2FQX

PnrA from Treponema pallidum complexed with guanosine


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.70 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.224 
  • R-Value Work: 0.182 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.182 

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Literature

The PnrA (Tp0319; TmpC) lipoprotein represents a new family of bacterial purine nucleoside receptor encoded within an ATP-binding cassette (ABC)-like operon in Treponema pallidum

Deka, R.K.Brautigam, C.A.Yang, X.F.Blevins, J.S.Machius, M.Tomchick, D.R.Norgard, M.V.

(2006) J Biol Chem 281: 8072-8081

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M511405200
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    2FQW, 2FQX, 2FQY

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    Treponema pallidum, the bacterial agent of syphilis, cannot be cultivated in vitro. This constraint has severely impeded the study of the membrane biology of this complex human pathogen. A structure-to-function approach thus was adopted as a means of discerning the likely function of Tp0319, a 35-kDa cytoplasmic membrane-associated lipoprotein of T. pallidum formerly designated as TmpC. A 1.7-A crystal structure showed that recombinant Tp0319 (rTp0319) consists of two alpha/beta domains, linked by three crossovers, with a deep cleft between them akin to ATP-binding cassette (ABC) receptors. In the cleft, a molecule of inosine was bound. Isothermal titration calorimetry demonstrated that rTp0319 specifically binds purine nucleosides (dissociation constant (Kd) approximately 10(-7) M). This predilection for purine nucleosides by rTp0319 is consistent with its likely role as a receptor component of a cytoplasmic membrane-associated transporter system. Reverse transcription-PCR analysis of RNA isolated from rabbit tissue-extracted T. pallidum additionally showed that tp0319 is transcriptionally linked to four other downstream open reading frames, thereby supporting the existence of an ABC-like operon (tp0319-0323). We herein thus re-name tp0319 as purine nucleoside receptor A (pnrA), with its operonic partners tp0320-0323 designated as pnrB-E, respectively. Our study not only infers that PnrA transports purine nucleosides essential for the survival of T. pallidum within its obligate human host, but to our knowledge, this is the first description of an ABC-type nucleoside transport system in any bacterium. PnrA has been grouped with a functionally uncharacterized protein family (HBG016869), thereby implying that other members of the family may have similar nucleoside-binding function(s).


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Department of Microbiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75390, USA.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Membrane lipoprotein tmpC318Treponema pallidumMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: tmpC
UniProt
Find proteins for P29724 (Treponema pallidum (strain Nichols))
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Go to UniProtKB:  P29724
Entity Groups  
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UniProt GroupP29724
Sequence Annotations
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  • Reference Sequence
Small Molecules
Ligands 1 Unique
IDChains Name / Formula / InChI Key2D Diagram3D Interactions
GMP
Query on GMP

Download Ideal Coordinates CCD File 
B [auth A]GUANOSINE
C10 H13 N5 O5
NYHBQMYGNKIUIF-UUOKFMHZSA-N
Binding Affinity Annotations 
IDSourceBinding Affinity
GMP PDBBind:  2FQX Kd: 71 (nM) from 1 assay(s)
Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.70 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.224 
  • R-Value Work: 0.182 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.182 
  • Space Group: P 21 21 21
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 55.855α = 90
b = 68.95β = 90
c = 69.898γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
CNSrefinement
HKL-2000data reduction
SCALEPACKdata scaling
CNSphasing

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Entry History 

Deposition Data

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2006-02-14
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2008-05-01
    Changes: Version format compliance
  • Version 1.2: 2011-07-13
    Changes: Version format compliance
  • Version 1.3: 2024-02-14
    Changes: Data collection, Database references, Derived calculations
  • Version 1.4: 2024-04-03
    Changes: Refinement description