6XHS
Crystal structure of S. aureus TarI in complex with CTP (space group P1211)
Summary for 6XHS
| Entry DOI | 10.2210/pdb6xhs/pdb |
| Descriptor | Ribitol-5-phosphate cytidylyltransferase 1, CYTIDINE-5'-TRIPHOSPHATE, THIOCYANATE ION, ... (5 entities in total) |
| Functional Keywords | cytidylyltransferase, transferase |
| Biological source | Staphylococcus aureus |
| Total number of polymer chains | 6 |
| Total formula weight | 175900.03 |
| Authors | Li, F.K.K.,Strynadka, N.C.J. (deposition date: 2020-06-19, release date: 2021-04-21, Last modification date: 2023-10-18) |
| Primary citation | Li, F.K.K.,Gale, R.T.,Petrotchenko, E.V.,Borchers, C.H.,Brown, E.D.,Strynadka, N.C.J. Crystallographic analysis of TarI and TarJ, a cytidylyltransferase and reductase pair for CDP-ribitol synthesis in Staphylococcus aureus wall teichoic acid biogenesis. J.Struct.Biol., 213:107733-107733, 2021 Cited by PubMed Abstract: The cell wall of many pathogenic Gram-positive bacteria contains ribitol-phosphate wall teichoic acid (WTA), a polymer that is linked to virulence and regulation of essential physiological processes including cell division. CDP-ribitol, the activated precursor for ribitol-phosphate polymerization, is synthesized by a cytidylyltransferase and reductase pair known as TarI and TarJ, respectively. In this study, we present crystal structures of Staphylococcus aureus TarI and TarJ in their apo forms and in complex with substrates and products. The TarI structures illustrate the mechanism of CDP-ribitol synthesis from CTP and ribitol-phosphate and reveal structural changes required for substrate binding and catalysis. Insights into the upstream step of ribulose-phosphate reduction to ribitol-phosphate is provided by the structures of TarJ. Furthermore, we propose a general topology of the enzymes in a heterotetrameric form built using restraints from crosslinking mass spectrometry analysis. Together, our data present molecular details of CDP-ribitol production that may aid in the design of inhibitors against WTA biosynthesis. PubMed: 33819634DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2021.107733 PDB entries with the same primary citation |
| Experimental method | X-RAY DIFFRACTION (2.9 Å) |
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