1M7Z

Structure of Nitric Oxide Synthase Heme Protein from Bacillus Subtilis with N-Hydroxy-Arginine and Tetrahydrofolate Bound


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.14 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.239 
  • R-Value Work: 0.212 

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Literature

Structure of a nitric oxide synthase heme protein from Bacillus subtilis.

Pant, K.Bilwes, A.M.Adak, S.Stuehr, D.J.Crane, B.R.

(2002) Biochemistry 41: 11071-11079

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/bi0263715
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    1M7V, 1M7Z

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    Eukaryotic nitric oxide synthases (NOSs) produce nitric oxide to mediate intercellular signaling and protect against pathogens. Recently, proteins homologous to mammalian NOS oxygenase domains have been found in prokaryotes and one from Bacillus subtilis (bsNOS) has been demonstrated to produce nitric oxide [Adak, S., Aulak, K. S., and Stuehr, D. J. (2002) J. Biol. Chem. 277, 16167-16171]. We present structures of bsNOS complexed with the active cofactor tetrahydrofolate and the substrate L-arginine (L-Arg) or the intermediate N(omega)-hydroxy-L-arginine (NHA) to 1.9 or 2.2 A resolution, respectively. The bsNOS structure is similar to those of the mammalian NOS oxygenase domains (mNOS(ox)) except for the absence of an N-terminal beta-hairpin hook and zinc-binding region that interact with pterin and stabilize the mNOS(ox) dimer. Changes in patterns of residue conservation between bacterial and mammalian NOSs correlate to different binding modes for pterin side chains. Residue conservation on a surface patch surrounding an exposed heme edge indicates a likely interaction site for reductase proteins in all NOSs. The heme pockets of bsNOS and mNOS(ox) recognize L-Arg and NHA similarly, although a change from Val to Ile beside the substrate guanidinium may explain the 10-20-fold slower dissociation of product NO from the bacterial enzyme. Overall, these structures suggest that bsNOS functions naturally to produce nitrogen oxides from L-Arg and NHA in a pterin-dependent manner, but that the regulation and purpose of NO production by NOS may be quite different in B. subtilis than in mammals.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    The Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, USA.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Nitric oxide synthase361Bacillus subtilisMutation(s): 0 
EC: 1.14.13.39
UniProt
Find proteins for O34453 (Bacillus subtilis (strain 168))
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UniProt GroupO34453
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  • Reference Sequence
Small Molecules
Ligands 3 Unique
IDChains Name / Formula / InChI Key2D Diagram3D Interactions
HEM
Query on HEM

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B [auth A]PROTOPORPHYRIN IX CONTAINING FE
C34 H32 Fe N4 O4
KABFMIBPWCXCRK-RGGAHWMASA-L
THG
Query on THG

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D [auth A](6S)-5,6,7,8-TETRAHYDROFOLATE
C19 H23 N7 O6
MSTNYGQPCMXVAQ-RYUDHWBXSA-N
HAR
Query on HAR

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C [auth A]N-OMEGA-HYDROXY-L-ARGININE
C6 H14 N4 O3
FQWRAVYMZULPNK-BYPYZUCNSA-N
Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.14 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.239 
  • R-Value Work: 0.212 
  • Space Group: P 21 21 2
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 81.085α = 90
b = 93.068β = 90
c = 62.769γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
HKL-2000data collection
SCALEPACKdata scaling
AMoREphasing
CNSrefinement
HKL-2000data reduction

Structure Validation

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Entry History 

Deposition Data

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2002-10-30
    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: 2024-02-14
    Changes: Data collection, Database references, Derived calculations, Refinement description