title: NMR solution structure of the receptor binding domain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa pilin strain P1. Identification of a beta-turn.
abstract: The solution structure of the peptide antigen from the receptor binding domain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa strain P1 has been determined using two-dimensional 1H NMR techniques. Ensembles of solution conformations for the trans form of this 23-residue disulfide bridged peptide have been generated using a simulated annealing procedure in conjunction with distance and torsion angle restraints derived from NMR data. Comparison of the NMR-derived solution structures of the P1 peptide with those previously determined for the 17-residue PAK, PAO and KB7 strain peptides [McInnes, C., et al. (1993) Biochemistry 32, 13432-13440; Campbell, A.P., et al. (1995) Biochemistry 34, 16255-16268] reveals the common structural motif of a beta-turn, which may be the necessary structural requirement for recognition of a common cell surface receptor and a common cross-reactive antibody to which all four strains bind. The importance of this conserved beta-turn in the PAK, PAO, KB7 and P1 peptides is discussed with regard to the design of a synthetic peptide vaccine effective against multiple strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections.
authors.affiliation: Protein Engineering Network of Centers of Excellence, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Campbell
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sheth
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Hodges
authors.forename: B D
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Sykes
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000276:immunology; D001425:Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins / Q000737:chemistry*; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000737:chemistry; D036781:Fimbriae Proteins; D010861:Fimbriae, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D017433:Protein Structure, Secondary; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000737:chemistry*; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000737:chemistry; D014612:Vaccines / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D001425:Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D014612:Vaccines; D036781:Fimbriae Proteins