6XB2

Room temperature X-ray crystallography reveals catalytic cysteine in the SARS-CoV-2 3CL Mpro is highly reactive: Insights for enzyme mechanism and drug design

Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.10 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.257 
  • R-Value Work: 0.196 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.198 

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Literature

Room-temperature X-ray crystallography reveals the oxidation and reactivity of cysteine residues in SARS-CoV-2 3CL M pro : insights into enzyme mechanism and drug design.

Kneller, D.W., Phillips, G., O'Neill, H.M., Tan, K., Joachimiak, A., Coates, L., Kovalevsky, A.

(2020) IUCrJ 7

  • DOI: 10.1107/S2052252520012634
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    6XB0, 6XB1, 6XB2, 6XHU

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    • The emergence of the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 has resulted in a worldwide pandemic not seen in generations. Creating treatments and vaccines to battle COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus, is of paramount importance in order to stop its spread and save lives ...

    The emergence of the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 has resulted in a worldwide pandemic not seen in generations. Creating treatments and vaccines to battle COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus, is of paramount importance in order to stop its spread and save lives. The viral main protease, 3CL M pro , is indispensable for the replication of SARS-CoV-2 and is therefore an important target for the design of specific protease inhibitors. Detailed knowledge of the structure and function of 3CL M pro is crucial to guide structure-aided and computational drug-design efforts. Here, the oxidation and reactivity of the cysteine residues of the protease are reported using room-temperature X-ray crystallography, revealing that the catalytic Cys145 can be trapped in the peroxysulfenic acid oxidation state at physiological pH, while the other surface cysteines remain reduced. Only Cys145 and Cys156 react with the alkylating agent N -ethylmaleimide. It is suggested that the zwitterionic Cys145-His45 catalytic dyad is the reactive species that initiates catalysis, rather than Cys145-to-His41 proton transfer via the general acid-base mechanism upon substrate binding. The structures also provide insight into the design of improved 3CL M pro inhibitors.

    Organizational Affiliation: 

    Neutron Scattering Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 1 Bethel Valley Road, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, USA.



Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChainsSequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
3C-like proteinaseA306Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Mutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: rep, 1a-1b
EC: 3.4.22.69 (PDB Primary Data), 3.4.19.12 (UniProt), 3.4.22 (UniProt), 2.7.7.48 (UniProt), 3.6.4.12 (UniProt), 3.6.4.13 (UniProt), 3.1.13 (UniProt), 4.6.1 (UniProt), 2.1.1.57 (UniProt)
UniProt
Find proteins for P0DTD1 (Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2)
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Entity Groups  
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UniProt GroupP0DTD1
Protein Feature View
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  • Reference Sequence
Small Molecules
Ligands 2 Unique
IDChainsName / Formula / InChI Key2D Diagram3D Interactions
NEN
Query on NEN
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B [auth A],
C [auth A]		1-ETHYL-PYRROLIDINE-2,5-DIONE
C6 H9 N O2
GHAZCVNUKKZTLG-UHFFFAOYSA-N		 Ligand Interaction
DMS
Query on DMS
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D [auth A]DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE
C2 H6 O S
IAZDPXIOMUYVGZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N		 Ligand Interaction
Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.10 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.257 
  • R-Value Work: 0.196 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.198 
  • Space Group: I 1 2 1
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 45.292α = 90
b = 54.636β = 100.739
c = 115.157γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
PHENIXrefinement
CrysalisProdata reduction
Aimlessdata scaling
MOLREPphasing

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  • Version 1.0: 2020-06-17
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2020-11-11
    Changes: Database references