1XVA

METHYLTRANSFERASE


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.20 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.262 
  • R-Value Work: 0.196 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.196 

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Literature

Crystal structure of glycine N-methyltransferase from rat liver.

Fu, Z.Hu, Y.Konishi, K.Takata, Y.Ogawa, H.Gomi, T.Fujioka, M.Takusagawa, F.

(1996) Biochemistry 35: 11985-11993

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/bi961068n
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    1XVA

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    Glycine N-methyltransferase (GNMT) from rat liver is a tetrameric enzyme with 292 amino acid residues in each identical subunit and catalyzes the S-adenosylmethionine (AdoMet) dependent methylation of glycine to form sarcosine. The crystal structure of GNMT complexed with AdoMet and acetate, a competitive inhibitor of glycine, has been determined at 2.2 A resolution. The subunit of GNMT forms a spherical shape with an extended N-terminal region which corks the entrance of active site of the adjacent subunit. The active site is located in the near center of the spherical subunit. As a result, the AdoMet and acetate in the active site are completely surrounded by amino acid residues. Careful examination of the structure reveals several characteristics of GNMT. (1) Although the structure of the AdoMet binding domain of the GNMT is very similar to those of other methyltransferases recently determined by X-ray diffraction method, an additional domain found only in GNMT encloses the active site to form a molecular basket, and consequently the structure of GNMT looks quite different from those of other methyltransferases. (2) This unique molecular structure can explain why GNMT can capture folate and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. (3) The unique N-terminal conformation and the subunit structure can explain why GNMT exhibits positive cooperativity in binding AdoMet. From the structural features of GNMT, we propose that the enzyme might be able to capture yet unidentified molecules in the cytosol and thus participates in various biological processes including detoxification of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. In the active site, acetate binds near the S-CH3 moiety of AdoMet. Simple modeling indicates that the amino group of the substrate glycine can be placed close to the methyl group of AdoMet within 3.0 A and form a hydrogen bond with the carboxyl group of Glu15 of the adjacent subunit. On the basis of the ternary complex structure, the mechanism of the methyl transfer in GNMT has been proposed.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Department of Biochemistry, University of Kansas, Lawrence 66045, USA.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
GLYCINE N-METHYLTRANSFERASE
A, B
292Escherichia coliMutation(s): 0 
EC: 2.1.1.20
UniProt
Find proteins for P13255 (Rattus norvegicus)
Explore P13255 
Go to UniProtKB:  P13255
Entity Groups  
Sequence Clusters30% Identity50% Identity70% Identity90% Identity95% Identity100% Identity
UniProt GroupP13255
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  • Reference Sequence
Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.20 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.262 
  • R-Value Work: 0.196 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.196 
  • Space Group: P 21 21 2
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 86.4α = 90
b = 175.7β = 90
c = 45.5γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
X-PLORmodel building
X-PLORrefinement
KUAVSTdata reduction
KUMDSdata reduction
X-PLORphasing

Structure Validation

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Entry History 

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Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 1997-01-27
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2008-03-24
    Changes: Version format compliance
  • Version 1.2: 2011-07-13
    Changes: Derived calculations, Version format compliance
  • Version 1.3: 2024-02-14
    Changes: Data collection, Database references, Derived calculations, Other