259L

AN ADAPTABLE METAL-BINDING SITE ENGINEERED INTO T4 LYSOZYME


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.92 Å
  • R-Value Work: 0.186 

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Literature

Use of a non-rigid region in T4 lysozyme to design an adaptable metal-binding site.

Wray, J.W.Baase, W.A.Ostheimer, G.J.Zhang, X.J.Matthews, B.W.

(2000) Protein Eng 13: 313-321

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/protein/13.5.313
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    1EPY, 257L, 258L, 259L, 260L

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    It is not easy to find candidate sites within a given protein where the geometry of the polypeptide chain matches that of metal-binding sites in known protein structures. By choosing a location in T4 lysozyme that is inherently flexible, it was possible to engineer a two-histidine site that binds different divalent cations. Crystallographic analysis shows that the geometry of binding of zinc is distorted tetrahedral while that of cobalt and nickel is octahedral. Insofar as spectroscopic data can be measured, they indicate that similar modes of coordination are retained in solution. The two substitutions, Thr21 --> His and Thr142 --> His, lie, respectively, on the surface of the N- and C-terminal domains on opposite sides of the active site cleft. The design takes advantage of hinge-bending motion which allows the binding site to adapt to the most favorable ligand geometry for the metal. Introduction of the two histidines increases the melting temperature of the protein by 2.0 degrees C at pH 7.4. Metal binding further increases the melting temperature, but only by a small amount (up to 1.5 degrees C). A third substitution, Gln141 --> His, which could act as a third ligand in principle, does not do so, demonstrating the difficulty in mimicking naturally occurring metal-binding sites.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Institute of Molecular Biology, Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Department of Physics, 1229 University of Oregon, Eugene,OR 97403-1229, USA.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
PROTEIN (LYSOZYME)164Tequatrovirus T4Mutation(s): 4 
Gene Names: GENE E FROM BACTERIOPHAGE T4
EC: 3.2.1.17
UniProt
Find proteins for P00720 (Enterobacteria phage T4)
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Go to UniProtKB:  P00720
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UniProt GroupP00720
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.92 Å
  • R-Value Work: 0.186 
  • Space Group: P 32 2 1
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 62.14α = 90
b = 62.14β = 90
c = 96.81γ = 120
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
TNTrefinement
SDMSdata reduction
SDMSdata scaling
TNTphasing

Structure Validation

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Entry History 

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Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 1999-04-12
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2008-04-26
    Changes: Version format compliance
  • Version 1.2: 2011-07-13
    Changes: Version format compliance
  • Version 1.3: 2021-11-03
    Changes: Database references, Derived calculations
  • Version 1.4: 2023-12-27
    Changes: Data collection