3THR

Crystal structure of rat native liver Glycine N-methyltransferase complexed with 5-methyltetrahydrofolate monoglutamate


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.00 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.241 
  • R-Value Work: 0.178 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.181 

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Literature

Differences in folate-protein interactions result in differing inhibition of native rat liver and recombinant glycine N-methyltransferase by 5-methyltetrahydrofolate.

Luka, Z.Pakhomova, S.Loukachevitch, L.V.Newcomer, M.E.Wagner, C.

(2011) Biochim Biophys Acta 1824: 286-291

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbapap.2011.10.008
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    3THR, 3THS

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    Glycine N-methyltransferase (GNMT) is a key regulatory enzyme in methyl group metabolism. In mammalian liver it reduces S-adenosylmethionine levels by using it to methylate glycine, producing N-methylglycine (sarcosine) and S-adenosylhomocysteine. GNMT is inhibited by binding two molecules of 5-methyltetrahydrofolate (mono- or polyglutamate forms) per tetramer of the active enzyme. Inhibition is sensitive to the status of the N-terminal valine of GNMT and to polyglutamation of the folate inhibitor. It is inhibited by pentaglutamate form more efficiently compared to monoglutamate form. The native rat liver GNMT contains an acetylated N-terminal valine and is inhibited much more efficiently compared to the recombinant protein expressed in E. coli where the N-terminus is not acetylated. In this work we used a protein crystallography approach to evaluate the structural basis for these differences. We show that in the folate-GNMT complexes with the native enzyme, two folate molecules establish three and four hydrogen bonds with the protein. In the folate-recombinant GNMT complex only one hydrogen bond is established. This difference results in more effective inhibition by folate of the native liver GNMT activity compared to the recombinant enzyme.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Department of Biochemistry, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232, USA. z.luka@vanderbilt.edu


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Glycine N-methyltransferase
A, B, C, D
293Rattus norvegicusMutation(s): 1 
EC: 2.1.1.20
UniProt
Find proteins for P13255 (Rattus norvegicus)
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UniProt GroupP13255
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.00 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.241 
  • R-Value Work: 0.178 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.181 
  • Space Group: P 1 21 1
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 59.186α = 90
b = 83.788β = 91.32
c = 134.436γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
HKL-2000data collection
AMoREphasing
REFMACrefinement
HKL-2000data reduction
HKL-2000data scaling

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Entry History 

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Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2011-11-16
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2012-01-11
    Changes: Database references
  • Version 1.2: 2023-09-13
    Changes: Data collection, Database references, Derived calculations, Refinement description