3GSI

Crystal structure of D552A dimethylglycine oxidase mutant of Arthrobacter globiformis in complex with tetrahydrofolate


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.00 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.202 
  • R-Value Work: 0.150 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.153 

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Literature

An internal reaction chamber in dimethylglycine oxidase provides efficient protection from exposure to toxic formaldehyde.

Tralau, T.Lafite, P.Levy, C.Combe, J.P.Scrutton, N.S.Leys, D.

(2009) J Biol Chem 284: 17826-17834

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M109.006262
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    3GSI

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    We report a synthetic biology approach to demonstrate substrate channeling in an unusual bifunctional flavoprotein dimethylglycine oxidase. The catabolism of dimethylglycine through methyl group oxidation can potentially liberate toxic formaldehyde, a problem common to many amine oxidases and dehydrogenases. Using a novel synthetic in vivo reporter system for cellular formaldehyde, we found that the oxidation of dimethylglycine is coupled to the synthesis of 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate through an unusual substrate channeling mechanism. We also showed that uncoupling of the active sites could be achieved by mutagenesis or deletion of the 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate synthase site and that this leads to accumulation of intracellular formaldehyde. Channeling occurs by nonbiased diffusion of the labile intermediate through a large solvent cavity connecting both active sites. This central "reaction chamber" is created by a modular protein architecture that appears primitive when compared with the sophisticated design of other paradigm substrate-channeling enzymes. The evolutionary origins of the latter were likely similar to dimethylglycine oxidase. This work demonstrates the utility of synthetic biology approaches to the study of enzyme mechanisms in vivo and points to novel channeling mechanisms that protect the cell milieu from potentially toxic reaction products.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Manchester Interdisciplinary Biocentre, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Manchester, 131 Princess Street, Manchester M1 7DN, United Kingdom.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
N,N-dimethylglycine oxidase827Arthrobacter globiformisMutation(s): 1 
Gene Names: dmg
EC: 1.5.3.10
UniProt
Find proteins for Q9AGP8 (Arthrobacter globiformis)
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UniProt GroupQ9AGP8
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.00 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.202 
  • R-Value Work: 0.150 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.153 
  • Space Group: C 2 2 2
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 71.215α = 90
b = 224.548β = 90
c = 119.382γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
DNAdata collection
PHENIXmodel building
PHENIXrefinement
XDSdata reduction
XSCALEdata scaling
PHENIXphasing

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  • Version 1.0: 2009-04-14
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2011-07-13
    Changes: Version format compliance
  • Version 1.2: 2021-10-20
    Changes: Database references, Derived calculations
  • Version 1.3: 2024-02-21
    Changes: Data collection