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3q9o is a 1 chain structure with sequence from Vibrio cholerae. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
Certain Vibrio cholerae strains produce cholix, a potent protein toxin that has diphthamide-specific ADP-ribosyltransferase activity against eukaryotic elongation factor 2. Here we present a 1.8A crystal structure of cholix in complex with its natural substrate, nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+). We also substituted hallmark catalytic residues by site-directed mutagenesis and analyzed both NAD+ binding and ADPribosyltransferase activity using a fluorescence-based assay. These data are the basis for a new kinetic model of cholix toxin activity. Further, the new structural data serve as a reference for continuing inhibitor development for this toxin class.
The 1.8 angstrom cholix toxin crystal structure in complex with NAD and evidence for a new kinetic model.,Fieldhouse RJ, Jorgensen R, Lugo MR, Merrill AR J Biol Chem. 2012 Apr 25. PMID:22535961[1]
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References
↑ Fieldhouse RJ, Jorgensen R, Lugo MR, Merrill AR. The 1.8 angstrom cholix toxin crystal structure in complex with NAD and evidence for a new kinetic model. J Biol Chem. 2012 Apr 25. PMID:22535961 doi:10.1074/jbc.M111.337311
