1SOM

TORPEDO CALIFORNICA ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE INHIBITED BY NERVE AGENT GD (SOMAN).


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.20 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.251 
  • R-Value Work: 0.210 

Starting Model: experimental
View more details

wwPDB Validation   3D Report Full Report


Ligand Structure Quality Assessment 


This is version 1.5 of the entry. See complete history


Literature

Crystal structures of aged phosphonylated acetylcholinesterase: nerve agent reaction products at the atomic level.

Millard, C.B.Kryger, G.Ordentlich, A.Greenblatt, H.M.Harel, M.Raves, M.L.Segall, Y.Barak, D.Shafferman, A.Silman, I.Sussman, J.L.

(1999) Biochemistry 38: 7032-7039

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/bi982678l
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    1CFJ, 1SOM, 2DFP

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    Organophosphorus acid anhydride (OP) nerve agents are potent inhibitors which rapidly phosphonylate acetylcholinesterase (AChE) and then may undergo an internal dealkylation reaction (called "aging") to produce an OP-enzyme conjugate that cannot be reactivated. To understand the basis for irreversible inhibition, we solved the structures of aged conjugates obtained by reaction of Torpedo californica AChE (TcAChE) with diisopropylphosphorofluoridate (DFP), O-isopropylmethylphosponofluoridate (sarin), or O-pinacolylmethylphosphonofluoridate (soman) by X-ray crystallography to 2.3, 2.6, or 2.2 A resolution, respectively. The highest positive difference density peak corresponded to the OP phosphorus and was located within covalent bonding distance of the active-site serine (S200) in each structure. The OP-oxygen atoms were within hydrogen-bonding distance of four potential donors from catalytic subsites of the enzyme, suggesting that electrostatic forces significantly stabilize the aged enzyme. The active sites of aged sarin- and soman-TcAChE were essentially identical and provided structural models for the negatively charged, tetrahedral intermediate that occurs during deacylation with the natural substrate, acetylcholine. Phosphorylation with DFP caused an unexpected movement in the main chain of a loop that includes residues F288 and F290 of the TcAChE acyl pocket. This is the first major conformational change reported in the active site of any AChE-ligand complex, and it offers a structural explanation for the substrate selectivity of AChE.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Department of Neurobiology, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel. 1imill@sgjs6.weizmann.ac.il


Macromolecules
Find similar proteins by:  (by identity cutoff)  |  3D Structure
Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
PROTEIN (ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE)543Tetronarce californicaMutation(s): 0 
EC: 3.1.1.7
UniProt
Find proteins for P04058 (Tetronarce californica)
Explore P04058 
Go to UniProtKB:  P04058
Entity Groups  
Sequence Clusters30% Identity50% Identity70% Identity90% Identity95% Identity100% Identity
UniProt GroupP04058
Glycosylation
Glycosylation Sites: 2
Sequence Annotations
Expand
  • Reference Sequence
Small Molecules
Ligands 3 Unique
IDChains Name / Formula / InChI Key2D Diagram3D Interactions
NAG
Query on NAG

Download Ideal Coordinates CCD File 
B [auth A],
C [auth A]
2-acetamido-2-deoxy-beta-D-glucopyranose
C8 H15 N O6
OVRNDRQMDRJTHS-FMDGEEDCSA-N
VXA
Query on VXA

Download Ideal Coordinates CCD File 
N [auth A]METHYLPHOSPHONIC ACID ESTER GROUP
C H4 O2 P
BCDIWLCKOCHCIH-UHFFFAOYSA-M
UNX
Query on UNX

Download Ideal Coordinates CCD File 
D [auth A]
E [auth A]
F [auth A]
G [auth A]
H [auth A]
D [auth A],
E [auth A],
F [auth A],
G [auth A],
H [auth A],
I [auth A],
J [auth A],
K [auth A],
L [auth A],
M [auth A]
UNKNOWN ATOM OR ION
X
Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.20 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.251 
  • R-Value Work: 0.210 
  • Space Group: P 31 2 1
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 111.56α = 90
b = 111.56β = 90
c = 137.002γ = 120
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
DENZOdata reduction
SCALEPACKdata scaling
CNSrefinement
CNSphasing

Structure Validation

View Full Validation Report



Ligand Structure Quality Assessment 


Entry History 

Deposition Data

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 1999-06-25
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2007-10-16
    Changes: Version format compliance
  • Version 1.2: 2011-07-13
    Changes: Non-polymer description, Version format compliance
  • Version 1.3: 2020-07-29
    Type: Remediation
    Reason: Carbohydrate remediation
    Changes: Advisory, Data collection, Derived calculations, Structure summary
  • Version 1.4: 2021-06-02
    Changes: Derived calculations, Structure summary
  • Version 1.5: 2023-08-23
    Changes: Advisory, Data collection, Database references, Refinement description