5EXJ

Crystal structure of M. tuberculosis lipoyl synthase at 1.64 A resolution


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.64 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.197 
  • R-Value Work: 0.161 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.163 

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Literature

Crystallographic snapshots of sulfur insertion by lipoyl synthase.

McLaughlin, M.I.Lanz, N.D.Goldman, P.J.Lee, K.H.Booker, S.J.Drennan, C.L.

(2016) Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 113: 9446-9450

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1602486113
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    5EXI, 5EXJ, 5EXK

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    Lipoyl synthase (LipA) catalyzes the insertion of two sulfur atoms at the unactivated C6 and C8 positions of a protein-bound octanoyl chain to produce the lipoyl cofactor. To activate its substrate for sulfur insertion, LipA uses a [4Fe-4S] cluster and S-adenosylmethionine (AdoMet) radical chemistry; the remainder of the reaction mechanism, especially the source of the sulfur, has been less clear. One controversial proposal involves the removal of sulfur from a second (auxiliary) [4Fe-4S] cluster on the enzyme, resulting in destruction of the cluster during each round of catalysis. Here, we present two high-resolution crystal structures of LipA from Mycobacterium tuberculosis: one in its resting state and one at an intermediate state during turnover. In the resting state, an auxiliary [4Fe-4S] cluster has an unusual serine ligation to one of the irons. After reaction with an octanoyllysine-containing 8-mer peptide substrate and 1 eq AdoMet, conditions that allow for the first sulfur insertion but not the second insertion, the serine ligand dissociates from the cluster, the iron ion is lost, and a sulfur atom that is still part of the cluster becomes covalently attached to C6 of the octanoyl substrate. This intermediate structure provides a clear picture of iron-sulfur cluster destruction in action, supporting the role of the auxiliary cluster as the sulfur source in the LipA reaction and describing a radical strategy for sulfur incorporation into completely unactivated substrates.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139; Department of Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802;


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Lipoyl synthase331Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37RvMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: lipARv2218MTCY190.29
EC: 2.8.1.8
UniProt
Find proteins for P9WK91 (Mycobacterium tuberculosis (strain ATCC 25618 / H37Rv))
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Go to UniProtKB:  P9WK91
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UniProt GroupP9WK91
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.64 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.197 
  • R-Value Work: 0.161 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.163 
  • Space Group: P 21 21 21
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 48.568α = 90
b = 58.517β = 90
c = 98.772γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
HKL-2000data collection
HKL-2000data scaling
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Entry History & Funding Information

Deposition Data


Funding OrganizationLocationGrant Number
National Institutes of Health/National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIH/NIGMS)United StatesR01GM063847
National Institutes of Health/National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIH/NIGMS)United StatesR01GM103268
National Science Foundation (NSF, United States)United StatesMCB-0543833
National Institutes of Health/National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIH/NIGMS)United StatesP41GM103403

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2016-08-10
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2016-08-24
    Changes: Database references
  • Version 1.2: 2016-09-07
    Changes: Database references
  • Version 1.3: 2017-09-27
    Changes: Author supporting evidence, Database references, Derived calculations
  • Version 1.4: 2019-11-27
    Changes: Author supporting evidence
  • Version 1.5: 2023-09-27
    Changes: Data collection, Database references, Refinement description