EsxB, a secreted protein from Bacillus anthracis forms two distinct helical bundles
Abstract
The EsxB protein from Bacillus anthracis belongs to the WXG100 family, a group of proteins secreted by a specialized secretion system. We have determined the crystal structures of recombinant EsxB and discovered that the small protein (~10 kDa), comprised of a helix-loop-helix (HLH) hairpin, is capable of associating into two different helical bundles. The two basic quaternary assemblies of EsxB are an antiparallel (AP) dimer and a rarely observed bisecting U (BU) dimer. This structural duality of EsxB is believed to originate from the heptad repeat sequence diversity of the first helix of its HLH hairpin, which allows for two alternative helix packing. The flexibility of EsxB and the ability to form alternative helical bundles underscore the possibility that this protein can serve as an adaptor in secretion and can form hetero-oligomeric helix bundle(s) with other secreted members of the WXG100 family, such as EsxW. The highly conserved WXG motif is located within the loop of the HLH hairpin and is mostly buried within the helix bundle suggesting that its role is mainly structural. The exact functions of the motif, including a proposed role as a secretion signal, remain unknown.
- Authors:
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- Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States); Univ. of Chicago, Chicago, IL (United States)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1212699
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC02-06CH11357; GM074942; GM094585
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Protein Science
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 24; Journal Issue: 9; Journal ID: ISSN 0961-8368
- Publisher:
- The Protein Society
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES; type VII secretion system; ESAT-6 like secretion system; WXG family; EsxB; helix bundle; antiparallel dimer; bisecting U dimer; tetramer
Citation Formats
Fan, Yao, Tan, Kemin, Chhor, Gekleng, Butler, Emily K., Jedrzejczak, Robert P., Missiakas, Dominique, and Joachimiak, Andrzej. EsxB, a secreted protein from Bacillus anthracis forms two distinct helical bundles. United States: N. p., 2015.
Web. doi:10.1002/pro.2715.
Fan, Yao, Tan, Kemin, Chhor, Gekleng, Butler, Emily K., Jedrzejczak, Robert P., Missiakas, Dominique, & Joachimiak, Andrzej. EsxB, a secreted protein from Bacillus anthracis forms two distinct helical bundles. United States. https://doi.org/10.1002/pro.2715
Fan, Yao, Tan, Kemin, Chhor, Gekleng, Butler, Emily K., Jedrzejczak, Robert P., Missiakas, Dominique, and Joachimiak, Andrzej. Fri .
"EsxB, a secreted protein from Bacillus anthracis forms two distinct helical bundles". United States. https://doi.org/10.1002/pro.2715. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1212699.
@article{osti_1212699,
title = {EsxB, a secreted protein from Bacillus anthracis forms two distinct helical bundles},
author = {Fan, Yao and Tan, Kemin and Chhor, Gekleng and Butler, Emily K. and Jedrzejczak, Robert P. and Missiakas, Dominique and Joachimiak, Andrzej},
abstractNote = {The EsxB protein from Bacillus anthracis belongs to the WXG100 family, a group of proteins secreted by a specialized secretion system. We have determined the crystal structures of recombinant EsxB and discovered that the small protein (~10 kDa), comprised of a helix-loop-helix (HLH) hairpin, is capable of associating into two different helical bundles. The two basic quaternary assemblies of EsxB are an antiparallel (AP) dimer and a rarely observed bisecting U (BU) dimer. This structural duality of EsxB is believed to originate from the heptad repeat sequence diversity of the first helix of its HLH hairpin, which allows for two alternative helix packing. The flexibility of EsxB and the ability to form alternative helical bundles underscore the possibility that this protein can serve as an adaptor in secretion and can form hetero-oligomeric helix bundle(s) with other secreted members of the WXG100 family, such as EsxW. The highly conserved WXG motif is located within the loop of the HLH hairpin and is mostly buried within the helix bundle suggesting that its role is mainly structural. The exact functions of the motif, including a proposed role as a secretion signal, remain unknown.},
doi = {10.1002/pro.2715},
journal = {Protein Science},
number = 9,
volume = 24,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Jul 03 00:00:00 EDT 2015},
month = {Fri Jul 03 00:00:00 EDT 2015}
}
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