1xfx
Crystal structure of anthrax edema factor (EF) in complex with calmodulin in the presence of 10 millimolar exogenously added calcium chloride
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OverviewOverview
Edema factor (EF), a key anthrax exotoxin, has an anthrax protective antigen-binding domain (PABD) and a calmodulin (CaM)-activated adenylyl cyclase domain. Here, we report the crystal structures of CaM-bound EF, revealing the architecture of EF PABD. CaM has N- and C-terminal domains and each domain can bind two calcium ions. Calcium binding induces the conformational change of CaM from closed to open. Structures of the EF-CaM complex show how EF locks the N-terminal domain of CaM into a closed conformation regardless of its calcium-loading state. This represents a mechanism of how CaM effector alters the calcium affinity of CaM and uncouples the conformational change of CaM from calcium loading. Furthermore, structures of EF-CaM complexed with nucleotides show that EF uses two-metal-ion catalysis, a prevalent mechanism in DNA and RNA polymerases. A histidine (H351) further facilitates the catalysis of EF by activating a water to deprotonate 3'OH of ATP. Mammalian adenylyl cyclases share no structural similarity with EF and they also use two-metal-ion catalysis, suggesting the catalytic mechanism-driven convergent evolution of two structurally diverse adenylyl cyclases.
DiseaseDisease
Known diseases associated with this structure: Cavernous malformations of CNS and retina OMIM:[604214], Cerebral cavernous malformations-1 OMIM:[604214], Hyperkeratotic cutaneous capillary-venous malformations associated with cerebral capillary malformations OMIM:[604214], Leukemia, acute T-cell lymphoblastic OMIM:[603025], Leukemia, acute myeloid OMIM:[603025]
About this StructureAbout this Structure
1XFX is a Protein complex structure of sequences from Bacillus anthracis and Homo sapiens with and as ligands. Active as Adenylate cyclase, with EC number 4.6.1.1 Full crystallographic information is available from OCA.
ReferenceReference
Calcium-independent calmodulin binding and two-metal-ion catalytic mechanism of anthrax edema factor., Shen Y, Zhukovskaya NL, Guo Q, Florian J, Tang WJ, EMBO J. 2005 Mar 9;24(5):929-41. Epub 2005 Feb 17. PMID:15719022
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