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Structure of the Alg44 PilZ domain from Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 in complex with c-di-GMP

Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.80 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.222 
  • R-Value Work: 0.187 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.189 

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Literature

Dimeric c-di-GMP Is Required for Post-translational Regulation of Alginate Production in Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

Whitney, J.C., Whitfield, G.B., Marmont, L.S., Yip, P., Neculai, A.M., Lobsanov, Y.D., Robinson, H., Ohman, D.E., Howell, P.L.

(2015) J Biol Chem 290: 12451-12462

  • DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M115.645051
  • Structures With Same Primary Citation

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    • Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic human pathogen that secretes the exopolysaccharide alginate during infection of the respiratory tract of individuals afflicted with cystic fibrosis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Among the protei ...

    Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic human pathogen that secretes the exopolysaccharide alginate during infection of the respiratory tract of individuals afflicted with cystic fibrosis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Among the proteins required for alginate production, Alg44 has been identified as an inner membrane protein whose bis-(3',5')-cyclic dimeric guanosine monophosphate (c-di-GMP) binding activity post-translationally regulates alginate secretion. In this study, we report the 1.8 Å crystal structure of the cytoplasmic region of Alg44 in complex with dimeric self-intercalated c-di-GMP and characterize its dinucleotide-binding site using mutational analysis. The structure shows that the c-di-GMP binding region of Alg44 adopts a PilZ domain fold with a dimerization mode not previously observed for this family of proteins. Calorimetric binding analysis of residues in the c-di-GMP binding site demonstrate that mutation of Arg-17 and Arg-95 alters the binding stoichiometry between c-di-GMP and Alg44 from 2:1 to 1:1. Introduction of these mutant alleles on the P. aeruginosa chromosome show that the residues required for binding of dimeric c-di-GMP in vitro are also required for efficient alginate production in vivo. These results suggest that the dimeric form of c-di-GMP represents the biologically active signaling molecule needed for the secretion of an important virulence factor produced by P. aeruginosa.

    Organizational Affiliation: 

    From the Program in Molecular Structure and Function, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario M5G 0A4, Canada, the Department of Biochemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A8, Canada, howell@sickkids.ca.



Macromolecules

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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChainsSequence LengthOrganismDetails
Alginate biosynthesis protein Alg44
A, B, C
112Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1Mutation(s): 1 
Gene Names: alg44, PA3542
EC: 2.4.1.33
Find proteins for Q9HY69 (Pseudomonas aeruginosa (strain ATCC 15692 / DSM 22644 / CIP 104116 / JCM 14847 / LMG 12228 / 1C / PRS 101 / PAO1))
Go to UniProtKB:  Q9HY69
Small Molecules
Ligands 2 Unique
IDChainsName / Formula / InChI Key2D Diagram3D Interactions
C2E
Query on C2E
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A, B, C
9,9'-[(2R,3R,3aS,5S,7aR,9R,10R,10aS,12S,14aR)-3,5,10,12-tetrahydroxy-5,12-dioxidooctahydro-2H,7H-difuro[3,2-d:3',2'-j][1,3,7,9,2,8]tetraoxadiphosphacyclododecine-2,9-diyl]bis(2-amino-1,9-dihydro-6H-purin-6-one)
C20 H24 N10 O14 P2
PKFDLKSEZWEFGL-MHARETSRSA-N		 Ligand Interaction
EDO
Query on EDO
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C
1,2-ETHANEDIOL
C2 H6 O2
LYCAIKOWRPUZTN-UHFFFAOYSA-N		 Ligand Interaction
Modified Residues  1 Unique
IDChainsTypeFormula2D DiagramParent
MSE
Query on MSE
A,B,C
L-PEPTIDE LINKINGC5 H11 N O2 SeMET
External Ligand Annotations 
IDBinding Affinity (Sequence Identity %)
C2EKd:  3130   nM  Binding MOAD
Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.80 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.222 
  • R-Value Work: 0.187 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.189 
  • Space Group: P 31 2 1
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 57.253α = 90
b = 57.253β = 90
c = 178.35γ = 120
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
HKL-2000data collection
SOLVEphasing
RESOLVEmodel building
PHENIXrefinement
HKL-2000data reduction
HKL-2000data scaling
RESOLVEphasing

Structure Validation

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Entry History 

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Revision History 

  • Version 1.0: 2015-04-08
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2015-06-03
    Changes: Database references