2olc
From Proteopedia
Crystal structure of 5-methylthioribose kinase in complex with ADP-2Ho
Overview
Trivalent holmium ions were shown to isomorphously replace magnesium ions to form an ADP-2Ho complex in the nucleotide-binding domain of Bacillus subtilis 5-methylthioribose (MTR) kinase. This nucleotide-holmium complex provided sufficient phasing power to allow SAD and SIRAS phasing of this previously unknown structure using the L(III) absorption edge of holmium. The structure of ADP-2Ho reveals that the two Ho ions are approximately 4 A apart and are likely to share their ligands: the phosphoryl O atoms of ADP and a water molecule. The structure determination of MTR kinase using data collected using Cu Kalpha X-radiation was also attempted. Although the heavy-atom substructure determination was successful, interpretation of the map was more challenging. The isomorphous substitution of holmium for magnesium in the MTR kinase-nucleotide complex suggests that this could be a useful phasing tool for other metal-dependent nucleotide-containing proteins.
About this Structure
2OLC is a Single protein structure of sequence from Bacillus subtilis. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA.
Reference
ADP-2Ho as a phasing tool for nucleotide-containing proteins., Ku SY, Smith GD, Howell PL, Acta Crystallogr D Biol Crystallogr. 2007 Apr;63(Pt 4):493-9. Epub 2007, Mar 16. PMID:17372354 Page seeded by OCA on Sun May 4 11:09:06 2008
