1 H, 15 N and 13 C resonance assignments of the C-terminal domain of Vibrio cholerae TolA protein

Vibrio cholerae is the bacterial causative agent of the human disease cholera. Non-pathogenic bacterium can be converted to pathogenic following infection by a filamentous phage, CTXΦ, that carries the cholera toxin encoding genes. A crucial step during phage infection requires a direct interaction between the CTXΦ minor coat protein (pIII CTX ) and the C-terminal domain of V. cholerae TolA protein (TolAIIIvc). In order to get a better understanding of TolA function during the infection process, we have initiated a study of the V. cholerae TolAIII domain by 2D and 3D heteronuclear NMR. With the exception of the His-tag (H123–H128), 97 % of backbone 1 H, 15 N and 13 C resonances were assigned and the side chain assignments for 92 % of the protein were obtained (BMRB deposit with accession number 25689).