2nsj

From Proteopedia

E. coli PurE H45Q mutant complexed with CAIR

PDB ID 2nsj

Drag the structure with the mouse to rotate

Structural highlights

2nsj is a 1 chain structure with sequence from Escherichia coli. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
Method:	X-ray diffraction, Resolution 2.31Å
Ligands:
Resources:	FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT

Function

PURE_ECOLI Catalyzes the conversion of N5-carboxyaminoimidazole ribonucleotide (N5-CAIR) to 4-carboxy-5-aminoimidazole ribonucleotide (CAIR).

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

N5-Carboxyaminoimidazole ribonucleotide mutase (N5-CAIR mutase or PurE) from Escherichia coli catalyzes the reversible interconversion of N5-CAIR to carboxyaminoimidazole ribonucleotide (CAIR) with direct CO2 transfer. Site-directed mutagenesis, a pH-rate profile, DFT calculations, and X-ray crystallography together provide new insight into the mechanism of this unusual transformation. These studies suggest that a conserved, protonated histidine (His45) plays an essential role in catalysis. The importance of proton transfers is supported by DFT calculations on CAIR and N5-CAIR analogues in which the ribose 5'-phosphate is replaced with a methyl group. The calculations suggest that the nonaromatic tautomer of CAIR (isoCAIR) is only 3.1 kcal/mol higher in energy than its aromatic counterpart, implicating this species as a potential intermediate in the PurE-catalyzed reaction. A structure of wild-type PurE cocrystallized with 4-nitroaminoimidazole ribonucleotide (NO2-AIR, a CAIR analogue) and structures of H45N and H45Q PurEs soaked with CAIR have been determined and provide the first insight into the binding of an intact PurE substrate. A comparison of 19 available structures of PurE and PurE mutants in apo and nucleotide-bound forms reveals a common, buried carboxylate or CO2 binding site for CAIR and N5-CAIR in a hydrophobic pocket in which the carboxylate or CO2 interacts with backbone amides. This work has led to a mechanistic proposal in which the carboxylate orients the substrate for proton transfer from His45 to N5-CAIR to form an enzyme-bound aminoimidazole ribonucleotide (AIR) and CO2 intermediate. Subsequent movement of the aminoimidazole moiety of AIR reorients it for addition of CO2 at C4 to generate isoCAIR. His45 is now in a position to remove a C4 proton to produce CAIR.

N5-CAIR mutase: role of a CO2 binding site and substrate movement in catalysis.,Hoskins AA, Morar M, Kappock TJ, Mathews II, Zaugg JB, Barder TE, Peng P, Okamoto A, Ealick SE, Stubbe J Biochemistry. 2007 Mar 13;46(10):2842-55. Epub 2007 Feb 14. PMID:17298082^[1]

From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

References

↑ Hoskins AA, Morar M, Kappock TJ, Mathews II, Zaugg JB, Barder TE, Peng P, Okamoto A, Ealick SE, Stubbe J. N5-CAIR mutase: role of a CO2 binding site and substrate movement in catalysis. Biochemistry. 2007 Mar 13;46(10):2842-55. Epub 2007 Feb 14. PMID:17298082 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/bi602436g