Crystal structure of the aromatic aminotransferase Aro8, a putative alpha-aminoadipate aminotransferase in Saccharomyces cerevisiaeCrystal structure of the aromatic aminotransferase Aro8, a putative alpha-aminoadipate aminotransferase in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Structural highlights

4je5 is a 4 chain structure with sequence from Saccharomyces cerevisiae s288c. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
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Gene:ARO8, YGL202W (Saccharomyces cerevisiae S288c)
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Publication Abstract from PubMed

alpha-Aminoadipate aminotransferase (AAA-AT) catalyzes the amination of 2-oxoadipate to alpha-aminoadipate in the fourth step of the alpha-aminoadipate pathway of lysine biosynthesis in fungi. The aromatic aminotransferase Aro8 has recently been identified as an AAA-AT in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. This enzyme displays broad substrate selectivity, utilizing several amino acids and 2-oxo acids as substrates. Here we report the 1.91A resolution crystal structure of Aro8 and compare it to AAA-AT LysN from Thermus thermophilus and human kynurenine aminotransferase II. Inspection of the active site of Aro8 reveals asymmetric cofactor binding with lysine-pyridoxal-5-phosphate bound within the active site of one subunit in the Aro8 homodimer and pyridoxamine phosphate and a HEPES molecule bound to the other subunit. The HEPES buffer molecule binds within the substrate-binding site of Aro8, yielding insights into the mechanism by which it recognizes multiple substrates and how this recognition differs from other AAA-AT/kynurenine aminotransferases.

Crystal structure of Saccharomyces cerevisiae Aro8, a putative alpha-aminoadipate aminotransferase.,Bulfer SL, Brunzelle JS, Trievel RC Protein Sci. 2013 Jul 24. doi: 10.1002/pro.2315. PMID:23893908[1]

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References

  1. Bulfer SL, Brunzelle JS, Trievel RC. Crystal structure of Saccharomyces cerevisiae Aro8, a putative alpha-aminoadipate aminotransferase. Protein Sci. 2013 Jul 24. doi: 10.1002/pro.2315. PMID:23893908 doi:10.1002/pro.2315

4je5, resolution 1.91Å

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