1wq5

<table><tr><td colspan='2'>[[1wq5]] is a 2 chain structure with sequence from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/"bacillus_coli"_migula_1895 "bacillus coli" migula 1895]. Full crystallographic information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=1WQ5 OCA]. For a <b>guided tour on the structure components</b> use [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-docs/fgij/fg.htm?mol=1WQ5 FirstGlance]. <br>

</td></tr><tr id='ligand'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Ligand|Ligands:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><scene name='pdbligand=GOL:GLYCEROL'>GOL</scene>, <scene name='pdbligand=SO4:SULFATE+ION'>SO4</scene></td></tr>

<tr id='related'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Related_structure|Related:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat">[[1v7y|1v7y]]</td></tr>

<tr id='activity'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>Activity:</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><span class='plainlinks'>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tryptophan_synthase Tryptophan synthase], with EC number [http://www.brenda-enzymes.info/php/result_flat.php4?ecno=4.2.1.20 4.2.1.20] </span></td></tr>

<tr id='resources'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>Resources:</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><span class='plainlinks'>[http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-docs/fgij/fg.htm?mol=1wq5 FirstGlance], [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocaids?id=1wq5 OCA], [http://pdbe.org/1wq5 PDBe], [http://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore.do?structureId=1wq5 RCSB], [http://www.ebi.ac.uk/pdbsum/1wq5 PDBsum], [http://prosat.h-its.org/prosat/prosatexe?pdbcode=1wq5 ProSAT], [http://www.topsan.org/Proteins/RSGI/1wq5 TOPSAN]</span></td></tr>

[[http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/TRPA_ECOLI TRPA_ECOLI]] The alpha subunit is responsible for the aldol cleavage of indoleglycerol phosphate to indole and glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate.

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== Publication Abstract from PubMed ==

When the tryptophan synthase alpha- and beta(2)-subunits combine to form the alpha(2)beta(2)-complex, the enzymatic activity of each subunit is stimulated by 1-2 orders of magnitude. To elucidate the structural basis of this mutual activation, it is necessary to determine the structures of the alpha- and beta-subunits alone and together with the alpha(2)beta(2)-complex. The crystal structures of the tryptophan synthase alpha(2)beta(2)-complex from Salmonella typhimurium (Stalpha(2)beta(2)-complex) have already been reported. However, the structures of the subunit alone from mesophiles have not yet been determined. The structure of the tryptophan synthase alpha-subunit alone from Escherichia coli (Ecalpha-subunit) was determined by an X-ray crystallographic analysis at 2.3 A, which is the first report on the subunits alone from the mesophiles. The biggest difference between the structures of the Ecalpha-subunit alone and the alpha-subunit in the Stalpha(2)beta(2)-complex (Stalpha-subunit) was as follows. Helix 2' in the Stalpha-subunit, including an active site residue (Asp60), was changed to a flexible loop in the Ecalpha-subunit alone. The conversion of the helix to a loop resulted in the collapse of the correct active site conformation. This region is also an important part for the mutual activation in the Stalpha(2)beta(2)-complex and interaction with the beta-subunit. These results suggest that the formation of helix 2'that is essential for the stimulation of the enzymatic activity of the alpha-subunit is constructed by the induced-fit mode involved in conformational changes upon interaction between the alpha- and beta-subunits. This also confirms the prediction of the conformational changes based on the thermodynamic analysis for the association between the alpha- and beta-subunits.

Conformational changes in the alpha-subunit coupled to binding of the beta 2-subunit of tryptophan synthase from Escherichia coli: crystal structure of the tryptophan synthase alpha-subunit alone.,Nishio K, Morimoto Y, Ishizuka M, Ogasahara K, Tsukihara T, Yutani K Biochemistry. 2005 Feb 1;44(4):1184-92. PMID:15667212<ref>PMID:15667212</ref>

From MEDLINE&reg;/PubMed&reg;, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.<br>

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*[[Tryptophan synthase|Tryptophan synthase]]

[[Category: Bacillus coli migula 1895]]

[[Category: Ishizuka, M]]

[[Category: Morimoto, Y]]

[[Category: Nishio, K]]

[[Category: Ogasahara, K]]

[[Category: Structural genomic]]

[[Category: Tsukihara, T]]

[[Category: Yutani, K]]

[[Category: Tryptophan]]