1b4d
AMIDOCARBAMATE INHIBITOR OF GLYCOGEN PHOSPHORYLASE
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OverviewOverview
The effects of a number of cryoprotectants on the kinetic and structural, properties of glycogen phosphorylase b have been investigated. Kinetic, studies showed that glycerol, one of the most commonly used, cryoprotectants in X-ray crystallographic studies, is a competitive, inhibitor with respect to substrate glucose-1-P with an apparent Ki value, of 3.8% (v/v). Cryogenic experiments, with the enzyme, have shown that, glycerol binds at the catalytic site and competes with glucose analogues, that bind at the catalytic site, thus preventing the formation of, complexes. This necessitated a change in the conditions for cryoprotection, in crystallographic binding experiments with glycogen phosphorylase. It, was found that 2-methyl-2,4-pentanediol (MPD), polyethylene glycols (PEGs), of various molecular weights, and dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) activated, glycogen phosphorylase b to different extents, by stabilizing its most, active conformation, while sucrose acted as a noncompetitive inhibitor and, ethylene glycol as an uncompetitive inhibitor with respect to glucose-1-P., A parallel experimental investigation by X-ray crystallography showed, that, at 100 K, both MPD and DMSO do not bind at the catalytic site, do, not induce any significant conformational change on the enzyme molecule, and hence, are more suitable cryoprotectants than glycerol for binding, studies with glycogen phosphorylase.
About this StructureAbout this Structure
1B4D is a Single protein structure of sequence from Oryctolagus cuniculus with CRA, PLP and IMP as ligands. Active as Phosphorylase, with EC number 2.4.1.1 Full crystallographic information is available from OCA.
ReferenceReference
Effects of commonly used cryoprotectants on glycogen phosphorylase activity and structure., Tsitsanou KE, Oikonomakos NG, Zographos SE, Skamnaki VT, Gregoriou M, Watson KA, Johnson LN, Fleet GW, Protein Sci. 1999 Apr;8(4):741-9. PMID:10211820
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