1W7L

Crystal structure of human kynurenine aminotransferase I


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.00 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.227 
  • R-Value Work: 0.192 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.193 

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Literature

Crystal Structure of Human Kynurenine Aminotransferase I

Rossi, F.Han, Q.Li, J.Li, J.Rizzi, M.

(2004) J Biol Chem 279: 50214

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M409291200
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    1W7L, 1W7M, 1W7N

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    The kynurenine pathway has long been regarded as a valuable target for the treatment of several neurological disorders accompanied by unbalanced levels of metabolites along the catabolic cascade, kynurenic acid among them. The irreversible transamination of kynurenine is the sole source of kynurenic acid, and it is catalyzed by different isoforms of the 5'-pyridoxal phosphate-dependent kynurenine aminotransferase (KAT). The KAT-I isozyme has also been reported to possess beta-lyase activity toward several sulfur- and selenium-conjugated molecules, leading to the proposal of a role of the enzyme in carcinogenesis associated with environmental pollutants. We solved the structure of human KAT-I in its 5'-pyridoxal phosphate and pyridoxamine phosphate forms and in complex with the competing substrate l-Phe. The enzyme active site revealed a striking crown of aromatic residues decorating the ligand binding pocket, which we propose as a major molecular determinant for substrate recognition. Ligand-induced conformational changes affecting Tyr(101) and the Trp(18)-bearing alpha-helix H1 appear to play a central role in catalysis. Our data reveal a key structural role of Glu(27), providing a molecular basis for the reported loss of enzymatic activity displayed by the equivalent Glu --> Gly mutation in KAT-I of spontaneously hypertensive rats.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Alimentari, Farmaceutiche, Farmacologiche-Istituto Nazionale di Fisica della Materia, University of Piemonte Orientale "Amedeo Avogadro," Via Bovio 6, 28100 Novara, Italy.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
KYNURENINE--OXOGLUTARATE TRANSAMINASE I422Homo sapiensMutation(s): 0 
EC: 4.4.1.13
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Go to UniProtKB:  Q16773
PHAROS:  Q16773
GTEx:  ENSG00000171097 
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UniProt GroupQ16773
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  • Reference Sequence
Small Molecules
Ligands 1 Unique
IDChains Name / Formula / InChI Key2D Diagram3D Interactions
PLP
Query on PLP

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B [auth A]PYRIDOXAL-5'-PHOSPHATE
C8 H10 N O6 P
NGVDGCNFYWLIFO-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.00 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.227 
  • R-Value Work: 0.192 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.193 
  • Space Group: P 32 2 1
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 146.372α = 90
b = 146.372β = 90
c = 67.449γ = 120
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
REFMACrefinement

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Entry History 

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Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2004-09-08
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2015-09-16
    Changes: Database references, Derived calculations, Non-polymer description, Other, Source and taxonomy, Structure summary, Version format compliance
  • Version 1.2: 2015-12-23
    Changes: Atomic model, Derived calculations, Non-polymer description, Other, Structure summary