2pah

TETRAMERIC HUMAN PHENYLALANINE HYDROXYLASE

spinqualitylabelsall models 2pah, resolution 3.10Å Show:Asymmetric Unit Biological Assembly Drag the structure with the mouse to rotate   Export Animated Image   Print3D Structural highlights 2pah is a 2 chain structure with sequence from Homo sapiens. The January 2005 RCSB PDB Molecule of the Month feature on Phenylalanine Hydroxylase by Shuchismita Dutta and David S. Goodsell is 10.2210/rcsb_pdb/mom_2005_1. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance. Method: X-ray diffraction, Resolution 3.1Å Ligands: FE Resources: FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT Disease PH4H_HUMAN Defects in PAH are the cause of phenylketonuria (PKU) [MIM:261600. PKU is an autosomal recessive inborn error of phenylalanine metabolism, due to severe phenylalanine hydroxylase deficiency. It is characterized by blood concentrations of phenylalanine persistently above 1200 mumol (normal concentration 100 mumol) which usually causes mental retardation (unless low phenylalanine diet is introduced early in life). They tend to have light pigmentation, rashes similar to eczema, epilepsy, extreme hyperactivity, psychotic states and an unpleasant 'mousy' odor. Defects in PAH are the cause of non-phenylketonuria hyperphenylalaninemia (Non-PKU HPA) [MIM:261600. Non-PKU HPA is a mild form of phenylalanine hydroxylase deficiency characterized by phenylalanine levels persistently below 600 mumol, which allows normal intellectual and behavioral development without treatment. Non-PKU HPA is usually caused by the combined effect of a mild hyperphenylalaninemia mutation and a severe one. Defects in PAH are the cause of hyperphenylalaninemia (HPA) [MIM:261600. HPA is the mildest form of phenylalanine hydroxylase deficiency. Function PH4H_HUMAN Evolutionary Conservation Check, as determined by ConSurfDB. You may read the explanation of the method and the full data available from ConSurf. Publication Abstract from PubMed Phenylalanine hydroxylase (PheOH) catalyzes the conversion of L-phenylalanine to L-tyrosine, the rate-limiting step in the oxidative degradation of phenylalanine. Mutations in the human PheOH gene cause phenylketonuria, a common autosomal recessive metabolic disorder that in untreated patients often results in varying degrees of mental retardation. We have determined the crystal structure of human PheOH (residues 118-452). The enzyme crystallizes as a tetramer with each monomer consisting of a catalytic and a tetramerization domain. The tetramerization domain is characterized by the presence of a domain swapping arm that interacts with the other monomers forming an antiparallel coiled-coil. The structure is the first report of a tetrameric PheOH and displays an overall architecture similar to that of the functionally related tyrosine hydroxylase. In contrast to the tyrosine hydroxylase tetramer structure, a very pronounced asymmetry is observed in the phenylalanine hydroxylase, caused by the occurrence of two alternate conformations in the hinge region that leads to the coiled-coil helix. Examination of the mutations causing PKU shows that some of the most frequent mutations are located at the interface of the catalytic and tetramerization domains. Their effects on the structural and cellular stability of the enzyme are discussed. Structure of tetrameric human phenylalanine hydroxylase and its implications for phenylketonuria.,Fusetti F, Erlandsen H, Flatmark T, Stevens RC J Biol Chem. 1998 Jul 3;273(27):16962-7. PMID:9642259 From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. See Also Hydroxylases 3D structures

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