2WUU

Structure of N-myristoyltransferase from L. donovani


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.42 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.191 
  • R-Value Work: 0.146 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.149 

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Literature

N-Myristoyltransferase from Leishmania Donovani: Structural and Functional Characterisation of a Potential Drug Target for Visceral Leishmaniasis.

Brannigan, J.A.Smith, B.A.Yu, Z.Brzozowski, A.M.Hodgkinson, M.R.Maroof, A.Price, H.P.Meier, F.Leatherbarrow, R.J.Tate, E.W.Smith, D.F.Wilkinson, A.J.

(2010) J Mol Biol 396: 985

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmb.2009.12.032
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    2WUU

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    N-Myristoyltransferase (NMT) catalyses the attachment of the 14-carbon saturated fatty acid, myristate, to the amino-terminal glycine residue of a subset of eukaryotic proteins that function in multiple cellular processes, including vesicular protein trafficking and signal transduction. In these pathways, N-myristoylation facilitates association of substrate proteins with membranes or the hydrophobic domains of other partner peptides. NMT function is essential for viability in all cell types tested to date, demonstrating that this enzyme has potential as a target for drug development. Here, we provide genetic evidence that NMT is likely to be essential for viability in insect stages of the pathogenic protozoan parasite, Leishmania donovani, causative agent of the tropical infectious disease, visceral leishmaniasis. The open reading frame of L. donovani NMT has been amplified and used to overproduce active recombinant enzyme in Escherichia coli, as demonstrated by gel mobility shift assays of ligand binding and peptide-myristoylation activity in scintillation proximity assays. The purified protein has been crystallized in complex with the non-hydrolysable substrate analogue S-(2-oxo)pentadecyl-CoA, and its structure was solved by molecular replacement at 1.4 A resolution. The structure has as its defining feature a 14-stranded twisted beta-sheet on which helices are packed so as to form an extended and curved substrate-binding groove running across two protein lobes. The fatty acyl-CoA is largely buried in the N-terminal lobe, its binding leading to the loosening of a flap, which in unliganded NMT structures, occludes the protein substrate binding site in the carboxy-terminal lobe. These studies validate L. donovani NMT as a potential target for development of new therapeutic agents against visceral leishmaniasis.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    York Structural Biology Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of York, York YO10 5YW, UK.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
N-MYRISTOYLTRANSFERASE421Leishmania donovaniMutation(s): 0 
EC: 2.3.1.97
UniProt
Find proteins for D0AB09 (Leishmania donovani)
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Go to UniProtKB:  D0AB09
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UniProt GroupD0AB09
Sequence Annotations
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  • Reference Sequence
Small Molecules
Ligands 1 Unique
IDChains Name / Formula / InChI Key2D Diagram3D Interactions
NHW
Query on NHW

Download Ideal Coordinates CCD File 
B [auth A]2-oxopentadecyl-CoA
C36 H64 N7 O17 P3 S
JKWHUJMJVNMKEF-UOCZADIYSA-J
Binding Affinity Annotations 
IDSourceBinding Affinity
NHW PDBBind:  2WUU IC50: 68.7 (nM) from 1 assay(s)
Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.42 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.191 
  • R-Value Work: 0.146 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.149 
  • Space Group: P 21 21 21
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 45.97α = 90
b = 90.131β = 90
c = 92.355γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
REFMACrefinement
DENZOdata reduction
SCALEPACKdata scaling
MOLREPphasing

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Entry History 

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Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2009-12-01
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2012-07-18
    Changes: Atomic model, Derived calculations, Non-polymer description, Refinement description, Version format compliance
  • Version 1.2: 2023-12-20
    Changes: Data collection, Database references, Derived calculations, Other, Refinement description