2zho | pdb_00002zho

Crystal structure of the regulatory subunit of aspartate kinase from Thermus thermophilus (ligand free form)

spinqualitylabelsall models 2zho, resolution 2.98Å Show:Asymmetric Unit Biological Assembly Drag the structure with the mouse to rotate   Export Animated Image   Print3D Structural highlights 2zho is a 6 chain structure with sequence from "flavobacterium_thermophilum"_yoshida_and_oshima_1971 "flavobacterium thermophilum" yoshida and oshima 1971. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance. Related: 2dt9 Gene: ask ("Flavobacterium thermophilum" Yoshida and Oshima 1971) Activity: Aspartate kinase, with EC number 2.7.2.4 Resources: FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT Function [AK_THETH] Catalyzes the phosphorylation of the beta-carboxyl group of aspartic acid with ATP to yield 4-phospho-L-aspartate, which is involved in the branched biosynthetic pathway leading to the biosynthesis of amino acids threonine, isoleucine and methionine. Evolutionary Conservation Check, as determined by ConSurfDB. You may read the explanation of the method and the full data available from ConSurf. Publication Abstract from PubMed Crystal structures of the regulatory subunit of Thr-sensitive aspartate kinase (AK; EC 2.7.2.4) from Thermus thermophilus (TtAKbeta) were determined at 2.15 A in the Thr-bound form (TtAKbeta-Thr) and at 2.98 A in the Thr-free form (TtAKbeta-free). Although both forms are crystallized as dimers, the contact surface area of the dimer interface in TtAKbeta-free (3200 A(2)) is smaller than that of TtAKbeta-Thr (3890 A(2)). Sedimentation equilibrium analyzed by ultracentrifugation revealed that TtAKbeta is present in equilibrium between a monomer and dimer, and that Thr binding shifts the equilibrium to dimer formation. In the absence of Thr, an outward shift of beta-strands near the Thr-binding site (site 1) and a concomitant loss of the electron density of the loop region between beta3 and beta4 near the Thr-binding site are observed. The mechanism of regulation by Thr is discussed on the basis of the crystal structures. TtAKbeta has higher thermostability than the regulatory subunit of Corynebacterium glutamicum AK, with a difference in denaturation temperature (T(m)) of 40 degrees C. Comparison of the crystal structures of TtAKbeta and the regulatory subunit of C. glutamicum AK showed that the well-packed hydrophobic core and high Pro content in loops contribute to the high thermostability of TtAKbeta. Crystal structures of the regulatory subunit of Thr-sensitive aspartate kinase from Thermus thermophilus.,Yoshida A, Tomita T, Kono H, Fushinobu S, Kuzuyama T, Nishiyama M FEBS J. 2009 Jun;276(11):3124-36. Epub 2009 Apr 23. PMID:19490113 From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

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