4xq9

Crystal Structure of the Homospermidine Synthase (HSS) from Blastochloris viridis in Complex with NAD

spinqualitylabelsall models 4xq9, resolution 1.60Å Show:Asymmetric Unit Biological Assembly Drag the structure with the mouse to rotate   Export Animated Image   Print3D Structural highlights 4xq9 is a 2 chain structure with sequence from Blastochloris viridis. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance. Method: X-ray diffraction, Resolution 1.6Å Ligands: ACT, NAD Resources: FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT Function HSS_BLAVI Publication Abstract from PubMed The highly conserved bacterial homospermidine synthase (HSS) is a key enzyme of the polyamine metabolism of many proteobacteria including pathogenic strains such as Legionella pneumophila and Pseudomonas aeruginosa; The unique usage of NAD(H) as a prosthetic group is a common feature of bacterial HSS, eukaryotic HSS and deoxyhypusine synthase (DHS). The structure of the bacterial enzyme does not possess a lysine residue in the active center and thus does not form an enzyme-substrate Schiff base intermediate as observed for the DHS. In contrast to the DHS the active site is not formed by the interface of two subunits but resides within one subunit of the bacterial HSS. Crystal structures of Blastochloris viridis HSS (BvHSS) reveal two distinct substrate binding sites, one of which is highly specific for putrescine. BvHSS features a side pocket in the direct vicinity of the active site formed by conserved amino acids and a potential substrate discrimination, guiding, and sensing mechanism. The proposed reaction steps for the catalysis of BvHSS emphasize cation-pi interaction through a conserved Trp residue as a key stabilizer of high energetic transition states. Comprehensive Structural Characterization of the Bacterial Homospermidine Synthase-an Essential Enzyme of the Polyamine Metabolism.,Krossa S, Faust A, Ober D, Scheidig AJ Sci Rep. 2016 Jan 18;6:19501. doi: 10.1038/srep19501. PMID:26776105 From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

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