5AYX

Crystal structure of Human Quinolinate Phosphoribosyltransferase


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.80 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.259 
  • R-Value Work: 0.201 

Starting Model: experimental
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Literature

Structural Insights into the Quaternary Catalytic Mechanism of Hexameric Human Quinolinate Phosphoribosyltransferase, a Key Enzyme in de novo NAD Biosynthesis

Youn, H.-S.Kim, T.G.Kim, M.-K.Kang, G.B.Kang, J.Y.Lee, J.-G.An, J.Y.Park, K.R.Lee, Y.Im, Y.J.Lee, J.H.Eom, S.H.

(2016) Sci Rep 6: 19681-19681

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/srep19681
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    5AYX, 5AYY, 5AYZ

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    Quinolinate phosphoribosyltransferase (QPRT) catalyses the production of nicotinic acid mononucleotide, a precursor of de novo biosynthesis of the ubiquitous coenzyme nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide. QPRT is also essential for maintaining the homeostasis of quinolinic acid in the brain, a possible neurotoxin causing various neurodegenerative diseases. Although QPRT has been extensively analysed, the molecular basis of the reaction catalysed by human QPRT remains unclear. Here, we present the crystal structures of hexameric human QPRT in the apo form and its complexes with reactant or product. We found that the interaction between dimeric subunits was dramatically altered during the reaction process by conformational changes of two flexible loops in the active site at the dimer-dimer interface. In addition, the N-terminal short helix α1 was identified as a critical hexamer stabilizer. The structural features, size distribution, heat aggregation and ITC studies of the full-length enzyme and the enzyme lacking helix α1 strongly suggest that human QPRT acts as a hexamer for cooperative reactant binding via three dimeric subunits and maintaining stability. Based on our comparison of human QPRT structures in the apo and complex forms, we propose a drug design strategy targeting malignant glioma.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    School of Life Sciences, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Gwangju 500-712, South Korea.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Nicotinate-nucleotide pyrophosphorylase [carboxylating]
A, B, C, D, E
A, B, C, D, E, F
305Homo sapiensMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: QPRT
EC: 2.4.2.19
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Find proteins for Q15274 (Homo sapiens)
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Go to UniProtKB:  Q15274
PHAROS:  Q15274
GTEx:  ENSG00000103485 
Entity Groups  
Sequence Clusters30% Identity50% Identity70% Identity90% Identity95% Identity100% Identity
UniProt GroupQ15274
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.80 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.259 
  • R-Value Work: 0.201 
  • Space Group: P 1 21 1
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 76.178α = 90
b = 137.122β = 103.76
c = 92.65γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
REFMACrefinement
HKL-2000data reduction
HKL-2000data scaling
PHASERphasing
MOLREPphasing

Structure Validation

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Entry History 

Deposition Data

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2016-02-03
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2020-02-26
    Changes: Data collection, Derived calculations
  • Version 1.2: 2023-11-08
    Changes: Data collection, Database references, Refinement description