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3FAW

Crystal Structure of the Group B Streptococcus Pullulanase SAP

Summary for 3FAW
Entry DOI10.2210/pdb3faw/pdb
Related3FAX
DescriptorReticulocyte binding protein, CALCIUM ION, CHLORIDE ION, ... (4 entities in total)
Functional Keywordstim barrel, beta barrel, hydrolase, cell wall, peptidoglycan-anchor, secreted
Biological sourceStreptococcus agalactiae COH1
Cellular locationSecreted, cell wall; Peptidoglycan-anchor (By similarity): Q3DB05
Total number of polymer chains1
Total formula weight98895.15
Authors
Gourlay, L.J. (deposition date: 2008-11-18, release date: 2009-04-14, Last modification date: 2023-11-01)
Primary citationGourlay, L.J.,Santi, I.,Pezzicoli, A.,Grandi, G.,Soriani, M.,Bolognesi, M.
Group B Streptococcus pullulanase crystal structures in the context of a novel strategy for vaccine development
J.Bacteriol., 191:3544-3552, 2009
Cited by
PubMed Abstract: The group B streptococcus type I pullulanase (SAP) is a class 13 glycoside hydrolase that is anchored to the bacterial cell surface via a conserved C-terminal anchoring motif and involved in alpha-glucan degradation. Recent in vitro functional studies have shown that SAP is immunogenic in humans and that anti-SAP sera derived from immunized animals impair both group A and group B streptococcus pullulanase activities, suggesting that in vivo immunization with this antigen could prevent streptococcal colonization. To further investigate the putative role of SAP in bacterial pathogenesis, we carried out functional studies and found that recombinant SAP binds to human cervical epithelial cells. Furthermore, with a view of using SAP as a vaccine candidate, we present high-resolution crystal structure analyses of an N-terminally truncated form of SAP lacking the carbohydrate binding module but containing the catalytic domain and displaying glycosidase hydrolase activity, both in its apo form and in complex with maltotetraose, at resolutions of 2.1 and 2.4 A, respectively.
PubMed: 19329633
DOI: 10.1128/JB.01755-08
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X-RAY DIFFRACTION (2.1 Å)
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