3RSK

STRUCTURE OF THE K7A/R10A/K66A VARIANT OF RIBONUCLEASE A


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.00 Å

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Literature

Coulombic Effects of Remote Subsites on the Active Site of Ribonuclease A

Fisher, B.M.Schultz, L.W.Raines, R.T.

(1998) Biochemistry 37: 17386-17401

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/bi981369s
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    3RSK, 4RSK

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    The active-site cleft of bovine pancreatic ribonuclease A (RNase A) is lined with cationic residues that interact with a bound nucleic acid. Those residues interacting with the phosphoryl groups comprise the P0, P1, and P2 subsites, with the scissile P-O5' bond residing in the P1 subsite. Coulombic interactions between the P0 and P2 subsites and phosphoryl groups of the substrate were characterized previously [Fisher, B. M., Ha, J.-H., and Raines, R. T. (1998) Biochemistry 37, 12121-12132]. Here, the interactions between these subsites and the active-site residues His12 and His119 are described in detail. A protein variant in which the cationic residues in these subsites (Lys66 in the P0 subsite and Lys7 and Arg10 in the P2 subsite) were replaced with alanine was crystallized, both free and with bound 3'-uridine monophosphate (3'-UMP). Structures of K7A/R10A/K66A RNase A and the K7A/R10A/K66A RNase A.3'-UMP complex were determined by X-ray diffraction analysis to resolutions of 2.0 and 2.1 A, respectively. There is little observable change between these structures and that of wild-type RNase A, either free or with bound 3'-cytidine monophosphate. K7A/R10A/K66A RNase A was evaluated for its ability to cleave UpA, a dinucleotide substrate that does not span the P0 or the P2 subsites. In comparison to the wild-type enzyme, the value of kcat was decreased by 5-fold and that of kcat/Km was decreased 10-fold, suggesting that these remote subsites interact with the active site. These interactions were characterized by determining the pKa values of His12 and His119 at 0.018 and 0.142 M Na+, both in wild-type RNase A and the K7A/R10A/K66A variant. The side chains of Lys7, Arg10, and Lys66 depress the pKa values of these histidine residues, and this depression is sensitive to the salt concentration. In addition, the P0 and P2 subsites influence the interaction of His12 and His119 with each other, as demonstrated by changes in the cooperativity that gives rise to microscopic pKa values. Finally, the affinity of 3'-UMP for wild-type RNase A and the K7A/R10A/K66A variant at 0.018 and 0.142 M Na+ was determined by isothermal titration calorimetry. 3'-UMP binds to the variant protein with 5-fold weaker affinity at 0.018 M Na+ and 3-fold weaker affinity at 0.142 M Na+ than it binds to wild-type RNase A. Together these data demonstrate that long-range Coulombic interactions are an important feature in catalysis by RNase A.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Department of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison 53706, USA.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
RIBONUCLEASE A124Bos taurusMutation(s): 3 
EC: 3.1.27.5
UniProt
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UniProt GroupP61823
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  • Reference Sequence
Small Molecules
Ligands 1 Unique
IDChains Name / Formula / InChI Key2D Diagram3D Interactions
ACT
Query on ACT

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B [auth A]ACETATE ION
C2 H3 O2
QTBSBXVTEAMEQO-UHFFFAOYSA-M
Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.00 Å
  • Space Group: P 32 2 1
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 68.15α = 90
b = 68.15β = 90
c = 65.51γ = 120
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
XDSdata scaling
XCALIBREdata reduction
AMoREphasing
TNTrefinement
XDSdata reduction
XCALIBREdata scaling

Structure Validation

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Entry History 

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Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 1998-07-15
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2008-03-25
    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: 2023-08-09
    Changes: Refinement description