CRYSTAL STRUCTURE OF THE 'CAB' TYPE BETA CLASS CARBONIC ANHYDRASE FROM METHANOBACTERIUM THERMOAUTOTROPHICUM

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1g5c, resolution 2.1Å

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OverviewOverview

The structure of the "cab"-type beta class carbonic anhydrase from the archaeon Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicum (Cab) has been determined to 2.1-A resolution using the multiwavelength anomalous diffraction phasing technique. Cab exists as a dimer with a subunit fold similar to that observed in "plant"-type beta class carbonic anhydrases. The active site zinc is coordinated by protein ligands Cys(32), His(87), and Cys(90), with the tetrahedral coordination completed by a water molecule. The major difference between plant- and cab-type beta class carbonic anhydrases is in the organization of the hydrophobic pocket. The structure reveals a Hepes buffer molecule bound 8 A away from the active site zinc, which suggests a possible proton transfer pathway from the active site to the solvent.

About this StructureAbout this Structure

1G5C is a Single protein structure of sequence from Methanothermobacter thermautotrophicus with , and as ligands. Active as Carbonate dehydratase, with EC number 4.2.1.1 Full crystallographic information is available from OCA.

ReferenceReference

Crystal structure of the "cab"-type beta class carbonic anhydrase from the archaeon Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicum., Strop P, Smith KS, Iverson TM, Ferry JG, Rees DC, J Biol Chem. 2001 Mar 30;276(13):10299-305. Epub 2000 Nov 28. PMID:11096105

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