2AN3

Structure of PNMT with S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine and the semi-rigid analogue acceptor substrate cis-(1R,2S)-2-amino-1-tetralol.


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.20 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.256 
  • R-Value Work: 0.217 

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Literature

Mode of binding of methyl acceptor substrates to the adrenaline-synthesizing enzyme phenylethanolamine N-methyltransferase: implications for catalysis

Gee, C.L.Tyndall, J.D.A.Grunewald, G.L.Wu, Q.McLeish, M.J.Martin, J.L.

(2005) Biochemistry 44: 16875-16885

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/bi051636b
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    2AN3, 2AN4, 2AN5

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    Here we report three crystal structure complexes of human phenylethanolamine N-methyltransferase (PNMT), one bound with a substrate that incorporates a flexible ethanolamine side chain (p-octopamine), a second bound with a semirigid analogue substrate [cis-(1R,2S)-2-amino-1-tetralol, cis-(1R,2S)-AT], and a third with trans-(1S,2S)-2-amino-1-tetralol [trans-(1S,2S)-AT] that acts as an inhibitor of PNMT rather than a substrate. A water-mediated interaction between the critical beta-hydroxyl of the flexible ethanolamine group of p-octopamine and an acidic residue, Asp267, is likely to play a key role in positioning the side chain correctly for methylation to occur at the amine. A second interaction with Glu219 may play a lesser role. Catalysis likely occurs via deprotonation of the amine through the action of Glu185; mutation of this residue significantly reduced the kcat without affecting the Km. The mode of binding of cis-(1R,2S)-AT supports the notion that this substrate is a conformationally restrained analogue of flexible PNMT substrates, in that it forms interactions with the enzyme similar to those observed for p-octopamine. By contrast, trans-(1S,2S)-AT, an inhibitor rather than a substrate, binds in an orientation that is flipped by 180 degrees compared with cis-(1R,2S)-AT. A consequence of this flipped binding mode is that the interactions between the hydroxyl and Asp267 and Glu219 are lost. However, the amines of inhibitor trans-(1S,2S)-AT and substrate cis-(1R,2S)-AT are both within methyl transfer distance of the cofactor. These results suggest that PNMT catalyzes transfer of methyl to ligand amines only when "anchor" interactions, such as those identified for the beta-hydroxyls of p-octopamine and cis-AT, are present.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Institute for Molecular Bioscience and ARC Special Research Centre for Functional and Applied Genomics, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, 4072 Australia.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Phenylethanolamine N-methyltransferase
A, B
289Homo sapiensMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: PNMT
EC: 2.1.1.28
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Find proteins for P11086 (Homo sapiens)
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Go to UniProtKB:  P11086
PHAROS:  P11086
GTEx:  ENSG00000141744 
Entity Groups  
Sequence Clusters30% Identity50% Identity70% Identity90% Identity95% Identity100% Identity
UniProt GroupP11086
Sequence Annotations
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Small Molecules
Binding Affinity Annotations 
IDSourceBinding Affinity
SAH BindingDB:  2AN3 Ki: min: 1.40e+4, max: 6.23e+4 (nM) from 3 assay(s)
Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.20 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.256 
  • R-Value Work: 0.217 
  • Space Group: P 43 21 2
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 93.78α = 90
b = 93.78β = 90
c = 187.12γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
d*TREKdata processing
CNSrefinement
PDB_EXTRACTdata extraction
CrystalCleardata reduction
d*TREKdata scaling
CNSphasing

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Entry History 

Deposition Data

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2006-03-14
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2008-04-30
    Changes: Version format compliance
  • Version 1.2: 2011-07-13
    Changes: Derived calculations, Version format compliance
  • Version 1.3: 2023-10-25
    Changes: Data collection, Database references, Derived calculations, Refinement description, Structure summary