The homodimeric GBS1074 from Streptococcus agalactiae.
Shukla, A., Pallen, M., Anthony, M., White, S.A.(2010) Acta Crystallogr Sect F Struct Biol Cryst Commun 66: 1421-1425
- PubMed: 21045286 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S1744309110036286
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
3O9O - PubMed Abstract: 
ESAT-6 is a well characterized secreted protein from Mycobacterium tuberculosis and represents the archetype of the WXG100 family of proteins. Genes encoding ESAT-6 homologues have been identified in the genome of the human pathogen Streptococcus agalactiae; one of these genes, esxA, has been cloned and the recombinant protein has been crystallized. In contrast to M. tuberculosis ESAT-6, the crystal structure of GBS1074 reveals a homodimeric structure similar to homologous structures from Staphylococcus aureus and Helicobacter pylori. Intriguingly, GBS1074 forms elongated fibre-like assemblies in the crystal structure.
Organizational Affiliation: 
School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, England.