Crystal Structure of N5-Carboxyaminoimidazole Ribonucleotide Mutase from Staphylococcus aureusCrystal Structure of N5-Carboxyaminoimidazole Ribonucleotide Mutase from Staphylococcus aureus

Structural highlights

3ors is a 8 chain structure with sequence from Staphylococcus aureus subsp. aureus str. Newman. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
Method:X-ray diffraction, Resolution 1.45Å
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Function

A0A0H3K7Y1_STAAE Catalyzes the conversion of N5-carboxyaminoimidazole ribonucleotide (N5-CAIR) to 4-carboxy-5-aminoimidazole ribonucleotide (CAIR).[HAMAP-Rule:MF_01929][PIRNR:PIRNR001338]

Publication Abstract from PubMed

With the rapid rise of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections, new strategies against S. aureus are urgently needed. De novo purine biosynthesis is a promising yet unexploited target, insofar as abundant evidence has shown that bacteria with compromised purine biosynthesis are attenuated. Fundamental differences exist within the process by which humans and bacteria convert 5-aminoimidazole ribonucleotide (AIR) to 4-carboxy-5-aminoimidazole ribonucleotide (CAIR). In bacteria, this transformation occurs through a two-step conversion catalyzed by PurK and PurE; in humans, it is mediated by a one-step conversion catalyzed by class II PurE. Thus, these bacterial enzymes are potential targets for selective antibiotic development. Here, the first comprehensive structural and biochemical characterization of PurK and PurE from S. aureus is presented. Structural analysis of S. aureus PurK reveals a nonconserved phenylalanine near the AIR-binding site that occupies the putative position of the imidazole ring of AIR. Mutation of this phenylalanine to isoleucine or tryptophan reduced the enzyme efficiency by around tenfold. The K(m) for bicarbonate was determined for the first time for a PurK enzyme and was found to be approximately 18.8 mM. The structure of PurE is described in comparison to that of human class II PurE. It is confirmed biochemically that His38 is essential for function. These studies aim to provide foundations for future structure-based drug-discovery efforts against S. aureus purine biosynthesis.

Structural and biochemical characterization of N5-carboxyaminoimidazole ribonucleotide synthetase and N5-carboxyaminoimidazole ribonucleotide mutase from Staphylococcus aureus.,Brugarolas P, Duguid EM, Zhang W, Poor CB, He C Acta Crystallogr D Biol Crystallogr. 2011 Aug;67(Pt 8):707-15. Epub 2011 Jul 12. PMID:21795812[1]

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References

  1. Brugarolas P, Duguid EM, Zhang W, Poor CB, He C. Structural and biochemical characterization of N5-carboxyaminoimidazole ribonucleotide synthetase and N5-carboxyaminoimidazole ribonucleotide mutase from Staphylococcus aureus. Acta Crystallogr D Biol Crystallogr. 2011 Aug;67(Pt 8):707-15. Epub 2011 Jul 12. PMID:21795812 doi:10.1107/S0907444911023821

3ors, resolution 1.45Å

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