Crystal structure of the N-terminal domain of the fibronectin-binding protein PavA from Streptococcus pneumoniae.
Manne, K., Narayana, S.V.L., Chattopadhyay, D.(2019) Acta Crystallogr F Struct Biol Commun 75: 657-662
- PubMed: 31584015 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S2053230X19012160
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6PON - PubMed Abstract: 
The Gram-positive bacterium Streptococcus pneumoniae, a major human pathogen, is a regular colonizer of the upper and lower respiratory tracts. Pneumococcal adherence and virulence factor A (PavA), a fibronectin-binding bacterial protein, from S. pneumoniae is an important facilitator of its colonization of host cells. In this study, the crystal structure of the N-terminal domain of PavA (SpPavA-N) determined at a resolution of 2.39 Å is reported. Each monomer of the dimeric protein consists of two domains (domains I and II) and a short α-helix (α6) at the C-terminus that are connected by elongated loops. Comparison of the SpPavA-N structure with that of its homolog from Streptococcus suis (FBPS-N) revealed differences in α5, α6 and the domain II/α6 inter-loop region within domain II. The α5 helix of FBPS-N folds back toward domain I, whereas in SpPavA-N it adopts an elongated rod shape.
- Center for Biophysical Sciences and Engineering, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA.
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