6DXF

Crystal structure of chalcone synthase from Selaginella moellendorffii - hydrogen peroxide treated


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.55 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.182 
  • R-Value Work: 0.153 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.155 

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Literature

Mechanistic basis for the evolution of chalcone synthase catalytic cysteine reactivity in land plants.

Liou, G.Chiang, Y.C.Wang, Y.Weng, J.K.

(2018) J Biol Chem 293: 18601-18612

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.RA118.005695
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    6DX7, 6DX8, 6DX9, 6DXA, 6DXB, 6DXC, 6DXD, 6DXE, 6DXF

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    Flavonoids are important polyphenolic natural products, ubiquitous in land plants, that play diverse functions in plants' survival in their ecological niches, including UV protection, pigmentation for attracting pollinators, symbiotic nitrogen fixation, and defense against herbivores. Chalcone synthase (CHS) catalyzes the first committed step in plant flavonoid biosynthesis and is highly conserved in all land plants. In several previously reported crystal structures of CHSs from flowering plants, the catalytic cysteine is oxidized to sulfinic acid, indicating enhanced nucleophilicity in this residue associated with its increased susceptibility to oxidation. In this study, we report a set of new crystal structures of CHSs representing all five major lineages of land plants (bryophytes, lycophytes, monilophytes, gymnosperms, and angiosperms), spanning 500 million years of evolution. We reveal that the structures of CHS from a lycophyte and a moss species preserve the catalytic cysteine in a reduced state, in contrast to the cysteine sulfinic acid seen in all euphyllophyte CHS structures. In vivo complementation, in vitro biochemical and mutagenesis analyses, and molecular dynamics simulations identified a set of residues that differ between basal-plant and euphyllophyte CHSs and modulate catalytic cysteine reactivity. We propose that the CHS active-site environment has evolved in euphyllophytes to further enhance the nucleophilicity of the catalytic cysteine since the divergence of euphyllophytes from other vascular plant lineages 400 million years ago. These changes in CHS could have contributed to the diversification of flavonoid biosynthesis in euphyllophytes, which in turn contributed to their dominance in terrestrial ecosystems.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    From the Department of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Chalcone synthase
A, B
386Selaginella moellendorffiiMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: SELMODRAFT_271225
UniProt
Find proteins for D8S128 (Selaginella moellendorffii)
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Go to UniProtKB:  D8S128
Entity Groups  
Sequence Clusters30% Identity50% Identity70% Identity90% Identity95% Identity100% Identity
UniProt GroupD8S128
Sequence Annotations
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  • Reference Sequence
Small Molecules
Modified Residues  1 Unique
IDChains TypeFormula2D DiagramParent
CSO
Query on CSO
A, B
L-PEPTIDE LINKINGC3 H7 N O3 SCYS
Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.55 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.182 
  • R-Value Work: 0.153 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.155 
  • Space Group: P 1 21 1
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 55.54α = 90
b = 67.064β = 91.72
c = 102.993γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
XDSdata reduction
Aimlessdata scaling
PHASERphasing
PHENIXrefinement
PDB_EXTRACTdata extraction

Structure Validation

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Entry History & Funding Information

Deposition Data


Funding OrganizationLocationGrant Number
National Science Foundation (NSF, United States)United StatesCHE-1709616

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2018-10-17
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2018-12-19
    Changes: Data collection, Database references
  • Version 1.2: 2019-11-27
    Changes: Author supporting evidence