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Structure and stability of the C-terminal helical bundle of the E. coli mechanosensitive channel of large conductance.

ABSTRACT: The crystal structure of the cytoplasmic domain (CTD) from the mechanosensitive channel of large conductance (MscL) in E. coli has been determined at 1.45 Å resolution. This domain forms a pentameric coiled coil similar to that observed in the structure of MscL from M. tuberculosis and also found in the cartilage oligomeric matrix protein (COMPcc). It contains canonical hydrophobic and atypical ionic interactions compared to previously characterized coiled coil structures. Thermodynamic analysis indicates that while the free EcMscL-CTD is less stable than other coiled coils, it is likely to remain folded in context of the full-length channel.

SUBMITTER: Walton TA

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3831674 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Structure and stability of the C-terminal helical bundle of the E. coli mechanosensitive channel of large conductance.

Walton Troy A TA Rees Douglas C DC

Protein science : a publication of the Protein Society 20130930 11

The crystal structure of the cytoplasmic domain (CTD) from the mechanosensitive channel of large conductance (MscL) in E. coli has been determined at 1.45 Å resolution. This domain forms a pentameric coiled coil similar to that observed in the structure of MscL from M. tuberculosis and also found in the cartilage oligomeric matrix protein (COMPcc). It contains canonical hydrophobic and atypical ionic interactions compared to previously characterized coiled coil structures. Thermodynamic analysis ...[more]

PMID: 24038743

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