5N72
Crystal structure of the Legionella effector WipA shorter construct
Summary for 5N72
| Entry DOI | 10.2210/pdb5n72/pdb |
| Descriptor | WipA, ACETATE ION (3 entities in total) |
| Functional Keywords | legionella effector, tyrosine phosphatase, phosphoesterase fold, coiled-coil, hydrolase |
| Biological source | Legionella pneumophila |
| Total number of polymer chains | 1 |
| Total formula weight | 47434.92 |
| Authors | Pinotsis, N.,Waksman, G. (deposition date: 2017-02-17, release date: 2017-04-19, Last modification date: 2024-05-08) |
| Primary citation | Pinotsis, N.,Waksman, G. Structure of the WipA protein reveals a novel tyrosine protein phosphatase effector from Legionella pneumophila. J. Biol. Chem., 292:9240-9251, 2017 Cited by PubMed Abstract: Legionnaires' disease is a severe form of pneumonia caused by the bacterium pathogenicity relies on secretion of more than 300 effector proteins by a type IVb secretion system. Among these effectors, WipA has been primarily studied because of its dependence on a chaperone complex, IcmSW, for translocation through the secretion system, but its role in pathogenicity has remained unknown. In this study, we present the crystal structure of a large fragment of WipA, WipA435. Surprisingly, this structure revealed a serine/threonine phosphatase fold that unexpectedly targets tyrosine-phosphorylated peptides. The structure also revealed a sequence insertion that folds into an α-helical hairpin, the tip of which adopts a canonical coiled-coil structure. The purified protein was a dimer whose dimer interface involves interactions between the coiled coil of one WipA molecule and the phosphatase domain of another. Given the ubiquity of protein-protein interaction mediated by interactions between coiled-coils, we hypothesize that WipA can thereby transition from a homodimeric state to a heterodimeric state in which the coiled-coil region of WipA is engaged in a protein-protein interaction with a tyrosine-phosphorylated host target. In conclusion, these findings help advance our understanding of the molecular mechanisms of an effector involved in virulence and may inform approaches to elucidate the function of other effectors. PubMed: 28389563DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M117.781948 PDB entries with the same primary citation |
| Experimental method | X-RAY DIFFRACTION (1.842 Å) |
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