Crystal structure of a protein associated with cell division from Mycoplasma pneumoniae (GI: 13508053): a novel fold with a conserved sequence motif.
Chen, S., Jancrick, J., Yokota, H., Kim, R., Kim, S.-H.(2004) Proteins 55: 785-791
- PubMed: 15146477 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/prot.10593
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
1N0E, 1N0F, 1N0G - PubMed Abstract: 
UPF0040 is a family of proteins implicated in a cellular function of bacteria cell division. There is no structure information available on protein of this family. We have determined the crystal structure of a protein from Mycoplasma pneumoniae that belongs to this family using X-ray crystallography. Structural homology search reveals that this protein has a novel fold with no significant similarity to any proteins of known three-dimensional structure. The crystal structures of the protein in three different crystal forms reveal that the protein exists as a ring of octamer. The conserved protein residues, including a highly conserved DXXXR motif, are examined on the basis of crystal structure.
Organizational Affiliation: 
Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA.