1T97

Use of sequence duplication to engineer a ligand-triggered long-distance molecular switch in T4 Lysozyme


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.70 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.290 
  • R-Value Work: 0.235 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.235 

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Literature

Use of sequence duplication to engineer a ligand-triggered, long-distance molecular switch in T4 lysozyme.

Yousef, M.S.Baase, W.A.Matthews, B.W.

(2004) Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 101: 11583-11586

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0404482101
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    1T8A, 1T97

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    We have designed a molecular switch in a T4 lysozyme construct that controls a large-scale translation of a duplicated helix. As shown by crystal structures of the construct with the switch on and off, the conformational change is triggered by the binding of a ligand (guanidinium ion) to a site that in the wild-type protein was occupied by the guanidino head group of an Arg. In the design template, a duplicated helix is flanked by two loop regions of different stabilities. In the "on" state, the N-terminal loop is weakly structured, whereas the C-terminal loop has a well defined conformation that is stabilized by means of nonbonded interactions with the Arg head group. The truncation of the Arg to Ala destabilizes this loop and switches the protein to the "off" state, in which the duplicated helix is translocated approximately 20 A. Guanidinium binding restores the key interactions, restabilizes the C-terminal loop, and restores the "on" state. Thus, the presence of an external ligand, which is unrelated to the catalytic activity of the enzyme, triggers the inserted helix to translate 20 A away from the binding site. The results illustrate a proposed mechanism for protein evolution in which sequence duplication followed by point mutation can lead to the establishment of new function.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Institute of Molecular Biology, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, and Department of Physics, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403-1229, USA. brain@uoxray.uoregon.edu


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Lysozyme
A, B
175Tequatrovirus T4Mutation(s): 4 
Gene Names: E
EC: 3.2.1.17
UniProt
Find proteins for P00720 (Enterobacteria phage T4)
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Go to UniProtKB:  P00720
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UniProt GroupP00720
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.70 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.290 
  • R-Value Work: 0.235 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.235 
  • Space Group: P 1 21 1
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 53.947α = 90
b = 54.213β = 103.88
c = 57.983γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
CNSrefinement
DENZOdata reduction
SCALEPACKdata scaling
CNSphasing

Structure Validation

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Entry History 

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Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2004-08-17
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2008-04-30
    Changes: Version format compliance
  • Version 1.2: 2011-07-13
    Changes: Version format compliance
  • Version 1.3: 2018-12-19
    Changes: Data collection, Structure summary
  • Version 1.4: 2021-10-27
    Changes: Database references
  • Version 1.5: 2024-02-14
    Changes: Data collection