3TQT

Structure of the D-alanine-D-alanine ligase from Coxiella burnetii


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.88 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.224 
  • R-Value Work: 0.180 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.183 

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Literature

Structural genomics for drug design against the pathogen Coxiella burnetii.

Franklin, M.C.Cheung, J.Rudolph, M.J.Burshteyn, F.Cassidy, M.Gary, E.Hillerich, B.Yao, Z.K.Carlier, P.R.Totrov, M.Love, J.D.

(2015) Proteins 83: 2124-2136

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/prot.24841
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    3TQ8, 3TQ9, 3TQA, 3TQB, 3TQC, 3TQD, 3TQE, 3TQF, 3TQG, 3TQH, 3TQI, 3TQJ, 3TQL, 3TQM, 3TQN, 3TQO, 3TQP, 3TQQ, 3TQR, 3TQS, 3TQT, 3TQU, 3TQW, 3TQX, 3TQY, 3TQZ, 3TR0, 3TR1, 3TR2, 3TR3, 3TR4, 3TR5, 3TR6, 3TR7, 3TR8, 3TR9, 3TRB, 3TRC, 3TRD, 3TRE, 3TRF, 3TRG, 3TRH, 3TRI, 3TTH, 3TY2, 3UWC, 4F3Q, 4F3R, 4NBQ

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    Coxiella burnetii is a highly infectious bacterium and potential agent of bioterrorism. However, it has not been studied as extensively as other biological agents, and very few of its proteins have been structurally characterized. To address this situation, we undertook a study of critical metabolic enzymes in C. burnetii that have great potential as drug targets. We used high-throughput techniques to produce novel crystal structures of 48 of these proteins. We selected one protein, C. burnetii dihydrofolate reductase (CbDHFR), for additional work to demonstrate the value of these structures for structure-based drug design. This enzyme's structure reveals a feature in the substrate binding groove that is different between CbDHFR and human dihydrofolate reductase (hDHFR). We then identified a compound by in silico screening that exploits this binding groove difference, and demonstrated that this compound inhibits CbDHFR with at least 25-fold greater potency than hDHFR. Since this binding groove feature is shared by many other prokaryotes, the compound identified could form the basis of a novel antibacterial agent effective against a broad spectrum of pathogenic bacteria.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Special Projects Division, New York Structural Biology Center, New York.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
D-alanine--D-alanine ligase
A, B
372Coxiella burnetii RSA 493Mutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: ddlCBU_1338
EC: 6.3.2.4
UniProt
Find proteins for Q83BZ9 (Coxiella burnetii (strain RSA 493 / Nine Mile phase I))
Explore Q83BZ9 
Go to UniProtKB:  Q83BZ9
Entity Groups  
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UniProt GroupQ83BZ9
Sequence Annotations
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  • Reference Sequence
Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.88 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.224 
  • R-Value Work: 0.180 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.183 
  • Space Group: P 21 21 21
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 68.238α = 90
b = 97.442β = 90
c = 106.563γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
SCALEPACKdata scaling
PHASERphasing
PHENIXrefinement
PDB_EXTRACTdata extraction
HKL-2000data collection
DENZOdata reduction

Structure Validation

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Entry History 

Deposition Data

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2011-09-28
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2015-06-24
    Changes: Database references
  • Version 1.2: 2016-01-27
    Changes: Database references
  • Version 1.3: 2017-11-08
    Changes: Refinement description
  • Version 1.4: 2024-02-28
    Changes: Data collection, Database references