Structural basis of glycerophosphodiester recognition by the Mycobacterium tuberculosis substrate-binding protein UgpB

Fenn, Jonathan, Nepravishta, Ridvan, Guy, Collette, Harrison, James, Angulo, Jesus ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7250-5639, Cameron, Alexander and Fullam, Elizabeth (2019) Structural basis of glycerophosphodiester recognition by the Mycobacterium tuberculosis substrate-binding protein UgpB. ACS Chemical Biology, 14 (9). pp. 1879-1887. ISSN 1554-8929

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Abstract

Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) is the causative agent of tuberculosis (TB) and has evolved an incredible ability to survive latently within the human host for decades. The Mtb pathogen encodes for a low number of ATP-binding cassette (ABC) importers for the acquisition of carbohydrates that may reflect the nutrient poor environment within the host macrophages. Mtb UgpB (Rv2833) is the substrate binding domain of the UgpABCE transporter that recognises glycerophosphocholine (GPC), indicating that this transporter has a role in recycling glycerophospholipid metabolites. By using a combination of saturation transfer difference (STD) NMR and X-ray crystallography we report the structural analysis of Mtb UgpB complexed with GPC and have identified that Mtb UgpB does not only recognise GPC but that it is promiscuous for a broad range of glycerophosphodiesters. Complementary biochemical analyses and site-directed mutagenesis precisely define the molecular basis and specificity of glycerophosphodiester recognition. Our results provide critical insights into the structural and functional role of the Mtb UgpB transporter and reveal that the specificity of this ABC-transporter is not limited to GPC therefore optimising the ability of Mtb to scavenge scarce nutrients and essential glycerophospholipid metabolites via a single transporter during intracellular infection.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	sdg 3 - good health and well-being ,/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/good_health_and_well_being
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Science > School of Pharmacy
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Pharmaceutical Materials and Soft Matter
Depositing User:	LivePure Connector
Date Deposited:	06 Aug 2019 08:30
Last Modified:	22 Oct 2022 05:06
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/71893
DOI:	10.1021/acschembio.9b00204

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