2YCI

methyltransferase native


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.78 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.234 
  • R-Value Work: 0.191 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.193 

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Literature

Structural Basis for Electron and Methyl-Group Transfer in a Methyltransferase System Operating in the Reductive Acetyl-Coa Pathway

Goetzl, S.Jeoung, J.H.Hennig, S.E.Dobbek, H.

(2011) J Mol Biol 411: 96

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmb.2011.05.025
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    2YCI, 2YCJ, 2YCK, 2YCL

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    Several anaerobic acetogenic, methanogenic, hydrogenogenic, and sulfate-reducing microorganisms are able to use the reductive acetyl-CoA (Wood-Ljungdahl) pathway to convert CO₂ into biomass. The reductive acetyl-CoA pathway consists of two branches connected by the Co/Fe-containing corrinoid iron-sulfur protein (CoFeSP), which transfers a methyl group from a methyltransferase (MeTr)/methyltetrahydrofolate (CH₃-H₄ folate) complex to the reduced Ni-Ni-[4Fe-4S] cluster (cluster A) of acetyl-CoA synthase. We investigated the CoFeSP and MeTr couple of the hydrogenogenic bacterium Carboxydothermus hydrogenoformans and show that the two proteins are able to catalyze the methyl-group transfer reaction from CH₃-H₄ folate to the Co(I) center of CoFeSP. We determined the crystal structures of both proteins. The structure of CoFeSP includes the previously unresolved N-terminal domain of the large subunit of CoFeSP, revealing a unique four-helix-bundle-like architecture in which a [4Fe-4S] cluster is shielded by hydrophobic amino acids. It further reveals that the corrinoid and the [4Fe-4S] cluster binding domains are mobile, which is mandatory for the postulated electron transfer between them. Furthermore, we solved the crystal structures of apo-MeTr, CH₃-H₄-folate-bound MeTr, and H₄-folate-bound MeTr, revealing a substrate-induced closure of the CH₃-H₄ folate binding cavity of MeTr. We observed three different conformations of Asn200 depending on the substrate bound in the active site, demonstrating its conformational modulation by hydrogen-bonding interactions with the substrate. The observed flexibility could be essential to stabilize the transition state during methyl-group transfer. The conformational space and role of Asn200 are likely conserved in homologous cobalamin-dependent MeTrs such as methionine synthase.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Institut für Biologie, Strukturbiologie/Biochemie, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Leonor-Michaelis-Haus, 10115 Berlin, Germany.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
5-METHYLTETRAHYDROFOLATE CORRINOID/IRON SULFUR PROTEIN METHYLTRANSFERASEA [auth X]271Carboxydothermus hydrogenoformans Z-2901Mutation(s): 0 
UniProt
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UniProt GroupQ3ACR9
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.78 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.234 
  • R-Value Work: 0.191 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.193 
  • Space Group: P 43 21 2
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 64.009α = 90
b = 64.009β = 90
c = 176.178γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
REFMACrefinement
PHASERphasing

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Entry History 

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Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2011-06-08
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2011-08-03
    Changes: Database references, Other, Version format compliance