1su1 | pdb_00001su1
From Proteopedia
Structural and biochemical characterization of Yfce, a phosphoesterase from E. coli
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Structural highlights
Function[YFCE_ECOLI] Shows phosphodiesterase activity, hydrolyzing phosphodiesters bonds in the artificial chromogenic substrates bis-p-nitrophenyl phosphate (bis-pNPP), and less efficiently thymidine 5'-monophosphate p-nitrophenyl ester (pNP-TMP) and p-nitrophenylphosphorylcholine (pNPPC). The physiological substrate is unknown. 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 PubMedEscherichia coli YfcE belongs to a conserved protein family within the calcineurin-like phosphoesterase superfamily (Pfam00149) that is widely distributed in bacteria and archaea. Superfamily members are metallophosphatases that include monoesterases and diesterases involved in a variety of cellular functions. YfcE exhibited catalytic activity against bis-p-nitrophenyl phosphate, a general substrate for phosphodiesterases, and had an absolute requirement for Mn2+. However, no activity was observed with phosphodiesters and over 50 naturally occurring phosphomonoesters. The crystal structure of the YfcE phosphodiesterase has been determined to 2.25 A resolution. YfcE has a beta-sandwich architecture similar to metallophosphatases of common ancestral origin. Unlike its more complex homologs that have added structural elements for regulation and substrate recognition, the relatively small 184-amino-acid protein has retained its ancestral simplicity. The tetrameric protein carries two zinc ions per active site from the E. coli extract that reflect the conserved di-Mn2+ active site geometry. A cocrystallized sulfate inhibitor mimics the binding of phosphate moeities in known ligand/phosphatase complexes. Thus, YfcE has a similar active site and biochemical mechanism as well-characterized superfamily members, while the YfcE phosphodiester-containing substrate is unique. Structural and biochemical characterization of a novel Mn2+-dependent phosphodiesterase encoded by the yfcE gene.,Miller DJ, Shuvalova L, Evdokimova E, Savchenko A, Yakunin AF, Anderson WF Protein Sci. 2007 Jul;16(7):1338-48. doi: 10.1110/ps.072764907. PMID:17586769[1] From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. References
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