2ZEN

Crystal structure of the human glutaminyl cyclase mutant D305A at 1.78 angstrom resolution


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.78 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.205 
  • R-Value Work: 0.178 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.179 

Starting Model: experimental
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Literature

A conserved hydrogen-bond network in the catalytic centre of animal glutaminyl cyclases is critical for catalysis.

Huang, K.F.Wang, Y.R.Chang, E.C.Chou, T.L.Wang, A.H.

(2008) Biochem J 411: 181-190

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1042/BJ20071073
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    2ZED, 2ZEE, 2ZEF, 2ZEG, 2ZEH, 2ZEL, 2ZEM, 2ZEN, 2ZEO, 2ZEP

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    QCs (glutaminyl cyclases; glutaminyl-peptide cyclotransferases, EC 2.3.2.5) catalyse N-terminal pyroglutamate formation in numerous bioactive peptides and proteins. The enzymes were reported to be involved in several pathological conditions such as amyloidotic disease, osteoporosis, rheumatoid arthritis and melanoma. The crystal structure of human QC revealed an unusual H-bond (hydrogen-bond) network in the active site, formed by several highly conserved residues (Ser(160), Glu(201), Asp(248), Asp(305) and His(319)), within which Glu(201) and Asp(248) were found to bind to substrate. In the present study we combined steady-state enzyme kinetic and X-ray structural analyses of 11 single-mutation human QCs to investigate the roles of the H-bond network in catalysis. Our results showed that disrupting one or both of the central H-bonds, i.e., Glu(201)...Asp(305) and Asp(248)...Asp(305), reduced the steady-state catalysis dramatically. The roles of these two COOH...COOH bonds on catalysis could be partly replaced by COOH...water bonds, but not by COOH...CONH(2) bonds, reminiscent of the low-barrier Asp...Asp H-bond in the active site of pepsin-like aspartic peptidases. Mutations on Asp(305), a residue located at the centre of the H-bond network, raised the K(m) value of the enzyme by 4.4-19-fold, but decreased the k(cat) value by 79-2842-fold, indicating that Asp(305) primarily plays a catalytic role. In addition, results from mutational studies on Ser(160) and His(319) suggest that these two residues might help to stabilize the conformations of Asp(248) and Asp(305) respectively. These data allow us to propose an essential proton transfer between Glu(201), Asp(305) and Asp(248) during the catalysis by animal QCs.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei 115, Taiwan.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Glutaminyl-peptide cyclotransferase
A, B
329Homo sapiensMutation(s): 1 
Gene Names: QPCT
EC: 2.3.2.5
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Go to UniProtKB:  Q16769
PHAROS:  Q16769
GTEx:  ENSG00000115828 
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UniProt GroupQ16769
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.78 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.205 
  • R-Value Work: 0.178 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.179 
  • Space Group: H 3 2
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 119.237α = 90
b = 119.237β = 90
c = 332.405γ = 120
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
HKL-2000data collection
CNSrefinement
HKL-2000data reduction
HKL-2000data scaling
CNSphasing

Structure Validation

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Entry History 

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Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2008-04-22
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2011-07-13
    Changes: Derived calculations, Version format compliance
  • Version 1.2: 2021-11-10
    Changes: Database references, Derived calculations
  • Version 1.3: 2023-11-01
    Changes: Data collection, Refinement description