1WSV

Crystal Structure of Human T-protein of Glycine Cleavage System


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.60 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.245 
  • R-Value Work: 0.171 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.171 

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Literature

Crystal Structure of Human T-protein of Glycine Cleavage System at 2.0A Resolution and its Implication for Understanding Non-ketotic Hyperglycinemia

Okamura-Ikeda, K.Hosaka, H.Yoshimura, M.Yamashita, E.Toma, S.Nakagawa, A.Fujiwara, K.Motokawa, Y.Taniguchi, H.

(2005) J Mol Biol 351: 1146-1159

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmb.2005.06.056
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    1WSR, 1WSV

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    T-protein, a component of the glycine cleavage system, catalyzes the formation of ammonia and 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate from the aminomethyl moiety of glycine attached to the lipoate cofactor of H-protein. Several mutations in the human T-protein gene cause non-ketotic hyperglycinemia. To gain insights into the effect of disease-causing mutations and the catalytic mechanism at the molecular level, crystal structures of human T-protein in free form and that bound to 5-methyltetrahydrofolate (5-CH3-H4folate) have been determined at 2.0 A and 2.6 A resolution, respectively. The overall structure consists of three domains arranged in a cloverleaf-like structure with the central cavity, where 5-CH3-H4folate is bound in a kinked shape with the pteridine group deeply buried into the hydrophobic pocket and the glutamyl group pointed to the C-terminal side surface. Most of the disease-related residues cluster around the cavity, forming extensive hydrogen bonding networks. These hydrogen bonding networks are employed in holding not only the folate-binding space but also the positions and the orientations of alpha-helix G and the following loop in the middle region, which seems to play a pivotal role in the T-protein catalysis. Structural and mutational analyses demonstrated that Arg292 interacts through water molecules with the folate polyglutamate tail, and that the invariant Asp101, located close to the N10 group of 5-CH3-H4folate, might play a key role in the initiation of the catalysis by increasing the nucleophilic character of the N10 atom of the folate substrate for the nucleophilic attack on the aminomethyl lipoate intermediate. A clever mechanism of recruiting the aminomethyl lipoate arm to the reaction site seems to function as a way of avoiding the release of toxic formaldehyde.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Institute for Enzyme Research, The University of Tokushima, Tokushima 770-8503, Japan. ikeda@ier.tokushima-u.ac.jp


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Aminomethyltransferase
A, B
375Homo sapiensMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: GCST
EC: 2.1.2.10
UniProt & NIH Common Fund Data Resources
Find proteins for P48728 (Homo sapiens)
Explore P48728 
Go to UniProtKB:  P48728
PHAROS:  P48728
GTEx:  ENSG00000145020 
Entity Groups  
Sequence Clusters30% Identity50% Identity70% Identity90% Identity95% Identity100% Identity
UniProt GroupP48728
Sequence Annotations
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  • Reference Sequence
Small Molecules
Ligands 2 Unique
IDChains Name / Formula / InChI Key2D Diagram3D Interactions
THH
Query on THH

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K [auth A],
O [auth B]
N-[4-({[(6S)-2-AMINO-4-HYDROXY-5-METHYL-5,6,7,8-TETRAHYDROPTERIDIN-6-YL]METHYL}AMINO)BENZOYL]-L-GLUTAMIC ACID
C20 H25 N7 O6
ZNOVTXRBGFNYRX-STQMWFEESA-N
SO4
Query on SO4

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C [auth A]
D [auth A]
E [auth A]
F [auth A]
G [auth A]
C [auth A],
D [auth A],
E [auth A],
F [auth A],
G [auth A],
H [auth A],
I [auth A],
J [auth A],
L [auth B],
M [auth B],
N [auth B]
SULFATE ION
O4 S
QAOWNCQODCNURD-UHFFFAOYSA-L
Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.60 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.245 
  • R-Value Work: 0.171 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.171 
  • Space Group: P 21 21 21
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 54.67α = 90
b = 129.06β = 90
c = 135.76γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
CNSrefinement
DENZOdata reduction
SCALEPACKdata scaling
MOLREPphasing

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Entry History 

Deposition Data

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2005-08-16
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2008-04-30
    Changes: Version format compliance
  • Version 1.2: 2011-07-13
    Changes: Version format compliance
  • Version 1.3: 2023-10-25
    Changes: Data collection, Database references, Derived calculations, Refinement description