1W9R

Solution Structure of Choline Binding Protein A, Domain R2, the Major Adhesin of Streptococcus pneumoniae

Summary for 1W9R

• Entry DOI: 10.2210/pdb1w9r/pdb
• Descriptor: CHOLINE BINDING PROTEIN A (1 entity in total)
• Functional Keywords: receptor, cbpa, polymeric immunoglobulin receptor, pigr, adhesion, invasion, pathogenesis
• Biological source: STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE
• Total number of polymer chains: 1
• Total formula weight: 13826.61

Authors

Luo, R.,Mann, B.,Lewis, W.S.,Rowe, A.,Heath, R.,Stewart, M.L.,Hamburger, A.E.,Bjorkman, P.J.,Sivakolundu, S.,Lacy, E.R.,Tuomanen, E.,Kriwacki, R.W. (deposition date: 2004-10-15, release date: 2005-02-22, Last modification date: 2024-05-15)

Primary citation

Luo, R.,Mann, B.,Lewis, W.S.,Rowe, A.,Heath, R.,Stewart, M.L.,Hamburger, A.E.,Sivakolundu, S.,Lacy, E.R.,Bjorkman, P.J.,Tuomanen, E.,Kriwacki, R.W.
Solution Structure of Choline Binding Protein A, the Major Adhesin of Streptococcus Pneumoniae
Embo J., 24:34-, 2005

PubMed Abstract: Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus) remains a significant health threat worldwide, especially to the young and old. While some of the biomolecules involved in pneumococcal pathogenesis are known and understood in mechanistic terms, little is known about the molecular details of bacterium/host interactions. We report here the solution structure of the 'repeated' adhesion domains (domains R1 and R2) of the principal pneumococcal adhesin, choline binding protein A (CbpA). Further, we provide insights into the mechanism by which CbpA binds its human receptor, polymeric immunoglobulin receptor (pIgR). The R domains, comprised of 12 imperfect copies of the leucine zipper heptad motif, adopt a unique 3-alpha-helix, raft-like structure. Each pair of alpha-helices is antiparallel and conserved residues in the loop between Helices 1 and 2 exhibit a novel 'tyrosine fork' structure that is involved in binding pIgR. This and other structural features that we show are conserved in most pneumococcal strains appear to generally play an important role in bacterial adhesion to pIgR. Interestingly, pneumococcus is the only bacterium known to adhere to and invade human cells by binding to pIgR.

PubMed: 15616594
DOI: 10.1038/SJ.EMBOJ.7600490

Experimental method

SOLUTION NMR