FLAVODOXINS THAT ARE REQUIRED FOR ENZYME ACTIVATION: THE STRUCTURE OF OXIDIZED FLAVODOXIN FROM ESCHERICHIA COLI AT 1.8 ANGSTROMS RESOLUTION.FLAVODOXINS THAT ARE REQUIRED FOR ENZYME ACTIVATION: THE STRUCTURE OF OXIDIZED FLAVODOXIN FROM ESCHERICHIA COLI AT 1.8 ANGSTROMS RESOLUTION.

Structural highlights

1ag9 is a 2 chain structure with sequence from Escherichia coli. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
Method:X-ray diffraction, Resolution 1.8Å
Ligands:, , , ,
Resources:FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT

Function

FLAV_ECOLI Low-potential electron donor to a number of redox enzymes (Potential). Involved in the reactivation of inactive cob(II)alamin in methionine synthase.[1]

Evolutionary Conservation

 

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Publication Abstract from PubMed

In Escherichia coli, flavodoxin is the physiological electron donor for the reductive activation of the enzymes pyruvate formate-lyase, anaerobic ribonucleotide reductase, and B12-dependent methionine synthase. As a basis for studies of the interactions of flavodoxin with methionine synthase, crystal structures of orthorhombic and trigonal forms of oxidized recombinant flavodoxin from E. coli have been determined. The orthorhombic form (space group P2(1)2(1)2(1), a = 126.4, b = 41.10, c = 69.15 A, with two molecules per asymmetric unit) was solved initially by molecular replacement at a resolution of 3.0 A, using coordinates from the structure of the flavodoxin from Synechococcus PCC 7942 (Anacystis nidulans). Data extending to 1.8-A resolution were collected at 140 K and the structure was refined to an Rwork of 0.196 and an Rfree of 0.250 for reflections with I > 0. The final model contains 3,224 non-hydrogen atoms per asymmetric unit, including 62 flavin mononucleotide (FMN) atoms, 354 water molecules, four calcium ions, four sodium ions, two chloride ions, and two Bis-Tris buffer molecules. The structure of the protein in the trigonal form (space group P312, a = 78.83, c = 52.07 A) was solved by molecular replacement using the coordinates from the orthorhombic structure, and was refined with all data from 10.0 to 2.6 A (R = 0.191; Rfree = 0.249). The sequence Tyr 58-Tyr 59, in a bend near the FMN, has so far been found only in the flavodoxins from E. coli and Haemophilus influenzae, and may be important in interactions of flavodoxin with its partners in activation reactions. The tyrosine residues in this bend are influenced by intermolecular contacts and adopt different orientations in the two crystal forms. Structural comparisons with flavodoxins from Synechococcus PCC 7942 and Anaebaena PCC 7120 suggest other residues that may also be critical for recognition by methionine synthase.

A flavodoxin that is required for enzyme activation: the structure of oxidized flavodoxin from Escherichia coli at 1.8 A resolution.,Hoover DM, Ludwig ML Protein Sci. 1997 Dec;6(12):2525-37. PMID:9416602[2]

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References

  1. Jarrett JT, Hoover DM, Ludwig ML, Matthews RG. The mechanism of adenosylmethionine-dependent activation of methionine synthase: a rapid kinetic analysis of intermediates in reductive methylation of Cob(II)alamin enzyme. Biochemistry. 1998 Sep 8;37(36):12649-58. PMID:9730838 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/bi9808565
  2. Hoover DM, Ludwig ML. A flavodoxin that is required for enzyme activation: the structure of oxidized flavodoxin from Escherichia coli at 1.8 A resolution. Protein Sci. 1997 Dec;6(12):2525-37. PMID:9416602 doi:10.1002/pro.5560061205

1ag9, resolution 1.80Å

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