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5EE4

The crystal structure of HpuA from Kingella denitrificans in complex with human haemoglobin

Summary for 5EE4
Entry DOI10.2210/pdb5ee4/pdb
Related5EC6 5EE2
DescriptorHpuA, Hemoglobin subunit alpha, Hemoglobin subunit beta, ... (7 entities in total)
Functional Keywordsouter membrane, receptor, beta barrel, metal transport
Biological sourceKingella denitrificans ATCC 33394
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Total number of polymer chains6
Total formula weight132455.73
Authors
Wong, C.T.,Hare, S.A. (deposition date: 2015-10-22, release date: 2015-11-04, Last modification date: 2024-01-10)
Primary citationWong, C.T.,Xu, Y.,Gupta, A.,Garnett, J.A.,Matthews, S.J.,Hare, S.A.
Structural analysis of haemoglobin binding by HpuA from the Neisseriaceae family.
Nat Commun, 6:10172-10172, 2015
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PubMed Abstract: The Neisseriaceae family of bacteria causes a range of diseases including meningitis, septicaemia, gonorrhoea and endocarditis, and extracts haem from haemoglobin as an important iron source within the iron-limited environment of its human host. Herein we report crystal structures of apo- and haemoglobin-bound HpuA, an essential component of this haem import system. The interface involves long loops on the bacterial receptor that present hydrophobic side chains for packing against the surface of haemoglobin. Interestingly, our structural and biochemical analyses of Kingella denitrificans and Neisseria gonorrhoeae HpuA mutants, although validating the interactions observed in the crystal structure, show how Neisseriaceae have the fascinating ability to diversify functional sequences and yet retain the haemoglobin binding function. Our results present the first description of HpuA's role in direct binding of haemoglobin.
PubMed: 26671256
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms10172
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X-RAY DIFFRACTION (2.3 Å)
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