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Claxton HB, Akey DL, Silver MK, Admiraal SJ, Smith JL. Structure and functional analysis of RifR, the type II thioesterase from the rifamycin biosynthetic pathway. J Biol Chem 2009; 284:5021-9. [PMID: 19103602 PMCID: PMC2643520 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m808604200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2008] [Revised: 12/19/2008] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Two thioesterases are commonly found in natural product biosynthetic clusters, a type I thioesterase that is responsible for removing the final product from the biosynthetic complex and a type II thioesterase that is believed to perform housekeeping functions such as removing aberrant units from carrier domains. We present the crystal structure and the kinetic analysis of RifR, a type II thioesterase from the hybrid nonribosomal peptide synthetases/polyketide synthase rifamycin biosynthetic cluster of Amycolatopsis mediterranei. Steady-state kinetics show that RifR has a preference for the hydrolysis of acyl units from the phosphopantetheinyl arm of the acyl carrier domain over the hydrolysis of acyl units from the phosphopantetheinyl arm of acyl-CoAs as well as a modest preference for the decarboxylated substrate mimics acetyl-CoA and propionyl-CoA over malonyl-CoA and methylmalonyl-CoA. Multiple RifR conformations and structural similarities to other thioesterases suggest that movement of a helical lid controls access of substrates to the active site of RifR.
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- Heather B Claxton
- Life Science Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
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Schmelz S, Kadi N, McMahon SA, Song L, Oves-Costales D, Oke M, Liu H, Johnson KA, Carter LG, Botting CH, White MF, Challis GL, Naismith JH. AcsD catalyzes enantioselective citrate desymmetrization in siderophore biosynthesis. Nat Chem Biol 2009; 5:174-82. [PMID: 19182782 PMCID: PMC2644304 DOI: 10.1038/nchembio.145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2008] [Accepted: 01/12/2009] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Bacterial pathogens need to scavenge iron from their host for growth and proliferation during infection. They have evolved several strategies to do this, one being the biosynthesis and excretion of small, high-affinity iron chelators known as siderophores. The biosynthesis of siderophores is an important area of study, not only for potential therapeutic intervention, but also to illuminate new enzyme chemistries. Two general pathways for siderophore biosynthesis exist: the well-characterized nonribosomal peptide synthetase (NRPS)-dependent pathway and the NRPS-independent (NIS) pathway, which relies on a different family of sparsely-investigated synthetases. Here, we report structural and biochemical studies of AcsD from Pectobacterium (formerly Erwinia) chrysanthemi, a NIS synthetase involved in achromobactin biosynthesis. The structures of ATP and citrate complexes provide a mechanistic rationale for stereospecific formation of an enzyme-bound (3R)-citryl-adenylate, which reacts with L-serine to form a likely achromobactin precursor. AcsD is a novel acyl adenylate-forming enzyme with a new fold and chemical catalysis strategy.
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- Stefan Schmelz
- Scottish Structural Proteomics Facility and Centre for Biomolecular Sciences, The University of St Andrews, Scotland KY16 9ST, UK
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Buchholz TJ, Geders TW, Bartley FE, Reynolds KA, Smith JL, Sherman DH. Structural basis for binding specificity between subclasses of modular polyketide synthase docking domains. ACS Chem Biol 2009; 4:41-52. [PMID: 19146481 DOI: 10.1021/cb8002607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Bacterial type I polyketide synthases (PKSs) assemble structurally diverse natural products of significant clinical value from simple metabolic building blocks. The synthesis of these compounds occurs in a processive fashion along a large multiprotein complex. Transfer of the acyl intermediate across interpolypeptide junctions is mediated, at least in large part, by N- and C-terminal docking domains. We report here a comprehensive analysis of the binding affinity and selectivity for the complete set of discrete docking domain pairs in the pikromycin and erythromycin PKS systems. Despite disconnection from their parent module, each cognate pair of docking domains retained exquisite binding selectivity. Further insights were obtained by X-ray crystallographic analysis of the PikAIII/PikAIV docking domain interface. This new information revealed a series of key interacting residues that enabled development of a structural model for the recently proposed H2-T2 class of polypeptides involved in PKS intermodular molecular recognition.
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- Tonia J. Buchholz
- Life Sciences Institute, Departments of Medicinal Chemistry, Chemistry, and Microbiology & Immunology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109
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- Life Sciences Institute, Department of Biological Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109
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- Life Sciences Institute, Department of Biological Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109
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- Department of Chemistry, Portland State University, Portland, Oregon 97207
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- Life Sciences Institute, Department of Biological Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109
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- Life Sciences Institute, Departments of Medicinal Chemistry, Chemistry, and Microbiology & Immunology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109
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Wiesand U, Sorg I, Amstutz M, Wagner S, van den Heuvel J, Lührs T, Cornelis GR, Heinz DW. Structure of the Type III Secretion Recognition Protein YscU from Yersinia enterocolitica. J Mol Biol 2009; 385:854-66. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2008.10.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2008] [Revised: 10/06/2008] [Accepted: 10/08/2008] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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White spot syndrome virus protein ICP11: A histone-binding DNA mimic that disrupts nucleosome assembly. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2008; 105:20758-63. [PMID: 19095797 PMCID: PMC2605418 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0811233106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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White spot syndrome virus (WSSV) is a large ( approximately 300 kbp), double-stranded DNA eukaryotic virus that has caused serious disease in crustaceans worldwide. ICP11 is the most highly expressed WSSV nonstructural gene/protein, which strongly suggests its importance in WSSV infection; but until now, its function has remained obscure. We show here that ICP11 acts as a DNA mimic. In crystal, ICP11 formed a polymer of dimers with 2 rows of negatively charged spots that approximated the duplex arrangement of the phosphate groups in DNA. Functionally, ICP11 prevented DNA from binding to histone proteins H2A, H2B, H3, and H2A.x, and in hemocytes from WSSV-infected shrimp, ICP11 colocalized with histone H3 and activated-H2A.x. These observations together suggest that ICP11 might interfere with nucleosome assembly and prevent H2A.x from fulfilling its critical function of repairing DNA double strand breaks. Therefore, ICP11 possesses a functionality that is unique among the handful of presently known DNA mimic proteins.
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Steiner K, Wojciechowska A, Schäffer C, Naismith JH. Purification, crystallization and preliminary crystallographic analysis of WsaF, an essential rhamnosyltransferase from Geobacillus stearothermophilus. Acta Crystallogr Sect F Struct Biol Cryst Commun 2008; 64:1163-5. [PMID: 19052376 PMCID: PMC2593710 DOI: 10.1107/s1744309108036762] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2008] [Accepted: 11/07/2008] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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The beta1,2-rhamnosyltransferase WsaF is involved in the biosynthesis of a polyrhamnan chain which is attached to the surface-layer protein from Geobacillus stearothermophilus NRS 2004/3a. The enzyme belongs to the large retaining GT4 family. To date, no structure of a rhamnosyltransferase has been published. Recombinant purified native WsaF has been crystallized, resulting in crystals that belonged to space group P2(1)2(1)2(1) with unit-cell parameters a = 50.5, b = 56.1, c = 276.8 A and diffracted to 3.0 A resolution. Selenomethionine-variant WsaF crystallized in space group P2(1) with unit-cell parameters a = 75.9, b = 75.5, c = 78.1 A and diffracted to 2.3 A resolution.
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- Kerstin Steiner
- Centre for Biomolecular Sciences, University of St Andrews, North Haugh, St Andrews, Fife KY16 9ST, Scotland
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- Centre for Biomolecular Sciences, University of St Andrews, North Haugh, St Andrews, Fife KY16 9ST, Scotland
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- Center for NanoBiotechnology, Universität für Bodenkultur Wien, Gregor-Mendel-Strasse 33, A-1180 Wien, Austria
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- Centre for Biomolecular Sciences, University of St Andrews, North Haugh, St Andrews, Fife KY16 9ST, Scotland
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Olivier NB, Imperiali B. Crystal structure and catalytic mechanism of PglD from Campylobacter jejuni. J Biol Chem 2008; 283:27937-27946. [PMID: 18667421 PMCID: PMC2562079 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m801207200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2008] [Revised: 06/09/2008] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The carbohydrate 2, 4-diacetamido-2, 4, 6-trideoxy-alpha-D-glucopyranose (BacAc(2)) is found in a variety of eubacterial pathogens. In Campylobacter jejuni, PglD acetylates the C4 amino group on UDP-2-acetamido-4-amino-2, 4, 6-trideoxy-alpha-D-glucopyranose (UDP-4-amino-sugar) to form UDP-BacAc(2). Sequence analysis predicts PglD to be a member of the left-handed beta helix family of enzymes. However, poor sequence homology between PglD and left-handed beta helix enzymes with existing structural data precludes unambiguous identification of the active site. The co-crystal structures of PglD in the presence of citrate, acetyl coenzyme A, or the UDP-4-amino-sugar were solved. The biological assembly is a trimer with one active site formed between two protomers. Residues lining the active site were identified, and results from functional assays on alanine mutants suggest His-125 is critical for catalysis, whereas His-15 and His-134 are involved in substrate binding. These results are discussed in the context of implications for proteins homologous to PglD in other pathogens.
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- Nelson B Olivier
- Departments of Chemistry and Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139
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- Departments of Chemistry and Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139.
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Liu H, Rudolf J, Johnson KA, McMahon SA, Oke M, Carter L, McRobbie AM, Brown SE, Naismith JH, White MF. Structure of the DNA repair helicase XPD. Cell 2008; 133:801-12. [PMID: 18510925 PMCID: PMC3326533 DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2008.04.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 204] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2008] [Revised: 04/07/2008] [Accepted: 04/22/2008] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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The XPD helicase (Rad3 in Saccharomyces cerevisiae) is a component of transcription factor IIH (TFIIH), which functions in transcription initiation and Nucleotide Excision Repair in eukaryotes, catalyzing DNA duplex opening localized to the transcription start site or site of DNA damage, respectively. XPD has a 5' to 3' polarity and the helicase activity is dependent on an iron-sulfur cluster binding domain, a feature that is conserved in related helicases such as FancJ. The xpd gene is the target of mutation in patients with xeroderma pigmentosum, trichothiodystrophy, and Cockayne's syndrome, characterized by a wide spectrum of symptoms ranging from cancer susceptibility to neurological and developmental defects. The 2.25 A crystal structure of XPD from the crenarchaeon Sulfolobus tokodaii, presented here together with detailed biochemical analyses, allows a molecular understanding of the structural basis for helicase activity and explains the phenotypes of xpd mutations in humans.
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Schmitz KR, Liu J, Li S, Setty TG, Wood CS, Burd CG, Ferguson KM. Golgi localization of glycosyltransferases requires a Vps74p oligomer. Dev Cell 2008; 14:523-34. [PMID: 18410729 PMCID: PMC2707253 DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2008.02.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 158] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2007] [Revised: 02/08/2008] [Accepted: 02/23/2008] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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The mechanism of glycosyltransferase localization to the Golgi apparatus is a long-standing question in secretory cell biology. All Golgi glycosyltransferases are type II membrane proteins with small cytosolic domains that contribute to Golgi localization. To date, no protein has been identified that recognizes the cytosolic domains of Golgi enzymes and contributes to their localization. Here, we report that yeast Vps74p directly binds to the cytosolic domains of cis and medial Golgi mannosyltransferases and that loss of this interaction correlates with loss of Golgi localization of these enzymes. We have solved the X-ray crystal structure of Vps74p and find that it forms a tetramer, which we also observe in solution. Deletion of a critical structural motif disrupts tetramer formation and results in loss of Vps74p localization and function. Vps74p is highly homologous to the human GMx33 Golgi matrix proteins, suggesting a conserved function for these proteins in the Golgi enzyme localization machinery.
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- Karl R. Schmitz
- Department of Physiology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA, Graduate Group in Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA, Graduate Group in Cell and Molecular Biology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Department of Physiology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Department of Physiology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA,Address correspondence to either author: Kathryn M. Ferguson, Dept. Physiology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, B400 Richards Building, 3700 Hamilton Walk, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6085, Phone: (215) 573-1207, E-mail: . Christopher G. Burd, Dept. Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, BRB II/III, Room 1010, 421 Curie Blvd., Philadelphia, PA 19104-6058, Phone: (215) 573-5158, E-mail:
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- Department of Physiology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA,Address correspondence to either author: Kathryn M. Ferguson, Dept. Physiology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, B400 Richards Building, 3700 Hamilton Walk, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6085, Phone: (215) 573-1207, E-mail: . Christopher G. Burd, Dept. Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, BRB II/III, Room 1010, 421 Curie Blvd., Philadelphia, PA 19104-6058, Phone: (215) 573-5158, E-mail:
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Jeng WY, Ko TP, Liu CI, Guo RT, Liu CL, Shr HL, Wang AHJ. Crystal structure of IcaR, a repressor of the TetR family implicated in biofilm formation in Staphylococcus epidermidis. Nucleic Acids Res 2008; 36:1567-77. [PMID: 18208836 PMCID: PMC2275139 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkm1176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Expression of the gene cluster icaADBC is necessary for biofilm production in Staphylococcus epidermidis. The ica operon is negatively controlled by the repressor IcaR. Here, the crystal structure of IcaR was determined and the refined structure revealed a homodimer comprising entirely α-helices, typical of the tetracycline repressor protein family for gene regulations. The N-terminal domain contains a conserved helix-turn-helix DNA-binding motif with some conformational variations, indicating flexibility in this region. The C-terminal domain shows a complementary surface charge distribution about the dyad axis, ideal for efficient and specific dimer formation. The results of the electrophoretic mobility shift assay and isothermal titration calorimetry suggested that a 28 bp core segment of the ica operator is implicated in the cooperative binding of two IcaR dimers on opposite sides of the duplex DNA. Computer modeling based on the known DNA-complex structure of QacR and site-specific mutagenesis experiments showed that direct protein–DNA interactions are mostly conserved, but with slight variations for recognizing the different sequences. By interfering with the binding of IcaR to DNA, aminoglycoside gentamicin and other antibiotics may activate the icaADBC genes and elicit biofilm production in S. epidermidis, and likely S. aureus, as a defense mechanism.
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- Wen-Yih Jeng
- Institute of Biological Chemistry, Taipei, Taiwan
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Richards JD, Johnson KA, Liu H, McRobbie AM, McMahon S, Oke M, Carter L, Naismith JH, White MF. Structure of the DNA repair helicase hel308 reveals DNA binding and autoinhibitory domains. J Biol Chem 2007; 283:5118-26. [PMID: 18056710 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m707548200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Hel308 is a superfamily 2 helicase conserved in eukaryotes and archaea. It is thought to function in the early stages of recombination following replication fork arrest and has a specificity for removal of the lagging strand in model replication forks. A homologous helicase constitutes the N-terminal domain of human DNA polymerase Q. The Drosophila homologue mus301 is implicated in double strand break repair and meiotic recombination. We have solved the high resolution crystal structure of Hel308 from the crenarchaeon Sulfolobus solfataricus, revealing a five-domain structure with a central pore lined with essential DNA binding residues. The fifth domain is shown to act as an autoinhibitory domain or molecular brake, clamping the single-stranded DNA extruded through the central pore of the helicase structure to limit the helicase activity of the enzyme. This provides an elegant mechanism to tune the processivity of the enzyme to its functional role. Hel308 can displace streptavidin from a biotinylated DNA molecule, and this activity is only partially inhibited when the DNA is pre-bound with abundant DNA-binding proteins RPA or Alba1, whereas pre-binding with the recombinase RadA has no effect on activity. These data suggest that one function of the enzyme may be in the removal of bound proteins at stalled replication forks and recombination intermediates.
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- Jodi D Richards
- Centre for Biomolecular Sciences, University of St. Andrews, North Haugh, St. Andrews, Fife KY16 9ST, Scotland
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Geders TW, Gu L, Mowers JC, Liu H, Gerwick WH, Håkansson K, Sherman DH, Smith JL. Crystal Structure of the ECH2 Catalytic Domain of CurF from Lyngbya majuscula. J Biol Chem 2007; 282:35954-63. [DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m703921200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Kim KH, Bong YJ, Park JK, Shin KJ, Hwang KY, Kim EE. Structural Basis for Glutamate Racemase Inhibition. J Mol Biol 2007; 372:434-43. [PMID: 17658548 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2007.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2007] [Revised: 04/19/2007] [Accepted: 05/02/2007] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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D-Glutamic acid is a required biosynthetic building block for peptidoglycan, and the enzyme glutamate racemase (GluR) catalyzes the inter-conversion of D and L-glutamate enantiomers. Therefore, GluR is considered as an attractive target for the design of new antibacterial drugs. Here, we report the crystal structures of GluR from Streptococcus pyogenes in both inhibitor-free and inhibitor-bound forms. The inhibitor free GluR crystallized in two different forms, which diffracted to 2.25 A and 2.5 A resolution, while the inhibitor-bound crystal diffracted to 2.5 A resolution. GluR is composed of two domains of alpha/beta protein that are related by pseudo-2-fold symmetry and the active site is located at the domain interface. The inhibitor, gamma-2-naphthylmethyl-D-glutamate, which was reported earlier as a novel potent competitive inhibitor, makes several hydrogen bonds with protein atoms, and the naphthyl moiety is located in the hydrophobic pocket. The inhibitor binding induces a disorder in one of the loops near the active site. In both crystal forms, GluR exists as a dimer and the interactions seen at the dimer interface are almost identical. This agrees well with the results from gel filtration and dynamic light-scattering studies.
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- Kook-Han Kim
- Life Sciences Division, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, 39-1 Hawolkok-Dong, Sungbuk-Gu, Seoul, Korea
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Cronin CN, Lim KB, Rogers J. Production of selenomethionyl-derivatized proteins in baculovirus-infected insect cells. Protein Sci 2007; 16:2023-9. [PMID: 17660253 PMCID: PMC2206972 DOI: 10.1110/ps.072931407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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A protocol is described for the production of both intracellularly expressed and secreted selenomethionyl-derivatized recombinant proteins in baculovirus-infected insect cells. The method results in the production of recombinant soluble proteins with an SeMet occupancy of approximately 75% and with a recovery of approximately 20% that of native protein expression. The method is independent of the percentage methionine content of the protein and is reliable and consistent. Similar results are obtained using either Spodoptera frugiperda Sf9 or Trichoplusia ni High Five insect cells as the expression host, and when cultures are grown in either shake flasks or in Wave BioReactors.
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- Ciarán N Cronin
- Pfizer, Inc., 10777 Science Center Drive, San Diego, CA 92121, USA.
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Grahn E, Askarieh G, Holmner Å, Tateno H, Winter HC, Goldstein IJ, Krengel U. Crystal Structure of the Marasmius Oreades Mushroom Lectin in Complex with a Xenotransplantation Epitope. J Mol Biol 2007; 369:710-21. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2007.03.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2006] [Revised: 03/02/2007] [Accepted: 03/03/2007] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Pai CH, Chiang BY, Ko TP, Chou CC, Chong CM, Yen FJ, Chen S, Coward JK, Wang AHJ, Lin CH. Dual binding sites for translocation catalysis by Escherichia coli glutathionylspermidine synthetase. EMBO J 2006; 25:5970-82. [PMID: 17124497 PMCID: PMC1698887 DOI: 10.1038/sj.emboj.7601440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2006] [Accepted: 10/12/2006] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Most organisms use glutathione to regulate intracellular thiol redox balance and protect against oxidative stress; protozoa, however, utilize trypanothione for this purpose. Trypanothione biosynthesis requires ATP-dependent conjugation of glutathione (GSH) to the two terminal amino groups of spermidine by glutathionylspermidine synthetase (GspS) and trypanothione synthetase (TryS), which are considered as drug targets. GspS catalyzes the penultimate step of the biosynthesis-amide bond formation between spermidine and the glycine carboxylate of GSH. We report herein five crystal structures of Escherichia coli GspS in complex with substrate, product or inhibitor. The C-terminal of GspS belongs to the ATP-grasp superfamily with a similar fold to the human glutathione synthetase. GSH is likely phosphorylated at one of two GSH-binding sites to form an acylphosphate intermediate that then translocates to the other site for subsequent nucleophilic addition of spermidine. We also identify essential amino acids involved in the catalysis. Our results constitute the first structural information on the biochemical features of parasite homologs (including TryS) that underlie their broad specificity for polyamines.
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- Chien-Hua Pai
- Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Nan-Kang, Taipei, Taiwan
- Institute of Biochemistry, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Nan-Kang, Taipei, Taiwan
- Institute of Biochemical Sciences, College of Life Science, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Nan-Kang, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Nan-Kang, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Nan-Kang, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Departments of Medicinal Chemistry & Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Institute of Biochemical Sciences, College of Life Science, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Nan-Kang, Taipei, Taiwan
- Institute of Biochemical Sciences, College of Life Science, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Genomics Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
- Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica, No. 128 Academia Road Section 2, Nan-Kang, Taipei 11529, Taiwan. Tel.: +886 2 2788 1981; Fax: +886 2 2788 2043; E-mail:
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- Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Nan-Kang, Taipei, Taiwan
- Institute of Biochemical Sciences, College of Life Science, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Genomics Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
- Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica, No. 128 Academia Road Section 2, Nan-Kang, Taipei 11529, Taiwan. Tel.: +886 2 2789 0110; Fax: +886 2 4705; E-mail:
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Van Wagoner RM, Clardy J. FeeM, an N-acyl amino acid synthase from an uncultured soil microbe: structure, mechanism, and acyl carrier protein binding. Structure 2006; 14:1425-35. [PMID: 16962973 DOI: 10.1016/j.str.2006.07.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2006] [Revised: 07/09/2006] [Accepted: 07/16/2006] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Attempts to access antibiotics by capturing biosynthetic genes and pathways directly from environmental DNA, which is overwhelmingly derived from uncultured bacteria, have revealed a large and previously unknown family of N-acyl amino acid synthases (NASs). The structure of the NAS FeeM reveals structural similarity to the GCN5-related N-acyl transferases and acylhomoserine lactone synthases. The overall structure has a central beta sheet with alpha helices on both sides. A bound product at a cleft in the beta sheet identifies the active site and the structural basis for catalysis, and sequence conservation in this region indicates a bias for recognition over speed. FeeM interacts with an acyl carrier protein (FeeL), and the structure, mutagenesis, and enzymatic measurements reveal that a small hydrophobic pocket in alpha helix 5 dominates binding of FeeM to FeeL. The structural and mechanistic analyses suggest that the products of FeeM could be bacterial signaling agents.
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- Ryan M Van Wagoner
- Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
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Hagelueken G, Adams TM, Wiehlmann L, Widow U, Kolmar H, Tümmler B, Heinz DW, Schubert WD. The crystal structure of SdsA1, an alkylsulfatase from Pseudomonas aeruginosa, defines a third class of sulfatases. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2006; 103:7631-6. [PMID: 16684886 PMCID: PMC1472496 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0510501103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2005] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa is both a ubiquitous environmental bacterium and an opportunistic human pathogen. A remarkable metabolic versatility allows it to occupy a multitude of ecological niches, including wastewater treatment plants and such hostile environments as the human respiratory tract. P. aeruginosa is able to degrade and metabolize biocidic SDS, the detergent of most commercial personal hygiene products. We identify SdsA1 of P. aeruginosa as a secreted SDS hydrolase that allows the bacterium to use primary sulfates such as SDS as a sole carbon or sulfur source. Homologues of SdsA1 are found in many pathogenic and some nonpathogenic bacteria. The crystal structure of SdsA1 reveals three distinct domains. The N-terminal catalytic domain with a binuclear Zn2+ cluster is a distinct member of the metallo-beta-lactamase fold family, the central dimerization domain ensures resistance to high concentrations of SDS, whereas the C-terminal domain provides a hydrophobic groove, presumably to recruit long aliphatic substrates. Crystal structures of apo-SdsA1 and complexes with substrate analog and products indicate an enzymatic mechanism involving a water molecule indirectly activated by the Zn2+ cluster. The enzyme SdsA1 thus represents a previously undescribed class of sulfatases that allows P. aeruginosa to survive and thrive under otherwise bacteriocidal conditions.
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- Gregor Hagelueken
- *Division of Structural Biology, German Research Centre for Biotechnology, Mascheroder Weg 1, D-38124 Braunschweig, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, Institute for Microbiology and Genetics, University of Göttingen, Grisebachstrasse 8, D-37077 Göttingen, Germany
- Klinische Forschergruppe OE 6711, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Carl-Neuberg-Strasse 1, D-30625 Hannover, Germany; and
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- Klinische Forschergruppe OE 6711, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Carl-Neuberg-Strasse 1, D-30625 Hannover, Germany; and
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- *Division of Structural Biology, German Research Centre for Biotechnology, Mascheroder Weg 1, D-38124 Braunschweig, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, Institute for Microbiology and Genetics, University of Göttingen, Grisebachstrasse 8, D-37077 Göttingen, Germany
- Clemens-Schoepf-Institute for Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Darmstadt University of Technology, Petersenstrasse 22, D-64287 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Klinische Forschergruppe OE 6711, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Carl-Neuberg-Strasse 1, D-30625 Hannover, Germany; and
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- *Division of Structural Biology, German Research Centre for Biotechnology, Mascheroder Weg 1, D-38124 Braunschweig, Germany
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- *Division of Structural Biology, German Research Centre for Biotechnology, Mascheroder Weg 1, D-38124 Braunschweig, Germany
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Chang TH, Guo RT, Ko TP, Wang AHJ, Liang PH. Crystal Structure of Type-III Geranylgeranyl Pyrophosphate Synthase from Saccharomyces cerevisiae and the Mechanism of Product Chain Length Determination. J Biol Chem 2006; 281:14991-5000. [PMID: 16554305 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m512886200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate synthase (GGPPs) catalyzes a condensation reaction of farnesyl pyrophosphate with isopentenyl pyrophosphate to generate C(20) geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate, which is a precursor for carotenoids, chlorophylls, geranylgeranylated proteins, and archaeal ether-linked lipid. For short-chain trans-prenyltransferases that synthesize C(10)-C(25) products, bulky amino acid residues generally occupy the fourth or fifth position upstream from the first DDXXD motif to block further elongation of the final products. However, the short-chain type-III GGPPs in eukaryotes lack any large amino acid at these positions. In this study, the first structure of type-III GGPPs from Saccharomyces cerevisiae has been determined to 1.98 A resolution. The structure is composed entirely of 15 alpha-helices joined by connecting loops and is arranged with alpha-helices around a large central cavity. Distinct from other known structures of trans-prenyltransferases, the N-terminal 17 amino acids (9-amino acid helix A and the following loop) of this GGPPs protrude from the helix core into the other subunit and contribute to the tight dimer formation. Deletion of the first 9 or 17 amino acids caused the dissociation of dimer into monomer, and the Delta(1-17) mutant showed abolished enzyme activity. In each subunit, an elongated hydrophobic crevice surrounded by D, F, G, H, and I alpha-helices contains two DDXXD motifs at the top for substrate binding with one Mg(2+) coordinated by Asp(75), Asp(79), and four water molecules. It is sealed at the bottom with three large residues of Tyr(107), Phe(108), and His(139). Compared with the major product C(30) synthesized by mutant H139A, the products generated by mutant Y107A and F108A are predominantly C(40) and C(30), respectively, suggesting the most important role of Tyr(107) in determining the product chain length.
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- Tao-Hsin Chang
- Institute of Biochemical Sciences, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan
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Büttner CR, Cornelis GR, Heinz DW, Niemann HH. Crystal structure of Yersinia enterocolitica type III secretion chaperone SycT. Protein Sci 2005; 14:1993-2002. [PMID: 16046625 PMCID: PMC2279310 DOI: 10.1110/ps.051474605] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Pathogenic Yersinia species use a type III secretion (TTS) system to deliver a number of cytotoxic effector proteins directly into the mammalian host cell. To ensure effective translocation, several such effector proteins transiently bind to specific chaperones in the bacterial cytoplasm. Correspondingly, SycT is the chaperone of YopT, a cysteine protease that cleaves the membrane-anchor of Rho-GTPases in the host. We have analyzed the complex between YopT and SycT and determined the structure of SycT in three crystal forms. Biochemical studies indicate a stoichometric effector/chaperone ratio of 1:2 and the chaperone-binding site contains at least residues 52-103 of YopT. The crystal structures reveal a SycT homodimer with an overall fold similar to that of other TTS effector chaperones. In contrast to the canonical five-stranded anti-parallel beta-sheet flanked by three alpha-helices, SycT lacks the dimerization alpha-helix and has an additional beta-strand capable of undergoing a conformational change. The dimer interface consists of two beta-strands and the connecting loops. Two hydrophobic patches involved in effector binding in other TTS effector chaperones are also found in SycT. The structural similarity of SycT to other chaperones and the spatial conservation of effector-binding sites support the idea that TTS effector chaperones form a single functional and structural group.
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- Carina R Büttner
- Division of Structural Biology, German Research Centre for Biotechnology, D-38124, Braunschweig, Germany
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Lang S, Spratt DE, Guillemette JG, Palmer M. Dual-targeted labeling of proteins using cysteine and selenomethionine residues. Anal Biochem 2005; 342:271-9. [PMID: 15950913 DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2005.04.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2005] [Revised: 04/11/2005] [Accepted: 04/26/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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A new strategy for dual site-selective labeling of proteins that uses metabolically incorporated selenomethionine as a target for covalent modification by iodoacetamide derivatives, forming selenonium salts, is described. In the absence of free cysteine, labeling is specific and efficient. Dual-targeted labeling of a protein can be achieved with combinations of unique cysteine and methionine residues, if the cysteine is labeled first with a maleimide or another reagent that does not react with the selenomethionine. The method should be useful in biophysical applications such as fluorescence energy transfer.
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- Shenhui Lang
- Department of Chemistry, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ont., Canada N2L 3G1
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Yamashita A, Singh SK, Kawate T, Jin Y, Gouaux E. Crystal structure of a bacterial homologue of Na+/Cl--dependent neurotransmitter transporters. Nature 2005; 437:215-23. [PMID: 16041361 DOI: 10.1038/nature03978] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1325] [Impact Index Per Article: 69.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2005] [Accepted: 07/04/2005] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Na+/Cl--dependent transporters terminate synaptic transmission by using electrochemical gradients to drive the uptake of neurotransmitters, including the biogenic amines, from the synapse to the cytoplasm of neurons and glia. These transporters are the targets of therapeutic and illicit compounds, and their dysfunction has been implicated in multiple diseases of the nervous system. Here we present the crystal structure of a bacterial homologue of these transporters from Aquifex aeolicus, in complex with its substrate, leucine, and two sodium ions. The protein core consists of the first ten of twelve transmembrane segments, with segments 1-5 related to 6-10 by a pseudo-two-fold axis in the membrane plane. Leucine and the sodium ions are bound within the protein core, halfway across the membrane bilayer, in an occluded site devoid of water. The leucine and ion binding sites are defined by partially unwound transmembrane helices, with main-chain atoms and helix dipoles having key roles in substrate and ion binding. The structure reveals the architecture of this important class of transporter, illuminates the determinants of substrate binding and ion selectivity, and defines the external and internal gates.
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Olson R, Gouaux E. Crystal Structure of the Vibrio cholerae Cytolysin (VCC) Pro-toxin and its Assembly into a Heptameric Transmembrane Pore. J Mol Biol 2005; 350:997-1016. [PMID: 15978620 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2005.05.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 107] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2005] [Revised: 05/10/2005] [Accepted: 05/12/2005] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Pathogenic Vibrio cholerae secrete V. cholerae cytolysin (VCC), an 80 kDa pro-toxin that assembles into an oligomeric pore on target cell membranes following proteolytic cleavage and interaction with cell surface receptors. To gain insight into the activation and targeting activities of VCC, we solved the crystal structure of the pro-toxin at 2.3A by X-ray diffraction. The core cytolytic domain of VCC shares a fold similar to the staphylococcal pore-forming toxins, but in VCC an amino-terminal pro-domain and two carboxy-terminal lectin domains decorate the cytolytic domain. The pro-domain masks a protomer surface that likely participates in inter-protomer interactions in the cytolytic oligomer, thereby explaining why proteolytic cleavage and movement of the pro-domain is necessary for toxin activation. A single beta-octyl glucoside molecule outlines a possible receptor binding site on one lectin domain, and removal of this domain leads to a tenfold decrease in lytic activity toward rabbit erythrocytes. VCC activated by proteolytic cleavage assembles into an oligomeric species upon addition of soybean asolectin/cholesterol liposomes and this oligomer was purified in detergent micelles. Analytical ultracentrifugation and crystallographic analysis indicate that the resulting VCC oligomer is a heptamer. Taken together, these studies define the architecture of a pore forming toxin and associated lectin domains, confirm the stoichiometry of the assembled oligomer as heptameric, and suggest a common mechanism of assembly for staphylococcal and Vibrio cytolytic toxins.
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- Rich Olson
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Columbia University, 650 W. 168th Street, New York, NY 10032, USA
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Zhu J, Burgner JW, Harms E, Belitsky BR, Smith JL. A new arrangement of (beta/alpha)8 barrels in the synthase subunit of PLP synthase. J Biol Chem 2005; 280:27914-23. [PMID: 15911615 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m503642200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Pyridoxal 5'-phosphate (PLP, vitamin B6), a cofactor in many enzymatic reactions, has two distinct biosynthetic routes, which do not coexist in any organism. Two proteins, known as PdxS and PdxT, together form a PLP synthase in plants, fungi, archaea, and some eubacteria. PLP synthase is a heteromeric glutamine amidotransferase in which PdxT produces ammonia from glutamine and PdxS combines ammonia with five- and three-carbon phosphosugars to form PLP. In the 2.2-A crystal structure, PdxS is a cylindrical dodecamer of subunits having the classic (beta/alpha)8 barrel fold. PdxS subunits form two hexameric rings with the active sites positioned on the inside. The hexamer and dodecamer forms coexist in solution. A novel phosphate-binding site is suggested by bound sulfate. The sulfate and another bound molecule, methyl pentanediol, were used to model the substrate ribulose 5-phosphate, and to propose catalytic roles for residues in the active site. The distribution of conserved surfaces in the PdxS dodecamer was used to predict a docking site for the glutaminase partner, PdxT.
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- Jianghai Zhu
- Department of Biological Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, USA
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Chu HM, Guo RT, Lin TW, Chou CC, Shr HL, Lai HL, Tang TY, Cheng KJ, Selinger BL, Wang AHJ. Structures of Selenomonas ruminantium phytase in complex with persulfated phytate: DSP phytase fold and mechanism for sequential substrate hydrolysis. Structure 2005; 12:2015-24. [PMID: 15530366 DOI: 10.1016/j.str.2004.08.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2004] [Revised: 08/23/2004] [Accepted: 08/24/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Various inositide phosphatases participate in the regulation of inositol polyphosphate signaling molecules. Plant phytases are phosphatases that hydrolyze phytate to less-phosphorylated myo-inositol derivatives and phosphate. The phytase from Selenomonas ruminantium shares no sequence homology with other microbial phytases. Its crystal structure revealed a phytase fold of the dual-specificity phosphatase type. The active site is located near a conserved cysteine-containing (Cys241) P loop. We also solved two other crystal forms in which an inhibitor, myo-inositol hexasulfate, is cocrystallized with the enzyme. In the "standby" and the "inhibited" crystal forms, the inhibitor is bound, respectively, in a pocket slightly away from Cys241 and at the substrate binding site where the phosphate group to be hydrolyzed is held close to the -SH group of Cys241. Our structural and mutagenesis studies allow us to visualize the way in which the P loop-containing phytase attracts and hydrolyzes the substrate (phytate) sequentially.
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- Hsing-Mao Chu
- Institute of Biochemical Sciences, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan
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Shen LN, Liu H, Dong C, Xirodimas D, Naismith JH, Hay RT. Structural basis of NEDD8 ubiquitin discrimination by the deNEDDylating enzyme NEDP1. EMBO J 2005; 24:1341-51. [PMID: 15775960 PMCID: PMC1142549 DOI: 10.1038/sj.emboj.7600628] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2004] [Accepted: 02/23/2005] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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NEDD8 (neural precursor cell expressed developmentally downregulated gene 8)-specific protease NEDP1 processes preNEDD8 to its mature form and deconjugates NEDD8 from substrates such as p53 and cullins. Although NEDD8 and ubiquitin are highly related in sequence and structure, their attachment to a protein leads to different biological effects. It is therefore critical that NEDP1 discriminates between NEDD8 and ubiquitin, and this requires remarkable precision in molecular recognition. To determine the basis of this specificity, we have determined the crystal structure of NEDP1 in isolation and in a transition state complex with NEDD8. This reveals that NEDP1 is a cysteine protease of the Ulp family. Binding of NEDD8 induces a dramatic conformational change in a flexible loop that swings over the C-terminus of NEDD8 locking it into an extended beta-structure optimal for catalysis. Structural, mutational and biochemical studies have identified key residues involved in molecular recognition. A single-residue difference in the C-terminus of NEDD8 and ubiquitin contributes significantly to the ability of NEDP1 to discriminate between them. In vivo analysis indicates that NEDP1 mutants perturb deNEDDylation of the tumour suppressor p53.
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- Lin-nan Shen
- Centre for Biomolecular Sciences, University of St Andrews, North Haugh, St Andrews, Fife, UK
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- Centre for Biomolecular Sciences, University of St Andrews, North Haugh, St Andrews, Fife, UK
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- Centre for Biomolecular Sciences, University of St Andrews, North Haugh, St Andrews, Fife, UK
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- Centre for Biomolecular Sciences, University of St Andrews, North Haugh, St Andrews, Fife, UK
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- Centre for Biomolecular Sciences, University of St Andrews, North Haugh, St Andrews, Fife, UK
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- Centre for Biomolecular Sciences, University of St Andrews, North Haugh, St Andrews, Fife, UK
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Mac Sweeney A, Lange R, Fernandes RPM, Schulz H, Dale GE, Douangamath A, Proteau PJ, Oefner C. The crystal structure of E.coli 1-deoxy-D-xylulose-5-phosphate reductoisomerase in a ternary complex with the antimalarial compound fosmidomycin and NADPH reveals a tight-binding closed enzyme conformation. J Mol Biol 2005; 345:115-27. [PMID: 15567415 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2004.10.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2004] [Revised: 10/01/2004] [Accepted: 10/11/2004] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The key enzyme in the non-mevalonate pathway of isoprenoid biosynthesis, 1-deoxy-D-xylulose 5-phosphate reductoisomerase (DXR) has been shown to be the target enzyme of fosmidomycin, an antimalarial, antibacterial and herbicidal compound. Here we report the crystal structure of selenomethionine-labelled Escherichia coli DXR in a ternary complex with NADPH and fosmidomycin at 2.2 A resolution. The structure reveals a considerable conformational rearrangement upon fosmidomycin binding and provides insights into the slow, tight binding inhibition mode of the inhibitor. Although the inhibitor displays an unusual non-metal mediated mode of inhibition, which is an artefact most likely due to the low metal affinity of DXR at the pH used for crystallization, the structural data add valuable information for the rational design of novel DXR inhibitors. Using this structure together with the published structural data and the 1.9 A crystal structure of DXR in a ternary complex with NADPH and the substrate 1-deoxy-D-xylulose 5-phosphate, a model for the physiologically relevant tight-binding mode of inhibition is proposed. The structure of the substrate complex must be interpreted with caution due to the presence of a second diastereomer in the active site.
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- Aengus Mac Sweeney
- Morphochem AG, WRO-1055/338, Schwarzwaldallee 215, CH-4058, Basel, Switzerland
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Zagotta WN, Olivier NB, Black KD, Young EC, Olson R, Gouaux E. Structural basis for modulation and agonist specificity of HCN pacemaker channels. Nature 2003; 425:200-5. [PMID: 12968185 DOI: 10.1038/nature01922] [Citation(s) in RCA: 460] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2003] [Accepted: 07/17/2003] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The family of hyperpolarization-activated, cyclic nucleotide-modulated (HCN) channels are crucial for a range of electrical signalling, including cardiac and neuronal pacemaker activity, setting resting membrane electrical properties and dendritic integration. These nonselective cation channels, underlying the I(f), I(h) and I(q) currents of heart and nerve cells, are activated by membrane hyperpolarization and modulated by the binding of cyclic nucleotides such as cAMP and cGMP. The cAMP-mediated enhancement of channel activity is largely responsible for the increase in heart rate caused by beta-adrenergic agonists. Here we have investigated the mechanism underlying this modulation by studying a carboxy-terminal fragment of HCN2 containing the cyclic nucleotide-binding domain (CNBD) and the C-linker region that connects the CNBD to the pore. X-ray crystallographic structures of this C-terminal fragment bound to cAMP or cGMP, together with equilibrium sedimentation analysis, identify a tetramerization domain and the mechanism for cyclic nucleotide specificity, and suggest a model for ligand-dependent channel modulation. On the basis of amino acid sequence similarity to HCN channels, the cyclic nucleotide-gated, and eag- and KAT1-related families of channels are probably related to HCN channels in structure and mechanism.
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- William N Zagotta
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Box 357290, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington 98195-7290, USA.
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