Crystal structure of active ribosome inactivating protein from maize (b-32), complex with adenineCrystal structure of active ribosome inactivating protein from maize (b-32), complex with adenine

Structural highlights

2pqj is a 3 chain structure with sequence from Zea mays. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
Method:X-ray diffraction, Resolution 2.8Å
Ligands:
Resources:FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT

Function

RIP3_MAIZE Possesses features of some constitutive defense agent. The coordinate Opaque-2-controlled synthesis of this protein and the major seed storage proteins (zeins) may provide the germinating seedling with both nutritional benefits and protection against pathogen invasion of the surrounding endosperm.

Evolutionary Conservation

 

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Publication Abstract from PubMed

Maize ribosome-inactivating protein is classified as a class III or an atypical RNA N-glycosidase. It is synthesized as an inactive precursor with a 25-amino acid internal inactivation region, which is removed in the active form. As the first structural example of this class of proteins, crystals of the precursor and the active form were diffracted to 2.4 and 2.5 A, respectively. The two proteins are similar, with main chain root mean square deviation (RMSD) of 0.519. In the precursor, the inactivation region is found on the protein surface and consists of a flexible loop followed by a long alpha-helix. This region diminished both the interaction with ribosome and cytotoxicity, but not cellular uptake. Like bacterial ribosome-inactivating proteins, maize ribosome-inactivating protein does not have a back-up glutamate in the active site, which helps the protein to retain some activity if the catalytic glutamate is mutated. The structure reveals that the active site is too small to accommodate two glutamate residues. Our structure suggests that maize ribosome-inactivating protein may represent an intermediate product in the evolution of ribosome-inactivating proteins.

Structure-function study of maize ribosome-inactivating protein: implications for the internal inactivation region and the sole glutamate in the active site.,Mak AN, Wong YT, An YJ, Cha SS, Sze KH, Au SW, Wong KB, Shaw PC Nucleic Acids Res. 2007;35(18):6259-67. Epub 2007 Sep 13. PMID:17855394[1]

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See Also

References

  1. Mak AN, Wong YT, An YJ, Cha SS, Sze KH, Au SW, Wong KB, Shaw PC. Structure-function study of maize ribosome-inactivating protein: implications for the internal inactivation region and the sole glutamate in the active site. Nucleic Acids Res. 2007;35(18):6259-67. Epub 2007 Sep 13. PMID:17855394 doi:10.1093/nar/gkm687

2pqj, resolution 2.80Å

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