scholarly journals The Crystal Structure of the Carboxy-Terminal Dimerization Domain of htpG, the Escherichia coli Hsp90, Reveals a Potential Substrate Binding Site

Structure ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 1087-1097 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seth F. Harris ◽  
Andrew K. Shiau ◽  
David A. Agard
Keyword(s):  
Crystal Structure ◽  
Escherichia Coli ◽  
Binding Site ◽  
Substrate Binding ◽  
Dimerization Domain ◽  
Substrate Binding Site ◽  
Carboxy Terminal ◽  
Potential Substrate

scholarly journals Crystal Structure of Tetrameric Homoisocitrate Dehydrogenase from an Extreme Thermophile, Thermus thermophilus: Involvement of Hydrophobic Dimer-Dimer Interaction in Extremely High Thermotolerance

2005 ◽  
Vol 187 (19) ◽  
pp. 6779-6788 ◽  
Author(s):  
Junichi Miyazaki ◽  
Kuniko Asada ◽  
Shinya Fushinobu ◽  
Tomohisa Kuzuyama ◽  
Makoto Nishiyama
Keyword(s):  
Crystal Structure ◽  
Binding Site ◽  
Thermal Inactivation ◽  
Hydrophobic Interactions ◽  
Substrate Binding ◽  
Thermus Thermophilus ◽  
Lysine Biosynthesis ◽  
Side Chain ◽  
Substrate Binding Site ◽  
Tetramer Formation

ABSTRACT The crystal structure of homoisocitrate dehydrogenase involved in lysine biosynthesis from Thermus thermophilus (TtHICDH) was determined at 1.85-Å resolution. Arg85, which was shown to be a determinant for substrate specificity in our previous study, is positioned close to the putative substrate binding site and interacts with Glu122. Glu122 is highly conserved in the equivalent position in the primary sequence of ICDH and archaeal 3-isopropylmalate dehydrogenase (IPMDH) but interacts with main- and side-chain atoms in the same domain in those paralogs. In addition, a conserved Tyr residue (Tyr125 in TtHICDH) which extends its side chain toward a substrate and thus has a catalytic function in the related β-decarboxylating dehydrogenases, is flipped out of the substrate-binding site. These results suggest the possibility that the conformation of the region containing Glu122-Tyr125 is changed upon substrate binding in TtHICDH. The crystal structure of TtHICDH also reveals that the arm region is involved in tetramer formation via hydrophobic interactions and might be responsible for the high thermotolerance. Mutation of Val135, located in the dimer-dimer interface and involved in the hydrophobic interaction, to Met alters the enzyme to a dimer (probably due to steric perturbation) and markedly decreases the thermal inactivation temperature. Both the crystal structure and the mutation analysis indicate that tetramer formation is involved in the extremely high thermotolerance of TtHICDH.

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