1umy
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| - | 1UMY is a [[Single protein]] structure | + | 1UMY is a [[Single protein]] structure. Full crystallographic information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=1UMY OCA]. |
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[[Category: Pajares, M.]] | [[Category: Pajares, M.]] | ||
[[Category: Sanz-Aparicio, J.]] | [[Category: Sanz-Aparicio, J.]] | ||
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| - | [[Category: | + | [[Category: Homocysteine metabolism]] |
| - | [[Category: | + | [[Category: Methionine synthesis]] |
| - | [[Category: | + | [[Category: Methyltransferase]] |
| - | [[Category: | + | [[Category: Transferase]] |
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Revision as of 08:26, 3 May 2008
BHMT FROM RAT LIVER
Overview
Betaine homocysteine S-methyltransferase (BHMT) is one of the two enzymes known to methylate homocysteine to generate methionine in the liver. It presents a Zn(2+) atom linked to three essential Cys residues. The crystal structure of rat liver BHMT has been solved at 2.5A resolution, using crystals with P2(1) symmetry and 45% solvent content in the cell. The asymmetric unit contains the whole functional tetramer showing point symmetry 222. The overall fold of the subunit consists mostly of a (alpha/beta)(8) barrel, as for human BHMT. From the end of the barrel, the polypeptide chain extends away and makes many interactions with a different subunit, forming tight dimers. The most remarkable structural feature of rat liver BHMT is the presence of a helix including residues 381-407, at the C terminus of the chain, which bind together the dimers AB to CD. A strong ion-pair and more than 60 hydrophobic interactions keep this helix stacked to the segment 316-349 from the opposite subunit. Moreover, the crystal structure of free rat liver BHMT clearly shows that Tyr160 is the fourth ligand coordinated to Zn, which is replaced by Hcy upon binding. Two residues essential for substrate recognition, Phe76 and Tyr77, are provided by a conformational change in a partially disordered loop (L2). The crucial role of these residues is highlighted by site-directed mutagenesis.
About this Structure
1UMY is a Single protein structure. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA.
Reference
Crystal structure of rat liver betaine homocysteine s-methyltransferase reveals new oligomerization features and conformational changes upon substrate binding., Gonzalez B, Pajares MA, Martinez-Ripoll M, Blundell TL, Sanz-Aparicio J, J Mol Biol. 2004 May 7;338(4):771-82. PMID:15099744 Page seeded by OCA on Sat May 3 11:26:47 2008
