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. 2021 May 5;11(5):210009. doi: 10.1098/rsob.210009

Table 1.

List of Fic domain containing proteins with known crystal structures. Modified from Truttmann & Ploegh [37] and Veyron et al. [38].

name organism name references function/targets structure (PDB ID)
IbpA Histophilus somnii [30,32,33] AMPylation of Rho GTPases (Rac1, CDC42, RhoA-C, RhoG, TC10); cytotoxicity mediated by disruption of cytoskeletal regulation, repression of immune signalling pathways downstream of Rho GTPases 3N3U and 4ITR
VopS Vibrio parahaemolyticus [30,32,34] AMPylation of Rho GTPases (CDC42, Rac1, RhoA, RhoG, TC10); cytotoxicity mediated by disruption of cytoskeletal regulation 3LET
AnkX Legionella pneumophila [4,39] phospocholination of Rab1 and Rab35 GTPases; disrupts host cell endocyte recycling 4BEP, 4BER, 4BES and 4BET
DrrAb Legionella pneumophila [12,15] AMPylation of GTPase Rab1b [14]; disrupts host intracellular vesicle transport and evades capture by lysosomes 3NKU, 3N6O, 3JZ9, 3JZA, 2WWX, 3L0I and 5O74
VbhT Bartonella schenbuchensis [40] AMPylation of bacterial target of approximately 80 kDa; host target(s) unknown 3ZCB, 3ZC7 and 3SHG
GS-ATasea,b E. coli [41] bifunctional enzyme; AMPylates and de-AMPylates bacterial glutamine synthetase through two distinct active sites not available
EcFicT Escherichia coli [42] host target(s) unknown; AMPylates bacterial type IIA topoisomerases and DNA gyrase; host target(s) unknown 5JFF and 5JFZ
YeFicT Yersinia enterocolitica [42] AMPylates bacterial type IIA topoisomerases and DNA gyrase not available
Bep1, Bep2 Bartonella rochalimae [4345] Bep1 AMPylates Rac1/2/3 and RhoG, Bep2 AMPylates Vimentin; physiological function unknown 5EU0
NmFIC Neisseria meningitidis [46] AMPylates endogenous DNA gyrase B; host targets unknown 2G03, 3S6A, 3SE5, 3SN9, 3ZLM,5CG7, 5CKL and 5CMT
HpFIC Helicobacter pylori physiological function unknown 2F6S
EfFIC Enterococcus faecalis [47] host/endogenous targets unknown; possesses both AMPylation and de- AMPylation functions regulated by Ca2+ and Mg2+ 5NUW, 5NV5, 6EP0, 6EP5, 6EP2, 5NWF and 5NVQ
BtFIC Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron physiological function unknown 3CUC
SoFIC Shewanella oneidensis physiological function unknown 3EQX, 3ZCN and 3ZEC
CdFIC Clostridium difficile [48] unknown physiological targets; auto-AMPylates even in presence of inhibitory glutamate of the auto- inhibition motif 4X2E, 4X2C and 4X2D
HYPE Homo sapiens [4953] HYPEE234GAMPylates BiP, HSP70,HSP40, α-synuclein, eEF1A, E1F2AK2, H2-H4, ATP5A1, ATP5B, UBAP2 L, TUBB, CTSB,CTSC, CTSZ, ACP2, PNPLA3, ABHD6, TPP1, CAPZB and NSFL1C; involved in UPR activation in the ER, neuronal biogenesis, chaperone function modulation, altered aggregation of α-synuclein, ATP synthesis, cytoskeletal development and regulating protein translation 4U04, 4U0S, 4U07, 4U0U and 4U0Z
SelOb Pseudomonas syringae [54] human orthologue regulates mitochondrial redox homeostasis through AMPylation of grxA and sucA 6EAC
dFICa Drosophila melanogaster [5557] AMPylates BiP; regulates stress response in ER, required for glia- specific histamine metabolism, neurotransmitter recycling, vision and maintenance of microvilli crystal structure not available
FIC-1 Caenorhabditis elegans [6,58] AMPylates HSP1, HSP3 and eEF1- A2; involved in regulating sensitivity to pathogenic bacteria and modulating chaperone function in cytosol and ER 5JJ6 and 5JJ7
BeP Bartonella quintana JK-31 physiological function unknown 4LU4
BepC Bartonella henselae [59] triggers actin stress fibre formation in HeLa cells 4WGJ
BepA Bartonella henselae [60] AMPylation of eukaryotic targets of approximately 40 kDa and 50 kDa; precise function unknown 5NH2, 2VZA, 2VY3 and 2JK8
Bep5 Bartonella claridgeiae physiological function unknown 4XI8
Bep8 Bartonella sp.1–1c physiological function unknown 4PY3
Dde2494 Desulfovibrio alaskensis physiological function unknown 4RGL
AvrB Pseudomonas synrigae [61] affects plant immunity by targeting RIN4 [62]; AMPylation activity unknown but can potentially act as an AMPylase 1NH1, 2NUD and 2NUN
PfhB2a Pasteurella multocida [7] AMPylates Rho GTPases (CDC42, TC10, RhoA and Rac1); cytotoxicity mediated by disruption of cytoskeletal regulation crystal structure of the PfhB2 Fic domain is unavailable

aCrystal structures of dFIC, GS-ATase and the Fic domain of PfhB2 has not been solved.

bGS-ATase, DrrA and SelO exhibit non-Fic-mediated AMPylation.