4FE2

X-Ray Structure of SAICAR Synthetase (PurC) from Streptococcus pneumoniae complexed with AIR, ADP, Asp and Mg2+

Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.29 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.284 
  • R-Value Work: 0.196 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.201 

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Literature

Structures of SAICAR synthetase (PurC) from Streptococcus pneumoniae with ADP, Mg(2+), AIR and Asp.

Wolf, N.M., Abad-Zapatero, C., Johnson, M.E., Fung, L.W.

(2014) Acta Crystallogr D Biol Crystallogr 70: 841-850

  • DOI: 10.1107/S139900471303366X
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    4NYE, 4FE2

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    • Streptococcus pneumoniae is a multidrug-resistant pathogen that is a target of considerable interest for antibacterial drug development. One strategy for drug discovery is to inhibit an essential metabolic enzyme. The seventh step of the de novo purine-biosynthesis pathway converts carboxyaminoimidazoleribonucleotide (CAIR) and L-aspartic acid (Asp) to 4-(N-succino)-5-aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide ribonucleotide (SAICAR) in the presence of adenosine 5'-triphosphate (ATP) using the enzyme PurC ...

    Streptococcus pneumoniae is a multidrug-resistant pathogen that is a target of considerable interest for antibacterial drug development. One strategy for drug discovery is to inhibit an essential metabolic enzyme. The seventh step of the de novo purine-biosynthesis pathway converts carboxyaminoimidazoleribonucleotide (CAIR) and L-aspartic acid (Asp) to 4-(N-succino)-5-aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide ribonucleotide (SAICAR) in the presence of adenosine 5'-triphosphate (ATP) using the enzyme PurC. PurC has been shown to be conditionally essential for bacterial replication. Two crystal structures of this essential enzyme from Streptococcus pneumoniae (spPurC) in the presence of adenosine 5'-diphosphate (ADP), Mg(2+), aminoimidazoleribonucleotide (AIR) and/or Asp have been obtained. This is the first structural study of spPurC, as well as the first of PurC from any species with Asp in the active site. Based on these findings, two model structures are proposed for the active site with all of the essential ligands (ATP, Mg(2+), Asp and CAIR) present, and a relay mechanism for the formation of the product SAICAR is suggested.

    Organizational Affiliation: 

    Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60607, USA.



Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChainsSequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Phosphoribosylaminoimidazole-succinocarboxamide synthaseA, B255Streptococcus pneumoniaeMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: purC, SP_0044
EC: 6.3.2.6
Find proteins for Q07296 (Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 4 (strain ATCC BAA-334 / TIGR4))
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Go to UniProtKB:  Q07296
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  • Reference Sequence
Small Molecules
Ligands 7 Unique
IDChainsName / Formula / InChI Key2D Diagram3D Interactions
ADP
Query on ADP
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 D [auth A], L [auth B]ADENOSINE-5'-DIPHOSPHATE
C10 H15 N5 O10 P2
XTWYTFMLZFPYCI-KQYNXXCUSA-N		 Ligand Interaction
AIR
Query on AIR
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 C [auth A], K [auth B]5-AMINOIMIDAZOLE RIBONUCLEOTIDE
C8 H14 N3 O7 P
PDACUKOKVHBVHJ-XVFCMESISA-N		 Ligand Interaction
ASP
Query on ASP
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 H [auth A]ASPARTIC ACID
C4 H7 N O4
CKLJMWTZIZZHCS-REOHCLBHSA-N		 Ligand Interaction
144
Query on 144
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 F [auth A], I [auth A], J [auth A], N [auth B]TRIS-HYDROXYMETHYL-METHYL-AMMONIUM
C4 H12 N O3
DRDCQJADRSJFFD-UHFFFAOYSA-N		 Ligand Interaction
ACT
Query on ACT
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 O [auth B]ACETATE ION
C2 H3 O2
QTBSBXVTEAMEQO-UHFFFAOYSA-M		 Ligand Interaction
CL
Query on CL
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 G [auth A]CHLORIDE ION
Cl
VEXZGXHMUGYJMC-UHFFFAOYSA-M		 Ligand Interaction
MG
Query on MG
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 E [auth A], M [auth B]MAGNESIUM ION
Mg
JLVVSXFLKOJNIY-UHFFFAOYSA-N		 Ligand Interaction
Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.29 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.284 
  • R-Value Work: 0.196 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.201 
  • Space Group: P 1 21 1
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 46.074α = 90
b = 65.021β = 92.09
c = 86.052γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
ADSCdata collection
MOLREPphasing
REFMACrefinement
HKL-2000data reduction
HKL-2000data scaling

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Entry History 

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  • Version 1.0: 2013-05-29
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2014-04-02
    Changes: Database references