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==Crystal structure of Tryptophan synthase alpha-beta chain complex from Francisella tularensis==
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== Structural highlights ==
<table><tr><td colspan='2'>[[5kzm]] is a 2 chain structure with sequence from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisella_tularensis_subsp._tularensis_SCHU_S4 Francisella tularensis subsp. tularensis SCHU S4]. Full crystallographic information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=5KZM OCA]. For a <b>guided tour on the structure components</b> use [https://proteopedia.org/fgij/fg.htm?mol=5KZM 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]] 2.804&#8491;</td></tr>
<tr id='ligand'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Ligand|Ligands:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat" id="ligandDat"><scene name='pdbligand=ACT:ACETATE+ION'>ACT</scene>, <scene name='pdbligand=CA:CALCIUM+ION'>CA</scene>, <scene name='pdbligand=LLP:(2S)-2-AMINO-6-[[3-HYDROXY-2-METHYL-5-(PHOSPHONOOXYMETHYL)PYRIDIN-4-YL]METHYLIDENEAMINO]HEXANOIC+ACID'>LLP</scene>, <scene name='pdbligand=MSE:SELENOMETHIONINE'>MSE</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=5kzm FirstGlance], [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocaids?id=5kzm OCA], [https://pdbe.org/5kzm PDBe], [https://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore.do?structureId=5kzm RCSB], [https://www.ebi.ac.uk/pdbsum/5kzm PDBsum], [https://prosat.h-its.org/prosat/prosatexe?pdbcode=5kzm ProSAT]</span></td></tr>
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== Function ==
[https://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/TRPA_FRATT TRPA_FRATT] The alpha subunit is responsible for the aldol cleavage of indoleglycerol phosphate to indole and glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate.
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== Publication Abstract from PubMed ==
Tryptophan biosynthesis is one of the most characterized processes in bacteria, in which the enzymes from Salmonella typhimurium and Escherichia coli serve as model systems. Tryptophan synthase (TrpAB) catalyzes the final two steps of tryptophan biosynthesis in plants, fungi and bacteria. This pyridoxal 5'-phosphate (PLP)-dependent enzyme consists of two protein chains, alpha (TrpA) and beta (TrpB), functioning as a linear alphabetabetaalpha heterotetrameric complex containing two TrpAB units. The reaction has a complicated, multistep mechanism resulting in the beta-replacement of the hydroxyl group of l-serine with an indole moiety. Recent studies have shown that functional TrpAB is required for the survival of pathogenic bacteria in macrophages and for evading host defense. Therefore, TrpAB is a promising target for drug discovery, as its orthologs include enzymes from the important human pathogens Streptococcus pneumoniae, Legionella pneumophila and Francisella tularensis, the causative agents of pneumonia, legionnaires' disease and tularemia, respectively. However, specific biochemical and structural properties of the TrpABs from these organisms have not been investigated. To fill the important phylogenetic gaps in the understanding of TrpABs and to uncover unique features of TrpAB orthologs to spearhead future drug-discovery efforts, the TrpABs from L. pneumophila, F. tularensis and S. pneumoniae have been characterized. In addition to kinetic properties and inhibitor-sensitivity data, structural information gathered using X-ray crystallo-graphy is presented. The enzymes show remarkable structural conservation, but at the same time display local differences in both their catalytic and allosteric sites that may be responsible for the observed differences in catalysis and inhibitor binding. This functional dissimilarity may be exploited in the design of species-specific enzyme inhibitors.

Conservation of the structure and function of bacterial tryptophan synthases.,Michalska K, Gale J, Joachimiak G, Chang C, Hatzos-Skintges C, Nocek B, Johnston SE, Bigelow L, Bajrami B, Jedrzejczak RP, Wellington S, Hung DT, Nag PP, Fisher SL, Endres M, Joachimiak A IUCrJ. 2019 May 29;6(Pt 4):649-664. doi: 10.1107/S2052252519005955. eCollection, 2019 Jul 1. PMID:31316809<ref>PMID:31316809</ref>

From MEDLINE&reg;/PubMed&reg;, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.<br>
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==See Also==
*[[Tryptophan synthase 3D structures|Tryptophan synthase 3D structures]]
== References ==
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[[Category: Francisella tularensis subsp. tularensis SCHU S4]]
[[Category: Large Structures]]
[[Category: ANDERSON WF]]
[[Category: Chang C]]
[[Category: JOACHIMIAK A]]
[[Category: Jedrzejczak R]]
[[Category: Joachimiak G]]
[[Category: Michalska K]]