Expression, purification, crystallization and preliminary X-ray analysis of the D-alanyl carrier protein DltC from Staphylococcus epidermidis

Acta Crystallogr Sect F Struct Biol Cryst Commun. 2012 Jul 1;68(Pt 7):810-2. doi: 10.1107/S1744309112021720. Epub 2012 Jun 28.

Abstract

The D-alanyl lipoteichoic acids (D-alanyl LTAs) present in the cell walls of Gram-positive bacteria play crucial roles in autolysis, cation homeostasis and biofilm formation. The alanylation of LTAs requires the D-alanyl carrier protein DltC to transfer D-Ala onto a membrane-associated LTA. Here, DltC from Staphylococcus epidermidis (SeDltC) was purified and crystallized using the sitting-drop vapour-diffusion method. The crystals diffracted to a resolution of 1.83 Å and belonged to space group P2, with unit-cell parameters a = 66.26, b = 53.28, c = 88.05 Å, β = 98.22°. The results give a preliminary crystallographic analysis of SeDltC and shed light on the functional role of DltC in the alanylation of LTAs.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Bacterial Proteins / chemistry*
  • Bacterial Proteins / genetics
  • Bacterial Proteins / isolation & purification
  • Carrier Proteins / chemistry*
  • Carrier Proteins / genetics
  • Carrier Proteins / isolation & purification
  • Crystallization
  • Crystallography, X-Ray
  • Gene Expression
  • Staphylococcus epidermidis / chemistry*

Substances

  • Bacterial Proteins
  • Carrier Proteins
  • D-alanyl carrier protein, bacteria