3IVS

Homocitrate Synthase Lys4


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.24 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.220 
  • R-Value Work: 0.191 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.193 

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Literature

Crystal structure and functional analysis of homocitrate synthase, an essential enzyme in lysine biosynthesis.

Bulfer, S.L.Scott, E.M.Couture, J.F.Pillus, L.Trievel, R.C.

(2009) J Biol Chem 284: 35769-35780

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M109.046821
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    3IVS, 3IVT, 3IVU

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    Homocitrate synthase (HCS) catalyzes the first and committed step in lysine biosynthesis in many fungi and certain Archaea and is a potential target for antifungal drugs. Here we report the crystal structure of the HCS apoenzyme from Schizosaccharomyces pombe and two distinct structures of the enzyme in complex with the substrate 2-oxoglutarate (2-OG). The structures reveal that HCS forms an intertwined homodimer stabilized by domain-swapping between the N- and C-terminal domains of each monomer. The N-terminal catalytic domain is composed of a TIM barrel fold in which 2-OG binds via hydrogen bonds and coordination to the active site divalent metal ion, whereas the C-terminal domain is composed of mixed alpha/beta topology. In the structures of the HCS apoenzyme and one of the 2-OG binary complexes, a lid motif from the C-terminal domain occludes the entrance to the active site of the neighboring monomer, whereas in the second 2-OG complex the lid is disordered, suggesting that it regulates substrate access to the active site through its apparent flexibility. Mutations of the active site residues involved in 2-OG binding or implicated in acid-base catalysis impair or abolish activity in vitro and in vivo. Together, these results yield new insights into the structure and catalytic mechanism of HCSs and furnish a platform for developing HCS-selective inhibitors.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Department of Biological Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Homocitrate synthase, mitochondrial
A, B
423Schizosaccharomyces pombeMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: lys4SPBC1105.02c
EC: 2.3.3.14
UniProt
Find proteins for Q9Y823 (Schizosaccharomyces pombe (strain 972 / ATCC 24843))
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Go to UniProtKB:  Q9Y823
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UniProt GroupQ9Y823
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.24 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.220 
  • R-Value Work: 0.191 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.193 
  • Space Group: P 62
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 135.995α = 90
b = 135.995β = 90
c = 122.124γ = 120
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
DENZOdata reduction
SCALEPACKdata scaling
MOLREPphasing
REFMACrefinement
PDB_EXTRACTdata extraction
HKL-2000data collection
HKL-2000data reduction
HKL-2000data scaling

Structure Validation

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Entry History 

Deposition Data

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2009-09-22
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2011-07-13
    Changes: Advisory, Version format compliance
  • Version 1.2: 2017-11-01
    Changes: Refinement description