6JIW

Crystal structure of S. aureus CntK with C72S mutation


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.58 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.198 
  • R-Value Work: 0.174 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.175 

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Literature

Crystal structure of CntK, the cofactor-independent histidine racemase in staphylopine-mediated metal acquisition of Staphylococcus aureus.

Luo, S.Ju, Y.Zhou, J.Gu, Q.Xu, J.Zhou, H.

(2019) Int J Biol Macromol 135: 725-733

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2019.05.169
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    6JIS, 6JIW

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    Staphylopine is a newly identified broad-spectrum metallophore for metal acquisition, and it plays important roles in the survival and virulence of Staphylococcus aureus and other pathogens in the metal-scarce environment in hosts. CntK catalyzes the first step of staphylopine synthesis by converting L-histidine to D-histidine to provide an essential building block of staphylopine. Herein, the crystal structures of S. aureus CntK (SaCntK) and its C72S variant are determined at 1.82 and 1.58 Å resolution, respectively. SaCntK forms a homodimer and each subunit contains a two-domain α/β structure. Its overall structure resembles diaminopimelate epimerase, although their sequence identities are lower than 22%. SaCntK is specific for histidine, whereas other proteinogenic amino acids, with the exception of arginine, do not show any binding with SaCntK. Structural modeling suggested that residues Asn16, Glu46, Gln47 and Glu208 are responsible for specific substrate binding, and their substitutions significantly reduced the binding of histidine to SaCntK. Structural modeling suggested SaCntK uses a two-base catalytic mechanism, which has been observed in many cofactor-independent racemases. Our study provides critical insights into the structure and functions of CntK in staphylopine synthesis, which makes it helpful for developing potential antibiotics targeting the staphylopine-mediated metal acquisition process in bacteria.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Guangdong Key Laboratory of Chiral Molecule and Drug Discovery, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Diaminopimelate epimerase287Staphylococcus aureusMutation(s): 1 
Gene Names: cntKdapFD5R87_08325D5R88_09755M1K003_1013
UniProt
Find proteins for A0A0H3JU78 (Staphylococcus aureus (strain Mu50 / ATCC 700699))
Explore A0A0H3JU78 
Go to UniProtKB:  A0A0H3JU78
Entity Groups  
Sequence Clusters30% Identity50% Identity70% Identity90% Identity95% Identity100% Identity
UniProt GroupA0A0H3JU78
Sequence Annotations
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  • Reference Sequence
Small Molecules
Modified Residues  1 Unique
IDChains TypeFormula2D DiagramParent
MSE
Query on MSE
A
L-PEPTIDE LINKINGC5 H11 N O2 SeMET
Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.58 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.198 
  • R-Value Work: 0.174 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.175 
  • Space Group: C 1 2 1
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 70.09α = 90
b = 60.067β = 116.63
c = 76.92γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
REFMACrefinement
HKL-2000data reduction
HKL-2000data scaling
AutoSolphasing

Structure Validation

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Entry History & Funding Information

Deposition Data


Funding OrganizationLocationGrant Number
National Science Foundation (China)China81773636
National Science Foundation (China)China81803435

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2019-10-16
    Type: Initial release