title: Structure-function relationships in a bacterial DING protein.
abstract: A recombinant DING protein from Pseudomonas fluorescens has been previously shown to have a phosphate-binding site, and to be mitogenic for human cells. Here we report the three-dimensional structure of the protein, confirming a close similarity to the "Venus flytrap" structure seen in other human and bacterial phosphate-binding proteins. Site-directed mutagenesis confirms the role of a key residue involved in phosphate binding, and that the mitogenic activity is not dependent on this property. Deletion of one of the two hinged domains that constitute the Venus flytrap also eliminates phosphate binding whilst enhancing mitogenic activity.
authors.affiliation: School of Biological Sciences, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
authors.forename: Soyeon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ahn
authors.forename: Sebastien
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Moniot
authors.forename: Mikael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Elias
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Chabriere
authors.forename: Donghyo
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Ken
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Scott
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D001665:Binding Sites; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D006801:Humans; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009154:Mutation / Q000235:genetics; D010710:Phosphates / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D017510:Protein Folding; D017434:Protein Structure, Tertiary; D011551:Pseudomonas fluorescens / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D040681:Structural Homology, Protein
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D010710:Phosphates; D011994:Recombinant Proteins