2VDC

THE 9.5 A RESOLUTION STRUCTURE OF GLUTAMATE SYNTHASE FROM CRYO-ELECTRON MICROSCOPY AND ITS OLIGOMERIZATION BEHAVIOR IN SOLUTION: FUNCTIONAL IMPLICATIONS.


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
  • Resolution: 9.50 Å
  • Aggregation State: PARTICLE 
  • Reconstruction Method: SINGLE PARTICLE 

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Literature

The Subnanometer Resolution Structure of the Glutamate Synthase 1.2-Mda Hexamer by Cryoelectron Microscopy and its Oligomerization Behavior in Solution: Functional Implications.

Cottevieille, M.Larquet, E.Jonic, S.Petoukhov, M.V.Caprini, G.Paravisi, S.Svergun, D.I.Vanoni, M.A.Boisset, N.

(2008) J Biol Chem 283: 8237-8249

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M708529200
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    2VDC

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    The three-dimensional structure of the hexameric (alphabeta)(6) 1.2-MDa complex formed by glutamate synthase has been determined at subnanometric resolution by combining cryoelectron microscopy, small angle x-ray scattering, and molecular modeling, providing for the first time a molecular model of this complex iron-sulfur flavoprotein. In the hexameric species, interprotomeric alpha-alpha and alpha-beta contacts are mediated by the C-terminal domain of the alpha subunit, which is based on a beta helical fold so far unique to glutamate synthases. The alphabeta protomer extracted from the hexameric model is fully consistent with it being the minimal catalytically active form of the enzyme. The structure clarifies the electron transfer pathway from the FAD cofactor on the beta subunit, to the FMN on the alpha subunit, through the low potential [4Fe-4S](1+/2+) centers on the beta subunit and the [3Fe-4S](0/1+) cluster on the alpha subunit. The (alphabeta)(6) hexamer exhibits a concentration-dependent equilibrium with alphabeta monomers and (alphabeta)(2) dimers, in solution, the hexamer being destabilized by high ionic strength and, to a lower extent, by the reaction product NADP(+). Hexamerization seems to decrease the catalytic efficiency of the alphabeta protomer only 3-fold by increasing the K(m) values measured for l-Gln and 2-OG. However, it cannot be ruled out that the (alphabeta)(6) hexamer acts as a scaffold for the assembly of multienzymatic complexes of nitrogen metabolism or that it provides a means to regulate the activity of the enzyme through an as yet unknown ligand.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Département de Biologie Structurale, IMPMC-UMR 7590, CNRS, Universités Paris 6 et Paris 7, IPGP, Paris, France.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
GLUTAMATE SYNTHASE [NADPH] LARGE CHAIN
A, B, C, D, E
A, B, C, D, E, F
1,472Azospirillum brasilenseMutation(s): 0 
EC: 1.4.1.13
UniProt
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UniProt GroupQ05755
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Entity ID: 2
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
GLUTAMATE SYNTHASE [NADPH] SMALL CHAIN
G, H, I, J, K
G, H, I, J, K, L
456Azospirillum brasilenseMutation(s): 0 
EC: 1.4.1.13
UniProt
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Small Molecules
Ligands 6 Unique
IDChains Name / Formula / InChI Key2D Diagram3D Interactions
FAD
Query on FAD

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BB [auth L]
MA [auth G]
PA [auth H]
SA [auth I]
VA [auth J]
BB [auth L],
MA [auth G],
PA [auth H],
SA [auth I],
VA [auth J],
YA [auth K]
FLAVIN-ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE
C27 H33 N9 O15 P2
VWWQXMAJTJZDQX-UYBVJOGSSA-N
FMN
Query on FMN

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DA [auth E]
HA [auth F]
N [auth A]
R [auth B]
V [auth C]
DA [auth E],
HA [auth F],
N [auth A],
R [auth B],
V [auth C],
Z [auth D]
FLAVIN MONONUCLEOTIDE
C17 H21 N4 O9 P
FVTCRASFADXXNN-SCRDCRAPSA-N
SF4
Query on SF4

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AB [auth L]
KA [auth G]
LA [auth G]
NA [auth H]
OA [auth H]
AB [auth L],
KA [auth G],
LA [auth G],
NA [auth H],
OA [auth H],
QA [auth I],
RA [auth I],
TA [auth J],
UA [auth J],
WA [auth K],
XA [auth K],
ZA [auth L]
IRON/SULFUR CLUSTER
Fe4 S4
LJBDFODJNLIPKO-UHFFFAOYSA-N
F3S
Query on F3S

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BA [auth D]
FA [auth E]
JA [auth F]
P [auth A]
T [auth B]
BA [auth D],
FA [auth E],
JA [auth F],
P [auth A],
T [auth B],
X [auth C]
FE3-S4 CLUSTER
Fe3 S4
FCXHZBQOKRZXKS-UHFFFAOYSA-N
OMT
Query on OMT

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CA [auth E]
GA [auth F]
M [auth A]
Q [auth B]
U [auth C]
CA [auth E],
GA [auth F],
M [auth A],
Q [auth B],
U [auth C],
Y [auth D]
S-DIOXYMETHIONINE
C5 H11 N O4 S
UCUNFLYVYCGDHP-BYPYZUCNSA-N
AKG
Query on AKG

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AA [auth D]
EA [auth E]
IA [auth F]
O [auth A]
S [auth B]
AA [auth D],
EA [auth E],
IA [auth F],
O [auth A],
S [auth B],
W [auth C]
2-OXOGLUTARIC ACID
C5 H6 O5
KPGXRSRHYNQIFN-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
  • Resolution: 9.50 Å
  • Aggregation State: PARTICLE 
  • Reconstruction Method: SINGLE PARTICLE 
EM Software:
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RECONSTRUCTIONSPIDER

Structure Validation

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Entry History 

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Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2008-01-15
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2011-05-08
    Changes: Version format compliance
  • Version 1.2: 2011-07-13
    Changes: Version format compliance
  • Version 1.3: 2017-08-23
    Changes: Data collection
  • Version 1.4: 2019-10-23
    Changes: Data collection, Other
  • Version 1.5: 2019-11-20
    Changes: Advisory, Derived calculations
  • Version 1.6: 2024-05-08
    Changes: Data collection, Database references, Derived calculations, Refinement description