1BR5

RICIN A CHAIN (RECOMBINANT) COMPLEX WITH NEOPTERIN


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.50 Å
  • R-Value Work: 0.194 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.194 

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Literature

Structure-based identification of a ricin inhibitor.

Yan, X.Hollis, T.Svinth, M.Day, P.Monzingo, A.F.Milne, G.W.Robertus, J.D.

(1997) J Mol Biol 266: 1043-1049

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1006/jmbi.1996.0865
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    1BR5, 1BR6

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    Ricin is a potent cytotoxin which has been used widely in the construction of therapeutic agents such as immunotoxins. Recently it has been used by governments and underground groups as a poison. There is interest in identifying and designing effective inhibitors of the ricin A chain (RTA). In this study computer-assisted searches indicated that pterins might bind in the RTA active site which normally recognizes a specific adenine base on rRNA. Kinetic assays showed that pteroic acid could inhibit RTA activity with an apparent Ki of 0.6 mM. A 2.3 A crystal structure of the complex revealed the mode of binding. The pterin ring displaces Tyr80 and binds in the adenine pocket making specific hydrogen bonds to active site residues. The benzoate moiety of pteroic acid binds on the opposite side of Tyr80 making van der Waals contact with the Tyr ring and forming a hydrogen bond with Asn78. Neopterin, a propane triol derivative of pterin, also binds to RTA as revealed by the X-ray structure of its complex with RTA. Neither pterin-6-carboxylic acid nor folic acid bind to the crystal or act as inhibitors. The models observed suggest alterations to the pterin moiety which may produce more potent and specific RTA inhibitors.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Texas, Austin 78712, USA.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
PROTEIN (RICIN)267Ricinus communisMutation(s): 0 
EC: 3.2.2.22
UniProt
Find proteins for P02879 (Ricinus communis)
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Go to UniProtKB:  P02879
Entity Groups  
Sequence Clusters30% Identity50% Identity70% Identity90% Identity95% Identity100% Identity
UniProt GroupP02879
Sequence Annotations
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  • Reference Sequence
Small Molecules
Ligands 1 Unique
IDChains Name / Formula / InChI Key2D Diagram3D Interactions
NEO
Query on NEO

Download Ideal Coordinates CCD File 
B [auth A]NEOPTERIN
C9 H11 N5 O4
BMQYVXCPAOLZOK-INEUFUBQSA-N
Binding Affinity Annotations 
IDSourceBinding Affinity
NEO Binding MOAD:  1BR5 Ki: 2.00e+6 (nM) from 1 assay(s)
PDBBind:  1BR5 Ki: 2.00e+6 (nM) from 1 assay(s)
Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.50 Å
  • R-Value Work: 0.194 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.194 
  • Space Group: P 1 21 1
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 42.81α = 90
b = 68.79β = 112.83
c = 50.09γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
X-PLORmodel building
X-PLORrefinement
UCSD-systemdata reduction
UCSD-systemdata scaling
X-PLORphasing

Structure Validation

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Entry History 

Deposition Data

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 1998-09-02
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2008-04-27
    Changes: Version format compliance
  • Version 1.2: 2011-07-13
    Changes: Version format compliance
  • Version 1.3: 2017-10-04
    Changes: Refinement description
  • Version 1.4: 2023-08-09
    Changes: Data collection, Database references, Derived calculations, Refinement description