5mq7

Structure of AaLS-13Structure of AaLS-13

5mq7, resolution 5.20Å Show:Asymmetric Unit Biological Assembly Structural highlights 5mq7 is a 360 chain structure with sequence from Aquifex aeolicus. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance. Method: Electron Microscopy, Resolution 5.2Å Experimental data: Check Resources: FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT Function RISB_AQUAE Catalyzes the formation of 6,7-dimethyl-8-ribityllumazine by condensation of 5-amino-6-(D-ribitylamino)uracil with 3,4-dihydroxy-2-butanone 4-phosphate. This is the penultimate step in the biosynthesis of riboflavin. Publication Abstract from PubMed Proteins that self-assemble into regular shell-like polyhedra are useful, both in nature and in the laboratory, as molecular containers. Here we describe cryo-electron microscopy (EM) structures of two versatile encapsulation systems that exploit engineered electrostatic interactions for cargo loading. We show that increasing the number of negative charges on the lumenal surface of lumazine synthase, a protein that naturally assembles into a approximately 1-MDa dodecahedron composed of 12 pentamers, induces stepwise expansion of the native protein shell, giving rise to thermostable approximately 3-MDa and approximately 6-MDa assemblies containing 180 and 360 subunits, respectively. Remarkably, these expanded particles assume unprecedented tetrahedrally and icosahedrally symmetric structures constructed entirely from pentameric units. Large keyhole-shaped pores in the shell, not present in the wild-type capsid, enable diffusion-limited encapsulation of complementarily charged guests. The structures of these supercharged assemblies demonstrate how programmed electrostatic effects can be effectively harnessed to tailor the architecture and properties of protein cages. Structure and assembly of scalable porous protein cages.,Sasaki E, Bohringer D, van de Waterbeemd M, Leibundgut M, Zschoche R, Heck AJ, Ban N, Hilvert D Nat Commun. 2017 Mar 10;8:14663. doi: 10.1038/ncomms14663. PMID:28281548 From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.