1AN5

E. COLI THYMIDYLATE SYNTHASE IN COMPLEX WITH CB3717


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.60 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.266 
  • R-Value Work: 0.193 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.193 

Starting Model: experimental
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Literature

The additivity of substrate fragments in enzyme-ligand binding.

Stout, T.J.Sage, C.R.Stroud, R.M.

(1998) Structure 6: 839-848

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0969-2126(98)00086-0
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    1AN5, 1AOB, 1BDU, 1BID, 1DDU, 1TDU, 1TJS, 1TRG

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    Enzymes have evolved to recognise their target substrates with exquisite selectivity and specificity. Whether fragments of the substrate--perhaps never available to the evolving enzyme--are bound in the same manner as the parent substrate addresses the fundamental basis of specificity. An understanding of the relative contributions of individual portions of ligand molecules to the enzyme-binding interaction may offer considerable insight into the principles of substrate recognition. We report 12 crystal structures of Escherichia coli thymidylate synthase in complexes with available fragments of the substrate (dUMP), both with and without the presence of a cofactor analogue. The structures display considerable fidelity of binding mode and interactions. These complexes reveal several interesting features: the cofactor analogue enhances the localisation of substrate and substrate fragments near the reactive thiol; the ribose moiety reduces local disorder through additional specific enzyme-ligand interactions; the pyrimidine has multiple roles, ranging from stereospecificity to mechanistic competence; and the glycosidic linkage has an important role in the formation of a covalent attachment between substrate and enzyme. The requirements of ligand-protein binding can be understood in terms of the binding of separate fragments of the ligand. Fragments which are subsystems of the natural substrate for the enzyme confer specific contributions to the binding affinity, orientation or electrostatics of the enzymatic mechanism. This ligand-binding analysis provides a complementary method to the more prevalent approaches utilising site-directed mutagenesis. In addition, these observations suggest a modular approach for rational drug design utilising chemical fragments.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco 94143-0448, USA.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
THYMIDYLATE SYNTHASE
A, B
265Escherichia coliMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: THYA
EC: 2.1.1.45
UniProt
Find proteins for P0A884 (Escherichia coli (strain K12))
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Go to UniProtKB:  P0A884
Entity Groups  
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UniProt GroupP0A884
Sequence Annotations
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Small Molecules
Binding Affinity Annotations 
IDSourceBinding Affinity
CB3 BindingDB:  1AN5 IC50: 60 (nM) from 1 assay(s)
Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.60 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.266 
  • R-Value Work: 0.193 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.193 
  • Space Group: P 63
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 127.3α = 90
b = 127.3β = 90
c = 67.93γ = 120
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
X-PLORmodel building
X-PLORrefinement
DENZOdata reduction
SCALEPACKdata scaling
X-PLORphasing

Structure Validation

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Entry History 

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Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 1998-07-01
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2008-03-24
    Changes: Version format compliance
  • Version 1.2: 2011-07-13
    Changes: Version format compliance
  • Version 1.3: 2023-08-02
    Changes: Database references, Derived calculations, Other, Refinement description