5U3C

CryoEM structure of the CTP synthase filament at 4.6 Angstrom resolution


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
  • Resolution: 4.60 Å
  • Aggregation State: FILAMENT 
  • Reconstruction Method: HELICAL 

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Literature

Human CTP synthase filament structure reveals the active enzyme conformation.

Lynch, E.M.Hicks, D.R.Shepherd, M.Endrizzi, J.A.Maker, A.Hansen, J.M.Barry, R.M.Gitai, Z.Baldwin, E.P.Kollman, J.M.

(2017) Nat Struct Mol Biol 24: 507-514

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/nsmb.3407
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    5TKV, 5U03, 5U05, 5U3C, 5U6R

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    The universally conserved enzyme CTP synthase (CTPS) forms filaments in bacteria and eukaryotes. In bacteria, polymerization inhibits CTPS activity and is required for nucleotide homeostasis. Here we show that for human CTPS, polymerization increases catalytic activity. The cryo-EM structures of bacterial and human CTPS filaments differ considerably in overall architecture and in the conformation of the CTPS protomer, explaining the divergent consequences of polymerization on activity. The structure of human CTPS filament, the first structure of the full-length human enzyme, reveals a novel active conformation. The filament structures elucidate allosteric mechanisms of assembly and regulation that rely on a conserved conformational equilibrium. The findings may provide a mechanism for increasing human CTPS activity in response to metabolic state and challenge the assumption that metabolic filaments are generally storage forms of inactive enzymes. Allosteric regulation of CTPS polymerization by ligands likely represents a fundamental mechanism underlying assembly of other metabolic filaments.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Department of Biochemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
CTP synthase
A, B, C, D
545Escherichia coliMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: pyrGECS88_3048
EC: 6.3.4.2
UniProt
Find proteins for P0A7E5 (Escherichia coli (strain K12))
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Go to UniProtKB:  P0A7E5
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UniProt GroupP0A7E5
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
  • Resolution: 4.60 Å
  • Aggregation State: FILAMENT 
  • Reconstruction Method: HELICAL 
EM Software:
TaskSoftware PackageVersion
RECONSTRUCTIONSPIDER

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Entry History 

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Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2017-04-26
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2017-05-17
    Changes: Database references
  • Version 1.2: 2017-06-21
    Changes: Database references