A Novel Fold for the Factor H-Binding Protein Bbcrasp-1 of Borrelia Burgdorferi
Cordes, F.S., Roversi, P., Kraiczy, P., Simon, M.M., Brade, V., Jahraus, O., Wallis, R., Skerka, C., Zipfel, P., Wallich, R., Lea, S.M.(2005) Nat Struct Mol Biol 12: 276
- PubMed: 15711564 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/nsmb902
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
1W33, 1W3Z - PubMed Abstract: 
Borrelia burgdorferi, a spirochete transmitted to human hosts during feeding of infected Ixodes ticks, is the causative agent of Lyme disease. Serum-resistant B. burgdorferi strains cause a chronic, multisystemic form of the disease and bind complement factor H (FH) and FH-like protein 1 (FHL-1) on the spirochete surface. Here we report the atomic structure for the key FHL-1- and FH-binding protein BbCRASP-1 and reveal a homodimer that presents a novel target for drug design.
Organizational Affiliation: 
Laboratory of Molecular Biophysics, Department of Biochemistry, South Parks Road, Oxford, UK.