1GSO

GLYCINAMIDE RIBONUCLEOTIDE SYNTHETASE (GAR-SYN) FROM E. COLI.


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.60 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.247 
  • R-Value Work: 0.209 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.209 

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Literature

X-ray crystal structure of glycinamide ribonucleotide synthetase from Escherichia coli.

Wang, W.Kappock, T.J.Stubbe, J.Ealick, S.E.

(1998) Biochemistry 37: 15647-15662

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/bi981405n
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    1GSO

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    Glycinamide ribonucleotide synthetase (GAR-syn) catalyzes the second step of the de novo purine biosynthetic pathway; the conversion of phosphoribosylamine, glycine, and ATP to glycinamide ribonucleotide (GAR), ADP, and Pi. GAR-syn containing an N-terminal polyhistidine tag was expressed as the SeMet incorporated protein for crystallographic studies. In addition, the protein as isolated contains a Pro294Leu mutation. This protein was crystallized, and the structure solved using multiple-wavelength anomalous diffraction (MAD) phase determination and refined to 1.6 A resolution. GAR-syn adopts an alpha/beta structure that consists of four domains labeled N, A, B, and C. The N, A, and C domains are clustered to form a large central core structure whereas the smaller B domain is extended outward. Two hinge regions, which might readily facilitate interdomain movement, connect the B domain and the main core. A search of structural databases showed that the structure of GAR-syn is similar to D-alanine:D-alanine ligase, biotin carboxylase, and glutathione synthetase, despite low sequence similarity. These four enzymes all utilize similar ATP-dependent catalytic mechanisms even though they catalyze different chemical reactions. Another ATP-binding enzyme with low sequence similarity but unknown function, synapsin Ia, was also found to share high structural similarity with GAR-syn. Interestingly, the GAR-syn N domain shows similarity to the N-terminal region of glycinamide ribonucleotide transformylase and several dinucleotide-dependent dehydrogenases. Models of ADP and GAR binding were generated based on structure and sequence homology. On the basis of these models, the active site lies in a cleft between the large domain and the extended B domain. Most of the residues that facilitate ATP binding belong to the A or B domains. The N and C domains appear to be largely responsible for substrate specificity. The structure of GAR-syn allows modeling studies of possible channeling complexes with PPRP amidotransferase.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, USA.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
PROTEIN (GLYCINAMIDE RIBONUCLEOTIDE SYNTHETASE)431Escherichia coliMutation(s): 1 
EC: 6.3.4.13
UniProt
Find proteins for P15640 (Escherichia coli (strain K12))
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Go to UniProtKB:  P15640
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UniProt GroupP15640
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.60 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.247 
  • R-Value Work: 0.209 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.209 
  • Space Group: P 21 21 21
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 56.22α = 90
b = 62.42β = 90
c = 129.77γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
MADSYSphasing
SnBphasing
MLPHAREphasing
DMmodel building
X-PLORrefinement
MOSFLMdata reduction
CCP4data scaling
DMphasing

Structure Validation

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Entry History 

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  • Version 1.0: 1998-12-09
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2008-04-27
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  • Version 1.2: 2011-07-13
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  • Version 1.3: 2021-11-03
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  • Version 1.4: 2024-02-07
    Changes: Data collection