8d38

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Structure of a purine nucleoside phosphorylase from Geobacillus stearothermophilusStructure of a purine nucleoside phosphorylase from Geobacillus stearothermophilus

Structural highlights

8d38 is a 3 chain structure with sequence from Geobacillus stearothermophilus. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
Method:X-ray diffraction, Resolution 1.72Å
Ligands:
Resources:FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT

Publication Abstract from PubMed

The 1.72 A resolution structure of purine nucleoside phosphorylase from Geobacillus stearothermophilus, a thermostable protein of potential interest for the biocatalytic synthesis of antiviral nucleoside compounds, is reported. The structure of the N-terminally His-tagged enzyme is a hexamer, as is typical of bacterial homologues, with a trimer-of-dimers arrangement. Unexpectedly, several residues of the recombinant tobacco etch virus protease (rTEV) cleavage site from the N-terminal tag are located in the active site of the neighbouring subunit in the dimer. Key to this interaction is a tyrosine residue, which sits where the nucleoside ring of the substrate would normally be located. Tag binding appears to be driven by a combination of enthalpic, entropic and proximity effects, which convey a particularly high affinity in the crystallized form. Attempts to cleave the tag in solution yielded only a small fraction of untagged protein, suggesting that the enzyme predominantly exists in the tag-bound form in solution, preventing rTEV from accessing the cleavage site. However, the tagged protein retained some activity in solution, suggesting that the tag does not completely block the active site, but may act as a competitive inhibitor. This serves as a warning that it is prudent to establish how affinity tags may affect protein structure and function, especially for industrial biocatalytic applications that rely on the efficiency and convenience of one-pot purifications and in cases where tag removal is difficult.

The structure of His-tagged Geobacillus stearothermophilus purine nucleoside phosphorylase reveals a ;spanner in the works'.,Given FM, Moran F, Johns AS, Titterington JA, Allison TM, Crittenden DL, Johnston JM Acta Crystallogr F Struct Biol Commun. 2022 Dec 1;78(Pt 12):416-422. doi: , 10.1107/S2053230X22011025. Epub 2022 Nov 28. PMID:36458621[1]

From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

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References

  1. Given FM, Moran F, Johns AS, Titterington JA, Allison TM, Crittenden DL, Johnston JM. The structure of His-tagged Geobacillus stearothermophilus purine nucleoside phosphorylase reveals a ;spanner in the works'. Acta Crystallogr F Struct Biol Commun. 2022 Dec 1;78(Pt 12):416-422. doi: , 10.1107/S2053230X22011025. Epub 2022 Nov 28. PMID:36458621 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1107/S2053230X22011025

8d38, resolution 1.72Å

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