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==Crystal structure of a complex formed between MerB and Dimethyltin==
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== Structural highlights ==
<table><tr><td colspan='2'>[[5u79]] is a 2 chain structure with sequence from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escherichia_coli Escherichia coli]. Full crystallographic information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=5U79 OCA]. For a <b>guided tour on the structure components</b> use [https://proteopedia.org/fgij/fg.htm?mol=5U79 FirstGlance]. <br>
</td></tr><tr id='method'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Empirical_models|Method:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat" id="methodDat">X-ray diffraction, [[Resolution|Resolution]] 1.604&#8491;</td></tr>
<tr id='ligand'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Ligand|Ligands:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat" id="ligandDat"><scene name='pdbligand=ACT:ACETATE+ION'>ACT</scene>, <scene name='pdbligand=BR:BROMIDE+ION'>BR</scene>, <scene name='pdbligand=ZN5:DIMETHYLTIN+DIBROMIDE'>ZN5</scene></td></tr>
<tr id='resources'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>Resources:</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><span class='plainlinks'>[https://proteopedia.org/fgij/fg.htm?mol=5u79 FirstGlance], [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocaids?id=5u79 OCA], [https://pdbe.org/5u79 PDBe], [https://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore.do?structureId=5u79 RCSB], [https://www.ebi.ac.uk/pdbsum/5u79 PDBsum], [https://prosat.h-its.org/prosat/prosatexe?pdbcode=5u79 ProSAT]</span></td></tr>
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== Function ==
[https://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/MERB_ECOLX MERB_ECOLX] Cleaves the carbon-mercury bond of organomercurials such as phenylmercuric acetate. One product is Hg(2+), which is subsequently detoxified by the mercuric reductase (By similarity).
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== Publication Abstract from PubMed ==
The organomercurial lyase MerB has the unique ability to cleave carbon-Hg bonds, and structural studies indicate that three residues in the active site (C96, D99, and C159 in E. coli MerB) play important roles in the carbon-Hg bond cleavage. However, the role of each residue in carbon-metal bond cleavage has not been well-defined. To do so, we have structurally and biophysically characterized the interaction of MerB with a series of organotin and organolead compounds. Studies with two known inhibitors of MerB, dimethyltin (DMT) and triethyltin (TET), reveal that they inhibit by different mechanisms. In both cases the initial binding is to D99, but DMT subsequently binds to C96, which induces a conformation change in the active site. In contrast, diethyltin (DET) is a substrate for MerB and the SnIV product remains bound in the active site in a coordination similar to that of HgII following cleavage of organomercurial compounds. The results with analogous organolead compounds are similar in that trimethyllead (TML) is not cleaved and binds only to D99, whereas diethyllead (DEL) is a substrate and the PbIV product remains bound in the active site. Binding and cleavage is an exothermic reaction, while binding to D99 has negligible net heat flow. These results show that initial binding of organometallic compounds to MerB occurs at D99 followed, in some cases, by cleavage and loss of the organic moieties and binding of the metal ion product to C96, D99, and C159. The N-terminus of MerA is able to extract the bound PbVI but not the bound SnIV. These results suggest that MerB could be utilized for bioremediation applications, but certain organolead and organotin compounds may present an obstacle by inhibiting the enzyme.

Structural and Biochemical Characterization of Organotin and Organolead Compounds Binding to the Organomercurial Lyase MerB Provide New Insights into Its Mechanism of Carbon-Metal Bond Cleavage.,Wahba HM, Stevenson MJ, Mansour A, Sygusch J, Wilcox DE, Omichinski JG J Am Chem Soc. 2017 Jan 3. doi: 10.1021/jacs.6b11327. PMID:27989130<ref>PMID:27989130</ref>

From MEDLINE&reg;/PubMed&reg;, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.<br>
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== References ==
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[[Category: Escherichia coli]]
[[Category: Large Structures]]
[[Category: Mansour A]]
[[Category: Omichinski JG]]
[[Category: Stevenson M]]
[[Category: Sygusch J]]
[[Category: Wahba HM]]
[[Category: Wilcox DE]]