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1uyo
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Protein chain
277 a.a. *
Ligands
CXE
* Residue conservation analysis
PDB id:
1uyo
Name: Membrane protein
Title: Translocator domain of autotransporter nalp from neisseria meningitidis
Structure: Nalp. Chain: x. Fragment: outer membrane translocator domain, residues 776-1083. Synonym: outer membrane protein. Engineered: yes
Source: Neisseria meningitidis. Organism_taxid: 487. Strain: h44/76. Expressed in: escherichia coli. Expression_system_taxid: 562. Other_details: outer membrane. Refolded protein
Resolution:
3.20Å     R-factor:   0.219     R-free:   0.298
Authors: C.J.Oomen,P.Van Ulsen,P.Van Gelder,M.Feijen,J.Tommassen, P.Gros
Key ref:
C.J.Oomen et al. (2004). Structure of the translocator domain of a bacterial autotransporter. EMBO J, 23, 1257-1266. PubMed id: 15014442 DOI: 10.1038/sj.emboj.7600148
Date:
02-Mar-04     Release date:   19-Mar-04    
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Protein chain
Pfam   ArchSchema ?
Q8GKS5  (Q8GKS5_NEIME) -  NalP
Seq:
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Seq:
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Seq:
Struc:
1083 a.a.
277 a.a.
Key:    PfamA domain  Secondary structure  CATH domain

 

 
DOI no: 10.1038/sj.emboj.7600148 EMBO J 23:1257-1266 (2004)
PubMed id: 15014442  
 
 
Structure of the translocator domain of a bacterial autotransporter.
C.J.Oomen, P.van Ulsen, P.van Gelder, M.Feijen, J.Tommassen, P.Gros.
 
  ABSTRACT  
 
Autotransporters are virulence-related proteins of Gram-negative bacteria that are secreted via an outer-membrane-based C-terminal extension, the translocator domain. This domain supposedly is sufficient for the transport of the N-terminal passenger domain across the outer membrane. We present here the crystal structure of the in vitro-folded translocator domain of the autotransporter NalP from Neisseria meningitidis, which reveals a 12-stranded beta-barrel with a hydrophilic pore of 10 x 12.5 A that is filled by an N-terminal alpha-helix. The domain has pore activity in vivo and in vitro. Our data are consistent with the model of passenger-domain transport through the hydrophilic channel within the beta-barrel, and inconsistent with a model for transport through a central channel formed by an oligomer of translocator domains. However, the dimensions of the pore imply translocation of the secreted domain in an unfolded form. An alternative model, possibly covering the transport of folded domains, is that passenger-domain transport involves the Omp85 complex, the machinery required for membrane insertion of outer-membrane proteins, on which autotransporters are dependent.
 
  Selected figure(s)  
 
Figure 2.
Figure 2 Recording of NalP[ ]pores formed in planar lipid bilayers at an applied potential of 100 mV. The recordings show conductance steps of 1.3 nS (open arrowhead) and 0.15 nS (filled arrowhead). The horizontal arrowhead shows the zero-conductance level.
Figure 4.
Figure 4 Crystal structure of NalP[ ]. (A) Side view of NalP[ ]in space group P6[1]22 shows a 12-stranded -barrel (blue ribbon representation) with a shear number of 14. The hydrophobic membrane-embedded region is flanked by aromatic residues (yellow ball-and-stick). The periplasmic side is characterised by short turns (T0 -T5) and the extracellular side by longer loops (L1 -L6) connecting the alternating -strands. An -helical 'plug' (red ribbon representation) is connected to the barrel via T0 and positions the N-terminus of the translocator domain (Ala 786) at the extracellular side. (B) Schematic representation of the mixed character of the -helix and its interactions with the -barrel wall with the -helical residues depicted on a helical wheel. Colour coding: positively charged residues in blue, negatively charged residues in red, hydrophilic residues in green and nonpolar residues in orange. The distances between charged groups of the helix and the barrel wall are indicated in Å. (C) Stereo top view of the NalP[ ]-barrel in the same orientation as in (B). The barrel interior is highly hydrophilic due to the presence of many charged amino acids (ball-and-stick representation). (D) Topology model of NalP[ ]; residues pointing outwards from the -barrel are indicated in grey. Amino acids in -strands are indicated as squares, in -helix as hexagons and in loops as circles. Amino acids not visible in the electron density of space group P6[1]22 are indicated in blue.
 
  The above figures are reprinted from an Open Access publication published by Macmillan Publishers Ltd: EMBO J (2004, 23, 1257-1266) copyright 2004.  
  Figures were selected by the author.  

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PDB code: 1thq
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