title: The Structure of the Transcriptional Repressor KstR in Complex with CoA Thioester Cholesterol Metabolites Sheds Light on the Regulation of Cholesterol Catabolism in Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
abstract: Cholesterol can be a major carbon source forMycobacterium tuberculosisduring infection, both at an early stage in the macrophage phagosome and later within the necrotic granuloma. KstR is a highly conserved TetR family transcriptional repressor that regulates a large set of genes responsible for cholesterol catabolism. Many genes in this regulon, includingkstR, are either induced during infection or are essential for survival ofM. tuberculosis in vivo In this study, we identified two ligands for KstR, both of which are CoA thioester cholesterol metabolites with four intact steroid rings. A metabolite in which one of the rings was cleaved was not a ligand. We confirmed the ligand-protein interactions using intrinsic tryptophan fluorescence and showed that ligand binding strongly inhibited KstR-DNA binding using surface plasmon resonance (IC50for ligand = 25 nm). Crystal structures of the ligand-free form of KstR show variability in the position of the DNA-binding domain. In contrast, structures of KstR·ligand complexes are highly similar to each other and demonstrate a position of the DNA-binding domain that is unfavorable for DNA binding. Comparison of ligand-bound and ligand-free structures identifies residues involved in ligand specificity and reveals a distinctive mechanism by which the ligand-induced conformational change mediates DNA release.
authors: From the School of Biological Sciences and Maurice Wilkins Centre for Molecular Biodiscovery, The University of Auckland, 3a Symonds Street, Auckland 1142, New Zealand.
authors: Ngoc Anh Thu
authors: NA
authors: Ho
authors: From the School of Biological Sciences and Maurice Wilkins Centre for Molecular Biodiscovery, The University of Auckland, 3a Symonds Street, Auckland 1142, New Zealand.
authors: Stephanie S
authors: SS
authors: Dawes
authors: the Departments of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and.
authors: Adam M
authors: AM
authors: Crowe
authors: From the School of Biological Sciences and Maurice Wilkins Centre for Molecular Biodiscovery, The University of Auckland, 3a Symonds Street, Auckland 1142, New Zealand, Microbiology and Immunology, Life Sciences Institute, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver V6T 1Z3, Canada.
authors: Israël
authors: I
authors: Casabon
authors: From the School of Biological Sciences and Maurice Wilkins Centre for Molecular Biodiscovery, The University of Auckland, 3a Symonds Street, Auckland 1142, New Zealand.
authors: Chen
authors: C
authors: Gao
authors: the Department of Pathology and Pathogen Biology The Royal Veterinary College, Royal College Street, London NW1 0TU, United Kingdom, and.
authors: Sharon L
authors: SL
authors: Kendall
authors: From the School of Biological Sciences and Maurice Wilkins Centre for Molecular Biodiscovery, The University of Auckland, 3a Symonds Street, Auckland 1142, New Zealand.
authors: Edward N
authors: EN
authors: Baker
authors: the Departments of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Microbiology and Immunology, Life Sciences Institute, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver V6T 1Z3, Canada leltis@mail.ubc.ca.
authors: Lindsay D
authors: LD
authors: Eltis
authors: From the School of Biological Sciences and Maurice Wilkins Centre for Molecular Biodiscovery, The University of Auckland, 3a Symonds Street, Auckland 1142, New Zealand, s.lott@auckland.ac.nz.
authors: J Shaun
authors: JS
authors: Lott
mesh_terms: D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D011485:Protein Binding; D017434:Protein Structure, Tertiary; D012097:Repressor Proteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D012097:Repressor Proteins; D002784:Cholesterol
keywords: CoA thioester; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; bacterial metabolism; cholesterol metabolism; protein structure; transcription repressor