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Entry Detail
PDB ID:
8XJE
Title:
Crystal structure of the YqeY protein from Campylobacter jejuni
Biological Source:
Source Organism:
PDB Version:
Deposition Date:
2023-12-21
Release Date:
2024-05-22
Method Details:
Experimental Method:
Resolution:
2.10 Å
R-Value Free:
0.25
R-Value Work:
0.21
R-Value Observed:
0.21
Space Group:
P 1 21 1
Macromolecular Entities
Polymer Type:polypeptide(L)
Description:YqeY
Chain IDs:A, B, C, D
Chain Length:153
Number of Molecules:4
Biological Source:Campylobacter jejuni
Primary Citation
Structural analysis of the YqeY proteins from Campylobacter jejuni and Vibrio parahaemolyticus.
Biochem.Biophys.Res.Commun. 695 149485 149485 (2024)
PMID: 38211535 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2024.149485

Abstact

YqeY is a functionally and structurally uncharacterized protein that is ubiquitously expressed in bacteria. To gain structural insights into the function of YqeY, we determined the crystal structures of the Campylobacter jejuni and Vibrio parahaemolyticus YqeY proteins (cjYqeY and vpYqeY, respectively) and analyzed the structural and functional roles of conserved residues via a mutational study. Both cjYqeY and vpYqeY were found to adopt a two-domain structure consisting of an N-terminal four-α-helix domain and a C-terminal three-α-helix domain, with a relatively flexible interdomain orientation. The YqeY structure is unique in its linkage of the two α-helix domains although the C-terminal YqeY domain is structurally homologous to the terminal appendages of glutaminyl-tRNA synthetase and tRNA-dependent amidotransferase. We identified six conserved YqeY residues (Y67, R72, E82, Y89, P91, and G119) and evaluated their roles in protein stability via alanine mutation using a thermal shift assay. Residues Y67, R72, Y89, and P91 were shown to be required to maintain the structural integrity of YqeY. In contrast, residues E82 and G119 were not found to be essential for protein stability and are highly likely to contribute to the biological function of YqeY.

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