5XAI

dTMP bound Crystal structure of thymidylate kinase (aq_969) from Aquifex Aeolicus VF5


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.00 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.244 
  • R-Value Work: 0.186 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.189 

Starting Model: experimental
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Literature

Structural studies of a hyperthermophilic thymidylate kinase enzyme reveal conformational substates along the reaction coordinate

Biswas, A.Shukla, A.Chaudhary, S.K.Santhosh, R.Jeyakanthan, J.Sekar, K.

(2017) FEBS J 284: 2527-2544

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/febs.14140
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    4S2E, 4S35, 5H56, 5H5B, 5H5K, 5XAI, 5XB2, 5XB3, 5XB5, 5XBH

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    Thymidylate kinase (TMK) is a key enzyme which plays an important role in DNA synthesis. It belongs to the family of nucleoside monophosphate kinases, several of which undergo structure-encoded conformational changes to perform their function. However, the absence of three-dimensional structures for all the different reaction intermediates of a single TMK homolog hinders a clear understanding of its functional mechanism. We herein report the different conformational states along the reaction coordinate of a hyperthermophilic TMK from Aquifex aeolicus, determined via X-ray diffraction and further validated through normal-mode studies. The analyses implicate an arginine residue in the Lid region in catalysis, which was confirmed through site-directed mutagenesis and subsequent enzyme assays on the wild-type protein and mutants. Furthermore, the enzyme was found to exhibit broad specificity toward phosphate group acceptor nucleotides. Our comprehensive analyses of the conformational landscape of TMK, together with associated biochemical experiments, provide insights into the mechanistic details of TMK-driven catalysis, for example, the order of substrate binding and the reaction mechanism for phosphate transfer. Such a study has utility in the design of potent inhibitors for these enzymes. Structural data are available in the PDB under the accession numbers 2PBR, 4S2E, 5H5B, 5XAI, 4S35, 5XB2, 5H56, 5XB3, 5H5K, 5XB5, and 5XBH.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Thymidylate kinaseA [auth B],
B [auth A]
195Aquifex aeolicus VF5Mutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: tmkaq_969
EC: 2.7.4.9
UniProt
Find proteins for O67099 (Aquifex aeolicus (strain VF5))
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Go to UniProtKB:  O67099
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UniProt GroupO67099
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.00 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.244 
  • R-Value Work: 0.186 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.189 
  • Space Group: P 1
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 42.634α = 92.17
b = 52.118β = 92.1
c = 53.394γ = 111.14
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
REFMACrefinement
HKL-3000data reduction
HKL-3000data scaling
PHASERphasing

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  • Version 1.0: 2017-06-28
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2017-08-16
    Changes: Database references
  • Version 1.2: 2017-08-30
    Changes: Database references
  • Version 1.3: 2023-11-22
    Changes: Data collection, Database references, Refinement description