4WMD

Crystal structure of catalytically inactive MERS-CoV 3CL protease (C148A) in spacegroup C2221


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.58 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.217 
  • R-Value Work: 0.176 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.178 

Starting Model: experimental
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Literature

Structures of the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus 3C-like protease reveal insights into substrate specificity.

Needle, D.Lountos, G.T.Waugh, D.S.

(2015) Acta Crystallogr D Biol Crystallogr 71: 1102-1111

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S1399004715003521
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    4WMD, 4WME, 4WMF

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) is a highly pathogenic virus that causes severe respiratory illness accompanied by multi-organ dysfunction, resulting in a case fatality rate of approximately 40%. As found in other coronaviruses, the majority of the positive-stranded RNA MERS-CoV genome is translated into two polyproteins, one created by a ribosomal frameshift, that are cleaved at three sites by a papain-like protease and at 11 sites by a 3C-like protease (3 CL(pro)). Since 3 CL(pro) is essential for viral replication, it is a leading candidate for therapeutic intervention. To accelerate the development of 3 CL(pro) inhibitors, three crystal structures of a catalytically inactive variant (C148A) of the MERS-CoV 3 CL(pro) enzyme were determined. The aim was to co-crystallize the inactive enzyme with a peptide substrate. Fortuitously, however, in two of the structures the C-terminus of one protomer is bound in the active site of a neighboring molecule, providing a snapshot of an enzyme-product complex. In the third structure, two of the three protomers in the asymmetric unit form a homodimer similar to that of SARS-CoV 3 CL(pro); however, the third protomer adopts a radically different conformation that is likely to correspond to a crystallographic monomer, indicative of substantial structural plasticity in the enzyme. The results presented here provide a foundation for the structure-based design of small-molecule inhibitors of the MERS-CoV 3 CL(pro) enzyme.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Macromolecular Crystallography Laboratory, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute at Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, USA.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
ORF1a
A, B, C
306Middle East respiratory syndrome-related coronavirusMutation(s): 1 
UniProt
Find proteins for W6A941 (Middle East respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus)
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UniProt GroupW6A941
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  • Reference Sequence
Small Molecules
Ligands 4 Unique
IDChains Name / Formula / InChI Key2D Diagram3D Interactions
1PE
Query on 1PE

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H [auth C]PENTAETHYLENE GLYCOL
C10 H22 O6
JLFNLZLINWHATN-UHFFFAOYSA-N
PG4
Query on PG4

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G [auth B]TETRAETHYLENE GLYCOL
C8 H18 O5
UWHCKJMYHZGTIT-UHFFFAOYSA-N
PGE
Query on PGE

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E [auth A],
J [auth C]
TRIETHYLENE GLYCOL
C6 H14 O4
ZIBGPFATKBEMQZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
PEG
Query on PEG

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D [auth A],
F [auth B],
I [auth C]
DI(HYDROXYETHYL)ETHER
C4 H10 O3
MTHSVFCYNBDYFN-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.58 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.217 
  • R-Value Work: 0.176 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.178 
  • Space Group: C 2 2 21
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 81.017α = 90
b = 168.518β = 90
c = 250.524γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
PHENIXrefinement

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Entry History 

Deposition Data

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2015-05-13
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2015-05-20
    Changes: Database references
  • Version 1.2: 2023-09-27
    Changes: Data collection, Database references, Derived calculations, Other, Refinement description, Source and taxonomy