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Entry Detail
PDB ID:
7RAG
Keywords:
Title:
Structure of the CwlD amidase from Clostridioides difficile in complex with the GerS lipoprotein
Biological Source:
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PDB Version:
Deposition Date:
2021-07-01
Release Date:
2021-09-08
Method Details:
Experimental Method:
Resolution:
2.40 Å
R-Value Free:
0.24
R-Value Work:
0.20
R-Value Observed:
0.20
Space Group:
P 65 2 2
Macromolecular Entities
Polymer Type:polypeptide(L)
Description:Lipoprotein
Chain IDs:A
Chain Length:175
Number of Molecules:1
Biological Source:Clostridioides difficile
Polymer Type:polypeptide(L)
Description:Germination-specific N-acetylmuramoyl-L-alanine amidase, Autolysin
Chain IDs:B
Chain Length:217
Number of Molecules:1
Biological Source:Clostridioides difficile
Modified Residue
Compound ID Chain ID Parent Comp ID Details 2D Image
MSE A MET modified residue
Primary Citation
A lipoprotein allosterically activates the CwlD amidase during Clostridioides difficile spore formation.
Plos Genet. 17 e1009791 e1009791 (2021)
PMID: 34570752 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1009791

Abstact

Spore-forming pathogens like Clostridioides difficile depend on germination to initiate infection. During gemination, spores must degrade their cortex layer, which is a thick, protective layer of modified peptidoglycan. Cortex degradation depends on the presence of the spore-specific peptidoglycan modification, muramic-∂-lactam (MAL), which is specifically recognized by cortex lytic enzymes. In C. difficile, MAL production depends on the CwlD amidase and its binding partner, the GerS lipoprotein. To gain insight into how GerS regulates CwlD activity, we solved the crystal structure of the CwlD:GerS complex. In this structure, a GerS homodimer is bound to two CwlD monomers such that the CwlD active sites are exposed. Although CwlD structurally resembles amidase_3 family members, we found that CwlD does not bind Zn2+ stably on its own, unlike previously characterized amidase_3 enzymes. Instead, GerS binding to CwlD promotes CwlD binding to Zn2+, which is required for its catalytic mechanism. Thus, in determining the first structure of an amidase bound to its regulator, we reveal stabilization of Zn2+ co-factor binding as a novel mechanism for regulating bacterial amidase activity. Our results further suggest that allosteric regulation by binding partners may be a more widespread mode for regulating bacterial amidase activity than previously thought.

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