Download MendeleyThe Solution and Crystal Structures of a Module Pair from the Staphylococcus Aureus-Binding Site of Human Fibronectin-A Tale with a Twist.
Rudino-Pinera, E., Ravelli, R.B.G., Sheldrick, G.M., Nanao, M.H., Korostelev, V.V., Werner, J.M., Schwarz-Linek, U., Potts, J.R., Garman, E.F.(2007) J Mol Biol 368: 833
- PubMed: 17368672
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmb.2007.02.061
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:
2CG6, 2CG7, 2CKU - PubMed Abstract:
An important goal of structural studies of modular proteins is to determine the inter-module orientation, which often influences biological function. The N-terminal domain of human fibronectin (Fn) is composed of a string of five type 1 modules (F1). Despite their small size, to date F1 modules have proved intractable to X-ray structure solution, although there are several NMR structures available. Here, we present the first structures (two X-ray models and an NMR-derived model) of the (2)F1(3)F1 module pair, which forms part of the binding site for Fn-binding proteins from pathogenic bacteria. The crystallographic structure determination was aided by the novel technique of UV radiation damage-induced phasing. The individual module structures are very similar in all three models. In the NMR structure and one of the X-ray structures, a similar but smaller interdomain interface than that observed previously for (4)F1(5)F1 is seen. The other X-ray structure has a different interdomain orientation. This work underlines the benefits of combining X-ray and NMR data in the studies of multi-domain proteins.
Organizational Affiliation:
Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, UK.
