4O61

Structure of human ALKBH5 crystallized in the presence of citrate

Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.90 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.230 
  • R-Value Work: 0.174 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.177 

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Literature

Structures of human ALKBH5 demethylase reveal a unique binding mode for specific single-stranded N6-methyladenosine RNA demethylation.

Xu, C., Liu, K., Tempel, W., Demetriades, M., Aik, W., Schofield, C.J., Min, J.

(2014) J Biol Chem 289: 17299-17311

  • DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M114.550350
  • Structures With Same Primary Citation

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    • N(6)-Methyladenosine (m(6)A) is the most prevalent internal RNA modification in eukaryotes. ALKBH5 belongs to the AlkB family of dioxygenases and has been shown to specifically demethylate m(6)A in single-stranded RNA. Here we report crystal structur ...

    N(6)-Methyladenosine (m(6)A) is the most prevalent internal RNA modification in eukaryotes. ALKBH5 belongs to the AlkB family of dioxygenases and has been shown to specifically demethylate m(6)A in single-stranded RNA. Here we report crystal structures of ALKBH5 in the presence of either its cofactors or the ALKBH5 inhibitor citrate. Catalytic assays demonstrate that the ALKBH5 catalytic domain can demethylate both single-stranded RNA and single-stranded DNA. We identify the TCA cycle intermediate citrate as a modest inhibitor of ALKHB5 (IC50, ∼488 μm). The structural analysis reveals that a loop region of ALKBH5 is immobilized by a disulfide bond that apparently excludes the binding of dsDNA to ALKBH5. We identify the m(6)A binding pocket of ALKBH5 and the key residues involved in m(6)A recognition using mutagenesis and ITC binding experiments.

    Organizational Affiliation: 

    the Structural Genomics Consortium, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1L7, Canada, From the Hubei Key Laboratory of Genetic Regulation and Integrative Biology, College of Life Science, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, China, the Department of Physiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A8, Canada jr.min@utoronto.ca.



Macromolecules

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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChainsSequence LengthOrganismDetails
RNA demethylase ALKBH5
A, B
222Homo sapiensMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: ALKBH5, ABH5, OFOXD1
EC: 1.14.11 (PDB Primary Data), 1.14.11.53 (UniProt)
Find proteins for Q6P6C2 (Homo sapiens)
Go to UniProtKB:  Q6P6C2
NIH Common Fund Data Resources
PHAROS  Q6P6C2
GTEx  ENSG00000091542
Small Molecules
Ligands 4 Unique
IDChainsName / Formula / InChI Key2D Diagram3D Interactions
CIT
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A, B
CITRIC ACID
C6 H8 O7
KRKNYBCHXYNGOX-UHFFFAOYSA-N		 Ligand Interaction
GOL
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A, B
GLYCEROL
C3 H8 O3
PEDCQBHIVMGVHV-UHFFFAOYSA-N		 Ligand Interaction
UNL
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A, B
Unknown ligand
PEDCQBHIVMGVHV-UHFFFAOYSA-N		 Ligand Interaction
UNX
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A, B
UNKNOWN ATOM OR ION
X
 Ligand Interaction
External Ligand Annotations 
IDBinding Affinity (Sequence Identity %)
CITIC50:  488000   nM  Binding MOAD
Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 50.471α = 90
b = 57.172β = 102.23
c = 78.644γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
Aimlessdata scaling
REFMACrefinement
PDB_EXTRACTdata extraction
XDSdata scaling
BALBESphasing

Structure Validation

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Entry History 

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Revision History 

  • Version 1.0: 2014-02-26
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2014-05-07
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  • Version 1.2: 2014-06-04
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  • Version 1.3: 2015-07-01
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