3C8Z

The 1.6 A Crystal Structure of MshC: The Rate Limiting Enzyme in the Mycothiol Biosynthetic Pathway


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.60 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.207 
  • R-Value Work: 0.185 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.186 

Starting Model: in silico
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Literature

The 1.6 A crystal structure of Mycobacterium smegmatis MshC: the penultimate enzyme in the mycothiol biosynthetic pathway.

Tremblay, L.W.Fan, F.Vetting, M.W.Blanchard, J.S.

(2008) Biochemistry 47: 13326-13335

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/bi801708f
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    3C8Z

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    Mycobacterium smegmatis MshC catalyzes the ATP-dependent condensation of GlcN-Ins and l-cysteine to form l-Cys-GlcN-Ins, the penultimate step in mycothiol biosynthesis. Attempts to crystallize the native, full-length MshC have been unsuccessful. However, incubation of the enzyme with the cysteinyl adenylate analogue, 5'-O-[N-(l-cysteinyl)-sulfamonyl]adenosine (CSA), followed by a 24-h limited trypsin proteolysis yielded an enzyme preparation that readily crystallized. The three-dimensional structure of MshC with CSA bound in the active site was solved and refined to 1.6 A. The refined structure exhibited electron density corresponding to the entire 47 kDa MshC molecule, with the exception of the KMSKS loop (residues 285-297), a loop previously implicated in the formation of the adenylate in related tRNA synthases. The overall tertiary fold of MshC is similar to that of cysteinyl-tRNA synthetase, with a Rossmann fold catalytic domain. The interaction of the thiolate of CSA with a zinc ion at the base of the active site suggests that the metal ion participates in amino acid binding and discrimination. A number of active site residues were observed to interact with the ligand, suggesting a role in substrate binding and catalysis. Analysis utilizing modeling of the proteolyzed loop and GlcN-Ins docking, as well as the examination of sequence conservation in the active site suggests similarities and differences between cysteinyl-tRNA synthetases and MshC in recognition of the substrates for their respective reactions.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Department of Biochemistry, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1300 Morris Park Avenue, Bronx, New York 10461, USA.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Cysteinyl-tRNA synthetase
A, B
414N/AMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: cysSmshC
EC: 6.1.1.16 (PDB Primary Data), 6.3.1.13 (UniProt)
UniProt
Find proteins for A0QZY0 (Mycolicibacterium smegmatis (strain ATCC 700084 / mc(2)155))
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Go to UniProtKB:  A0QZY0
Entity Groups  
Sequence Clusters30% Identity50% Identity70% Identity90% Identity95% Identity100% Identity
UniProt GroupA0QZY0
Sequence Annotations
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  • Reference Sequence
Small Molecules
Ligands 5 Unique
IDChains Name / Formula / InChI Key2D Diagram3D Interactions
5CA
Query on 5CA

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H [auth A],
M [auth B]
5'-O-(N-(L-CYSTEINYL)-SULFAMOYL)ADENOSINE
C13 H19 N7 O7 S2
FTSDEWPMACCNGN-YTMOPEAISA-N
EPE
Query on EPE

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N [auth B]4-(2-HYDROXYETHYL)-1-PIPERAZINE ETHANESULFONIC ACID
C8 H18 N2 O4 S
JKMHFZQWWAIEOD-UHFFFAOYSA-N
1PE
Query on 1PE

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I [auth A]PENTAETHYLENE GLYCOL
C10 H22 O6
JLFNLZLINWHATN-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SO4
Query on SO4

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D [auth A]
E [auth A]
F [auth A]
G [auth A]
K [auth B]
D [auth A],
E [auth A],
F [auth A],
G [auth A],
K [auth B],
L [auth B]
SULFATE ION
O4 S
QAOWNCQODCNURD-UHFFFAOYSA-L
ZN
Query on ZN

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C [auth A],
J [auth B]
ZINC ION
Zn
PTFCDOFLOPIGGS-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.60 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.207 
  • R-Value Work: 0.185 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.186 
  • Space Group: H 3
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 123.521α = 90
b = 123.521β = 90
c = 186.026γ = 120
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
REFMACrefinement
HKL-2000data collection
HKL-2000data reduction
HKL-2000data scaling
ARP/wARPmodel building

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Entry History 

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Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2008-12-30
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2011-07-13
    Changes: Version format compliance
  • Version 1.2: 2024-02-21
    Changes: Data collection, Database references, Derived calculations
  • Version 1.3: 2024-04-03
    Changes: Refinement description