2BWP

5-Aminolevulinate Synthase from Rhodobacter capsulatus in complex with glycine


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.70 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.220 
  • R-Value Work: 0.166 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.169 

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Literature

Crystal Structure of 5-Aminolevulinate Synthase, the First Enzyme of Heme Biosynthesis, and its Link to Xlsa in Humans.

Astner, I.Schulze, J.O.Van Den Heuvel, J.J.Jahn, D.Schubert, W.-D.Heinz, D.W.

(2005) EMBO J 24: 3166

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.emboj.7600792
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    2BWN, 2BWO, 2BWP

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    5-Aminolevulinate synthase (ALAS) is the first and rate-limiting enzyme of heme biosynthesis in humans, animals, other non-plant eukaryotes, and alpha-proteobacteria. It catalyzes the synthesis of 5-aminolevulinic acid, the first common precursor of all tetrapyrroles, from glycine and succinyl-coenzyme A (sCoA) in a pyridoxal 5'-phosphate (PLP)-dependent manner. X-linked sideroblastic anemias (XLSAs), a group of severe disorders in humans characterized by inadequate formation of heme in erythroblast mitochondria, are caused by mutations in the gene for erythroid eALAS, one of two human genes for ALAS. We present the first crystal structure of homodimeric ALAS from Rhodobacter capsulatus (ALAS(Rc)) binding its cofactor PLP. We, furthermore, present structures of ALAS(Rc) in complex with the substrates glycine or sCoA. The sequence identity of ALAS from R. capsulatus and human eALAS is 49%. XLSA-causing mutations may thus be mapped, revealing the molecular basis of XLSA in humans. Mutations are found to obstruct substrate binding, disrupt the dimer interface, or hamper the correct folding. The structure of ALAS completes the structural analysis of enzymes in heme biosynthesis.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Division of Structural Biology, German Research Centre for Biotechnology, Braunschweig, Germany.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
5-AMINOLEVULINATE SYNTHASEA,
B,
C [auth D],
D [auth E]
401Rhodobacter capsulatusMutation(s): 6 
EC: 2.3.1.37
UniProt
Find proteins for P18079 (Rhodobacter capsulatus (strain ATCC BAA-309 / NBRC 16581 / SB1003))
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Go to UniProtKB:  P18079
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UniProt GroupP18079
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.70 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.220 
  • R-Value Work: 0.166 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.169 
  • Space Group: P 21 21 21
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 67.998α = 90
b = 92.016β = 90
c = 248.553γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
REFMACrefinement
DENZOdata reduction
SCALEPACKdata scaling
CNSphasing

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Entry History 

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Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2005-09-27
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2011-07-13
    Changes: Advisory, Refinement description, Version format compliance
  • Version 1.2: 2024-05-08
    Changes: Data collection, Database references, Derived calculations, Other