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ArticleProtein science : a publication of the Protein Society2017

Functional clues from the crystal structure of an orphan periplasmic ligand-binding protein from Treponema pallidum.

Chad A Brautigam, Ranjit K Deka, Wei Z Liu, Diana R Tomchick, Michael V Norgard

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Article in Protein science : a publication of the Protein Society, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Chad A BrautigamDepartment of Biophysics, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, 75390.
Ranjit K DekaDepartment of Microbiology, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, 75390.
Wei Z LiuDepartment of Microbiology, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, 75390.
Diana R TomchickDepartment of Biophysics, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, 75390.
Michael V NorgardDepartment of Microbiology, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, 75390.
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center · US

Funding

The flavin-centric metabolic lifestyle of Treponema pallidumR01AI056305 · NIAID · UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER · PI HENDRIXSON, DAVID R · 2003 to 2024
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NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI056305
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The spirochete Treponema pallidum is the causative agent of syphilis, a sexually transmitted infection of major global importance. Other closely related subspecies of Treponema also are the etiological agents of the endemic treponematoses, such as yaws, pinta, and bejel. The inability of T. pallidum and its close relatives to be cultured in vitro has prompted efforts to characterize T. pallidum's proteins structurally and biophysically, particularly those potentially relevant to treponemal membrane biology, with the goal of possibly revealing the functions of those proteins. This report describes the structure of the treponemal protein Tp0737; this polypeptide has a fold characteristic of a class of periplasmic ligand-binding proteins associated with ABC-type transporters. Although no ligand for the protein was observed in electron-density maps, and thus the nature of the native ligand remains obscure, the structural data described herein provide a foundation for further efforts to elucidate the ligand and thus the function of this protein in T. pallidum.

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ATP-Binding Cassette TransportersCrystallography, X-RayPeriplasmic ProteinsProtein DomainsStructure-Activity RelationshipTreponema pallidumATP-Binding Cassette TransportersPeriplasmic ProteinsABC transporteranalytical ultracentrifugationdifferential scanning fluorimetrysyphilisX-ray crystallography

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PMID28168761
PMCPMC5368063
OpenAlexW2586919575

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