5lvd

Thermolysin in complex with inhibitor (JC67)Thermolysin in complex with inhibitor (JC67)

Structural highlights 5lvd is a 1 chain structure with sequence from Bacillus thermoproteolyticus. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance. Method: X-ray diffraction, Resolution 1.25Å Ligands: , , , , Resources: FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT Function THER_BACTH Extracellular zinc metalloprotease. Publication Abstract from PubMed We investigated the hydration state of the deep, well-accessible hydrophobic S1' specificity pocket of the metalloprotease thermolysin with purposefully designed ligands using high-resolution crystallography and isothermal titration calorimetry. The S1' pocket is known to recognize selectively a very stringent set of aliphatic side chains such as valine, leucine, and isoleucine of putative substrates. We engineered a weak-binding ligand covering the active site of the protease without addressing the S1' pocket, thus transforming it into an enclosed cavity. Its sustained accessibility could be proved by accommodating noble gas atoms into the pocket in the crystalline state. The topology and electron content of the enclosed pocket with a volume of 141 A3 were analyzed using an experimental MAD-phased electron density map that was calibrated to an absolute electron number scale, enabling access to the total electron content within the cavity. Our analysis indicates that the S1' pocket is virtually vacated, thus free of any water molecules. The thermodynamic signature of the reduction of the void within the pocket by growing aliphatic P1' substituents (H, Me, iPr, iBu) reveals a dramatic, enthalpy-dominated gain in free energy of binding resulting in a factor of 41000 in Kd for the H-to-iBu transformation. Substituents placing polar decoy groups into the pocket to capture putatively present water molecules could not collect any evidence for a bound solvent molecule. How Nothing Boosts Affinity: Hydrophobic Ligand Binding to the Virtually Vacated S1' Pocket of Thermolysin.,Krimmer SG, Cramer J, Schiebel J, Heine A, Klebe G J Am Chem Soc. 2017 Aug 2;139(30):10419-10431. doi: 10.1021/jacs.7b05028. Epub, 2017 Jul 24. PMID:28696673 From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. See Also Thermolysin 3D structures

spinqualitylabelsall models 5lvd, resolution 1.25Å Show:Asymmetric Unit Biological Assembly Drag the structure with the mouse to rotate   Export Animated Image