4XP8

Structure of EtgA D60N mutant


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.03 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.244 
  • R-Value Work: 0.207 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.211 

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Literature

Structural Analysis of a Specialized Type III Secretion System Peptidoglycan-cleaving Enzyme.

Burkinshaw, B.J.Deng, W.Lameignere, E.Wasney, G.A.Zhu, H.Worrall, L.J.Finlay, B.B.Strynadka, N.C.

(2015) J Biol Chem 290: 10406-10417

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M115.639013
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    4XP8

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    The Gram-negative bacterium enteropathogenic Escherichia coli uses a syringe-like type III secretion system (T3SS) to inject virulence or "effector" proteins into the cytoplasm of host intestinal epithelial cells. To assemble, the T3SS must traverse both bacterial membranes, as well as the peptidoglycan layer. Peptidoglycan is made of repeating N-acetylmuramic acid and N-acetylglucosamine disaccharides cross-linked by pentapeptides to form a tight mesh barrier. Assembly of many macromolecular machines requires a dedicated peptidoglycan lytic enzyme (PG-lytic enzyme) to locally clear peptidoglycan. Here we have solved the first structure of a T3SS-associated PG-lytic enzyme, EtgA from enteropathogenic E. coli. Unexpectedly, the active site of EtgA has features in common with both lytic transglycosylases and hen egg white lysozyme. Most notably, the β-hairpin region resembles that of lysozyme and contains an aspartate that aligns with lysozyme Asp-52 (a residue critical for catalysis), a conservation not observed in other previously characterized lytic transglycosylase families to which the conserved T3SS enzymes had been presumed to belong. Mutation of the EtgA catalytic glutamate, Glu-42, conserved across lytic transglycosylases and hen egg white lysozyme, and this differentiating aspartate diminishes type III secretion in vivo, supporting its essential role in clearing the peptidoglycan for T3SS assembly. Finally, we show that EtgA forms a 1:1 complex with the building block of the polymerized T3SS inner rod component, EscI, and that this interaction enhances PG-lytic activity of EtgA in vitro, collectively providing the necessary strict localization and regulation of the lytic activity to prevent overall cell lysis.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    From the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and the Center for Blood Research.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
EtgA protein88Escherichia coliMutation(s): 1 
Gene Names: etgA
UniProt
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UniProt GroupC7BUG6
Sequence Annotations
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  • Reference Sequence
Small Molecules
Modified Residues  1 Unique
IDChains TypeFormula2D DiagramParent
MSE
Query on MSE
A
L-PEPTIDE LINKINGC5 H11 N O2 SeMET
Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.03 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.244 
  • R-Value Work: 0.207 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.211 
  • Space Group: P 31 2 1
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 31.4α = 90
b = 31.4β = 90
c = 149.53γ = 120
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
Aimlessdata scaling
REFMACrefinement
PDB_EXTRACTdata extraction
XSCALEdata scaling
SHARPphasing

Structure Validation

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Entry History & Funding Information

Deposition Data


Funding OrganizationLocationGrant Number
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)Canada--

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2015-02-18
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2015-03-04
    Changes: Database references
  • Version 1.2: 2015-04-29
    Changes: Database references
  • Version 1.3: 2017-09-06
    Changes: Author supporting evidence, Database references, Derived calculations, Source and taxonomy
  • Version 1.4: 2017-11-22
    Changes: Refinement description
  • Version 1.5: 2020-01-08
    Changes: Author supporting evidence
  • Version 1.6: 2024-11-20
    Changes: Data collection, Database references, Structure summary