1hn9

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1hn9, resolution 2.Å

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CRYSTAL STRUCTURE OF BETA-KETOACYL-ACP SYNTHASE III

Overview

Beta-ketoacyl-acyl carrier protein synthase III (FabH), the most divergent member of the family of condensing enzymes, is a key catalyst in bacterial fatty acid biosynthesis and a promising target for novel antibiotics. We report here the crystal structures of FabH determined in the presence and absence of acetyl-CoA. These structures display a fold that is common for condensing enzymes. The observed acetylation of Cys(112) proves its catalytic role and clearly defines the primer binding pocket. Modeling based on a bound CoA molecule suggests catalytic roles for His(244) and Asn(274). The structures provide the molecular basis for FabH substrate specificity and reaction mechanism and are important for structure-based design of novel antibiotics.

About this Structure

1HN9 is a Single protein structure of sequence from Escherichia coli with as ligand. This structure supersedes the now removed PDB entry 1D9B. Active as Beta-ketoacyl-acyl-carrier-protein synthase I, with EC number 2.3.1.41 Full crystallographic information is available from OCA.

Reference

Crystal structure of beta-ketoacyl-acyl carrier protein synthase III. A key condensing enzyme in bacterial fatty acid biosynthesis., Qiu X, Janson CA, Konstantinidis AK, Nwagwu S, Silverman C, Smith WW, Khandekar S, Lonsdale J, Abdel-Meguid SS, J Biol Chem. 1999 Dec 17;274(51):36465-71. PMID:10593943

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