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==5-Aminolevulinate Synthase from Rhodobacter capsulatus in complex with glycine==
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== Structural highlights ==
<table><tr><td colspan='2'>[[2bwp]] is a 4 chain structure with sequence from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhodobacter_capsulatus Rhodobacter capsulatus]. Full crystallographic information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=2BWP OCA]. For a <b>guided tour on the structure components</b> use [https://proteopedia.org/fgij/fg.htm?mol=2BWP FirstGlance]. <br>
</td></tr><tr id='method'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Empirical_models|Method:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat" id="methodDat">X-ray diffraction, [[Resolution|Resolution]] 2.7&#8491;</td></tr>
<tr id='ligand'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Ligand|Ligands:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat" id="ligandDat"><scene name='pdbligand=ACY:ACETIC+ACID'>ACY</scene>, <scene name='pdbligand=PLG:N-GLYCINE-[3-HYDROXY-2-METHYL-5-PHOSPHONOOXYMETHYL-PYRIDIN-4-YL-METHANE]'>PLG</scene></td></tr>
<tr id='resources'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>Resources:</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><span class='plainlinks'>[https://proteopedia.org/fgij/fg.htm?mol=2bwp FirstGlance], [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocaids?id=2bwp OCA], [https://pdbe.org/2bwp PDBe], [https://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore.do?structureId=2bwp RCSB], [https://www.ebi.ac.uk/pdbsum/2bwp PDBsum], [https://prosat.h-its.org/prosat/prosatexe?pdbcode=2bwp ProSAT]</span></td></tr>
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== Function ==
[https://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/HEM1_RHOCB HEM1_RHOCB] 
== Evolutionary Conservation ==
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== Publication Abstract from PubMed ==
5-Aminolevulinate synthase (ALAS) is the first and rate-limiting enzyme of heme biosynthesis in humans, animals, other non-plant eukaryotes, and alpha-proteobacteria. It catalyzes the synthesis of 5-aminolevulinic acid, the first common precursor of all tetrapyrroles, from glycine and succinyl-coenzyme A (sCoA) in a pyridoxal 5'-phosphate (PLP)-dependent manner. X-linked sideroblastic anemias (XLSAs), a group of severe disorders in humans characterized by inadequate formation of heme in erythroblast mitochondria, are caused by mutations in the gene for erythroid eALAS, one of two human genes for ALAS. We present the first crystal structure of homodimeric ALAS from Rhodobacter capsulatus (ALAS(Rc)) binding its cofactor PLP. We, furthermore, present structures of ALAS(Rc) in complex with the substrates glycine or sCoA. The sequence identity of ALAS from R. capsulatus and human eALAS is 49%. XLSA-causing mutations may thus be mapped, revealing the molecular basis of XLSA in humans. Mutations are found to obstruct substrate binding, disrupt the dimer interface, or hamper the correct folding. The structure of ALAS completes the structural analysis of enzymes in heme biosynthesis.

Crystal structure of 5-aminolevulinate synthase, the first enzyme of heme biosynthesis, and its link to XLSA in humans.,Astner I, Schulze JO, van den Heuvel J, Jahn D, Schubert WD, Heinz DW EMBO J. 2005 Sep 21;24(18):3166-77. Epub 2005 Aug 25. PMID:16121195<ref>PMID:16121195</ref>

From MEDLINE&reg;/PubMed&reg;, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.<br>
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== References ==
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[[Category: Large Structures]]
[[Category: Rhodobacter capsulatus]]
[[Category: Astner I]]
[[Category: Heinz DW]]
[[Category: Jahn D]]
[[Category: Schubert W-D]]
[[Category: Schulze JO]]
[[Category: Van Den Heuvel JJ]]