Structural highlights
Function
NCZS_STRCZ NCS has antibiotic activity (for Gram-positive bacteria) and antitumor activity (for certain mouse tumors). NCS binds non-covalently to a chromophore which is the cytotoxic and mutagenic component of the antibiotic. The chromophore binds to DNA as a weak intercalator and causes single- and double-strand breaks.
Evolutionary Conservation
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Publication Abstract from PubMed
Structures of the protein-chromophore complex and the apoprotein form of neocarzinostatin were determined at 1.8 angstrom resolution. Neocarzinostatin is composed of a labile chromophore with DNA-cleaving activity and a stabilizing protein. The chromophore displays marked nonlinearity of the triple bonds and is bound noncovalently in a pocket formed by the two protein domains. The chromophore pi-face interacts with the phenyl ring edges of Phe52 and Phe78. The amino sugar and carbonate groups of the chromophore are solvent exposed, whereas the epoxide, acetylene groups, and carbon C-12, the site of nucleophilic thiol addition during chromophore activation, are unexposed. The position of the amino group of the chromophore carbohydrate relative to C-12 supports the idea that the amino group plays a role in thiol activation.
Crystal structure of neocarzinostatin, an antitumor protein-chromophore complex.,Kim KH, Kwon BM, Myers AG, Rees DC Science. 1993 Nov 12;262(5136):1042-6. PMID:8235619[1]
From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
References
- ↑ Kim KH, Kwon BM, Myers AG, Rees DC. Crystal structure of neocarzinostatin, an antitumor protein-chromophore complex. Science. 1993 Nov 12;262(5136):1042-6. PMID:8235619
