2OAT

ORNITHINE AMINOTRANSFERASE COMPLEXED WITH 5-FLUOROMETHYLORNITHINE


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.95 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.232 
  • R-Value Work: 0.204 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.206 

Starting Model: experimental
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Literature

Crystal structure of human ornithine aminotransferase complexed with the highly specific and potent inhibitor 5-fluoromethylornithine.

Storici, P.Capitani, G.Muller, R.Schirmer, T.Jansonius, J.N.

(1999) J Mol Biol 285: 297-309

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1006/jmbi.1998.2289
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    2OAT

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    Ornithine aminotransferase (l-ornithine:2-oxoacid delta-aminotransferase; EC 2.6.1.13), a pyridoxal-5'-phosphate-dependent mitochondrial enzyme controls the l-ornithine level in tissues by catalyzing the transfer of the delta-amino group of l-ornithine to 2-oxoglutarate, producing l-glutamate- gamma-semialdehyde and l-glutamate. (2S, 5S)-5-Fluoromethylornithine is the only inhibitor exclusively specific for ornithine aminotransferase known to date. Both in vitro and in vivo, it blocks the enzyme by a suicide reaction leading to a covalent adduct with the cofactor. The crystal structure of the enzyme-inhibitor complex was solved at a resolution of 1.95 A. No significant conformational changes compared with the native enzyme structure were observed. The structure reveals the atomic details of the cofactor-inhibitor adduct and its interactions with the active site of the enzyme. The main residues responsible for specific binding of the inhibitor are Arg180, which forms a strong salt bridge with the alpha-carboxylate and Tyr55, which is involved in a short hydrogen bond with the alpha-amino group. The experimental observation that in the racemic mixture, (2S, 5S)-5-fluoromethylornithine is exclusively responsible for the enzyme inhibition can be explained on the basis of the active site topology. Model building studies strongly suggest that the natural substrate l-ornithine, in its external aldimine adduct with the enzyme, makes use of the same recognition site as the inhibitor. It is proposed that the neutralization of the active site Arg413 by a salt bridge with Glu235 also plays an important role in productive binding of both 5-fluoromethylornithine and l-ornithine. Arg180 and Arg413 are believed to be instrumental in recognition of l-glutamate, by binding its gamma and alpha-carboxylate groups, respectively. This requires a different side-chain conformation of Glu235. Lys292 is the only obvious candidate for catalyzing the rate-limiting proton transfer steps in the transamination reaction.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Division of Structural Biology Biozentrum, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 70, Basel, CH-4056, Switzerland.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
ORNITHINE AMINOTRANSFERASE
A, B, C
439Homo sapiensMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: OAT
EC: 2.6.1.13
UniProt & NIH Common Fund Data Resources
Find proteins for P04181 (Homo sapiens)
Explore P04181 
Go to UniProtKB:  P04181
PHAROS:  P04181
GTEx:  ENSG00000065154 
Entity Groups  
Sequence Clusters30% Identity50% Identity70% Identity90% Identity95% Identity100% Identity
UniProt GroupP04181
Sequence Annotations
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  • Reference Sequence
Small Molecules
Ligands 1 Unique
IDChains Name / Formula / InChI Key2D Diagram3D Interactions
PFM
Query on PFM

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D [auth A],
E [auth B],
F [auth C]
1-AMINO-7-(2-METHYL-3-OXIDO-5-((PHOSPHONOXY)METHYL)-4-PYRIDOXAL-5-OXO-6-HEPTENATE
C14 H19 N2 O8 P
FKVMVCAAQIJMAO-UGEYCXAUSA-N
Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.95 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.232 
  • R-Value Work: 0.204 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.206 
  • Space Group: P 32 2 1
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 115.28α = 90
b = 115.28β = 90
c = 186.81γ = 120
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
X-PLORmodel building
REFMACrefinement
X-PLORrefinement
DENZOdata reduction
SCALEPACKdata scaling
X-PLORphasing

Structure Validation

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Entry History 

Deposition Data

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 1998-12-09
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2008-03-24
    Changes: Version format compliance
  • Version 1.2: 2011-07-13
    Changes: Derived calculations, Version format compliance
  • Version 1.3: 2023-08-09
    Changes: Database references, Derived calculations, Other, Refinement description
  • Version 1.4: 2024-05-22
    Changes: Data collection