2WE6

Crystal Structure of Plasmodium falciparum Ubiquitin Carboxyl- terminal Hydrolase 3 (UCHL3)

Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.42 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.251 
  • R-Value Work: 0.218 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.219 

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Literature

Characterization and Structural Studies of the Plasmodium Falciparum Ubiquitin and Nedd8 Hydrolase Uchl3.

Artavanis-Tsakonas, K., Weihofen, W.A., Antos, J.M., Coleman, B.I., Comeaux, C.A., Duraisingh, M.T., Gaudet, R., Ploegh, H.L.

(2010) J Biol Chem 285: 6857

  • DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M109.072405
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    2WDT, 2WE6

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    • Like their human hosts, Plasmodium falciparum parasites rely on the ubiquitin-proteasome system for survival. We previously identified PfUCHL3, a deubiquitinating enzyme, and here we characterize its activity and changes in active site architecture upon binding to ubiquitin ...

    Like their human hosts, Plasmodium falciparum parasites rely on the ubiquitin-proteasome system for survival. We previously identified PfUCHL3, a deubiquitinating enzyme, and here we characterize its activity and changes in active site architecture upon binding to ubiquitin. We find strong evidence that PfUCHL3 is essential to parasite survival. The crystal structures of both PfUCHL3 alone and in complex with the ubiquitin-based suicide substrate UbVME suggest a rather rigid active site crossover loop that likely plays a role in restricting the size of ubiquitin adduct substrates. Molecular dynamics simulations of the structures and a model of the PfUCHL3-PfNedd8 complex allowed the identification of shared key interactions of ubiquitin and PfNedd8 with PfUCHL3, explaining the dual specificity of this enzyme. Distinct differences observed in ubiquitin binding between PfUCHL3 and its human counterpart make it likely that the parasitic DUB can be selectively targeted while leaving the human enzyme unaffected.

    Organizational Affiliation: 

    Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142, USA.



Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChainsSequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
UBIQUITIN CARBOXYL-TERMINAL HYDROLASE L3A, B232Plasmodium falciparumMutation(s): 0 
EC: 3.4.19.12
UniProt
Find proteins for Q8IKM8 (Plasmodium falciparum (isolate 3D7))
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UniProt GroupQ8IKM8
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.42 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.251 
  • R-Value Work: 0.218 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.219 
  • Space Group: C 1 2 1
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 168.343α = 90
b = 44.979β = 121.79
c = 99.534γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
REFMACrefinement
HKL-2000data reduction
HKL-2000data scaling
PHASERphasing

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Entry History 

Deposition Data

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2009-12-29
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2011-07-13
    Changes: Advisory, Version format compliance