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Entry Detail
PDB ID:
6CP8
Keywords:
Title:
Contact-dependent growth inhibition toxin-immunity protein complex from from E. coli 3006
Biological Source:
Source Organism:
PDB Version:
Deposition Date:
2018-03-13
Release Date:
2019-03-13
Method Details:
Experimental Method:
Resolution:
2.20 Å
R-Value Free:
0.21
R-Value Work:
0.17
R-Value Observed:
0.17
Space Group:
P 1 21 1
Macromolecular Entities
Polymer Type:polypeptide(L)
Description:CdiA
Mutations:deltaN332
Chain IDs:A, B
Chain Length:163
Number of Molecules:2
Biological Source:Escherichia coli
Polymer Type:polypeptide(L)
Description:CdiI
Chain IDs:C, D
Chain Length:164
Number of Molecules:2
Biological Source:Escherichia coli
Modified Residue
Compound ID Chain ID Parent Comp ID Details 2D Image
MSE A MET modified residue
Primary Citation

Abstact

Contact-dependent growth inhibition (CDI) is a form of interbacterial competition mediated by CdiB-CdiA two-partner secretion systems. CdiA effector proteins carry polymorphic C-terminal toxin domains (CdiA-CT), which are neutralized by specific CdiI immunity proteins to prevent self-inhibition. Here, we present the crystal structures of CdiA-CT⋅CdiI complexes from Klebsiella pneumoniae 342 and Escherichia coli 3006. The toxins adopt related folds that resemble the ribonuclease domain of colicin D, and both are isoacceptor-specific tRNases that cleave the acceptor stem of deacylated tRNAGAUIle. Although the toxins are similar in structure and substrate specificity, CdiA-CTKp342 activity requires translation factors EF-Tu and EF-Ts, whereas CdiA-CTEC3006 is intrinsically active. Furthermore, the corresponding immunity proteins are unrelated in sequence and structure. CdiIKp342 forms a dimeric β sandwich, whereas CdiIEC3006 is an α-solenoid monomer. Given that toxin-immunity genes co-evolve as linked pairs, these observations suggest that the similarities in toxin structure and activity reflect functional convergence.

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