6XXH

Crystal Structure of Human Deoxyhypusine Synthase in apo form


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.52 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.176 
  • R-Value Work: 0.154 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.154 

Starting Model: experimental
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Literature

Half Way to Hypusine-Structural Basis for Substrate Recognition by Human Deoxyhypusine Synthase.

Wator, E.Wilk, P.Grudnik, P.

(2020) Biomolecules 10

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/biom10040522
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    6XXH, 6XXI, 6XXJ, 6XXK, 6XXL, 6XXM

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    Deoxyhypusine synthase (DHS) is a transferase enabling the formation of deoxyhypusine, which is the first, rate-limiting step of a unique post-translational modification: hypusination. DHS catalyses the transfer of a 4-aminobutyl moiety of polyamine spermidine to a specific lysine of eukaryotic translation factor 5A (eIF5A) precursor in a nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD)-dependent manner. This modification occurs exclusively on one protein, eIF5A, and it is essential for cell proliferation. Malfunctions of the hypusination pathway, including those caused by mutations within the DHS encoding gene, are associated with conditions such as cancer or neurodegeneration. Here, we present a series of high-resolution crystal structures of human DHS. Structures were determined as the apoprotein, as well as ligand-bound states at high-resolutions ranging from 1.41 to 1.69 Å. By solving DHS in complex with its natural substrate spermidine (SPD), we identified the mode of substrate recognition. We also observed that other polyamines, namely spermine (SPM) and putrescine, bind DHS in a similar manner as SPD. Moreover, we performed activity assays showing that SPM could to some extent serve as an alternative DHS substrate. In contrast to previous studies, we demonstrate that no conformational changes occur in the DHS structure upon spermidine-binding. By combining mutagenesis and a light-scattering approach, we show that a conserved "ball-and-chain" motif is indispensable to assembling a functional DHS tetramer. Our study substantially advances our knowledge of the substrate recognition mechanism by DHS and may aid the design of pharmacological compounds for potential applications in cancer therapy.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Malopolska Centre of Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, ul. Gronostajowa 7a, 30-387 Krakow, Poland.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Deoxyhypusine synthase
A, B
369Homo sapiensMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: DHPSDS
EC: 2.5.1.46
UniProt & NIH Common Fund Data Resources
Find proteins for P49366 (Homo sapiens)
Explore P49366 
Go to UniProtKB:  P49366
PHAROS:  P49366
GTEx:  ENSG00000095059 
Entity Groups  
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UniProt GroupP49366
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.52 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.176 
  • R-Value Work: 0.154 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.154 
  • Space Group: P 32 2 1
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 104.969α = 90
b = 104.969β = 90
c = 161.026γ = 120
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
XSCALEdata scaling
PHENIXrefinement
PDB_EXTRACTdata extraction
XDSdata reduction
PHASESphasing

Structure Validation

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Entry History & Funding Information

Deposition Data


Funding OrganizationLocationGrant Number
Polish National Science CentrePolandUMO-2019/33/B/NZ1/01839

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2020-04-15
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2024-01-24
    Changes: Data collection, Database references, Derived calculations, Refinement description