5KIN

Crystal structure of tryptophan synthase alpha beta complex from Streptococcus pneumoniae


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.45 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.228 
  • R-Value Work: 0.180 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.183 

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Literature

Conservation of the structure and function of bacterial tryptophan synthases.

Michalska, K.Gale, J.Joachimiak, G.Chang, C.Hatzos-Skintges, C.Nocek, B.Johnston, S.E.Bigelow, L.Bajrami, B.Jedrzejczak, R.P.Wellington, S.Hung, D.T.Nag, P.P.Fisher, S.L.Endres, M.Joachimiak, A.

(2019) IUCrJ 6: 649-664

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S2052252519005955
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    5KIN, 5KZM

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    Tryptophan biosynthesis is one of the most characterized processes in bacteria, in which the enzymes from Salmonella typhimurium and Escherichia coli serve as model systems. Tryptophan synthase (TrpAB) catalyzes the final two steps of tryptophan biosynthesis in plants, fungi and bacteria. This pyridoxal 5'-phosphate (PLP)-dependent enzyme consists of two protein chains, α (TrpA) and β (TrpB), functioning as a linear αββα heterotetrameric complex containing two TrpAB units. The reaction has a complicated, multistep mechanism resulting in the β-replacement of the hydroxyl group of l-serine with an indole moiety. Recent studies have shown that functional TrpAB is required for the survival of pathogenic bacteria in macrophages and for evading host defense. Therefore, TrpAB is a promising target for drug discovery, as its orthologs include enzymes from the important human pathogens Streptococcus pneumoniae , Legionella pneumophila and Francisella tularensis , the causative agents of pneumonia, legionnaires' disease and tularemia, respectively. However, specific biochemical and structural properties of the TrpABs from these organisms have not been investigated. To fill the important phylogenetic gaps in the understanding of TrpABs and to uncover unique features of TrpAB orthologs to spearhead future drug-discovery efforts, the TrpABs from L. pneumophila , F. tularensis and S. pneumoniae have been characterized. In addition to kinetic properties and inhibitor-sensitivity data, structural information gathered using X-ray crystallo-graphy is presented. The enzymes show remarkable structural conservation, but at the same time display local differences in both their catalytic and allosteric sites that may be responsible for the observed differences in catalysis and inhibitor binding. This functional dissimilarity may be exploited in the design of species-specific enzyme inhibitors.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Center for Structural Genomics of Infectious Diseases, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60367, USA.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Tryptophan synthase alpha chain
A, C
258Streptococcus pneumoniae TIGR4Mutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: trpASP_1811
EC: 4.2.1.20
UniProt
Find proteins for Q97P33 (Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 4 (strain ATCC BAA-334 / TIGR4))
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UniProt GroupQ97P33
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  • Reference Sequence
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Entity ID: 2
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Tryptophan synthase beta chain
B, D
407Streptococcus pneumoniae TIGR4Mutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: trpBSP_1812
EC: 4.2.1.20
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Small Molecules
Modified Residues  1 Unique
IDChains TypeFormula2D DiagramParent
LLP
Query on LLP
B, D
L-PEPTIDE LINKINGC14 H22 N3 O7 PLYS
Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 67.697α = 90
b = 71.16β = 101.69
c = 138.682γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
PHENIXrefinement
SCALEPACKdata scaling
PDB_EXTRACTdata extraction
HKL-3000data reduction
PHENIXphasing

Structure Validation

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Entry History 

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2016-07-06
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 2.0: 2018-05-09
    Changes: Advisory, Atomic model, Data collection, Database references, Derived calculations, Polymer sequence, Source and taxonomy, Structure summary
  • Version 3.0: 2019-09-18
    Changes: Data collection, Database references, Polymer sequence
  • Version 3.1: 2023-09-27
    Changes: Data collection, Database references, Refinement description
  • Version 3.2: 2023-11-15
    Changes: Data collection