3TU3 : 1.92 Angstrom resolution crystal structure of the full-length SpcU in complex with full-length ExoU from the type III secretion system of Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Dataset

Description

Experimental Technique/Method:X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Resolution:1.92
Classification:TOXIN/TOXIN CHAPERONE
Release Date:2012-05-23
Deposition Date:2011-09-15
Revision Date:2012-12-05#2017-11-08
Molecular Weight:94438.66
Macromolecule Type:Protein
Residue Count:872
Atom Site Count:5173
DOI:10.2210/pdb3tu3/pdb

Abstract:
Disease causing bacteria often manipulate host cells in a way that facilitates the infectious process. Many pathogenic gram-negative bacteria accomplish this by using type III secretion systems. In these complex secretion pathways, bacterial chaperones direct effector proteins to a needle-like secretion apparatus, which then delivers the effector protein into the host cell cytosol. The effector protein ExoU and its chaperone SpcU are components of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa type III secretion system. Secretion of ExoU has been associated with more severe infections in both humans and animal models. Here we describe the 1.92 Å X-ray structure of the ExoU-SpcU complex, a full-length type III effector in complex with its full-length cognate chaperone. Our crystallographic data allow a better understanding of the mechanism by which ExoU kills host cells and provides a foundation for future studies aimed at designing inhibitors of this potent toxin.
Date made available2012
PublisherRCSB-PDB

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