Structure of Methylobacterium extorquens malyl-CoA lyase: CoA-substrate binding correlates with domain shift
- Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States); Univ. Nacional de Santiago del Estero, Santiago del Estero (Argentina)
- Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Malyl-CoA lyase (MCL) is an Mg2+-dependent enzyme that catalyzes the reversible cleavage of (2S)-4-malyl-CoA to yield acetyl-CoA and glyoxylate. MCL enzymes, which are found in a variety of bacteria, are members of the citrate lyase-like family and are involved in the assimilation of one- and two-carbon compounds. Here, the 1.56 Å resolution X-ray crystal structure of MCL from Methylobacterium extorquens AM1 with bound Mg2+is presented. Structural alignment with the closely related Rhodobacter sphaeroides malyl-CoA lyase complexed with Mg2+, oxalate and CoA allows a detailed analysis of the domain motion of the enzyme caused by substrate binding. Alignment of the structures shows that a simple hinge motion centered on the conserved residues Phe268 and Thr269 moves the C-terminal domain by about 30° relative to the rest of the molecule. Furthermore, this domain motion positions a conserved aspartate residue located in the C-terminal domain in the active site of the adjacent monomer, which may serve as a general acid/base in the catalytic mechanism.
- Research Organization:
- Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) Program
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC52-06NA25396
- OSTI ID:
- 1342868
- Report Number(s):
- LA-UR-16-29566; ACSFEN; TRN: US1700925
- Journal Information:
- Acta Crystallographica. Section F, Structural Biology Communications, Vol. 73, Issue 2; ISSN 2053-230X
- Publisher:
- International Union of CrystallographyCopyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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