ancestry of BacA, the possibility that BacA has alternate active sites on either side of the membrane and its possible function as a flippase.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Centre d'Ingénierie des Protéines, InBioS, Université de Liège, allée du 6 Août 19, Bât B5a, 4000, Liège, Belgium.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Undecaprenyl-diphosphatase282Escherichia coliMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: bacAuppP
EC: 3.6.1.27
Membrane Entity: Yes 
UniProt
Find proteins for P60932 (Escherichia coli (strain K12))
Explore P60932 
Go to UniProtKB:  P60932
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UniProt GroupP60932
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.60 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.244 
  • R-Value Work: 0.206 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.208 
  • Space Group: C 2 2 2
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 113.26α = 90
b = 145β = 90
c = 40.49γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
PHENIXrefinement
XDSdata reduction
XSCALEdata scaling
SHELXCDphasing
PHENIXmodel building

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Entry History & Funding Information

Deposition Data


Funding OrganizationLocationGrant Number
Science Foundation IrelandIreland12/IA/1255
German Research FoundationGermany--
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research CouncilFranceBB/I019855/1

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2018-03-21
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2018-03-28
    Changes: Database references
  • Version 1.2: 2018-06-06
    Changes: Data collection, Database references, Source and taxonomy
  • Version 1.3: 2024-05-08
    Changes: Data collection, Database references