Biomedical subjects

G E Schulz

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At least 19 recordsLinked to original sources

PubMed1992

Catalytic center of cyclodextrin glycosyltransferase derived from X-ray structure analysis combined with site-directed mutagenesis.

An X-ray structure analysis of a crystal of mutant Asp229----Ala of cyclodextrin glycosyltransferase from Bacillus circulans (Ec 2.4.1.19) that had been shortly exposed to beta-cyclodextrin showed density corresponding to a maltose bound at the catalytic center. The crystal structure was refined to an R-factor of 18.7% at 2.5-A resolution. The catalytic center is defined by homology with the structurally known alpha-amylases and by the observation that mutants Asp229----Ala and Asp328----Ala are almost inactive. By model building, the density-defined maltose was extended to a full beta-cyclodextrin, which then indicated the general locations of seven subsites for glucosyl units. The catalytically competent residues Asp229, Glu257, and Asp328 are at the reducing end of the density-defined maltose. In the unligated wild-type structure, Glu257 and Asp328 form a 2.6-A hydrogen bond between their carboxylates in an arrangement that resembles those of the catalytically competent carboxylates in acid proteases. Presumably, the first catalytic step is an attack of the proton between Glu257 and Asp328 on the oxygen of the glycosidic bond.

Bacillus↗

PubMed1992

Structure of porin refined at 1.8 A resolution.

The crystal structure of porin from Rhodobacter capsulatus has been refined using the simulated annealing method. The final model consists of all 301 amino acid residues well obeying standard geometry, three calcium ions, 274 solvent molecules, three detergent molecules and one unknown ligand modeled as a detergent molecule. The final crystallographic R-factor is 18.6% based on 42,851 independent reflections in the resolution range 10 to 1.8 A. The model is described in detail.

Amino Acid Sequence↗

PubMed1992

Refined structure of the complex between guanylate kinase and its substrate GMP at 2.0 A resolution.

The crystal structure of guanylate kinase from Saccharomyces cerevisiae complexed with its substrate GMP has been refined at a resolution of 2.0 A. The final crystallographic R-factor is 17.3% in the resolution range 7.0 A to 2.0 A for all reflections of the 100% complete data set. The final model has standard geometry with root-mean-square deviations of 0.016 A in bond lengths and 3.0 in bond angles. It consists of all 186 amino acid residues, the N-terminal acetyl group, the substrate GMP, one sulfate ion and 174 water molecules. Guanylate kinase is structurally related to adenylate kinases and G-proteins with respect to its central beta-sheet with connecting helices and the giant anion hole that binds nucleoside triphosphates. These nucleotides are ATP and GTP for the kinases and GTP for the G-proteins. The chain segment binding the substrate GMP of guanylate kinase differs grossly from the respective part of the adenylate kinases; it has no counterpart in the G-proteins. The binding mode of GMP is described in detail. Probably, the observed structure represents one of several structurally quite different intermediate states of the catalytic cycle.

Adenosine Triphosphate↗

PubMed1992

Structure of the complex between adenylate kinase from Escherichia coli and the inhibitor Ap5A refined at 1.9 A resolution. A model for a catalytic transition state.

The structure of adenylate kinase from Escherichia coli ligated with the two-substrate-mimicking inhibitor P1,P5-bis(adenosine-5'-)pentaphosphate has been determined by X-ray diffraction and refined to a resolution of 1.9 A. The asymmetric unit of the crystals contains two copies of the complex, the structures of which agree well with each other. One of these copies is less well ordered in the crystals than the other, it shows generally higher temperature factors. The molecular packing in the crystals is discussed and correlated to crystal habit and anisotropic X-ray diffraction. The bound inhibitor simulates well the binding of substrates ATP and AMP, which are clearly assigned. The alpha-phosphate of AMP is well positioned for a nucleophilic attack on the gamma-phosphate of ATP. The observed structure readily allows the construction of a stabilized pentaco-ordinated transition state, as proposed for the known in-line mechanism of the enzyme, with nucleophile and leaving group in the apical positions of a trigonal bipyramid. The kinetic data of numerous mutations reported in the literature are correlated with the detailed structure of the enzyme. The mutants were classified. The concomitant increase of the Michaelis constants for ATP and AMP in the group of mutants that modify only the ATP-binding site cannot be explained.

Adenosine Monophosphate↗

PubMed1992

Induced-fit movements in adenylate kinases.

Adenylate kinases have an M(r) around 23,000 which classifies them among the smallest phosphoryl group transferring enzymes. In order to prevent phosphoryl transfer to water, i.e. hydrolysis, these enzymes undergo induced-fit motions on substrate binding and assemble/disassemble their catalytic centres during each reaction cycle. Details of these processes have been derived from several X-ray structure analyses. The disturbance of these analyses by crystal-packing effects is discussed.

Adenylate Kinase↗

PubMed1991

Molecular architecture and electrostatic properties of a bacterial porin.

The integral membrane protein porin from Rhodobacter capsulatus consists of three tightly associated 16-stranded beta barrels that give rise to three distinct diffusion channels for small solutes through the outer membrane. The x-ray structure of this porin has revealed details of its shape, the residue distributions within the pore and at the membrane-facing surface, and the location of calcium sites. The electrostatic potential has been calculated and related to function. Moreover, potential calculations were found to predict the Ca2+ sites.

Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins↗

PubMed1991

Prediction of the general structure of OmpF and PhoE from the sequence and structure of porin from Rhodobacter capsulatus. Orientation of porin in the membrane.

By comparing the hydrophilicity profiles and sequences of porin from Rhodobacter capsulatus with those of OmpF and PhoE from Escherichia coli, a set of insertions and deletions for alignment of the sequences has been deduced. With this alignment a similar folding of OmpF and PhoE has been predicted as found by X-ray structure analysis of porin from Rhodobacter capsulates. Furthermore, the orientation of the porin trimer in the outer membrane was inferred from topological data on PhoE. According to this result a single channel of approx. 30 A diameter starts at the outer surface. Near the middle of the outer membrane bilayer this channel branches out into three separate channels, each running within a single porin monomer to the periplasmic surface.

Amino Acid Sequence↗

PubMed1991

Structure of NADH peroxidase from Streptococcus faecalis 10C1 refined at 2.16 A resolution.

The crystal structure of NADH peroxidase (EC 1.11.1.1) from Streptococcus faecalis 10C1 (Enterococcus faecalis) has been refined to a resolution of 2.16 A using the simulated annealing method. The final crystallographic R-factor is 17.7% for all data in the resolution range 7 to 2.16 A. The standard deviations are 0.015 A in bond lengths and 3.0 degrees in bond angles for the final model, which includes all 447 amino acid residues, one FAD and 369 water molecules. The enzyme is a symmetrical tetramer with point group D2; the symmetry is crystallographic. The redox center of the enzyme consists of FAD and a cysteine (Cys42), which forms a sulfenic acid (Cys-SOH) in its oxidized state. A histidine (His10) close to Cys42 is likely to act as an active-site base. In the analyzed crystal, the enzyme was in a non-native oxidation state with Cys42 oxidized to a sulfonic acid Cys-SO3H. The chain fold of NADH peroxidase is similar to those of disulfide oxidoreductases. A comparison with glutathione reductase, a representative of this enzyme family, is given.

Amino Acid Sequence↗

PubMed1991

Primary structure of porin from Rhodobacter capsulatus.

The primary structure of the integral membrane protein porin from the purple bacterium Rhodobacter capsulatus was determined. The protein was cleaved with trypsin, CNBr and Asp-N protease. The peptides were isolated, sequenced and aligned to a total length of 301 residues with an Mr of 31,536. The low isoelectric point of 3.9 is confirmed by the high excess of 34 Asp and 17 Glu (16.9%) over 10 Lys, 7 Arg and 2 His (6.3%). Overall sequence similarity to other porins is not evident when using sequence alignment programs. However, a partial relationship to Neisseria porins seems to exist. The established sequence has been used as the basis for a three-dimensional structure determination by X-ray diffraction at 0.18-nm resolution. The arrangement of the sequence in the 16-stranded beta-barrel of porin is given. Some sequence-structure correlations are discussed.

Amino Acid Sequence↗

PubMed1991

Structural, spectroscopic and catalytic activity studies on glutathione reductase reconstituted with FAD analogues.

FAD-modified human glutathione reductases were reconstituted from apoenzyme using the FAD analogues 6-SH-FAD, 6-SCN-FAD, 6-OH-FAD, 6-NH2-FAD and 8-OH-FAD. The catalytic activities of the modified enzymes were substantially lower than for the native enzyme. All five species could be crystallized, but only those containing 6-SH-FAD, 6-OH-FAD and 6-NH2-FAD yielded crystals that could be analyzed. X-ray analyses and structural refinements were performed at 0.27 nm and 0.30 nm resolution resulting in R factors around 13.5%. The crystal structures showed the additional non-hydrogen atoms and small conformational changes of the polypeptide that were obviously induced by the substituents of the FAD analogues. The observed changes together with spectroscopic and activity data permit some conclusions about the chemical nature of the substituents.

Catalysis↗

PubMed1991

The structure of porin from Rhodobacter capsulatus at 1.8 A resolution.

The structure of the porin from Rhodobacter capsulatus was determined at a resolution of 1.8 A. The analysis started from a closely related crystal structure that had been solved at a medium resolution of 3 A using multiple isomorphous replacement and solvent flattening. The new structure contains the complete sequence of 301 amino acid residues. Refinement of the model is under way; the present R-factor is 22% with good geometry. Except for the lengths of several loops, the resulting chain fold corresponds to the medium resolution model. The membrane channel is lined by a large number of ionogenic side chains with characteristic segregation of differently charged groups.

Amino Acids↗

PubMed1991

Structure of cyclodextrin glycosyltransferase refined at 2.0 A resolution.

The previously reported structural model of cyclodextrin glycosyltransferase (EC 2.4.1.19) from Bacillus circulans has been improved. For this purpose the known sequence was built into an electron density map established by multiple isomorphous replacement and subsequent solvent-flattening at 2.5 A resolution. The resulting model was refined at 2.0 A resolution using a simulated annealing refinement method. Based on 70,171 independent reflections in the range 7.0 to 2.0 A resolution, a final R-factor of 17.6% was obtained with a model obeying standard geometry within 0.013 A in bond lengths and 2.7 degrees in bond angles. The final model consists of all 684 amino acid residues, two calcium ions and 588 solvent molecules.

Amino Acid Sequence↗

PubMed1991

The refined structure of the complex between adenylate kinase from beef heart mitochondrial matrix and its substrate AMP at 1.85 A resolution.

The crystal structure of the complex between adenylate kinase from bovine mitochondrial matrix and its substrate AMP has been refined at 1.85 A resolution (1 A = 0.1 nm). Based on 42,519 independent reflections of better than 10 A resolution, a final R-factor of 18.9% was obtained with a model obeying standard geometry within 0.016 A in bond lengths and 3.2 degrees in bond angles. There are two enzyme: substrate complexes in the asymmetric unit, each consisting of 226 amino acid residues, one AMP and one sulfate ion. A superposition of the two full-length polypeptides revealed deviations that can be described as small relative movements of three domains. Best superpositions of individual domains yielded a residual overall root-mean-square deviation of 0.3 A for the backbone atoms and 0.5 A for the sidechains. The final model contains 381 solvent molecules in the asymmetric unit, 2 x 72 = 144 of which occupy corresponding positions in both complexes.

Adenosine Monophosphate↗

PubMed1991

Crystals of an integral membrane protein diffracting to 1.8 A resolution.

A new crystal form of porin from Rhodobacter capsulatus has been obtained. The crystals are rhombohedral, space group R3, with hexagonal axes a = b = 92.3 A, c = 146.2 A. They contain one monomer in the asymmetric unit and diffract to a resolution of at least 1.8 A.

Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins↗

PubMed1991

Mechanisms of enzyme catalysis from crystal structure analyses.

The enzyme families to which glutathione reductase and adenylate kinase belong show appreciably different structural behaviour during catalysis. While the electron transfer in glutathione reductase requires only small movements of a couple of non-hydrogen atoms, the transfer of a phosphoryl group in the nucleotide kinases involves major rearrangements with main chain displacements of up to 32 A. In both cases, the structural changes during a catalytic cycle have been derived from a number of separate X-ray crystallographic analyses.

Adenylate Kinase↗

PubMed1991

The three-dimensional structure of glutathione reductase from Escherichia coli at 3.0 A resolution.

The structure of glutathione reductase from Escherichia coli has been solved at 3 A resolution using multiple isomorphous replacement, solvent flattening, and molecular replacement on the basis of the homologous (53% identical residues) and structurally well-established human enzyme. The structures of both enzyme species agree with each other in a global way; there is no domain rearrangement. In detail, clear structural differences can be observed. The structure analysis of the E. coli enzyme was tackled in order to understand site-directed mutants, the most spectacular of which changed the cofactor specificity of this enzyme from NADP to NAD (Scrutton et al., 1990, Nature 343:38-43).

Escherichia coli↗

PubMed1990

Three-dimensional structure of the complex between the mitochondrial matrix adenylate kinase and its substrate AMP.

Crystals of adenylate kinase from beef heart mitochondrial matrix (EC 2.7.4.10) complexed with its substrate AMP were analyzed by X-ray diffraction. The crystal structure was solved by multiple isomorphous replacement and solvent flattening at a resolution of 3.0 A. There are two enzyme-substrate molecules in the asymmetric unit. The resolution was extended to 1.9 A by model building and refinement using simulated annealing. The current R-factor is 28.4%. The model is given as a backbone tracing for residues 5-218. The enzyme can be subdivided into three domains, the relative arrangements of which differ slightly but significantly between the two crystallographically independent molecules. When compared with other adenylate kinase structures, the chain fold is similar but the observed domain arrangement differs grossly, suggesting that large parts of the enzyme move during catalysis. The observed binding site of AMP is described. Its location in conjunction with data from homologous proteins clarifies the nucleotide-binding sites of the adenylate kinases. Previous assignments of these sites derived from X-ray crystallographic and nuclear magnetic resonance analyses are discussed.

Adenosine Monophosphate↗

PubMed1990

The structure of NADH peroxidase from Streptococcus faecalis at 3.3 A resolution.

NADH peroxidase (EC 1.11.1.1) previously isolated from Streptococcus faecalis 10C1 has been crystallized. The crystal structure has been solved by multiple isomorphous replacement and solvent-flattening at 3.3 A (1 A = 0.1 nm) resolution. The enzyme forms a tetramer consisting of 4 crystallographically related subunits. The monomer chain fold is in general similar to those of glutathione reductase and lipoamide dehydrogenase. FAD binds in the same region and in a similar conformation as in glutathione reductase. The unusual cysteine-sulfenic acid participating in catalysis is located at the isoalloxazine of FAD.

Crystallization↗