4F0M

UNACTIVATED RUBISCO with MAGNESIUM AND A WATER MOLECULE BOUND


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.25 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.234 
  • R-Value Work: 0.159 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.163 

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Literature

Structural mechanism of RuBisCO activation by carbamylation of the active site lysine.

Stec, B.

(2012) Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 109: 18785-18790

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1210754109
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    4F0H, 4F0K, 4F0M

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    Ribulose 1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase (RuBisCO) is a crucial enzyme in carbon fixation and the most abundant protein on earth. It has been studied extensively by biochemical and structural methods; however, the most essential activation step has not yet been described. Here, we describe the mechanistic details of Lys carbamylation that leads to RuBisCO activation by atmospheric CO(2). We report two crystal structures of nitrosylated RuBisCO from the red algae Galdieria sulphuraria with O(2) and CO(2) bound at the active site. G. sulphuraria RuBisCO is inhibited by cysteine nitrosylation that results in trapping of these gaseous ligands. The structure with CO(2) defines an elusive, preactivation complex that contains a metal cation Mg(2+) surrounded by three H(2)O/OH molecules. Both structures suggest the mechanism for discriminating gaseous ligands by their quadrupole electric moments. We describe conformational changes that allow for intermittent binding of the metal ion required for activation. On the basis of these structures we propose the individual steps of the activation mechanism. Knowledge of all these elements is indispensable for engineering RuBisCO into a more efficient enzyme for crop enhancement or as a remedy to global warming.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Infectious and Inflammatory Disease Center, Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA. bog.stec.2010@gmail.com


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Ribulose bisphosphate carboxylase large chain493Galdieria sulphurariaMutation(s): 0 
EC: 4.1.1.39
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Entity ID: 2
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Ribulose bisphosphate carboxylase small chain138Galdieria sulphurariaMutation(s): 0 
EC: 4.1.1.39
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.25 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.234 
  • R-Value Work: 0.159 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.163 
  • Space Group: I 4 2 2
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 136.325α = 90
b = 136.325β = 90
c = 121.524γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
CrystalCleardata collection
MOLREPphasing
REFMACrefinement
HKL-2000data reduction
HKL-3000data scaling

Structure Validation

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Entry History 

Deposition Data

  • Released Date: 2012-11-14 
  • Deposition Author(s): Stec, B.

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2012-11-14
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2012-12-12
    Changes: Database references
  • Version 1.2: 2023-09-13
    Changes: Data collection, Database references, Derived calculations, Refinement description