6OQ8

Structure of the GTD domain of Clostridium difficile toxin B in complex with VHH 7F


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.20 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.220 
  • R-Value Work: 0.197 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.199 

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Literature

Structure of the full-length Clostridium difficile toxin B.

Chen, P.Lam, K.H.Liu, Z.Mindlin, F.A.Chen, B.Gutierrez, C.B.Huang, L.Zhang, Y.Hamza, T.Feng, H.Matsui, T.Bowen, M.E.Perry, K.Jin, R.

(2019) Nat Struct Mol Biol 26: 712-719

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41594-019-0268-0
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    6OQ5, 6OQ6, 6OQ7, 6OQ8

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    Clostridium difficile is an opportunistic pathogen that establishes in the colon when the gut microbiota are disrupted by antibiotics or disease. C. difficile infection (CDI) is largely caused by two virulence factors, TcdA and TcdB. Here, we report a 3.87-Å-resolution crystal structure of TcdB holotoxin that captures a unique conformation of TcdB at endosomal pH. Complementary biophysical studies suggest that the C-terminal combined repetitive oligopeptides (CROPs) domain of TcdB is dynamic and can sample open and closed conformations that may facilitate modulation of TcdB activity in response to environmental and cellular cues during intoxication. Furthermore, we report three crystal structures of TcdB-antibody complexes that reveal how antibodies could specifically inhibit the activities of individual TcdB domains. Our studies provide novel insight into the structure and function of TcdB holotoxin and identify intrinsic vulnerabilities that could be exploited to develop new therapeutics and vaccines for the treatment of CDI.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Toxin BA,
C [auth B]
543Clostridioides difficileMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: toxBtcdB
EC: 3.4.22
UniProt
Find proteins for P18177 (Clostridioides difficile)
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Go to UniProtKB:  P18177
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UniProt GroupP18177
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Entity ID: 2
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
7FB [auth D],
D [auth C]
142CamelidaeMutation(s): 0 
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.20 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.220 
  • R-Value Work: 0.197 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.199 
  • Space Group: P 43 21 2
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 114.711α = 90
b = 114.711β = 90
c = 301.01γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
REFMACrefinement
XDSdata reduction
XDSdata scaling
PHASERphasing

Structure Validation

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Entry History & Funding Information

Deposition Data


Funding OrganizationLocationGrant Number
National Institutes of Health/National Center for Research Resources (NIH/NCRR)United States--

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2019-07-10
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2019-07-31
    Changes: Data collection, Database references
  • Version 1.2: 2019-08-21
    Changes: Data collection, Database references
  • Version 1.3: 2019-12-04
    Changes: Author supporting evidence
  • Version 1.4: 2024-03-13
    Changes: Data collection, Database references, Refinement description