1k7e
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| , resolution 2.30Å | |||||||
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| Ligands: | , , | ||||||
| Gene: | TRPA/TRPB (Salmonella typhimurium) | ||||||
| Activity: | Tryptophan synthase, with EC number 4.2.1.20 | ||||||
| Related: | 1K3U, 1K7F
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| Resources: | FirstGlance, OCA, PDBsum, RCSB | ||||||
| Coordinates: | save as pdb, mmCIF, xml | ||||||
CRYSTAL STRUCTURE OF WILD-TYPE TRYPTOPHAN SYNTHASE COMPLEXED WITH N-[1H-INDOL-3-YL-ACETYL]GLYCINE ACID
OverviewOverview
Tryptophan synthase is a bifunctional alpha(2)beta(2) complex catalyzing the last two steps of l-tryptophan biosynthesis. The natural substrates of the alpha-subunit indole- 3-glycerolphosphate and glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate, and the substrate analogs indole-3-propanolphosphate and dl-alpha-glycerol-3-phosphate are allosteric effectors of the beta-subunit activity. It has been shown recently, that the indole-3-acetyl amino acids indole-3-acetylglycine and indole-3-acetyl-l-aspartic acid are both alpha-subunit inhibitors and beta-subunit allosteric effectors, whereas indole-3-acetyl-l-valine is only an alpha-subunit inhibitor (Marabotti, A., Cozzini, P., and Mozzarelli, A. (2000) Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1476, 287-299). The crystal structures of tryptophan synthase complexed with indole-3-acetylglycine and indole-3-acetyl-l-aspartic acid show that both ligands bind to the active site such that the carboxylate moiety is positioned similarly as the phosphate group of the natural substrates. As a consequence, the residues of the alpha-active site that interact with the ligands are the same as observed in the indole 3-glycerolphosphate-enzyme complex. Ligand binding leads to closure of loop alphaL6 of the alpha-subunit, a key structural element of intersubunit communication. This is in keeping with the allosteric role played by these compounds. The structure of the enzyme complex with indole-3-acetyl-l-valine is quite different. Due to the hydrophobic lateral chain, this molecule adopts a new orientation in the alpha-active site. In this case, closure of loop alphaL6 is no longer observed, in agreement with its functioning only as an inhibitor of the alpha-subunit reaction.
About this StructureAbout this Structure
1K7E is a Protein complex structure of sequences from Salmonella typhimurium. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA.
ReferenceReference
Crystal structures of a new class of allosteric effectors complexed to tryptophan synthase., Weyand M, Schlichting I, Marabotti A, Mozzarelli A, J Biol Chem. 2002 Mar 22;277(12):10647-52. Epub 2001 Dec 26. PMID:11756456
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