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Overproduction, purification and preliminary X-ray diffraction analysis of YncE, an iron-regulated Sec-dependent periplasmic protein from Escherichia coli.


ABSTRACT: The yncE gene of Escherichia coli encodes a predicted periplasmic protein of unknown function. The gene is de-repressed under iron restriction through the action of the global iron regulator Fur. This suggests a role in iron acquisition, which is supported by the presence of the adjacent yncD gene encoding a potential TonB-dependent outer-membrane transporter. Here, the preliminary crystallographic structure of YncE is reported, revealing that it consists of a seven-bladed beta-propeller which resembles the corresponding domain of the ;surface-layer protein' of Methanosarcina mazei. A full structure determination is under way in order to provide insight into the function of this protein.

SUBMITTER: Baba-Dikwa A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2564877 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Overproduction, purification and preliminary X-ray diffraction analysis of YncE, an iron-regulated Sec-dependent periplasmic protein from Escherichia coli.

Baba-Dikwa Aisha A   Thompson Darren D   Spencer Nick J NJ   Andrews Simon C SC   Watson Kimberly A KA  

Acta crystallographica. Section F, Structural biology and crystallization communications 20080930 Pt 10


The yncE gene of Escherichia coli encodes a predicted periplasmic protein of unknown function. The gene is de-repressed under iron restriction through the action of the global iron regulator Fur. This suggests a role in iron acquisition, which is supported by the presence of the adjacent yncD gene encoding a potential TonB-dependent outer-membrane transporter. Here, the preliminary crystallographic structure of YncE is reported, revealing that it consists of a seven-bladed beta-propeller which r  ...[more]

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