1QYR

2.1 Angstrom Crystal structure of KsgA: A Universally Conserved Adenosine Dimethyltransferase


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.10 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.238 
  • R-Value Work: 0.189 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.194 

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Literature

Crystal structure of KsgA, a universally conserved rRNA adenine dimethyltransferase in Escherichia coli

O'Farrell, H.C.Scarsdale, J.N.Rife, J.P.

(2004) J Mol Biol 339: 337-353

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmb.2004.02.068
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    1QYR

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    The bacterial enzyme KsgA catalyzes the transfer of a total of four methyl groups from S-adenosyl-l-methionine (S-AdoMet) to two adjacent adenosine bases in 16S rRNA. This enzyme and the resulting modified adenosine bases appear to be conserved in all species of eubacteria, eukaryotes, and archaebacteria, and in eukaryotic organelles. Bacterial resistance to the aminoglycoside antibiotic kasugamycin involves inactivation of KsgA and resulting loss of the dimethylations, with modest consequences to the overall fitness of the organism. In contrast, the yeast ortholog, Dim1, is essential. In yeast, and presumably in other eukaryotes, the enzyme performs a vital role in pre-rRNA processing in addition to its methylating activity. Another ortholog has been discovered recently, h-mtTFB in human mitochondria, which has a second function; this enzyme is a nuclear-encoded mitochondrial transcription factor. The KsgA enzymes are homologous to another family of RNA methyltransferases, the Erm enzymes, which methylate a single adenosine base in 23S rRNA and confer resistance to the MLS-B group of antibiotics. Despite their sequence similarity, the two enzyme families have strikingly different levels of regulation that remain to be elucidated. We have crystallized KsgA from Escherichia coli and solved its structure to a resolution of 2.1A. The structure bears a strong similarity to the crystal structure of ErmC' from Bacillus stearothermophilus and a lesser similarity to sc-mtTFB, the Saccharomyces cerevisiae version of h-mtTFB. Comparison of the three crystal structures and further study of the KsgA protein will provide insight into this interesting group of enzymes.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Department of Biochemistry, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond VA 23298-0133, USA.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
High level Kasugamycin resistance protein
A, B
252Escherichia coliMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: ksgA
EC: 2.1.1
UniProt
Find proteins for P06992 (Escherichia coli (strain K12))
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Go to UniProtKB:  P06992
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UniProt GroupP06992
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  • Reference Sequence
Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.10 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.238 
  • R-Value Work: 0.189 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.194 
  • Space Group: C 1 2 1
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 173.912α = 90
b = 38.428β = 90.005
c = 82.982γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
REFMACrefinement
SCALEPACKdata scaling
SHARPphasing
CNSrefinement
DENZOdata reduction

Structure Validation

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Entry History 

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Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2004-06-29
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2008-04-29
    Changes: Version format compliance
  • Version 1.2: 2011-07-13
    Changes: Advisory, Version format compliance
  • Version 1.3: 2019-07-24
    Changes: Data collection, Refinement description
  • Version 1.4: 2024-02-14
    Changes: Data collection, Database references