3TW5

Crystal structure of the GP42 transglutaminase from Phytophthora sojae

Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.95 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.234 
  • R-Value Work: 0.215 

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Literature

Structural and Phylogenetic Analyses of the GP42 Transglutaminase from Phytophthora sojae Reveal an Evolutionary Relationship between Oomycetes and Marine Vibrio Bacteria.

Reiss, K., Kirchner, E., Gijzen, M., Zocher, G., Loffelhardt, B., Nurnberger, T., Stehle, T., Brunner, F.

(2011) J.Biol.Chem. 286: 42585-42593

  • DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M111.290544

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    • Transglutaminases (TGases) are ubiquitous enzymes that catalyze selective cross-linking between protein-bound glutamine and lysine residues; the resulting isopeptide bond confers high resistance to proteolysis. Phytophthora sojae, a pathogen of soybe ...

    Transglutaminases (TGases) are ubiquitous enzymes that catalyze selective cross-linking between protein-bound glutamine and lysine residues; the resulting isopeptide bond confers high resistance to proteolysis. Phytophthora sojae, a pathogen of soybean, secretes a Ca(2+)-dependent TGase (GP42) that is activating defense responses in both host and non-host plants. A GP42 fragment of 13 amino acids, termed Pep-13, was shown to be absolutely indispensable for both TGase and elicitor activity. GP42 does not share significant primary sequence similarity with known TGases from mammals or bacteria. This suggests that GP42 has evolved novel structural and catalytic features to support enzymatic activity. We have solved the crystal structure of the catalytically inactive point mutant GP42 (C290S) at 2.95 Å resolution and identified residues involved in catalysis by mutational analysis. The protein comprises three domains that assemble into an elongated structure. Although GP42 has no structural homolog, its core region displays significant similarity to the catalytic core of the Mac-1 cysteine protease from Group A Streptococcus, a member of the papain-like superfamily of cysteine proteases. Proteins that are taxonomically related to GP42 are only present in plant pathogenic oomycetes belonging to the order of the Peronosporales (e.g. Phytophthora, Hyaloperonospora, and Pythium spp.) and in marine Vibrio bacteria. This suggests that a lateral gene transfer event may have occurred between bacteria and oomycetes. Our results offer a basis to design and use highly specific inhibitors of the GP42-like TGase family that may impair the growth of important oomycete and bacterial pathogens.

    Organizational Affiliation: 

    Interfakultäres Institut für Biochemie, Universität Tübingen, 72076 Tübingen, Germany.




Macromolecules

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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChainsSequence LengthOrganismDetails
Transglutaminase elicitor
A, B
367Phytophthora sojaeMutations: S128C
Gene Names: gpe1
Find proteins for Q01928 (Phytophthora sojae)
Go to UniProtKB:  Q01928
Small Molecules
Ligands 1 Unique
IDChainsName / Formula / InChI Key2D Diagram3D Interactions
CXS
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A
3-CYCLOHEXYL-1-PROPYLSULFONIC ACID
C9 H19 N O3 S
PJWWRFATQTVXHA-UHFFFAOYSA-N
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.95 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.234 
  • R-Value Work: 0.215 
  • Space Group: P 62 2 2
Unit Cell:
Length (Å)Angle (°)
a = 195.480α = 90.00
b = 195.480β = 90.00
c = 137.300γ = 120.00
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
XDSdata scaling
XDSdata reduction
XSCALEdata scaling
SHARPphasing
REFMACrefinement

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Revision History 

  • Version 1.0: 2011-10-12
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2011-10-26
    Type: Database references
  • Version 1.2: 2011-12-21
    Type: Database references