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Structural basis for the product specificity of histone lysine methyltransferases


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.59 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.320 
  • R-Value Work: 0.220 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.220 

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Literature

Structural basis for the product specificity of histone lysine methyltransferases

Zhang, X.Yang, Z.Khan, S.I.Horton, J.R.Tamaru, H.Selker, E.U.Cheng, X.

(2003) Mol Cell 12: 177-185

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/s1097-2765(03)00224-7
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    1PEG

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    DIM-5 is a SUV39-type histone H3 Lys9 methyltransferase that is essential for DNA methylation in N. crassa. We report the structure of a ternary complex including DIM-5, S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine, and a substrate H3 peptide. The histone tail inserts as a parallel strand between two DIM-5 strands, completing a hybrid sheet. Three post-SET cysteines coordinate a zinc atom together with Cys242 from the SET signature motif (NHXCXPN) near the active site. Consequently, a narrow channel is formed to accommodate the target Lys9 side chain. The sulfur atom of S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine, where the transferable methyl group is to be attached in S-adenosyl-L-methionine, lies at the opposite end of the channel, approximately 4 A away from the target Lys9 nitrogen. Structural comparison of the active sites of DIM-5, an H3 Lys9 trimethyltransferase, and SET7/9, an H3 Lys4 monomethyltransferase, allowed us to design substitutions in both enzymes that profoundly alter their product specificities without affecting their catalytic activities.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Department of Biochemistry, Emory University School of Medicine, 1510 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
histone H3 methyltransferase DIM-5A,
C [auth B]
302Neurospora crassaMutation(s): 0 
EC: 2.1.1.43
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Find proteins for Q8X225 (Neurospora crassa (strain ATCC 24698 / 74-OR23-1A / CBS 708.71 / DSM 1257 / FGSC 987))
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Entity ID: 2
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Histone H3B [auth P],
D [auth Q]
15N/AMutation(s): 0 
UniProt & NIH Common Fund Data Resources
Find proteins for P68431 (Homo sapiens)
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PHAROS:  P68431
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.59 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.320 
  • R-Value Work: 0.220 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.220 
  • Space Group: P 21 21 21
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 68.26α = 90
b = 94.17β = 90
c = 114.69γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
HKL-2000data collection
SCALEPACKdata scaling
AMoREphasing
X-PLORrefinement
HKL-2000data reduction

Structure Validation

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Entry History 

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Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2003-08-05
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2008-04-29
    Changes: Version format compliance
  • Version 1.2: 2011-07-13
    Changes: Version format compliance
  • Version 1.3: 2023-08-16
    Changes: Data collection, Database references, Derived calculations, Refinement description