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Structural mechanism of allosteric substrate specificity in a ribonucleotide reductase: dTTP-GDP complex

Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.9 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.223 
  • R-Value Work: 0.182 

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Literature

Structural mechanism of allosteric substrate specificity regulation in a ribonucleotide reductase.

Larsson, K.-M., Jordan, A., Eliasson, R., Reichard, P., Logan, D.T., Nordlund, P.

(2004) Nat.Struct.Mol.Biol. 11: 1142-1149

  • DOI: 10.1038/nsmb838
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    • Ribonucleotide reductases (RNRs) catalyze the reduction of ribonucleotides into deoxyribonucleotides, which constitute the precursor pools used for DNA synthesis and repair. Imbalances in these pools increase mutational rates and are detrimental to t ...

    Ribonucleotide reductases (RNRs) catalyze the reduction of ribonucleotides into deoxyribonucleotides, which constitute the precursor pools used for DNA synthesis and repair. Imbalances in these pools increase mutational rates and are detrimental to the cell. Balanced precursor pools are maintained primarily through the regulation of the RNR substrate specificity. Here, the molecular mechanism of the allosteric substrate specificity regulation is revealed through the structures of a dimeric coenzyme B12-dependent RNR from Thermotoga maritima, both in complexes with four effector-substrate nucleotide pairs and in three complexes with only effector. The mechanism is based on the flexibility of loop 2, a key structural element, which forms a bridge between the specificity effector and substrate nucleotides. Substrate specificity is achieved as different effectors and their cognate substrates stabilize specific discrete loop 2 conformations. The mechanism of substrate specificity regulation is probably general for most class I and class II RNRs.

    Organizational Affiliation: 

    Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Stockholm University, S-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden.




Macromolecules

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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChainsSequence LengthOrganismDetails
ribonucleotide reductase, B12-dependent
A, B
644Thermotoga maritimaMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: nrdJ
EC: 1.17.4.1
Find proteins for O33839 (Thermotoga maritima)
Go to UniProtKB:  O33839
Small Molecules
Ligands 4 Unique
IDChainsName / Formula / InChI Key2D Diagram3D Interactions
GDP
Query on GDP
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A, B
GUANOSINE-5'-DIPHOSPHATE
C10 H15 N5 O11 P2
QGWNDRXFNXRZMB-UUOKFMHZSA-N
 Ligand Interaction
GOL
Query on GOL
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B
GLYCEROL
GLYCERIN; PROPANE-1,2,3-TRIOL
C3 H8 O3
PEDCQBHIVMGVHV-UHFFFAOYSA-N
 Ligand Interaction
TTP
Query on TTP
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A, B
THYMIDINE-5'-TRIPHOSPHATE
C10 H17 N2 O14 P3
NHVNXKFIZYSCEB-XLPZGREQSA-N
 Ligand Interaction
MG
Query on MG
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A, B
MAGNESIUM ION
Mg
JLVVSXFLKOJNIY-UHFFFAOYSA-N
 Ligand Interaction
Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.9 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.223 
  • R-Value Work: 0.182 
  • Space Group: C 1 2 1
Unit Cell:
Length (Å)Angle (°)
a = 119.391α = 90.00
b = 124.376β = 103.68
c = 107.243γ = 90.00
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
SCALEPACKdata scaling
REFMACrefinement
MAR345data collection

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Entry History 

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Revision History 

  • Version 1.0: 2005-10-11
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2008-04-30
    Type: Version format compliance
  • Version 1.2: 2011-07-13
    Type: Non-polymer description, Version format compliance
  • Version 1.3: 2017-10-11
    Type: Refinement description