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Crystal structure of YaeT: conformational flexibility and substrate recognition.


ABSTRACT: The envelope of Gram-negative bacteria consists of inner and outer membranes surrounding the peptidoglycan wall. The outer membrane (OM) is rich in integral membrane proteins (OMPs), which have a characteristic beta barrel domain embedded in the OM. The Omp85 family of proteins, ubiquitous among Gram-negative bacteria and also present in chloroplasts and mitochondria, is required for folding and insertion of OMPs into the outer membrane. Bacterial Omp85 proteins are characterized by a periplasmic domain containing five repeats of polypeptide transport-associated (POTRA) motifs. Here we report the crystal structure of a periplasmic fragment of YaeT (the Escherichia coli Omp85) containing the first four POTRA domains in an extended conformation consistent with recent solution X-ray scattering data. Analysis of the YaeT structure reveals conformational flexibility around a hinge point between POTRA2 and 3 domains. The structure's implications for substrate binding and folding mechanisms are also discussed.

SUBMITTER: Gatzeva-Topalova PZ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2642521 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Crystal structure of YaeT: conformational flexibility and substrate recognition.

Gatzeva-Topalova Petia Z PZ   Walton Troy A TA   Sousa Marcelo C MC  

Structure (London, England : 1993) 20081201 12


The envelope of Gram-negative bacteria consists of inner and outer membranes surrounding the peptidoglycan wall. The outer membrane (OM) is rich in integral membrane proteins (OMPs), which have a characteristic beta barrel domain embedded in the OM. The Omp85 family of proteins, ubiquitous among Gram-negative bacteria and also present in chloroplasts and mitochondria, is required for folding and insertion of OMPs into the outer membrane. Bacterial Omp85 proteins are characterized by a periplasmi  ...[more]

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