Structure of the Response Regulator NsrR from Streptococcus agalactiae, Which Is Involved in Lantibiotic Resistance

PLoS One. 2016 Mar 1;11(3):e0149903. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0149903. eCollection 2016.

Abstract

Lantibiotics are antimicrobial peptides produced by Gram-positive bacteria. Interestingly, several clinically relevant and human pathogenic strains are inherently resistant towards lantibiotics. The expression of the genes responsible for lantibiotic resistance is regulated by a specific two-component system consisting of a histidine kinase and a response regulator. Here, we focused on a response regulator involved in lantibiotic resistance, NsrR from Streptococcus agalactiae, and determined the crystal structures of its N-terminal receiver domain and C-terminal DNA-binding effector domain. The C-terminal domain exhibits a fold that classifies NsrR as a member of the OmpR/PhoB subfamily of regulators. Amino acids involved in phosphorylation, dimerization, and DNA-binding were identified and demonstrated to be conserved in lantibiotic resistance regulators. Finally, a model of the full-length NsrR in the active and inactive state provides insights into protein dimerization and DNA-binding.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology*
  • Bacterial Proteins / chemistry*
  • Bacterial Proteins / genetics
  • Bacterial Proteins / metabolism
  • Bacteriocins / pharmacology*
  • Catalytic Domain
  • Cloning, Molecular
  • Crystallography, X-Ray
  • DNA / metabolism
  • Drug Resistance, Bacterial*
  • Humans
  • Models, Molecular
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Protein Multimerization
  • Protein Structure, Tertiary
  • Sequence Alignment
  • Streptococcal Infections / drug therapy
  • Streptococcal Infections / microbiology*
  • Streptococcus agalactiae / chemistry*
  • Streptococcus agalactiae / genetics
  • Streptococcus agalactiae / metabolism

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Bacterial Proteins
  • Bacteriocins
  • DNA

Grants and funding

This work was funded by IgraspSeed (a university internal graduate school).