6KJF

lovastatin esterase PcEST in complex with simvastatin

• PDB DOI: https://doi.org/10.2210/pdb6KJF/pdb

• Classification: HYDROLASE
• Organism(s): Penicillium rubens Wisconsin 54-1255
• Expression System: Escherichia coli BL21(DE3)
• Mutation(s): No 


• Deposited: 2019-07-22 Released: 2019-12-25 
• Deposition Author(s): Liang, Y.J., Lu, X.F.
• Funding Organization(s): National Natural Science Foundation of China

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Experimental Data Snapshot

• Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
• Resolution: 2.40 Å
• R-Value Free: 0.221 
• R-Value Work: 0.178 
• R-Value Observed: 0.180 

Starting Model: experimental

Literature

Structural insights into the catalytic mechanism of lovastatin hydrolase

Liang, Y.J., Lu, X.F.

(2019) J Biol Chem 

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.RA119.011936

Biological Assembly 1  

Global Symmetry: Asymmetric - C1 
Global Stoichiometry: Monomer - A1 

Biological assembly 1 assigned by authors and generated by PISA (software)

Biological Assembly Evidence: isothermal titration calorimetry

Biological Assembly 2  

Global Symmetry: Asymmetric - C1 
Global Stoichiometry: Monomer - A1 

Biological assembly 2 assigned by authors and generated by PISA (software)

Macromolecule Content

• Total Structure Weight: 88.43 kDa 
• Atom Count: 6,673 
• Modelled Residue Count: 800 
• Deposited Residue Count: 800 
• Unique protein chains: 1

Macromolecules

Entity ID: 1
Molecule	Chains	Sequence Length	Organism	Details	Image
Pc15g00720 protein	A [auth B], B [auth A]	400	Penicillium rubens Wisconsin 54-1255	Mutation(s): 0  Gene Names: Pc15g00720, PCH_Pc15g00720 EC: 3.1.1
UniProt
Find proteins for B6H6L7 (Penicillium rubens (strain ATCC 28089 / DSM 1075 / NRRL 1951 / Wisconsin 54-1255)) Explore B6H6L7  Go to UniProtKB:  B6H6L7

Small Molecules

Ligands 2 Unique
ID	Chains	Name / Formula / InChI Key	2D Diagram
SIM (Subject of Investigation/LOI)	F [auth B], I [auth A]	Simvastatin acid C25 H40 O6 XWLXKKNPFMNSFA-HGQWONQESA-N
144	C [auth B], D [auth B], E [auth B], G [auth A], H [auth A]	TRIS-HYDROXYMETHYL-METHYL-AMMONIUM C4 H12 N O3 DRDCQJADRSJFFD-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

• Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
• Resolution: 2.40 Å
• R-Value Free: 0.221 
• R-Value Work: 0.178 
• R-Value Observed: 0.180 
• Space Group: P 2₁ 2₁ 2₁

Unit Cell:

Length ( Å )	Angle ( ˚ )
a = 88.725	α = 90
b = 91.957	β = 90
c = 142.474	γ = 90

Software Package:

Software Name	Purpose
HKL-2000	data scaling
PHENIX	refinement
PDB_EXTRACT	data extraction
HKL-2000	data reduction
PHASER	phasing

Structure Validation

Entry History & Funding Information

Deposition Data

• Released Date: 2019-12-25 
Deposition Author(s): Liang, Y.J., Lu, X.F.

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Funding Organization	Location	Grant Number
National Natural Science Foundation of China	China	31700051

Revision History  

• Version 1.0: 2019-12-25
  Type: Initial release
  
• Version 1.1: 2023-11-22
  Changes: Data collection, Database references, Refinement description