1UWG

Molecular Mechanism of Enantioselective Proton Transfer to Carbon in Catalytic Antibody 14D9


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.79 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.276 
  • R-Value Work: 0.204 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.207 

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Literature

Molecular Mechanism of Enantioselective Proton Transfer to Carbon in Catalytic Antibody 14D9

Zheng, L.Baumannn, U.Reymond, J.L.

(2004) Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 101: 3387

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0400263101
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    1UWE, 1UWG

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    Catalytic antibody 14D9 catalyzes the enantioselective protonation of prochiral enol ethers with high enantioselectivity (>99% ee) and a practical turnover (k(cat) = 0.4 s(-1)), allowing for preparative scale applications. This antibody represents one of the rare examples of catalytic antibodies promoting acid-catalyzed processes. Antibody 14D9 was cloned and expressed as a chimeric Fab fragment in Escherichia coli. Crystal structures of Fab 14D9 as apo form and of its close analog 19C9 in complex with the transition state analog were determined at 2.8-A resolution. A series of site-directed mutagenesis experiments was carried out to probe the role of individual active-site amino acids. Proton transfer to carbon is catalyzed by a hydrogen bond network formed by the side chains of Asp(H101) and Tyr(L36) with a water molecule serving as a relay. The intermediate oxocarbonium ion formed during the protonation step is trapped by the same water molecule, resulting in an overall syn-addition of water to the enol ether's double bond. The enantioselectivity is caused by steric crowding at the active site, mainly because of the side chain of Phe(H84). The 20-fold lower activity of 19C9 compared with 14D9 was traced down to residue Thr(L46), which forms a nonproductive hydrogen bond with the catalytic residue Asp(H101), which competes with the critical Asp(H101)-Tyr(L36) hydrogen bond and therefore reduces catalytic efficiency. The catalytic activity of 19C9 was restored to that of 14D9 by using either site-directed mutagenesis (Thr(L46)Ala) or chain shuffling.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Bern, Freiestrasse 3, CH-3012 Bern, Switzerland.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
ANTIBODY 14D9A [auth H],
D [auth Y]
225Mus musculusHomo sapiens
This entity is chimeric
Mutation(s): 0 
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Entity ID: 2
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
ANTIBODY 14D9B [auth L],
C [auth X]
213Mus musculusHomo sapiens
This entity is chimeric
Mutation(s): 0 
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.79 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.276 
  • R-Value Work: 0.204 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.207 
  • Space Group: P 1 21 1
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 68.47α = 90
b = 97.92β = 99.28
c = 70.88γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
REFMACrefinement
XDSdata reduction
XSCALEdata scaling
MOLREPphasing

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Entry History 

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Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2004-02-27
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2011-07-13
    Changes: Advisory, Version format compliance
  • Version 1.2: 2016-11-30
    Changes: Derived calculations, Other
  • Version 1.3: 2017-03-15
    Changes: Source and taxonomy
  • Version 1.4: 2023-12-13
    Changes: Data collection, Database references, Derived calculations, Refinement description