1IIC

Crystal Structure of Saccharomyces cerevisiae N-myristoyltransferase with Bound MyristoylCoA


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.20 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.269 
  • R-Value Work: 0.236 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.236 

Starting Model: experimental
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Literature

Structures of Saccharomyces cerevisiae N-myristoyltransferase with bound myristoylCoA and peptide provide insights about substrate recognition and catalysis.

Farazi, T.A.Waksman, G.Gordon, J.I.

(2001) Biochemistry 40: 6335-6343

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/bi0101401
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    1IIC, 1IID

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    MyristoylCoA:protein N-myristoyltransferase (Nmt) attaches myristate to the N-terminal Gly residue of proteins involved in a variety of signal transduction cascades, and other critical cellular functions. To gain insight about the structural basis of substrate recognition and catalysis, we determined the structures of a binary complex of Saccharomyces cerevisiae Nmt1p with myristoylCoA to 2.2 A resolution and of a ternary complex of Nmt1p with a nonhydrolyzable myristoylCoA analogue [S-(2-oxo)pentadecylCoA] and an octapeptide substrate (GLYASKLA) to 2.5 A resolution. The binary complex reveals how myristoylCoA alters the conformation of the enzyme to promote binding of both myristoylCoA and peptide and identifies the backbone amides of F170 and L171 as an oxyanion hole which polarizes the reactive thioester carbonyl. The ternary complex structure reveals details of the enzyme's peptide binding specificity and illuminates its mechanism of acyl transfer. The N-terminal Gly ammonium is positioned in close proximity to the C-terminal carboxylate of the protein, where it is poised to undergo the required deprotonation to an amine. In this conformation, the nucleophile is 6.3 A away from the thioester carbonyl. A catalytic mechanism is proposed whereby, once deprotonation is initiated, the N-terminal Gly amine can approximate the thioester carbonyl by rotating along Psi. This motion is facilitated by a H-bond network and leads to reaction between the glycine nitrogen nucleophile and the carbonyl. Loss of CoA from the tetrahedral intermediate may be facilitated by intramolecular H-bonding of the sulfur to the adenylamine of CoA. This affords a compact leaving group and lends a role for the observed bends in the CoA structure. The absolute requirement for Gly at the N-terminus of substrates is explained by the requirement for flexible rotation of its amine.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Departments of Molecular Biology and Pharmacology, and Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63110, USA.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
PEPTIDE N-myristoyltransferase
A, B
422Saccharomyces cerevisiaeMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: NMT
EC: 2.3.1.97
UniProt
Find proteins for P14743 (Saccharomyces cerevisiae (strain ATCC 204508 / S288c))
Explore P14743 
Go to UniProtKB:  P14743
Entity Groups  
Sequence Clusters30% Identity50% Identity70% Identity90% Identity95% Identity100% Identity
UniProt GroupP14743
Sequence Annotations
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  • Reference Sequence
Small Molecules
Ligands 1 Unique
IDChains Name / Formula / InChI Key2D Diagram3D Interactions
MYA
Query on MYA

Download Ideal Coordinates CCD File 
C [auth A],
D [auth B]
TETRADECANOYL-COA
C35 H62 N7 O17 P3 S
DUAFKXOFBZQTQE-QSGBVPJFSA-N
Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.20 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.269 
  • R-Value Work: 0.236 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.236 
  • Space Group: P 2 2 21
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 75.129α = 90
b = 97.06β = 90
c = 141.809γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
AMoREphasing
CNSrefinement
DENZOdata reduction
SCALEPACKdata scaling

Structure Validation

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Entry History 

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Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2001-05-02
    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: 2011-11-02
    Changes: Non-polymer description
  • Version 1.4: 2023-08-16
    Changes: Data collection, Database references, Derived calculations, Refinement description