The crystal structure of Bacillus subtilis YycI reveals a common fold for two members of an unusual class of sensor histidine kinase regulatory proteins

J Bacteriol. 2007 Apr;189(8):3290-5. doi: 10.1128/JB.01937-06. Epub 2007 Feb 16.

Abstract

YycI and YycH are two membrane-anchored periplasmic proteins that regulate the essential Bacillus subtilis YycG histidine kinase through direct interaction. Here we present the crystal structure of YycI at a 2.9-A resolution. YycI forms a dimer, and remarkably the structure resembles that of the two C-terminal domains of YycH despite nearly undetectable sequence homology (10%) between the two proteins.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Bacillus subtilis / chemistry*
  • Bacillus subtilis / metabolism
  • Bacterial Proteins / chemistry*
  • Bacterial Proteins / physiology
  • Crystallization
  • Dimerization
  • Histidine Kinase
  • Models, Molecular
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Protein Folding
  • Protein Kinases / metabolism
  • Protein Structure, Tertiary
  • Sequence Alignment
  • Signal Transduction
  • Structure-Activity Relationship

Substances

  • Bacterial Proteins
  • Protein Kinases
  • Histidine Kinase

Associated data

  • PDB/2O3O