4PKF

Benzylsuccinate synthase alpha-beta-gamma complex

Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.00 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.177 
  • R-Value Work: 0.129 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.131 

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Literature

Structures of benzylsuccinate synthase elucidate roles of accessory subunits in glycyl radical enzyme activation and activity.

Funk, M.A., Judd, E.T., Marsh, E.N., Elliott, S.J., Drennan, C.L.

(2014) Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 111: 10161-10166

  • DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1405983111
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    4PKC, 4PKF

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    • Anaerobic degradation of the environmental pollutant toluene is initiated by the glycyl radical enzyme benzylsuccinate synthase (BSS), which catalyzes the radical addition of toluene to fumarate, forming benzylsuccinate. We have determined crystal structures of the catalytic α-subunit of BSS with its accessory subunits β and γ, which both bind a [4Fe-4S] cluster and are essential for BSS activity in vivo ...

    Anaerobic degradation of the environmental pollutant toluene is initiated by the glycyl radical enzyme benzylsuccinate synthase (BSS), which catalyzes the radical addition of toluene to fumarate, forming benzylsuccinate. We have determined crystal structures of the catalytic α-subunit of BSS with its accessory subunits β and γ, which both bind a [4Fe-4S] cluster and are essential for BSS activity in vivo. We find that BSSα has the common glycyl radical enzyme fold, a 10-stranded β/α-barrel that surrounds the glycyl radical cofactor and active site. Both accessory subunits β and γ display folds related to high potential iron-sulfur proteins but differ substantially from each other in how they interact with the α-subunit. BSSγ binds distally to the active site, burying a hydrophobic region of BSSα, whereas BSSβ binds to a hydrophilic surface of BSSα that is proximal to the active site. To further investigate the function of BSSβ, we determined the structure of a BSSαγ complex. Remarkably, we find that the barrel partially opens, allowing the C-terminal region of BSSα that houses the glycyl radical to shift within the barrel toward an exit pathway. The structural changes that we observe in the BSSαγ complex center around the crucial glycyl radical domain, thus suggesting a role for BSSβ in modulating the conformational dynamics required for enzyme activity. Accompanying proteolysis experiments support these structural observations.

    Organizational Affiliation: 

    Department of Chemistry,Department of Biology, andHoward Hughes Medical Institute, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139; cdrennan@mit.edu.



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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChainsSequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
TutDA878Thauera aromaticaMutation(s): 1 
Gene Names: tutD
EC: 4.1.99.11
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Entity ID: 2
MoleculeChainsSequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
TutGB81Thauera aromaticaMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: tutG
EC: 4.1.99.11
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TutFC60Thauera aromaticaMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: tutF
EC: 4.1.99.11
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Ligands 3 Unique
IDChainsName / Formula / InChI Key2D Diagram3D Interactions
SF4
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H [auth B]IRON/SULFUR CLUSTER
Fe4 S4
LJBDFODJNLIPKO-VKOJMFJBAC		 Ligand Interaction
GOL
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D [auth A],
F [auth A],
G [auth A]		GLYCEROL
C3 H8 O3
PEDCQBHIVMGVHV-UHFFFAOYSA-N		 Ligand Interaction
CL
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E [auth A]CHLORIDE ION
Cl
VEXZGXHMUGYJMC-UHFFFAOYSA-M		 Ligand Interaction
Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.00 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.177 
  • R-Value Work: 0.129 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.131 
  • Space Group: I 2 2 2
  • Diffraction Data DOI: 10.15785/SBGRID/124 SBGrid
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 113.424α = 90
b = 120.421β = 90
c = 136.048γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
PHENIXrefinement

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Entry History & Funding Information

Deposition Data

Funding OrganizationLocationGrant Number
National Science Foundation (NSF, United States)United States0645960

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2014-07-02
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  • Version 1.1: 2014-07-16
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  • Version 1.2: 2014-10-01
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  • Version 1.3: 2017-09-06
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  • Version 1.4: 2019-11-27
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