Structure of yeast triosephosphate isomerase at 1. 9- angstrom resolution
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge (USA)
The structure of yeast triosephosphate isomerase (TIM) has been solved at 3.0-{angstrom} resolution and refined at 1.9-{angstrom} resolution to an R factor of 21.0%. The final model consists of all non-hydrogen atoms in the polypeptide chain and 119 water molecules, a number of which are found in the interior of the protein. The structure of the active site clearly indicates that the carboxylate of the catalytic base, Glu 165, is involved in a hydrogen-bonding interaction with the hydroxyl of Ser 96. In addition, the interactions of the other active site residues, Lys 12 and His 95, are also discussed. For the first time in any TIM structure, the flexible loop has well-defined density; the conformation of the loop in this structure is stabilized by a crystal contact. Analysis of the subunit interface of this dimeric enzyme hints at the source of the specificity of one subunit for another and allows us to estimate an association constant of 10{sup 14}-10{sup 16} M{sup {minus}1} for the two monomers. The analysis also suggests that the interface may be a particularly good target for drug design. The conserved positions (20%) among sequences from 13 sources ranging on the evolutionary scale from Escherichia coli to humans reveal the intense pressure to maintain the active site structure.
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-84OR21400
- OSTI ID:
- 6039259
- Journal Information:
- Biochemistry; (USA), Vol. 29:28; ISSN 0006-2960
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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