7k34

Crystal structure of L-threonine transaldolase from Pseudomonas fluorescens in internal aldimine state

spinqualitylabelsall models 7k34, resolution 1.66Å Show:Asymmetric Unit Biological Assembly Drag the structure with the mouse to rotate   Export Animated Image   Print3D Structural highlights 7k34 is a 4 chain structure with sequence from Pseudomonas fluorescens. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance. Method: X-ray diffraction, Resolution 1.66Å Ligands: LLP, SO4 Resources: FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT Function A0A1X9LWZ7_PSEFL Publication Abstract from PubMed l-Threonine transaldolases (lTTAs) are a poorly characterized class of pyridoxal-5'-phosphate (PLP) dependent enzymes responsible for the biosynthesis of diverse beta-hydroxy amino acids. Here, we study the catalytic mechanism of ObiH, an lTTA essential for biosynthesis of the beta-lactone natural product obafluorin. Heterologously expressed ObiH purifies as a mixture of chemical states including a catalytically inactive form of the PLP cofactor. Photoexcitation of ObiH promotes the conversion of the inactive state of the enzyme to the active form. UV-vis spectroscopic analysis reveals that ObiH catalyzes the retro-aldol cleavage of l-threonine to form a remarkably persistent glycyl quinonoid intermediate, with a half-life of approximately 3 h. Protonation of this intermediate is kinetically disfavored, enabling on-cycle reactivity with aldehydes to form beta-hydroxy amino acids. We demonstrate the synthetic potential of ObiH via the single step synthesis of (2S,3R)-beta-hydroxyleucine. To further understand the structural features underpinning this desirable reactivity, we determined the crystal structure of ObiH bound to PLP as the Schiff's base at 1.66 A resolution. This high-resolution model revealed a unique active site configuration wherein the evolutionarily conserved Asp that traditionally H-bonds to the cofactor is swapped for a neighboring Glu. Molecular dynamics simulations combined with mutagenesis studies indicate that a structural rearrangement is associated with l-threonine entry into the catalytic cycle. Together, these data explain the basis for the unique reactivity of lTTA enzymes and provide a foundation for future engineering and mechanistic analysis. l-Threonine Transaldolase Activity Is Enabled by a Persistent Catalytic Intermediate.,Kumar P, Meza A, Ellis JM, Carlson GA, Bingman CA, Buller AR ACS Chem Biol. 2020 Dec 18. doi: 10.1021/acschembio.0c00753. PMID:33337128 From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. See Also Aldolase 3D structures

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