5HT1

Structure of apo C. glabrata FKBP12


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.65 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.263 
  • R-Value Work: 0.191 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.198 

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Literature

Structures of Pathogenic Fungal FKBP12s Reveal Possible Self-Catalysis Function.

Tonthat, N.K.Juvvadi, P.R.Zhang, H.Lee, S.C.Venters, R.Spicer, L.Steinbach, W.J.Heitman, J.Schumacher, M.A.

(2016) mBio 7: e00492-e00416

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1128/mBio.00492-16
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    5HT1, 5HTG, 5HUA, 5HW6, 5HW7, 5HW8, 5HWB, 5HWC, 5I98, 5J6E

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    Invasive fungal infections remain difficult to treat and require novel targeting strategies. The 12-kDa FK506-binding protein (FKBP12) is a ubiquitously expressed peptidyl-prolyl isomerase with considerable homology between fungal pathogens and is thus a prime candidate for future targeting efforts to generate a panfungal strategy. Despite decades of research on FKBPs, their substrates and mechanisms of action remain unclear. Here we describe structural, biochemical, and in vivo analyses of FKBP12s from the pathogenic fungi Candida albicans, Candida glabrata, and Aspergillus fumigatus Strikingly, multiple apo A. fumigatus and C. albicans FKBP12 crystal structures revealed a symmetric, intermolecular interaction involving the deep insertion of an active-site loop proline into the active-site pocket of an adjacent subunit. Such interactions have not been observed in previous FKBP structures. This finding indicates the possibility that this is a self-substrate interaction unique to the A. fumigatus and C. albicans fungal proteins that contain this central proline. Structures obtained with the proline in the cis and trans states provide more data in support of self-catalysis. Moreover, cysteine cross-linking experiments captured the interacting dimer, supporting the idea that it forms in solution. Finally, genetic studies exploring the impact of mutations altering the central proline and an adjacent residue provide evidence that any dimeric state formed in vivo, where FKBP12 concentrations are low, is transient. Taken together, these findings suggest a unique mechanism of self-substrate regulation by fungal FKBP12s, lending further novel understanding of this protein for future drug-targeting efforts. FKBP12 is a cis-trans peptidyl-prolyl isomerase that plays key roles in cellular protein homeostasis. FKBP12s also bind the immunosuppressive drug FK506 to inhibit the phosphatase calcineurin (CaN). CaN is required for virulence of A. fumigatus, C. albicans, C. glabrata, and other deadly fungal pathogens, marking FKBP12 and CaN as potential broad-spectrum drug targets. Here we describe structures of fungal FKBP12s. Multiple apo A. fumigatus and C. albicans FKBP12 structures reveal the insertion of a proline, conspicuously conserved in these proteins, into the active sites of adjacent molecules. This suggests that these proteins might serve as their own substrates. Cysteine disulfide trapping experiments provide support for this self-interaction and hence possible intermolecular catalysis by these enzymes.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Department of Biochemistry, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, USA.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
FK506-binding protein 1115Nakaseomyces glabratus CBS 138Mutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: FPR1CAGL0K09724g
EC: 5.2.1.8
UniProt
Find proteins for Q6FMA3 (Candida glabrata (strain ATCC 2001 / BCRC 20586 / JCM 3761 / NBRC 0622 / NRRL Y-65 / CBS 138))
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Go to UniProtKB:  Q6FMA3
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UniProt GroupQ6FMA3
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.65 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.263 
  • R-Value Work: 0.191 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.198 
  • Space Group: I 4 2 2
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 76.436α = 90
b = 76.436β = 90
c = 87.017γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
PHENIXrefinement
MOSFLMdata reduction
SCALAdata scaling
MOLREPphasing
PDB_EXTRACTdata extraction

Structure Validation

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Entry History 

Deposition Data

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2016-09-14
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2024-03-06
    Changes: Data collection, Database references, Derived calculations