4CMV

Crystal structure of Rv3378c


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.31 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.229 
  • R-Value Work: 0.189 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.191 

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Literature

Molecular Profiling of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Identifies Tuberculosinyl Nucleoside Products of the Virulence-Associated Enzyme Rv3378C.

Layre, E.Lee, H.J.Young, D.C.Jezek Martinot, A.Buter, J.Minnaard, A.J.Annand, J.W.Fortune, S.M.Snider, B.B.Matsunaga, I.Rubin, E.J.Alber, T.Moody, D.B.

(2014) Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 111: 2978

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1315883111
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    4CMV, 4CMW, 4CMX

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    To identify lipids with roles in tuberculosis disease, we systematically compared the lipid content of virulent Mycobacterium tuberculosis with the attenuated vaccine strain Mycobacterium bovis bacillus Calmette-Guérin. Comparative lipidomics analysis identified more than 1,000 molecular differences, including a previously unknown, Mycobacterium tuberculosis-specific lipid that is composed of a diterpene unit linked to adenosine. We established the complete structure of the natural product as 1-tuberculosinyladenosine (1-TbAd) using mass spectrometry and NMR spectroscopy. A screen for 1-TbAd mutants, complementation studies, and gene transfer identified Rv3378c as necessary for 1-TbAd biosynthesis. Whereas Rv3378c was previously thought to function as a phosphatase, these studies establish its role as a tuberculosinyl transferase and suggest a revised biosynthetic pathway for the sequential action of Rv3377c-Rv3378c. In agreement with this model, recombinant Rv3378c protein produced 1-TbAd, and its crystal structure revealed a cis-prenyl transferase fold with hydrophobic residues for isoprenoid binding and a second binding pocket suitable for the nucleoside substrate. The dual-substrate pocket distinguishes Rv3378c from classical cis-prenyl transferases, providing a unique model for the prenylation of diverse metabolites. Terpene nucleosides are rare in nature, and 1-TbAd is known only in Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Thus, this intersection of nucleoside and terpene pathways likely arose late in the evolution of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex; 1-TbAd serves as an abundant chemical marker of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and the extracellular export of this amphipathic molecule likely accounts for the known virulence-promoting effects of the Rv3378c enzyme.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Division of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
DITERPENE SYNTHASE
A, B
296Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37RvMutation(s): 0 
EC: 3.1.7.9 (PDB Primary Data), 3.1.7.8 (PDB Primary Data)
UniProt
Find proteins for P9WJ61 (Mycobacterium tuberculosis (strain ATCC 25618 / H37Rv))
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Go to UniProtKB:  P9WJ61
Entity Groups  
Sequence Clusters30% Identity50% Identity70% Identity90% Identity95% Identity100% Identity
UniProt GroupP9WJ61
Sequence Annotations
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  • Reference Sequence
Small Molecules
Ligands 2 Unique
IDChains Name / Formula / InChI Key2D Diagram3D Interactions
HG
Query on HG

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C [auth A]
D [auth A]
E [auth A]
F [auth A]
G [auth A]
C [auth A],
D [auth A],
E [auth A],
F [auth A],
G [auth A],
H [auth A],
I [auth A],
L [auth B],
M [auth B],
N [auth B],
O [auth B],
P [auth B]
MERCURY (II) ION
Hg
BQPIGGFYSBELGY-UHFFFAOYSA-N
CIT
Query on CIT

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J [auth A],
K [auth A],
Q [auth B]
CITRIC ACID
C6 H8 O7
KRKNYBCHXYNGOX-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.31 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.229 
  • R-Value Work: 0.189 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.191 
  • Space Group: P 21 21 21
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 57.705α = 90
b = 94.983β = 90
c = 111.161γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
PHENIXrefinement
HKL-2000data reduction
PHENIXphasing

Structure Validation

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Entry History 

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2014-02-19
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2014-03-12
    Changes: Database references