Crystal structure of NucB, a biofilm-degrading endonuclease.
Crystal structure of NucB, a biofilm-degrading endonuclease.
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DOI:
10.1093/nar/gkx1170
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发表时间:
2018-01-09
影响因子:
14.9
通讯作者:
Lewis RJ
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作者:
Baslé A;Hewitt L;Koh A;Lamb HK;Thompson P;Burgess JG;Hall MJ;Hawkins AR;Murray H;Lewis RJ
Bacterial biofilms are a complex architecture of cells that grow on moist interfaces, and are held together by a molecular glue of extracellular proteins, sugars and nucleic acids. Biofilms are particularly problematic in human healthcare as they can coat medical implants and are thus a potential source of disease. The enzymatic dispersal of biofilms is increasingly being developed as a new strategy to treat this problem. Here, we have characterized NucB, a biofilm-dispersing nuclease from a marine strain of Bacillus licheniformis, and present its crystal structure together with the biochemistry and a mutational analysis required to confirm its active site. Taken together, these data support the categorization of NucB into a unique subfamily of the ββα metal-dependent non-specific endonucleases. Understanding the structure and function of NucB will facilitate its future development into an anti-biofilm therapeutic agent.
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DOI:
10.1107/s090744491003982x
发表时间:
2011-04
期刊:
Acta crystallographica. Section D, Biological crystallography
影响因子:
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作者:
Evans PR
通讯作者:
Evans PR
影响因子:
5.2
作者:
Elshawadfy AM;Keith BJ;Ee Ooi H;Kinsman T;Heslop P;Connolly BA
通讯作者:
Connolly BA
DOI:
10.1107/s0907444904019158
发表时间:
2004-12-01
影响因子:
2.2
作者:
Emsley, P;Cowtan, K
通讯作者:
Cowtan, K
影响因子:
4.1
作者:
AKRIGG, A;MANDELSTAM, J
通讯作者:
MANDELSTAM, J
影响因子:
2.9
作者:
Eastberg, Jennifer H.;Eklund, Jennifer;Stoddard, Barry L.
通讯作者:
Stoddard, Barry L.