1AKC

Structural basis for the catalytic activity of aspartate aminotransferase K258H lacking its pyridoxal-5'-phosphate-binding lysine residue


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.30 Å
  • R-Value Observed: 0.172 

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Literature

Structural basis for the catalytic activity of aspartate aminotransferase K258H lacking the pyridoxal 5'-phosphate-binding lysine residue.

Malashkevich, V.N.Jager, J.Ziak, M.Sauder, U.Gehring, H.Christen, P.Jansonius, J.N.

(1995) Biochemistry 34: 405-414

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/bi00002a004
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    1AIA, 1AIB, 1AIC, 1AKA, 1AKB, 1AKC

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    Chicken mitochondrial and Escherichia coli aspartate aminotransferases K258H, in which the active site lysine residue has been exchanged for a histidine residue, retain partial catalytic competence [Ziak et al. (1993) Eur. J. Biochem. 211, 475-484]. Mutant PLP and PMP holoenzymes and the complexes of the latter (E. coli enzyme) with sulfate and 2-oxoglutarate, as well as complexes of the mitochondrial apoenzyme with N-(5'-phosphopyridoxyl)-L-aspartate or N-(5'-phosphopyridoxyl)-L-glutamate, were crystallized and analyzed by means of X-ray crystallography in order to examine how the side chain of histidine 258 can substitute as a general acid/base catalyst of the aldimine-ketimine tautomerization in enzymic transamination. The structures have been solved and refined at resolutions between 2.1 and 2.8 A. Both the closed and the open conformations, identical to those of the wild-type enzyme, were observed, indicating that the mutant enzymes of both species exhibit the same conformational flexibility as the wild-type enzymes, although in AspAT K258H the equilibrium is somewhat shifted toward the open conformation. The replacement of the active site K258 by a histidine residue resulted only in local structural adaptations necessary to accommodate the imidazole ring. The catalytic competence of the mutant enzyme, which in the forward half-reaction is 0.1% of that of the wild-type enzyme, suggests that the imidazole group is involved in the aldimine-ketimine tautomerization. However, the imidazole ring of H258 is too far away from C alpha and C4' of the coenzyme-substrate adduct for direct proton transfer, suggesting that the 1,3-prototropic shift is mediated by a water molecule. Although there is enough space for a water molecule in this area, it has not been detected. Dynamic fluctuations of the protein matrix might transiently open a channel, giving a water molecule fleeting access to the active site.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Abteilung Strukturbiologie, Universität Basel, Switzerland.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE401Gallus gallusMutation(s): 0 
EC: 2.6.1.1 (PDB Primary Data), 2.6.1.7 (UniProt)
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UniProt GroupP00508
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  • Reference Sequence
Small Molecules
Ligands 1 Unique
IDChains Name / Formula / InChI Key2D Diagram3D Interactions
PPE
Query on PPE

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B [auth A]4-[(1,3-DICARBOXY-PROPYLAMINO)-METHYL]-3-HYDROXY-2-METHYL-5-PHOSPHONOOXYMETHYL-PYRIDINIUM
C13 H20 N2 O9 P
JMRKOGDJNHPMHS-JTQLQIEISA-O
Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.30 Å
  • R-Value Observed: 0.172 
  • Space Group: C 2 2 21
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 69.8α = 90
b = 91.3β = 90
c = 127.8γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
PROLSQrefinement

Structure Validation

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Entry History 

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  • Version 1.0: 1994-07-31
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2008-03-03
    Changes: Version format compliance
  • Version 1.2: 2011-07-13
    Changes: Version format compliance
  • Version 1.3: 2017-11-29
    Changes: Derived calculations, Other
  • Version 2.0: 2024-02-07
    Changes: Atomic model, Data collection, Database references, Derived calculations