The RpfC (Rv1884) atomic structure shows high structural conservation within the resuscitation-promoting factor catalytic domain

Abstract

The first structure of the catalytic domain of RpfC (Rv1884), one of the resuscitation-promoting factors (RPFs) fromMycobacterium tuberculosis, is reported. The structure was solved using molecular replacement once the space group had been correctly identified as twinnedP21rather than the apparentC2221by searching for anomalous scattering sites inP1. The structure displays a very high degree of structural conservation with the previously published structures of the catalytic domains of RpfB (Rv1009) and RpfE (Rv2450). This structural conservation highlights the importance of the versatile domain composition of the RPF family.