2GWC

Crystal structure of plant glutamate cysteine ligase in complex with a transition state analogue

Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.18 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.241 
  • R-Value Work: 0.198 

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Literature

Structural basis for the redox control of plant glutamate cysteine ligase.

Hothorn, M., Wachter, A., Gromes, R., Stuwe, T., Rausch, T., Scheffzek, K.

(2006) J.Biol.Chem. 281: 27557-27565

  • DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M602770200
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    • Glutathione (GSH) plays a crucial role in plant metabolism and stress response. The rate-limiting step in the biosynthesis of GSH is catalyzed by glutamate cysteine ligase (GCL) the activity of which is tightly regulated. The regulation of plant GCLs ...

    Glutathione (GSH) plays a crucial role in plant metabolism and stress response. The rate-limiting step in the biosynthesis of GSH is catalyzed by glutamate cysteine ligase (GCL) the activity of which is tightly regulated. The regulation of plant GCLs is poorly understood. The crystal structure of substrate-bound GCL from Brassica juncea at 2.1-A resolution reveals a plant-unique regulatory mechanism based on two intramolecular redox-sensitive disulfide bonds. Reduction of one disulfide bond allows a beta-hairpin motif to shield the active site of B. juncea GCL, thereby preventing the access of substrates. Reduction of the second disulfide bond reversibly controls dimer to monomer transition of B. juncea GCL that is associated with a significant inactivation of the enzyme. These regulatory events provide a molecular link between high GSH levels in the plant cell and associated down-regulation of its biosynthesis. Furthermore, known mutations in the Arabidopsis GCL gene affect residues in the close proximity of the active site and thus explain the decreased GSH levels in mutant plants. In particular, the mutation in rax1-1 plants causes impaired binding of cysteine.

    Organizational Affiliation: 

    Structural and Computational Biology Unit, European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Meyerhofstrasse 1, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany.




Macromolecules

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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChainsSequence LengthOrganismDetails
Glutamate cysteine ligase
A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H
449Brassica junceaMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: GSH1 (ECS1)
EC: 6.3.2.2
Find proteins for O23736 (Brassica juncea)
Go to UniProtKB:  O23736
Small Molecules
Ligands 2 Unique
IDChainsName / Formula / InChI Key2D Diagram3D Interactions
BSC
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A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H
(2S)-2-amino-4-(S-butylsulfonimidoyl)butanoic acid
L-BUTHIONINE-[S,R]-SULFOXIMINE
C8 H18 N2 O3 S
KJQFBVYMGADDTQ-JKYUHCHBSA-N
 Ligand Interaction
MG
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A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H
MAGNESIUM ION
Mg
JLVVSXFLKOJNIY-UHFFFAOYSA-N
 Ligand Interaction
Modified Residues  1 Unique
IDChainsTypeFormula2D DiagramParent
MSE
Query on MSE
A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H
L-PEPTIDE LINKINGC5 H11 N O2 SeMET
Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.18 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.241 
  • R-Value Work: 0.198 
  • Space Group: P 1 21 1
Unit Cell:
Length (Å)Angle (°)
a = 88.040α = 90.00
b = 198.920β = 99.66
c = 114.970γ = 90.00
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
ADSCdata collection
SHARPphasing
REFMACrefinement
XDSdata scaling

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Entry History 

Deposition Data

Revision History 

  • Version 1.0: 2006-06-20
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2008-05-01
    Type: Version format compliance
  • Version 1.2: 2011-07-13
    Type: Advisory, Version format compliance
  • Version 2.0: 2018-10-03
    Type: Data collection, Derived calculations, Non-polymer description, Structure summary