Structure of the bacterial plant-ferredoxin receptor FusA

Rhys Grinter; Inokentijs Josts; Khedidja Mosbahi; Aleksander W. Roszak; Richard J. Cogdell; Alexandre M. J. J. Bonvin; Joel J. Milner; Sharon M. Kelly; Olwyn Byron; Brian O. Smith; Daniel Walker

doi:10.1038/ncomms13308

Nature Communications (Oct 2016)

Structure of the bacterial plant-ferredoxin receptor FusA

Rhys Grinter,
Inokentijs Josts,
Khedidja Mosbahi,
Aleksander W. Roszak,
Richard J. Cogdell,
Alexandre M. J. J. Bonvin,
Joel J. Milner,
Sharon M. Kelly,
Olwyn Byron,
Brian O. Smith,
Daniel Walker

Affiliations

Rhys Grinter: Institute of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow
Inokentijs Josts: Institute of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow
Khedidja Mosbahi: Institute of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow
Aleksander W. Roszak: Institute of Molecular, Cell and Systems Biology, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow
Richard J. Cogdell: Institute of Molecular, Cell and Systems Biology, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow
Alexandre M. J. J. Bonvin: Bijvoet Center for Biomolecular Research, Faculty of Science, Utrecht University
Joel J. Milner: School of Life Sciences, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow
Sharon M. Kelly: Institute of Molecular, Cell and Systems Biology, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow
Olwyn Byron: School of Life Sciences, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow
Brian O. Smith: Institute of Molecular, Cell and Systems Biology, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow
Daniel Walker: Institute of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms13308
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 7, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Many bacteria use TonB-dependent outer membrane receptors to scavenge iron from their host during infection. Here, the authors report on the structure and function of FusA, which is a bacterial receptor that is used to obtain iron from plants.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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