3a9x

Crystal structure of rat selenocysteine lyase

spinqualitylabelsall models 3a9x, resolution 2.00Å Show:Asymmetric Unit Biological Assembly Drag the structure with the mouse to rotate   Export Animated Image   Print3D Structural highlights 3a9x is a 2 chain structure with sequence from Rattus norvegicus. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance. Method: X-ray diffraction, Resolution 2Å Ligands: PLP, PO4 Resources: FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT Function SCLY_RAT Catalyzes the decomposition of L-selenocysteine to L-alanine and elemental selenium (By similarity). 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 Selenocysteine lyase (SCL) catalyzes the pyridoxal 5'-phosphate-dependent removal of selenium from l-selenocysteine to yield l-alanine. The enzyme is proposed to function in the recycling of the micronutrient selenium from degraded selenoproteins containing selenocysteine residue as an essential component. The enzyme exhibits strict substrate specificity toward l-selenocysteine and no activity to its cognate l-cysteine. However, it remains unclear how the enzyme distinguishes between selenocysteine and cysteine. Here, we present mechanistic studies of selenocysteine lyase from rat. ESI-MS analysis of wild-type and C375A mutant SCL revealed that the catalytic reaction proceeds via the formation of an enzyme-bound selenopersulfide intermediate on the catalytically essential Cys-375 residue. UV-visible spectrum analysis and the crystal structure of SCL complexed with l-cysteine demonstrated that the enzyme reversibly forms a nonproductive adduct with l-cysteine. Cys-375 on the flexible loop directed l-selenocysteine, but not l-cysteine, to the correct position and orientation in the active site to initiate the catalytic reaction. These findings provide, for the first time, the basis for understanding how trace amounts of a selenium-containing substrate is distinguished from excessive amounts of its cognate sulfur-containing compound in a biological system. Reaction mechanism and molecular basis for selenium/sulfur discrimination of selenocysteine lyase.,Omi R, Kurokawa S, Mihara H, Hayashi H, Goto M, Miyahara I, Kurihara T, Hirotsu K, Esaki N J Biol Chem. 2010 Apr 16;285(16):12133-9. Epub 2010 Feb 17. PMID:20164179 From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. See Also Selenocysteine lyase

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