3F65

The F4 fimbrial chaperone FaeE does not self-cap its interactive surfaces


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.29 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.260 
  • R-Value Work: 0.224 

Starting Model: experimental
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Literature

The F4 fimbrial chaperone FaeE is stable as a monomer that does not require self-capping of its pilin-interactive surfaces

Van Molle, I.Moonens, K.Buts, L.Garcia-Pino, A.Panjikar, S.Wyns, L.De Greve, H.Bouckaert, J.

(2009) Acta Crystallogr D Biol Crystallogr 65: 411-420

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S0907444909005174
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    3F65, 3F6I, 3F6L

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    Many Gram-negative bacteria use the chaperone-usher pathway to express adhesive surface structures, such as fimbriae, in order to mediate attachment to host cells. Periplasmic chaperones are required to shuttle fimbrial subunits or pilins through the periplasmic space in an assembly-competent form. The chaperones cap the hydrophobic surface of the pilins through a donor-strand complementation mechanism. FaeE is the periplasmic chaperone required for the assembly of the F4 fimbriae of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli. The FaeE crystal structure shows a dimer formed by interaction between the pilin-binding interfaces of the two monomers. Dimerization and tetramerization have been observed previously in crystal structures of fimbrial chaperones and have been suggested to serve as a self-capping mechanism that protects the pilin-interactive surfaces in solution in the absence of the pilins. However, thermodynamic and biochemical data show that FaeE occurs as a stable monomer in solution. Other lines of evidence indicate that self-capping of the pilin-interactive interfaces is not a mechanism that is conservedly applied by all periplasmic chaperones, but is rather a case-specific solution to cap aggregation-prone surfaces.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Structural Biology Brussels, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, Brussels, Belgium. ivmolle@vub.ac.be


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Chaperone protein faeE
A, B, C, D, E
A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H
224Escherichia coliMutation(s): 1 
Gene Names: faeE
UniProt
Find proteins for P25401 (Escherichia coli)
Explore P25401 
Go to UniProtKB:  P25401
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UniProt GroupP25401
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.29 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.260 
  • R-Value Work: 0.224 
  • Space Group: C 1 2 1
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 195.689α = 90
b = 78.491β = 102.15
c = 184.567γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
ADSCdata collection
PHASERphasing
PHENIXrefinement
DENZOdata reduction
SCALEPACKdata scaling

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Entry History 

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Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2009-05-19
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2011-07-13
    Changes: Version format compliance
  • Version 1.2: 2021-11-10
    Changes: Database references, Derived calculations
  • Version 1.3: 2023-11-01
    Changes: Data collection, Refinement description