Triose Phosphate Isomerase Structure & Mechanism

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==Mechanism of TIM==
==Mechanism of TIM==
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The enzyme aids in catalysis by binding tightly to the enediol transition state. To convert GAP to the enediol intermediate, a proton is abstracted from C2 by a base and the carbonyl oxygen atom is protonated by an acid.
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The enzyme aids in catalysis by binding tightly to the enediol transition state. To convert GAP to the enediol intermediate, a proton is abstracted from C2 by a base and the carbonyl oxygen atom is protonated by an acid.<ref>Voet, Donald, Judith G. Voet, and Charlotte W. Pratt. Fundamentals of Biochemistry Life at the Molecular Level. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 2008. p. 495. Print.</ref>
<scene name='Christian_Krenk_Sandbox/Active_site/1'> Glu 165 acts as the base and grabs the C2 proton on glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate, while His 95 is H-bonded to the carbonyl oxygen and acts as the acid by protonating carbonyl oxygen.</scene> The enediol intermediate is negatively charged, but is somewhat <scene name='Christian_Krenk_Sandbox/Lysine/1'>stabilized by the positively charged side chain of Lys 12.</scene> To convert the enediol intermediate to DHAP, C1 is protonated by Glu 165, with His 95 removing a proton from C2’s OH group. As a result, the catalytic groups are back to their original states, and catalysis is complete.
<scene name='Christian_Krenk_Sandbox/Active_site/1'> Glu 165 acts as the base and grabs the C2 proton on glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate, while His 95 is H-bonded to the carbonyl oxygen and acts as the acid by protonating carbonyl oxygen.</scene> The enediol intermediate is negatively charged, but is somewhat <scene name='Christian_Krenk_Sandbox/Lysine/1'>stabilized by the positively charged side chain of Lys 12.</scene> To convert the enediol intermediate to DHAP, C1 is protonated by Glu 165, with His 95 removing a proton from C2’s OH group. As a result, the catalytic groups are back to their original states, and catalysis is complete.
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An interesting part of the enzyme is the <scene name='Christian_Krenk_Sandbox/Flexible_loop/1'>flexible loop</scene> that stabilizes the enediol-like transition state. The flexible loop (residues 167-176)<ref>PMID:2204418</ref> closes over the active site like a hinged lid when substrate is bound, thus preventing phosphate from leaving. A four-residue segment of the loop H-bonds with the phosphate group of the substrate. Without the loop, the enediol intermediate would eliminate phosphate, with the end products being inorganic phosphate and toxic methylglyoxal.
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An interesting part of the enzyme is the <scene name='Christian_Krenk_Sandbox/Flexible_loop/1'>flexible loop</scene> that stabilizes the enediol-like transition state. The flexible loop (residues 167-176)<ref>PMID:2204418</ref> closes over the active site like a hinged lid when substrate is bound, thus preventing phosphate from leaving. A four-residue segment of the loop H-bonds with the phosphate group of the substrate.<ref>Voet, Donald, Judith G. Voet, and Charlotte W. Pratt. Fundamentals of Biochemistry Life at the Molecular Level. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 2008. p. 495. Print.</ref> Without the loop, the enediol intermediate would eliminate phosphate, with the end products being inorganic phosphate and toxic methylglyoxal.<ref>Voet, Donald, Judith G. Voet, and Charlotte W. Pratt. Fundamentals of Biochemistry Life at the Molecular Level. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 2008. p. 495. Print.</ref>

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Triose Phosphate Isomerase (TIM)

Triose phosphate isomerase (TIM)[1][2] (PDB 1wyi and 1hti) is a crucial enzyme in the glycolytic pathway. <scene name='Christian_Krenk_Sandbox/Nc_rainbow/1'>TIM</scene> reversibly converts the aldose Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate (GAP) to the ketose Dihydroxyacetone phosphate (DHAP). The interconversion proceeds by an enediol intermediate.

Structural Characteristics of TIM

The secondary structure consists of 14 alpha helices and 8 beta sheets per monomer, making it fall in the SCOP category of alpha and beta proteins. The tertiary structure is a <scene name='Christian_Krenk_Sandbox/Alpha_beta_barrel/2'>alpha-beta barrel.</scene> The quaternary structure is a homodimer.


Mechanism of TIM

The enzyme aids in catalysis by binding tightly to the enediol transition state. To convert GAP to the enediol intermediate, a proton is abstracted from C2 by a base and the carbonyl oxygen atom is protonated by an acid.[3] <scene name='Christian_Krenk_Sandbox/Active_site/1'> Glu 165 acts as the base and grabs the C2 proton on glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate, while His 95 is H-bonded to the carbonyl oxygen and acts as the acid by protonating carbonyl oxygen.</scene> The enediol intermediate is negatively charged, but is somewhat <scene name='Christian_Krenk_Sandbox/Lysine/1'>stabilized by the positively charged side chain of Lys 12.</scene> To convert the enediol intermediate to DHAP, C1 is protonated by Glu 165, with His 95 removing a proton from C2’s OH group. As a result, the catalytic groups are back to their original states, and catalysis is complete.

An interesting part of the enzyme is the <scene name='Christian_Krenk_Sandbox/Flexible_loop/1'>flexible loop</scene> that stabilizes the enediol-like transition state. The flexible loop (residues 167-176)[4] closes over the active site like a hinged lid when substrate is bound, thus preventing phosphate from leaving. A four-residue segment of the loop H-bonds with the phosphate group of the substrate.[5] Without the loop, the enediol intermediate would eliminate phosphate, with the end products being inorganic phosphate and toxic methylglyoxal.[6]


<applet load='1wyi' size='350' frame='false' scene=>"_"</applet>
1wyi, resolution 2.20Å (<scene name='initialview01'>default scene</scene>)
Activity: Triose-phosphate isomerase, with EC number 5.3.1.1
Resources: FirstGlance, OCA, RCSB, PDBsum
Coordinates: save as pdb, mmCIF, xml



<applet load='1hti' size='350' frame='false' scene=>"_"</applet>
1hti, resolution 2.80Å (<scene name='initialview01'>default scene</scene>)
Ligands: <scene name='pdbligand=PGA:2-PHOSPHOGLYCOLIC+ACID'>PGA</scene>
Activity: Triose-phosphate isomerase, with EC number 5.3.1.1
Resources: FirstGlance, OCA, RCSB, PDBsum
Coordinates: save as pdb, mmCIF, xml



References

  1. Kinoshita T, Maruki R, Warizaya M, Nakajima H, Nishimura S. Structure of a high-resolution crystal form of human triosephosphate isomerase: improvement of crystals using the gel-tube method. Acta Crystallogr Sect F Struct Biol Cryst Commun. 2005 Apr 1;61(Pt, 4):346-9. Epub 2005 Mar 24. PMID:16511037 doi:10.1107/S1744309105008341
  2. Mande SC, Mainfroid V, Kalk KH, Goraj K, Martial JA, Hol WG. Crystal structure of recombinant human triosephosphate isomerase at 2.8 A resolution. Triosephosphate isomerase-related human genetic disorders and comparison with the trypanosomal enzyme. Protein Sci. 1994 May;3(5):810-21. PMID:8061610
  3. Voet, Donald, Judith G. Voet, and Charlotte W. Pratt. Fundamentals of Biochemistry Life at the Molecular Level. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 2008. p. 495. Print.
  4. Lolis E, Petsko GA. Crystallographic analysis of the complex between triosephosphate isomerase and 2-phosphoglycolate at 2.5-A resolution: implications for catalysis. Biochemistry. 1990 Jul 17;29(28):6619-25. PMID:2204418
  5. Voet, Donald, Judith G. Voet, and Charlotte W. Pratt. Fundamentals of Biochemistry Life at the Molecular Level. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 2008. p. 495. Print.
  6. Voet, Donald, Judith G. Voet, and Charlotte W. Pratt. Fundamentals of Biochemistry Life at the Molecular Level. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 2008. p. 495. Print.
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