6TNJ

Crystal structure of the vWF domain of the type V pili tip protein Mfa5 from Porphyromonas gingivalis

Summary for 6TNJ

• Entry DOI: 10.2210/pdb6tnj/pdb
• Descriptor: Minor fimbrium subunit Mfa5, 3[N-MORPHOLINO]PROPANE SULFONIC ACID, CALCIUM ION, ... (4 entities in total)
• Functional Keywords: intramolekular isopeptide, von willebrand factor, bacterial adhesion, phorphyromonas gingivalis, mfa1 fimbriae, type v pili, cell adhesion
• Biological source: Porphyromonas gingivalis ATCC 33277
• Total number of polymer chains: 1
• Total formula weight: 33025.30

Authors

Heidler, T.V.,Claesson, R.,Persson, K. (deposition date: 2019-12-08, release date: 2020-12-02, Last modification date: 2024-05-15)

Primary citation

Heidler, T.V.,Ernits, K.,Ziolkowska, A.,Claesson, R.,Persson, K.
Porphyromonas gingivalis fimbrial protein Mfa5 contains a von Willebrand factor domain and an intramolecular isopeptide.
Commun Biol, 4:106-106, 2021

PubMed Abstract: The Gram-negative bacterium Porphyromonas gingivalis is a secondary colonizer of the oral biofilm and is involved in the onset and progression of periodontitis. Its fimbriae, of type-V, are important for attachment to other microorganisms in the biofilm and for adhesion to host cells. The fimbriae are assembled from five proteins encoded by the mfa1 operon, of which Mfa5 is one of the ancillary tip proteins. Here we report the X-ray structure of the N-terminal half of Mfa5, which reveals a von Willebrand factor domain and two IgG-like domains. One of the IgG-like domains is stabilized by an intramolecular isopeptide bond, which is the first such bond observed in a Gram-negative bacterium. These features make Mfa5 structurally more related to streptococcal adhesins than to the other P. gingivalis Mfa proteins. The structure reported here indicates that horizontal gene transfer has occurred among the bacteria within the oral biofilm.

PubMed: 33495563
DOI: 10.1038/s42003-020-01621-w

Experimental method

X-RAY DIFFRACTION (1.85 Å)