2fwi

From Proteopedia

Structure of PurE (N5-carboxyaminoimidazole ribonucleotide mutase) H59D, from the acidophilic bacterium Acetobacter aceti, complexed with 5-aminoimidazole ribonucleotide (AIR)

PDB ID 2fwi

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Structural highlights

2fwi is a 2 chain structure with sequence from Acetobacter aceti. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
Method:	X-ray diffraction, Resolution 1.94Å
Ligands:
Resources:	FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT

Function

Q2QJL3_ACEAC Catalyzes the conversion of N5-carboxyaminoimidazole ribonucleotide (N5-CAIR) to 4-carboxy-5-aminoimidazole ribonucleotide (CAIR) (By similarity).[PIRNR:PIRNR001338]

Evolutionary Conservation

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Publication Abstract from PubMed

N5-carboxyaminoimidazole ribonucleotide (N5-CAIR) mutase (PurE) catalyzes the reversible interconversion of acid-labile compounds N5-CAIR and 4-carboxy-5-aminoimidazole ribonucleotide (CAIR). We have examined PurE from the acidophilic bacterium Acetobacter aceti (AaPurE), focusing on its adaptation to acid pH and the roles of conserved residues His59 and His89. Both AaPurE and Escherichia coli PurE showed quasi-reversible acid-mediated inactivation, but wt AaPurE was much more stable at pH 3.5, with a > or = 20 degrees C higher thermal unfolding temperature at all pHs. His89 is not essential and does not function as part of a proton relay system. The kcat pH-rate profile was consistent with the assignment of pK1 to unproductive protonation of bound nucleotide and pK2 to deprotonation of His59. A 1.85 A resolution crystal structure of the inactive mutant H59N-AaPurE soaked in CAIR showed that protonation of CAIR C4 can occur in the absence of His59. The resulting species, modeled as isoCAIR [4(R)-carboxy-5-iminoimidazoline ribonucleotide], is strongly stabilized by extensive interactions with the enzyme and a water molecule. The carboxylate moiety is positioned in a small pocket proposed to facilitate nucleotide decarboxylation in the forward direction (N5-CAIR --> CAIR) [Meyer, E., Kappock, T. J., Osuji, C., and Stubbe, J. (1999) Biochemistry 38, 3012-3018]. Comparisons with model studies suggest that in the reverse (nonbiosynthetic) direction PurE favors protonation of CAIR C4. We suggest that the essential role of protonated His59 is to lower the barrier to decarboxylation by stabilizing a CO2-azaenolate intermediate.

Biochemical and structural studies of N5-carboxyaminoimidazole ribonucleotide mutase from the acidophilic bacterium Acetobacter aceti.,Constantine CZ, Starks CM, Mill CP, Ransome AE, Karpowicz SJ, Francois JA, Goodman RA, Kappock TJ Biochemistry. 2006 Jul 11;45(27):8193-208. PMID:16819818^[1]

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References

↑ Constantine CZ, Starks CM, Mill CP, Ransome AE, Karpowicz SJ, Francois JA, Goodman RA, Kappock TJ. Biochemical and structural studies of N5-carboxyaminoimidazole ribonucleotide mutase from the acidophilic bacterium Acetobacter aceti. Biochemistry. 2006 Jul 11;45(27):8193-208. PMID:16819818 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/bi060465n