title: Solution conformation of the Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae phytotoxic lipodepsipeptide syringopeptin 25-A. Two-dimensional NMR, distance geometry and molecular dynamics.
abstract: Syringopeptin 25-A is a phytotoxic amphiphilic lipodepsipeptide containing 25 amino acid residues, produced by some isolates of the plant pathogenic bacterium Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae. Previous papers have reported its covalent structure and some of its biological properties. Attention has now been directed to define its conformation in solution, a structural feature regarded as important for understanding its possible role in the bacterial colonization of host plants, and its toxic action on the plant cell. Here we report the stereochemistry of its amino acid components, the complete interpretation of the two-dimensional NMR spectra and NOE data, and finally the structure obtained by computer simulations applying distance geometry and molecular dynamics procedures. The conformation of syringopeptin 25-A in aqueous solution includes three different structural regions interrupted by rigid 2,3-dehydro-2-aminobutyric acid residues: a loop from residue 2 to 6, a helicoidal zone from 8 to 15, and the lactone ring from 18 to 25. The three-dimensional structure of the lactone moiety is very similar to that of two previously studied bioactive lipodepsinonapeptides. Preliminary circular dichroism evidence of conformational variations in solution of trifluoroethanol, which stimulates a membrane-like environment, are also reported.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Scienze Biochimiche A. Rossi Fanelli, Università di Roma La Sapienza, Italia.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ballio
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bossa
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Di Giorgio
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Di Nola
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Manetti
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Paci
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Scaloni
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Segre
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001427:Bacterial Toxins / Q000737:chemistry*; D002942:Circular Dichroism; D003198:Computer Simulation; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000737:chemistry; D006868:Hydrolysis; D008074:Lipoproteins / Q000737:chemistry; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000737:chemistry; D010456:Peptides, Cyclic / Q000737:chemistry*; D011487:Protein Conformation; D017433:Protein Structure, Secondary; D017434:Protein Structure, Tertiary; D011549:Pseudomonas / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D001427:Bacterial Toxins; D005227:Fatty Acids; D008074:Lipoproteins; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D010456:Peptides, Cyclic; C098017:syringopeptin 25-A