1y6h
From Proteopedia
Crystal structure of LIPDF
Structural highlights
Function[DEF_LEPIN] Removes the formyl group from the N-terminal Met of newly synthesized proteins. Requires at least a dipeptide for an efficient rate of reaction. N-terminal L-methionine is a prerequisite for activity but the enzyme has broad specificity at other positions (By similarity).[HAMAP-Rule:MF_00163] Evolutionary Conservation Check, as determined by ConSurfDB. You may read the explanation of the method and the full data available from ConSurf. Publication Abstract from PubMedPeptide deformylase (PDF), which is essential for normal growth of bacteria but not for higher organisms, is explored as an attractive target for developing novel antibiotics. Here, we present the crystal structure of Leptospira interrogans PDF (LiPDF) at 2.2A resolution. To our knowledge, this is the first crystal structure of PDF associating in a stable dimer. The key loop (named the CD-loop: amino acid residues 66-76) near the active-site pocket adopts "closed" or "open" conformations in the two monomers forming the dimer. In the closed subunit, the CD-loop and residue Arg109 block the entry of the substrate-binding pocket, while the active-site pocket of the open subunit is occupied by the C-terminal tail from the neighbouring molecule. Moreover, a formate group, as one product of deformylisation, is observed bound with the active-site zinc ion. LiPDF displays significant structural differences in the C-terminal region compared to both type-I and type-II PDFs, suggesting a new family of PDFs. Unique structural characteristics of peptide deformylase from pathogenic bacterium Leptospira interrogans.,Zhou Z, Song X, Li Y, Gong W J Mol Biol. 2004 May 21;339(1):207-15. PMID:15123432[1] From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. References
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