5a4r

Crystal structure of a vitamin B12 trafficking proteinCrystal structure of a vitamin B12 trafficking protein

Structural highlights 5a4r is a 1 chain structure with sequence from Mus musculus. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance. Method: X-ray diffraction, Resolution 2.25Å Resources: FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT Function MMAD_MOUSE Publication Abstract from PubMed Conversion of vitamin B12 (cobalamin, Cbl) into the cofactor forms methyl-Cbl (MeCbl) and adenosyl-Cbl (AdoCbl) is required for the function of two crucial enzymes, mitochondrial methylmalonyl-CoA mutase and cytosolic methionine synthase, respectively. The intracellular proteins MMACHC and MMADHC play important roles in processing and targeting the Cbl cofactor to its destination enzymes, and recent evidence suggests that they may interact while performing these essential trafficking functions. To better understand the molecular basis of this interaction, we have mapped crucial protein regions required, indicate that Cbl is likely processed by MMACHC prior to interaction with MMADHC, and identify patient mutations on both proteins that interfere with complex formation, via different mechanisms. We further report the crystal structure of MMADHC C-terminal region at 2.2A resolution, revealing a modified nitroreductase fold with surprising homology to MMACHC despite their poor sequence conservation. Since MMADHC demonstrates no known enzymatic activity, we propose it as the first protein known to repurpose the nitroreductase fold solely for protein-protein interaction. Using small angle X-ray scattering we reveal the MMACHC-MMADHC complex as a 1:1 heterodimer and provide a structural model of this interaction, where the interaction region overlaps with the MMACHC-Cbl binding site. Together, our findings provide novel structural evidence and mechanistic insight into an essential biological process, whereby an intracellular 'trafficking chaperone' highly specific for a trace element cofactor functions via protein-protein interaction, which is disrupted by inherited disease mutations. Structural insights into the MMACHC-MMADHC protein complex involved in vitamin B12 trafficking.,Froese DS, Kopec J, Fitzpatrick F, Schuller M, McCorvie TJ, Chalk R, Plessl T, Fettelschoss V, Fowler B, Baumgartner MR, Yue WW J Biol Chem. 2015 Oct 19. pii: jbc.M115.683268. PMID:26483544 From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

spinqualitylabelsall models 5a4r, resolution 2.25Å Show:Asymmetric Unit Biological Assembly Drag the structure with the mouse to rotate   Export Animated Image