6GED

Adhesin domain of PrgB from Enterococcus faecalis bound to DNA


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.79 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.212 
  • R-Value Work: 0.174 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.176 

Starting Model: experimental
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Literature

PrgB promotes aggregation, biofilm formation, and conjugation through DNA binding and compaction.

Schmitt, A.Jiang, K.Camacho, M.I.Jonna, V.R.Hofer, A.Westerlund, F.Christie, P.J.Berntsson, R.P.

(2018) Mol Microbiol 109: 291-305

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/mmi.13980
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    6EVU, 6GED

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    Gram-positive bacteria deploy type IV secretion systems (T4SSs) to facilitate horizontal gene transfer. The T4SSs of Gram-positive bacteria rely on surface adhesins as opposed to conjugative pili to facilitate mating. Enterococcus faecalis PrgB is a surface adhesin that promotes mating pair formation and robust biofilm development in an extracellular DNA (eDNA) dependent manner. Here, we report the structure of the adhesin domain of PrgB. The adhesin domain binds and compacts DNA in vitro. In vivo PrgB deleted of its adhesin domain does not support cellular aggregation, biofilm development and conjugative DNA transfer. PrgB also binds lipoteichoic acid (LTA), which competes with DNA binding. We propose that PrgB binding and compaction of eDNA facilitates cell aggregation and plays an important role in establishment of early biofilms in mono- or polyspecies settings. Within these biofilms, PrgB mediates formation and stabilization of direct cell-cell contacts through alternative binding of cell-bound LTA, which in turn promotes establishment of productive mating junctions and efficient intra- or inter-species T4SS-mediated gene transfer.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Umeå University, SE-90187 Umeå, Sweden.


Macromolecules

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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
PrgB315Enterococcus faecalisMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: prgB
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Go to UniProtKB:  Q04112
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UniProt GroupQ04112
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Entity ID: 2
MoleculeChains LengthOrganismImage
DNA (5'-D(P*GP*GP*GP*CP*GP*GP*CP*CP*CP*G)-3')B [auth C]10synthetic construct
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Entity ID: 3
MoleculeChains LengthOrganismImage
DNA (5'-D(P*CP*GP*GP*GP*CP*CP*GP*CP*CP*C)-3')C [auth D]10synthetic construct
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.79 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.212 
  • R-Value Work: 0.174 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.176 
  • Space Group: P 21 21 21
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 32.017α = 90
b = 93.026β = 90
c = 99.097γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
PHENIXrefinement
XDSdata reduction
XSCALEdata scaling
PHASERphasing
PDB_EXTRACTdata extraction

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Entry History & Funding Information

Deposition Data


Funding OrganizationLocationGrant Number
Swedish Research CouncilSweden2016-03599
KempestiftelsernaSwedenJCK-1524

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2018-05-16
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2018-10-03
    Changes: Data collection, Database references
  • Version 1.2: 2019-08-14
    Changes: Data collection
  • Version 1.3: 2024-01-17
    Changes: Data collection, Database references, Refinement description