Unique iron coordination in iron-chelating molecule vibriobactin helps Vibrio cholerae evade mammalian siderocalin-mediated immune response.
Li, N., Zhang, C., Li, B., Liu, X., Huang, Y., Xu, S., Gu, L.(2012) J Biol Chem 287: 8912-8919
- PubMed: 22291019 
- DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M111.316034
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
3R5S, 3R5T - PubMed Abstract: 
Iron is essential for the survival of almost all bacteria. Vibrio cholerae acquires iron through the secretion of a catecholate siderophore called vibriobactin. At present, how vibriobactin chelates ferric ion remains controversial. In addition, the mechanisms underlying the recognition of ferric vibriobactin by the siderophore transport system and its delivery into the cytoplasm specifically have not been clarified ...