CRYSTAL STRUCTURE OF ESCHERICHIA COLI UDPMURNAC-TRIPEPTIDE D-ALANYL-D-ALANINE-ADDING ENZYME (MURF) AT 2.3 ANGSTROM RESOLUTIONCRYSTAL STRUCTURE OF ESCHERICHIA COLI UDPMURNAC-TRIPEPTIDE D-ALANYL-D-ALANINE-ADDING ENZYME (MURF) AT 2.3 ANGSTROM RESOLUTION

Structural highlights

1gg4 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 2.3Å
Ligands:
Resources:FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT

Function

MURF_ECOLI Involved in cell wall formation. Catalyzes the final step in the synthesis of UDP-N-acetylmuramoyl-pentapeptide, the precursor of murein.

Evolutionary Conservation

 

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Publication Abstract from PubMed

MurF is required to catalyze the final step in the synthesis of the cytoplasmic precursor of the bacterial cell wall peptidoglycan, rendering it an attractive target for antibacterial drug development. The crystal structure of the MurF apo-enzyme has been determined using the multiwavelength anomalous dispersion method and refined to 2.3 A resolution. It contains three consecutive open alpha/beta-sheet domains. In comparison with the complex crystal structures of MurD and its substrates, The topology of the N-terminal domain of MurF is unique, while its central and C-terminal domains exhibit similar mononucleotide and dinucleotide-binding folds, respectively. The apo-enzyme of MurF crystal structure reveals an open conformation with the three domains juxtaposed in a crescent-like arrangement creating a wide-open space where substrates are expected to bind. As such, catalysis is not feasible and significant domain closure is expected upon substrate binding.

Crystal structure of Escherichia coli UDPMurNAc-tripeptide d-alanyl-d-alanine-adding enzyme (MurF) at 2.3 A resolution.,Yan Y, Munshi S, Leiting B, Anderson MS, Chrzas J, Chen Z J Mol Biol. 2000 Dec 1;304(3):435-45. PMID:11090285[1]

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See Also

References

  1. Yan Y, Munshi S, Leiting B, Anderson MS, Chrzas J, Chen Z. Crystal structure of Escherichia coli UDPMurNAc-tripeptide d-alanyl-d-alanine-adding enzyme (MurF) at 2.3 A resolution. J Mol Biol. 2000 Dec 1;304(3):435-45. PMID:11090285 doi:10.1006/jmbi.2000.4215

1gg4, resolution 2.30Å

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