3WVB

HcgF from Methanocaldococcus jannaschii


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.70 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.191 
  • R-Value Work: 0.145 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.148 

Starting Model: experimental
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Literature

Protein-pyridinol thioester precursor for biosynthesis of the organometallic acyl-iron ligand in [Fe]-hydrogenase cofactor

Fujishiro, T.Kahnt, J.Ermler, U.Shima, S.

(2015) Nat Commun 6: 6895-6895

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms7895
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    3WV7, 3WV8, 3WV9, 3WVA, 3WVB, 3WVC

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    The iron-guanylylpyridinol (FeGP) cofactor of [Fe]-hydrogenase contains a prominent iron centre with an acyl-Fe bond and is the only acyl-organometallic iron compound found in nature. Here, we identify the functions of HcgE and HcgF, involved in the biosynthesis of the FeGP cofactor using structure-to-function strategy. Analysis of the HcgE and HcgF crystal structures with and without bound substrates suggest that HcgE catalyses the adenylylation of the carboxy group of guanylylpyridinol (GP) to afford AMP-GP, and subsequently HcgF catalyses the transesterification of AMP-GP to afford a Cys (HcgF)-S-GP thioester. Both enzymatic reactions are confirmed by in vitro assays. The structural data also offer plausible catalytic mechanisms. This strategy of thioester activation corresponds to that used for ubiquitin activation, a key event in the regulation of multiple cellular processes. It further implicates a nucleophilic attack onto the acyl carbon presumably via an electron-rich Fe(0)- or Fe(I)-carbonyl complex in the Fe-acyl formation.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, Karl-von-Frisch-Strasse 10, 35043 Marburg, Germany.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
UPF0254 protein MJ1251
A, B
170Methanocaldococcus jannaschii DSM 2661Mutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: MJ1251
EC: 3.1.2
UniProt
Find proteins for Q58649 (Methanocaldococcus jannaschii (strain ATCC 43067 / DSM 2661 / JAL-1 / JCM 10045 / NBRC 100440))
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Go to UniProtKB:  Q58649
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UniProt GroupQ58649
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.70 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.191 
  • R-Value Work: 0.145 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.148 
  • Space Group: P 1 21 1
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 45.31α = 90
b = 73.11β = 102.22
c = 45.53γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
XSCALEdata scaling
REFMACrefinement
PDB_EXTRACTdata extraction
XDSdata scaling
XDSdata reduction
MOLREPphasing

Structure Validation

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Entry History 

Deposition Data

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2015-04-29
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2019-12-25
    Changes: Database references
  • Version 1.2: 2023-11-08
    Changes: Data collection, Database references, Refinement description