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4RBU

PduA K26A S40Q mutant, from Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium LT2

Summary for 4RBU
Entry DOI10.2210/pdb4rbu/pdb
Related4RBT 4RBV
DescriptorPropanediol utilization protein PduA, SULFATE ION (3 entities in total)
Functional Keywordsbacterial micrcompartment shell protein, structural protein
Biological sourceSalmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium
Total number of polymer chains9
Total formula weight94224.20
Authors
Chun, S.,Sawaya, M.R.,Yeates, T.O. (deposition date: 2014-09-13, release date: 2015-02-18, Last modification date: 2023-09-20)
Primary citationChowdhury, C.,Chun, S.,Pang, A.,Sawaya, M.R.,Sinha, S.,Yeates, T.O.,Bobik, T.A.
Selective molecular transport through the protein shell of a bacterial microcompartment organelle.
Proc.Natl.Acad.Sci.USA, 112:2990-2995, 2015
Cited by
PubMed Abstract: Bacterial microcompartments are widespread prokaryotic organelles that have important and diverse roles ranging from carbon fixation to enteric pathogenesis. Current models for microcompartment function propose that their outer protein shell is selectively permeable to small molecules, but whether a protein shell can mediate selective permeability and how this occurs are unresolved questions. Here, biochemical and physiological studies of structure-guided mutants are used to show that the hexameric PduA shell protein of the 1,2-propanediol utilization (Pdu) microcompartment forms a selectively permeable pore tailored for the influx of 1,2-propanediol (the substrate of the Pdu microcompartment) while restricting the efflux of propionaldehyde, a toxic intermediate of 1,2-propanediol catabolism. Crystal structures of various PduA mutants provide a foundation for interpreting the observed biochemical and phenotypic data in terms of molecular diffusion across the shell. Overall, these studies provide a basis for understanding a class of selectively permeable channels formed by nonmembrane proteins.
PubMed: 25713376
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1423672112
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