| Literature DB >> 22948145 |
Ronnie P-A Berntsson1, Gea K Schuurman-Wolters, Gary Dunny, Dirk-Jan Slotboom, Bert Poolman.
Abstract
We present the crystal structure of the pheromone receptor protein PrgZ from Enterococcus faecalis in complex with the heptapeptide cCF10 (LVTLVFV), which is used in signaling between conjugative recipient and donor cells. Comparison of PrgZ with homologous oligopeptide-binding proteins (AppA and OppA) explains the high specificity of PrgZ for hydrophobic heptapeptides versus the promiscuity of peptide binding in the homologous proteins.Entities:
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Year: 2012 PMID: 22948145 PMCID: PMC3481316 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M112.386334
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Biol Chem ISSN: 0021-9258 Impact factor: 5.157