1CJ0

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE OF RABBIT CYTOSOLIC SERINE HYDROXYMETHYLTRANSFERASE AT 2.8 ANGSTROM RESOLUTION


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.80 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.280 
  • R-Value Work: 0.214 

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Literature

Crystal structure of rabbit cytosolic serine hydroxymethyltransferase at 2.8 A resolution: mechanistic implications.

Scarsdale, J.N.Kazanina, G.Radaev, S.Schirch, V.Wright, H.T.

(1999) Biochemistry 38: 8347-8358

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/bi9904151
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    1CJ0

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    Serine hydroxymethyltransferase (SHMT) catalyzes the reversible cleavage of serine to form glycine and single carbon groups that are essential for many biosynthetic pathways. SHMT requires both pyridoxal phosphate (PLP) and tetrahydropteroylpolyglutamate (H4PteGlun) as cofactors, the latter as a carrier of the single carbon group. We describe here the crystal structure at 2.8 A resolution of rabbit cytosolic SHMT (rcSHMT) in two forms: one with the PLP covalently bound as an aldimine to the Nepsilon-amino group of the active site lysine and the other with the aldimine reduced to a secondary amine. The rcSHMT structure closely resembles the structure of human SHMT, confirming its similarity to the alpha-class of PLP enzymes. The structures reported here further permit identification of changes in the PLP group that accompany formation of the geminal diamine complex, the first intermediate in the reaction pathway. On the basis of the current mechanism derived from solution studies and the properties of site mutants, we are able to model the binding of both the serine substrate and the H4PteGlun cofactor. This model explains the properties of several site mutants of SHMT and offers testable hypotheses for a more detailed mechanism of this enzyme.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Institute of Structural Biology and Drug Discovery, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond 23219, USA.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
PROTEIN (SERINE HYDROXYMETHYLTRANSFERASE)
A, B
470Oryctolagus cuniculusMutation(s): 0 
UniProt
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UniProt GroupP07511
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.80 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.280 
  • R-Value Work: 0.214 
  • Space Group: P 41 21 2
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 116.38α = 90
b = 116.38β = 90
c = 165.38γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
PHASESphasing
CNSrefinement
DENZOdata reduction
SCALEPACKdata scaling

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Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 1999-05-06
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2007-10-16
    Changes: Version format compliance
  • Version 1.2: 2011-07-13
    Changes: Non-polymer description, Version format compliance
  • Version 1.3: 2023-12-27
    Changes: Data collection, Database references, Derived calculations