Crystal structure of shaft pilin spaD from Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG

Bent conformation of a backbone pilin N-terminal domain supports a three-stage pilus assembly mechanism.

MGRDPNSTTTVDFTLHKIEQTSDEQIQNTGHDLGLTGRKPVQGAQFKIFNVTDAFYQLLENHDKTTAASMISQNLGQYVN
LQDPNAATVTTDADGLAAFKGLAAKTNGRHSVYAFHEAVTPQPYQKAADMIVSLPVRQDDGSDLTNIHLYPKDSLVTKNL
TEINEQAVATKDLHDVAVGDVLTYQVQFQIPHDIGALADHSQDTFKYNQFKVLDYMTKEGLTFKALTAITVDGQDILKAL
TGKMAFMSSNDAAWQQTHNYPFGFELDFLGGTDPDAVRNLLTQYAGKRVTVAYTGIVNEKMIPDQKVGNTAEVSFDPDSK
ITVNGPEIQTGGIRFFKHEAGSSKSLANATFILQRMNGNVREYAVLEGVNGMAGTYQPTKITWTTNQDAATRLKTSGAET
ANLTIQGLLPGRYTLVETAAPEGYEILDPTTDFEVIAGTWGTKTIRIANTPVNQLLPLEHHHHHH

HYDROGENS HAVE BEEN ADDED IN THE RIDING POSITIONS

Pilin, spaD, probiotic, isopeptide, SpaFED pili, adhesin, CELL ADHESION

TTTVDFTLHKIEQTSDEQIQNTGHDLGLTGRKPVQGAQFKIFNVTDAFYQLLENHDKTTAASMISQNLGQYVNLQDPNAA
TVTTDADGLAAFKGLAAKTNGRHSVYAFHEAVTPQPYQKAADMIVSLPVRQDDGSDLTNIHLYPKDSLVTKNLTEINEQA
VATKDLHDVAVGDVLTYQVQFQIPHDIGALADHSQDTFKYNQFKVLDYMTKEGLTFKALTAITVDGQDILKALTGKMAFM
SSNDAAWQQTHNYPFGFELDFLGGTDPDAVRNLLTQYAGKRVTVAYTGIVNEKMIPDQKVGNTAEVSFDPDSKITVNGPE
IQTGGIRFFKHEAGSSKSLANATFILQRMNGNVREYAVLEGVNGMAGTYQPTKITWTTNQDAATRLKTSGAETANLTIQG
LLPGRYTLVETAAPEGYEILDPTTDFEVIAGTWGTKTIRIANTPVNQLLP