1ukc
From Proteopedia
Crystal Structure of Aspergillus niger EstA
Overview
From the fungus Aspergillus niger, we identified a new gene encoding protein EstA, a member of the alpha/beta-hydrolase fold superfamily but of unknown substrate specificity. EstA was overexpressed and its crystal structure was solved by molecular replacement using a lipase-acetylcholinesterase chimera template. The 2.1 A resolution structure of EstA reveals a canonical Ser/Glu/His catalytic triad located in a small pocket at the bottom of a large solvent-accessible, bowl-shaped cavity. Potential substrates selected by manual docking procedures were assayed for EstA activity. Consistent with the pocket geometry, preference for hydrolysis of short acyl/propyl chain substrates was found. Identification of close homologs from the genome of other fungi, of which some are broad host-range pathogens, defines EstA as the first member of a novel class of fungal esterases within the superfamily. Hence the structure of EstA constitutes a lead template in the design of new antifungal agents directed toward its pathogenic homologs.
About this Structure
1UKC is a Single protein structure of sequence from Aspergillus niger. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA.
Reference
Aspergillus niger protein EstA defines a new class of fungal esterases within the alpha/beta hydrolase fold superfamily of proteins., Bourne Y, Hasper AA, Chahinian H, Juin M, De Graaff LH, Marchot P, Structure. 2004 Apr;12(4):677-87. PMID:15062090 Page seeded by OCA on Sat May 3 11:20:59 2008
