5LER

Structure of the bacterial sex F pilus (13.2 Angstrom rise)


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
  • Resolution: 5.00 Å
  • Aggregation State: HELICAL ARRAY 
  • Reconstruction Method: HELICAL 

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Literature

Structure of the Bacterial Sex F Pilus Reveals an Assembly of a Stoichiometric Protein-Phospholipid Complex.

Costa, T.R.Ilangovan, A.Ukleja, M.Redzej, A.Santini, J.M.Smith, T.K.Egelman, E.H.Waksman, G.

(2016) Cell 166: 1436-1444.e10

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2016.08.025
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    5LEG, 5LER, 5LFB

  • PubMed Abstract: 
  • Conjugative pili are widespread bacterial appendages that play important roles in horizontal gene transfer, in spread of antibiotic resistance genes, and as sites of phage attachment. Among conjugative pili, the F "sex" pilus encoded by the F plasmid is the best functionally characterized, and it is also historically the most important, as the discovery of F-plasmid-mediated conjugation ushered in the era of molecular biology and genetics ...

    Conjugative pili are widespread bacterial appendages that play important roles in horizontal gene transfer, in spread of antibiotic resistance genes, and as sites of phage attachment. Among conjugative pili, the F "sex" pilus encoded by the F plasmid is the best functionally characterized, and it is also historically the most important, as the discovery of F-plasmid-mediated conjugation ushered in the era of molecular biology and genetics. Yet, its structure is unknown. Here, we present atomic models of two F family pili, the F and pED208 pili, generated from cryoelectron microscopy reconstructions at 5.0 and 3.6 Å resolution, respectively. These structures reveal that conjugative pili are assemblies of stoichiometric protein-phospholipid units. We further demonstrate that each pilus type binds preferentially to particular phospholipids. These structures provide the molecular basis for F pilus assembly and also shed light on the remarkable properties of conjugative pili in bacterial secretion and phage infection.


    Organizational Affiliation

    Institute of Structural and Molecular Biology, University College London and Birkbeck, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HX, UK. Electronic address: g.waksman@mail.cryst.bbk.ac.uk.



Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChainsSequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Pilin65Escherichia coliMutation(s): 0 
UniProt
Find proteins for P04737 (Escherichia coli (strain K12))
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Go to UniProtKB:  P04737
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UniProt GroupP04737
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Small Molecules
Ligands 1 Unique
IDChainsName / Formula / InChI Key2D Diagram3D Interactions
6V6
Query on 6V6

Download Ideal Coordinates CCD File 
AC [auth 1D],
AD [auth 3B],
AE [auth 4N],
BC [auth 1E],
BD [auth 3C],
AC [auth 1D],
AD [auth 3B],
AE [auth 4N],
BC [auth 1E],
BD [auth 3C],
BE [auth 5A],
CC [auth 1F],
CD [auth 3D],
CE [auth 5B],
DC [auth 1G],
DD [auth 3E],
DE [auth 5C],
EC [auth 1H],
ED [auth 3F],
EE [auth 5D],
FC [auth 1I],
FD [auth 3G],
FE [auth 5E],
GC [auth 1J],
GD [auth 3H],
GE [auth 5F],
HC [auth 1K],
HD [auth 3I],
HE [auth 5G],
IC [auth 1L],
ID [auth 3J],
IE [auth 5H],
JC [auth 1M],
JD [auth 3K],
JE [auth 5I],
KC [auth 1N],
KD [auth 3L],
KE [auth 5J],
LC [auth 2A],
LD [auth 3M],
LE [auth 5K],
MC [auth 2B],
MD [auth 3N],
ME [auth 5L],
NC [auth 2C],
ND [auth 4A],
NE [auth 5M],
OC [auth 2D],
OD [auth 4B],
OE [auth 5N],
PC [auth 2E],
PD [auth 4C],
QC [auth 2F],
QD [auth 4D],
RC [auth 2G],
RD [auth 4E],
SC [auth 2H],
SD [auth 4F],
TC [auth 2I],
TD [auth 4G],
UC [auth 2J],
UD [auth 4H],
VC [auth 2K],
VD [auth 4I],
WC [auth 2L],
WD [auth 4J],
XB [auth 1A],
XC [auth 2M],
XD [auth 4K],
YB [auth 1B],
YC [auth 2N],
YD [auth 4L],
ZB [auth 1C],
ZC [auth 3A],
ZD [auth 4M]
[(2~{S})-3-[[(2~{R})-2,3-bis(oxidanyl)propoxy]-oxidanyl-phosphoryl]oxy-2-hexadec-9-enoyloxy-propyl] hexadecanoate
C38 H73 O10 P
NOFOTAHTYLXZNV-RERZGLEZSA-N
 Ligand Interaction
Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
  • Resolution: 5.00 Å
  • Aggregation State: HELICAL ARRAY 
  • Reconstruction Method: HELICAL 
EM Software:
TaskSoftware PackageVersion
MODEL REFINEMENTPHENIX1.10.1-2155
RECONSTRUCTIONIHRSR
RECONSTRUCTIONSPIDER22

Structure Validation

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Entry History & Funding Information

Deposition Data


Funding OrganizationLocationGrant Number
Wellcome TrustUnited Kingdom098302
Wellcome TrustUnited Kingdom093228
National Institutes of HealthUnited StatesGM035269

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2016-11-02
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2017-08-02
    Changes: Data collection
  • Version 1.2: 2017-08-30
    Changes: Data collection
  • Version 1.3: 2018-01-31
    Changes: Data processing