9q3j

Structures of LarA-like nickel-pincer nucleotide cofactor-utilizing enzyme with a single catalytic histidine residue from Blautia wexlerae

spinqualitylabelsall models 9q3j, resolution 3.15Å Show:Asymmetric Unit Biological Assembly Drag the structure with the mouse to rotate   Export Animated Image   Print3D Structural highlights 9q3j is a 8 chain structure with sequence from Blautia. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance. Method: Electron Microscopy, Resolution 3.15Å Resources: FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT Function A0A174QNZ5_9FIRM Publication Abstract from PubMed The nickel pincer nucleotide (NPN) cofactor catalyzes the racemization/epimerization of alpha-hydroxy acids in enzymes of the LarA family. The established proton-coupled hydride transfer mechanism requires two catalytic histidine residues that alternately act as general acids and general bases. Notably, however, a fraction of LarA homologs (LarAHs) lack one of the active site histidine residues, replacing it with an asparaginyl side chain that cannot participate in acid/base catalysis. Here, we investigated two such LarAHs and solved their cryo-electron microscopic structures with and without loaded NPN cofactor, respectively. The structures revealed a consistent octameric assembly that is unprecedented in the LarA family and unveiled a new set of active site residues that likely recognize and process substrates differently from those of the well-studied LarAHs. Genomic context analysis suggested their potential involvement in carbohydrate metabolism. Together, these findings lay the groundwork for expanding the breadth of reactions and the range of mechanisms of LarA enzymes. Structures of two LarA-like nickel-pincer nucleotide cofactor-utilizing enzymes with a single catalytic histidine residue.,Gatreddi S, Subramanian S, Sui D, Wang T, Urdiain-Arraiza J, Desguin B, Hausinger RP, Parent KN, Hu J bioRxiv [Preprint]. 2025 Aug 21:2025.08.19.671153. doi: , 10.1101/2025.08.19.671153. PMID:40894700 From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

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