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ArticleActa crystallographica. Section F, Structural biology communications2019

Crystal structure of the putative peptide-binding protein AppA from Clostridium difficile.

Adam Hughes, Samuel Wilson, Eleanor J Dodson, Johan P Turkenburg, Anthony J Wilkinson

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Article in Acta crystallographica. Section F, Structural biology communications, 2019. 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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  5. The repertoire of ABC proteins inComputational and structural biotechnology journal · 2021
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  6. Crystal structures of the GH18 domain of the bifunctional peroxiredoxin-chitinase CotE from Clostridium difficile.Acta crystallographica. Section F, Structural biology communications · 2020
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Adam HughesStructural Biology Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of York, York YO10 5DD, England.ORCID 0000-0001-8773-1460
Samuel WilsonStructural Biology Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of York, York YO10 5DD, England.ORCID 0000-0002-0442-8384
Eleanor J DodsonStructural Biology Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of York, York YO10 5DD, England.
Johan P TurkenburgStructural Biology Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of York, York YO10 5DD, England.ORCID 0000-0001-6992-6838
Anthony J WilkinsonStructural Biology Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of York, York YO10 5DD, England.ORCID 0000-0003-4577-9479

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Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/MO11151
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Peptides play an important signalling role in Bacillus subtilis, where their uptake by one of two ABC-type oligopeptide transporters, Opp and App, is required for efficient sporulation. Homologues of these transporters in Clostridium difficile have been characterized, but their role, and hence that of peptides, in regulating sporulation in this organism is less clear. Here, the oligopeptide-binding receptor proteins for these transporters, CdAppA and CdOppA, have been purified and partially characterized, and the crystal structure of CdAppA has been determined in an open unliganded form. Peptide binding to either protein could not be observed in Thermofluor assays with a set of ten peptides of varying lengths and compositions. Re-examination of the protein sequences together with structure comparisons prompts the proposal that CdAppA is not a versatile peptide-binding protein but instead may bind a restricted set of peptides. Meanwhile, CdOppA is likely to be the receptor protein for a nickel-uptake system.

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Amino Acid SequenceBacterial ProteinsClostridioides difficileCrystallography, X-RayModels, MolecularNickelPeptidesProtein BindingSignal TransductionSpores, BacterialSubstrate SpecificityBacterial ProteinsNickelPeptidesAppAClostridium difficileOppApeptide transportsporulation

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PMID30950825
PMCPMC6450515

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