Structure and function of the bacillithiol‐ S ‐transferase BstA from Staphylococcus aureus
- Department of Chemistry Grand Valley State University Allendale Michigan 49401
Abstract Bacillithiol is a low‐molecular weight thiol produced by many gram‐positive organisms, including Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus anthracis . It is the major thiol responsible for maintaining redox homeostasis and cellular detoxification, including inactivation of the antibiotic fosfomycin. The metal‐dependent bacillithiol transferase BstA is likely involved in these sorts of detoxification processes, but the exact substrates and enzyme mechanism have not been identified. Here we report the 1.34 Å resolution X‐ray crystallographic structure of BstA from S. aureus . Our structure confirms that BstA belongs to the YfiT‐like metal‐dependent hydrolase superfamily. Like YfiT, our structure contains nickel within its active site, but our functional data suggest that BstA utilizes zinc for activity. Although BstA and YfiT both contain a core four helix bundle and coordinate their metal ions in the same fashion, significant differences between the protein structures are described here.
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC02-06CH11357
- OSTI ID:
- 1422461
- Journal Information:
- Protein Science, Journal Name: Protein Science Journal Issue: 4 Vol. 27; ISSN 0961-8368
- Publisher:
- Wiley Blackwell (John Wiley & Sons)Copyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- United Kingdom
- Language:
- English
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