4NJG : Crystal Structure of QueE from Burkholderia multivorans in complex with AdoMet and 6-carboxypterin

  • Daniel P. Dowling (Contributor)
  • Nathan A. Bruender (Contributor)
  • Anthony P. Young (Contributor)
  • Reid M. McCarty (Contributor)
  • Vahe Bandarian (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) (Contributor)
  • Catherine L. Drennan (Contributor)

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Description

Experimental Technique/Method:X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Resolution:2.6
Classification:LYASE
Release Date:2013-12-25
Deposition Date:2013-11-10
Revision Date:2014-01-22#2014-02-05
Molecular Weight:52601.89
Macromolecule Type:Protein
Residue Count:460
Atom Site Count:3340
DOI:10.2210/pdb4njg/pdb

Abstract:
7-carboxy-7-deazaguanine synthase (QueE) catalyzes a key S-adenosyl-L-methionine (AdoMet)- and Mg(2+)-dependent radical-mediated ring contraction step, which is common to the biosynthetic pathways of all deazapurine-containing compounds. QueE is a member of the AdoMet radical superfamily, which employs the 5'-deoxyadenosyl radical from reductive cleavage of AdoMet to initiate chemistry. To provide a mechanistic rationale for this elaborate transformation, we present the crystal structure of a QueE along with structures of pre- and post-turnover states. We find that substrate binds perpendicular to the [4Fe-4S]-bound AdoMet, exposing its C6 hydrogen atom for abstraction and generating the binding site for Mg(2+), which coordinates directly to the substrate. The Burkholderia multivorans structure reported here varies from all other previously characterized members of the AdoMet radical superfamily in that it contains a hypermodified (β6/α3) protein core and an expanded cluster-binding motif, CX14CX2C.
Date made available2013
PublisherRCSB-PDB

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