1MZ8

CRYSTAL STRUCTURES OF THE NUCLEASE DOMAIN OF COLE7/IM7 IN COMPLEX WITH A PHOSPHATE ION AND A ZINC ION


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.00 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.230 
  • R-Value Work: 0.183 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.183 

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Literature

Metal ions and phosphate binding in the H-N-H motif: crystal structures of the nuclease domain of ColE7/Im7 in complex with a phosphate ion and different divalent metal ions

Sui, M.J.Tsai, L.C.Hsia, K.C.Doudeva, L.G.Ku, W.Y.Han, G.W.Yuan, H.S.

(2002) Protein Sci 11: 2947-2957

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1110/ps.0220602
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    1MZ8

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    H-N-H is a motif found in the nuclease domain of a subfamily of bacteria toxins, including colicin E7, that are capable of cleaving DNA nonspecifically. This H-N-H motif has also been identified in a subfamily of homing endonucleases, which cleave DNA site specifically. To better understand the role of metal ions in the H-N-H motif during DNA hydrolysis, we crystallized the nuclease domain of colicin E7 (nuclease-ColE7) in complex with its inhibitor Im7 in two different crystal forms, and we resolved the structures of EDTA-treated, Zn(2+)-bound and Mn(2+)-bound complexes in the presence of phosphate ions at resolutions of 2.6 A to 2.0 A. This study offers the first determination of the structure of a metal-free and substrate-free enzyme in the H-N-H family. The H-N-H motif contains two antiparallel beta-strands linked to a C-terminal alpha-helix, with a divalent metal ion located in the center. Here we show that the metal-binding sites in the center of the H-N-H motif, for the EDTA-treated and Mg(2+)-soaked complex crystals, were occupied by water molecules, indicating that an alkaline earth metal ion does not reside in the same position as a transition metal ion in the H-N-H motif. However, a Zn(2+) or Mn(2+) ions were observed in the center of the H-N-H motif in cases of Zn(2+) or Mn(2+)-soaked crystals, as confirmed in anomalous difference maps. A phosphate ion was found to bridge between the divalent transition metal ion and His545. Based on these structures and structural comparisons with other nucleases, we suggest a functional role for the divalent transition metal ion in the H-N-H motif in stabilizing the phosphoanion in the transition state during hydrolysis.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Graduate Institute of Life Science, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan 11472, ROC.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Colicin E7 immunity protein
A, C
87Escherichia coliMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: cei7
UniProt
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Go to UniProtKB:  Q03708
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UniProt GroupQ03708
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Entity ID: 2
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Colicin E7
B, D
131Escherichia coliMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: cea7
EC: 3.1
UniProt
Find proteins for Q47112 (Escherichia coli)
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Go to UniProtKB:  Q47112
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UniProt GroupQ47112
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.00 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.230 
  • R-Value Work: 0.183 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.183 
  • Space Group: P 21 21 2
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 119.735α = 90
b = 62.41β = 90
c = 74.137γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
SCALEPACKdata scaling
CNSrefinement
CNSphasing

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Entry History 

Deposition Data

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2002-12-23
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2008-04-28
    Changes: Version format compliance
  • Version 1.2: 2011-07-13
    Changes: Version format compliance
  • Version 1.3: 2017-10-11
    Changes: Refinement description
  • Version 1.4: 2023-10-25
    Changes: Data collection, Database references, Derived calculations, Refinement description