1HL2

Crystal structure of N-acetylneuraminate lyase from E. coli mutant L142R in complex with b-hydroxypyruvate


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.80 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.210 
  • R-Value Work: 0.183 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.183 

Starting Model: experimental
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Literature

Mimicking Natural Evolution in Vitro: An N-Acetylneuraminate Lyase Mutant with an Increased Dihydrodipicolinate Synthase Activity

Joerger, A.C.Mayer, S.Fersht, A.R.

(2003) Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 100: 5694

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0531477100
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    1HL2

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    N-acetylneuraminate lyase (NAL) and dihydrodipicolinate synthase (DHDPS) belong to the NAL subfamily of (betaalpha)(8)-barrels. They share a common catalytic step but catalyze reactions in different biological pathways. By rational design, we have introduced various mutations into the NAL scaffold from Escherichia coli to switch the activity toward DHDPS. These mutants were tested with respect to their catalytic properties in vivo and in vitro as well as their stability. One point mutation (L142R) was sufficient to create an enzyme that could complement a bacterial auxotroph lacking the gene for DHDPS as efficiently as DHDPS itself. In vitro, this mutant had an increased DHDPS activity of up to 19-fold as defined by the specificity constant k(cat)K(M) for the new substrate l-aspartate-beta-semialdehyde when compared with the residual activity of NAL wild-type, mainly because of an increased turnover rate. At the same time, mutant L142R maintained much of its original NAL activity. We have solved the crystal structure of mutant L142R at 1.8 A resolution in complex with the inhibitor beta-hydroxypyruvate. This structure reveals that the conformations of neighboring active site residues are left virtually unchanged by the mutation. The high flexibility of R142 may favor its role in assisting in catalysis. Perhaps, nature has exploited the catalytic promiscuity of many enzymes to evolve novel enzymes or biological pathways during the course of evolution.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Cambridge University Chemical Laboratory and Cambridge Centre for Protein Engineering, Medical Research Council Centre, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 2QH, United Kingdom.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
N-ACETYLNEURAMINATE LYASE SUBUNIT
A, B, C, D
297Escherichia coliMutation(s): 1 
EC: 4.1.3.3
UniProt
Find proteins for P0A6L4 (Escherichia coli (strain K12))
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Go to UniProtKB:  P0A6L4
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UniProt GroupP0A6L4
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.80 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.210 
  • R-Value Work: 0.183 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.183 
  • Space Group: P 1 21 1
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 83.74α = 90
b = 95.99β = 115.16
c = 89.65γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
CNSrefinement
AMoREphasing

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Entry History 

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Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2003-05-09
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2011-05-08
    Changes: Version format compliance
  • Version 1.2: 2011-07-13
    Changes: Version format compliance
  • Version 1.3: 2023-12-13
    Changes: Data collection, Database references, Derived calculations, Other, Refinement description