3I57

Type 2 repeat of the mucus binding protein MUB from Lactobacillus reuteri

Summary for 3I57

• Entry DOI: 10.2210/pdb3i57/pdb
• Descriptor: Mucus binding protein, CALCIUM ION (3 entities in total)
• Functional Keywords: beta grasp fold, cell wall, peptidoglycan-anchor, protein binding
• Biological source: Lactobacillus reuteri
• Total number of polymer chains: 2
• Total formula weight: 41112.49

Authors

Hemmings, A.M.,MacKenzie, D.A.,Tailford, L.E.,Juge, N. (deposition date: 2009-07-03, release date: 2009-09-15, Last modification date: 2024-02-21)

Primary citation

Mackenzie, D.A.,Tailford, L.E.,Hemmings, A.M.,Juge, N.
Crystal structure of a mucus binding protein repeat reveals an unexpected functional immunoglobulin binding activity.
J.Biol.Chem., 284:32444-32453, 2009

PubMed Abstract: Lactobacillus reuteri mucus-binding protein (MUB) is a cell-surface protein that is involved in bacterial interaction with mucus and colonization of the digestive tract. The 353-kDa mature protein is representative of a broadly important class of adhesins that have remained relatively poorly characterized due to their large size and highly modular nature. MUB contains two different types of repeats (Mub1 and Mub2) present in six and eight copies, respectively, and shown to be responsible for the adherence to intestinal mucus. Here we report the 1.8-A resolution crystal structure of a type 2 Mub repeat (184 amino acids) comprising two structurally related domains resembling the functional repeat found in a family of immunoglobulin (Ig)-binding proteins. The N-terminal domain bears striking structural similarity to the repeat unit of Protein L (PpL) from Peptostreptococcus magnus, suggesting binding in a non-immune Fab-dependent manner. A distorted PpL-like fold is also seen in the C-terminal domain. As with PpL, Mub repeats were able to interact in vitro with a large repertoire of mammalian Igs, including secretory IgA. This hitherto undetected activity is consistent with the current model that antibody responses against commensal flora are of broad specificity and low affinity.

PubMed: 19758995
DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M109.040907

Experimental method

X-RAY DIFFRACTION (1.8 Å)