3F9E

Crystal Structure of the S139A mutant of SARS-Coronovirus 3C-like Protease


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.50 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.308 
  • R-Value Work: 0.252 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.255 

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Literature

Two adjacent mutations on the dimer interface of SARS coronavirus 3C-like protease cause different conformational changes in crystal structure.

Hu, T.Zhang, Y.Li, L.Wang, K.Chen, S.Chen, J.Ding, J.Jiang, H.Shen, X.

(2009) Virology 388: 324-334

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.virol.2009.03.034
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    3F9E, 3F9F, 3F9G, 3F9H

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    The 3C-like protease of SARS coronavirus (SARS-CoV 3CL(pro)) is vital for SARS-CoV replication and is a promising drug target. It has been extensively proved that only the dimeric enzyme is active. Here we discovered that two adjacent mutations (Ser139_Ala and Phe140_Ala) on the dimer interface resulted in completely different crystal structures of the enzyme, demonstrating the distinct roles of these two residues in maintaining the active conformation of SARS-CoV 3CL(pro). S139A is a monomer that is structurally similar to the two reported monomers G11A and R298A. However, this mutant still retains a small fraction of dimer in solution, which might account for its remaining activity. F140A is a dimer with the most collapsed active pocket discovered so far, well-reflecting the stabilizing role of this residue. Moreover, a plausible dimerization mechanism was also deduced from structural analysis. Our work is expected to provide insight on the dimerization-function relationship of SARS-CoV 3CL(pro).


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Drug Discovery and Design Center, State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 555 Zuchongzhi Road, Pudong, Shanghai 201203, China.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
3C-like proteinase308Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirusMutation(s): 1 
Gene Names: 1a
EC: 3.4.22
UniProt
Find proteins for P0C6U8 (Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus)
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Go to UniProtKB:  P0C6U8
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UniProt GroupP0C6U8
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.50 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.308 
  • R-Value Work: 0.252 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.255 
  • Space Group: P 21 21 21
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 34.27α = 90
b = 65.979β = 90
c = 128.189γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
d*TREKdata scaling
REFMACrefinement
PDB_EXTRACTdata extraction

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Entry History 

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  • Version 1.0: 2009-09-29
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2011-07-13
    Changes: Version format compliance
  • Version 1.2: 2021-11-10
    Changes: Database references
  • Version 1.3: 2023-12-27
    Changes: Data collection