4x0x

The structure of AhpE from Mycobacterium tuberculosis revisitedThe structure of AhpE from Mycobacterium tuberculosis revisited

Structural highlights 4x0x is a 4 chain structure with sequence from Mycobacterium tuberculosis CDC1551. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance. Method: X-ray diffraction, Resolution 1.9Å Resources: FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT Function AHPE_MYCTO Thiol-specific peroxidase that catalyzes the reduction of hydrogen peroxide and organic hydroperoxides to water and alcohols, respectively. Plays a role in cell protection against oxidative stress by detoxifying peroxides. May represent an important antioxidant defense against cytotoxic peroxides, especially peroxynitrite, which can be formed by activated macrophages during infection.[UniProtKB:P9WIE3] Publication Abstract from PubMed In many established methods, identification of hydrogen bonds (H-bonds) is primarily based on pairwise comparison of distances between atoms. These methods often give rise to systematic errors when sulfur is involved. A more accurate method is the non-covalent interaction index, which determines the strength of the H-bonds based on the associated electron density and its gradient. We applied the NCI index on the active site of a single-cysteine peroxiredoxin. We found a different sulfur hydrogen-bonding network to that typically found by established methods, and we propose a more accurate equation for determining sulfur H-bonds based on geometrical criteria. This new algorithm will be implemented in the next release of the widely-used CHARMM program (version 41b), and will be particularly useful for analyzing water molecule-mediated H-bonds involving different atom types. Furthermore, based on the identification of the weakest sulfur-water H-bond, the location of hydrogen peroxide for the nucleophilic attack by the cysteine sulfur can be predicted. In general, current methods to determine H-bonds will need to be reevaluated, thereby leading to better understanding of the catalytic mechanisms in which sulfur chemistry is involved. Revisiting sulfur H-bonds in proteins: The example of peroxiredoxin AhpE.,van Bergen LA, Alonso M, Pallo A, Nilsson L, De Proft F, Messens J Sci Rep. 2016 Jul 29;6:30369. doi: 10.1038/srep30369. PMID:27468924 From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. See Also Thioredoxin reductase 3D structures

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