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1w0m
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TRIOSEPHOSPHATE ISOMERASE FROM THERMOPROTEUS TENAX
Overview
Triosephophate isomerase (TIM) is a dimeric enzyme in eucarya, bacteria, and mesophilic archaea. In hyperthermophilic archaea, however, TIM exists, as a tetramer composed of monomers that are about 10% shorter than other, eucaryal and bacterial TIM monomers. We report here the crystal structure, of TIM from Thermoproteus tenax, a hyperthermophilic archaeon that has an, optimum growth temperature of 86 degrees C. The structure was determined, from both a hexagonal and an orthorhombic crystal form to resolutions of, 2.5A and 2.3A, and refined to R-factors of 19.7% and 21.5%, respectively., In both crystal forms, T.tenax TIM exists as a tetramer of the familiar, (betaalpha)(8)-barrel. In solution, however, and unlike other, hyperthermophilic TIMs, the T.tenax enzyme exhibits an equilibrium between, inactive dimers and active tetramers, which is shifted to the tetramer, state through a specific interaction with glycerol-1-phosphate, dehydrogenase of T.tenax. This observation is interpreted in physiological, terms as a need to reduce the build-up of thermolabile metabolic, intermediates that would be susceptible to destruction by heat. A detailed, structural comparison with TIMs from organisms with growth optima ranging, from 15 degrees C to 100 degrees C emphasizes the importance in, hyperthermophilic proteins of the specific location of ionic interactions, for thermal stability rather than their numbers, and shows a clear, correlation between the reduction of heat-labile, surface-exposed Asn and, Gln residues with thermoadaptation. The comparison confirms the increase, in charged surface-exposed residues at the expense of polar residues.
About this Structure
1W0M is a Single protein structure of sequence from Thermoproteus tenax with PO4 as ligand. Active as Triose-phosphate isomerase, with EC number 5.3.1.1 Structure known Active Site: AC1. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA.
Reference
Structure and function of a regulated archaeal triosephosphate isomerase adapted to high temperature., Walden H, Taylor GL, Lorentzen E, Pohl E, Lilie H, Schramm A, Knura T, Stubbe K, Tjaden B, Hensel R, J Mol Biol. 2004 Sep 17;342(3):861-75. PMID:15342242
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