3KFL

Leishmania major methionyl-tRNA synthetase in complex with methionyladenylate and pyrophosphate


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.00 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.209 
  • R-Value Work: 0.168 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.170 

Starting Model: experimental
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Literature

Structure of Leishmania major methionyl-tRNA synthetase in complex with intermediate products methionyladenylate and pyrophosphate.

Larson, E.T.Kim, J.E.Zucker, F.H.Kelley, A.Mueller, N.Napuli, A.J.Verlinde, C.L.Fan, E.Buckner, F.S.Van Voorhis, W.C.Merritt, E.A.Hol, W.G.

(2011) Biochimie 93: 570-582

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biochi.2010.11.015
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    3KFL

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    Leishmania parasites cause two million new cases of leishmaniasis each year with several hundreds of millions of people at risk. Due to the paucity and shortcomings of available drugs, we have undertaken the crystal structure determination of a key enzyme from Leishmania major in hopes of creating a platform for the rational design of new therapeutics. Crystals of the catalytic core of methionyl-tRNA synthetase from L. major (LmMetRS) were obtained with the substrates MgATP and methionine present in the crystallization medium. These crystals yielded the 2.0 Å resolution structure of LmMetRS in complex with two products, methionyladenylate and pyrophosphate, along with a Mg(2+) ion that bridges them. This is the first class I aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase (aaRS) structure with pyrophosphate bound. The residues of the class I aaRS signature sequence motifs, KISKS and HIGH, make numerous contacts with the pyrophosphate. Substantial differences between the LmMetRS structure and previously reported complexes of Escherichia coli MetRS (EcMetRS) with analogs of the methionyladenylate intermediate product are observed, even though one of these analogs only differs by one atom from the intermediate. The source of these structural differences is attributed to the presence of the product pyrophosphate in LmMetRS. Analysis of the LmMetRS structure in light of the Aquifex aeolicus MetRS-tRNA(Met) complex shows that major rearrangements of multiple structural elements of enzyme and/or tRNA are required to allow the CCA acceptor triplet to reach the methionyladenylate intermediate in the active site. Comparison with sequences of human cytosolic and mitochondrial MetRS reveals interesting differences near the ATP- and methionine-binding regions of LmMetRS, suggesting that it should be possible to obtain compounds that selectively inhibit the parasite enzyme.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Department of Biochemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195-7742, USA.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Methionyl-tRNA synthetase564Leishmania majorMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: LmjF21.0810MetRS
EC: 6.1.1.10
UniProt
Find proteins for Q4QCD2 (Leishmania major)
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Go to UniProtKB:  Q4QCD2
Entity Groups  
Sequence Clusters30% Identity50% Identity70% Identity90% Identity95% Identity100% Identity
UniProt GroupQ4QCD2
Sequence Annotations
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  • Reference Sequence
Small Molecules
Ligands 6 Unique
IDChains Name / Formula / InChI Key2D Diagram3D Interactions
ME8
Query on ME8

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B [auth A][[(2R,3S,4R,5R)-5-(6-aminopurin-9-yl)-3,4-dihydroxy-oxolan-2-yl]methoxy-hydroxy-phosphoryl] (2S)-2-azanyl-4-methylsulfanyl-butanoate
C15 H23 N6 O8 P S
RZQLXQQLNKBFRX-TWBCTODHSA-N
POP
Query on POP

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C [auth A]PYROPHOSPHATE 2-
H2 O7 P2
XPPKVPWEQAFLFU-UHFFFAOYSA-L
ZN
Query on ZN

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E [auth A]ZINC ION
Zn
PTFCDOFLOPIGGS-UHFFFAOYSA-N
EDO
Query on EDO

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F [auth A]
G [auth A]
H [auth A]
I [auth A]
J [auth A]
F [auth A],
G [auth A],
H [auth A],
I [auth A],
J [auth A],
K [auth A],
L [auth A]
1,2-ETHANEDIOL
C2 H6 O2
LYCAIKOWRPUZTN-UHFFFAOYSA-N
FMT
Query on FMT

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M [auth A],
N [auth A],
O [auth A],
P [auth A]
FORMIC ACID
C H2 O2
BDAGIHXWWSANSR-UHFFFAOYSA-N
MG
Query on MG

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D [auth A]MAGNESIUM ION
Mg
JLVVSXFLKOJNIY-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.00 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.209 
  • R-Value Work: 0.168 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.170 
  • Space Group: P 21 21 21
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 68.816α = 90
b = 88.802β = 90
c = 101.779γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
HKL-2000data scaling
REFMACrefinement
PDB_EXTRACTdata extraction
Blu-Icedata collection
HKL-2000data reduction
BALBESphasing

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Entry History 

Deposition Data

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2010-10-27
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2011-07-13
    Changes: Version format compliance
  • Version 1.2: 2023-09-06
    Changes: Data collection, Database references, Derived calculations, Refinement description