Structural and Biochemical Characterization of Rv2140C, a Phosphatidylethanolamine-Binding Protein from Mycobacterium Tuberculosis.
Eulenburg, G., Higman, V.A., Diehl, A., Wilmanns, M., Holton, S.J.(2013) FEBS Lett 587: 2936
- PubMed: 23907008 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.febslet.2013.07.038
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
4BEG - PubMed Abstract: 
Rv2140c is one of many conserved Mycobacterium tuberculosis proteins for which no molecular function has been identified. We have determined a high-resolution crystal structure of the Rv2140c gene product, which reveals a dimeric complex that shares strong structural homology with the phosphatidylethanolamine-binding family of proteins. Rv2140c forms low-millimolar interactions with a selection of soluble phosphatidylethanolamine analogs, indicating that it has a role in lipid metabolism. Furthermore, the small molecule locostatin binds to the Rv2140c ligand-binding site and also inhibits the growth of the model organism Mycobacterium smegmatis.
Organizational Affiliation: 
EMBL c/o DESY, Notkestrasse 85, 22603 Hamburg, Germany.