Crystal structure of apo SUMO E1Crystal structure of apo SUMO E1

Structural highlights

6cwz is a 2 chain structure with sequence from Homo sapiens. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
Method:X-ray diffraction, Resolution 3.1Å
Ligands:
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Function

SAE1_HUMAN The heterodimer acts as a E1 ligase for SUMO1, SUMO2, SUMO3, and probably SUMO4. It mediates ATP-dependent activation of SUMO proteins followed by formation of a thioester bond between a SUMO protein and a conserved active site cysteine residue on UBA2/SAE2.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

Publication Abstract from PubMed

E1 enzymes activate ubiquitin (Ub) and ubiquitin-like modifiers (Ubls) in the first step of Ub/Ubl conjugation cascades and represent potential targets for therapeutic intervention in cancer and other life-threatening diseases. Here, we report the crystal structure of the E1 enzyme for the Ubl SUMO in complex with a recently discovered and highly specific covalent allosteric inhibitor (COH000). The structure reveals that COH000 targets a cryptic pocket distinct from the active site that is completely buried in all previous SUMO E1 structures and that COH000 binding to SUMO E1 is accompanied by a network of structural changes that altogether lock the enzyme in a previously unobserved inactive conformation. These structural changes include disassembly of the active site and a 180 degrees rotation of the catalytic cysteine-containing SCCH domain, relative to conformational snapshots of SUMO E1 poised to catalyze adenylation. Altogether, our study provides a molecular basis for the inhibitory mechanism of COH000 and its SUMO E1 specificity, and also establishes a framework for potential development of molecules targeting E1 enzymes for other Ubls at a cryptic allosteric site.

Molecular mechanism of a covalent allosteric inhibitor of SUMO E1 activating enzyme.,Lv Z, Yuan L, Atkison JH, Williams KM, Vega R, Sessions EH, Divlianska DB, Davies C, Chen Y, Olsen SK Nat Commun. 2018 Dec 4;9(1):5145. doi: 10.1038/s41467-018-07015-1. PMID:30514846[8]

From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

See Also

References

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  8. Lv Z, Yuan L, Atkison JH, Williams KM, Vega R, Sessions EH, Divlianska DB, Davies C, Chen Y, Olsen SK. Molecular mechanism of a covalent allosteric inhibitor of SUMO E1 activating enzyme. Nat Commun. 2018 Dec 4;9(1):5145. doi: 10.1038/s41467-018-07015-1. PMID:30514846 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-07015-1

6cwz, resolution 3.10Å

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