4RKP

Crystal Structure of Mevalonate-3-Kinase from Thermoplasma acidophilum (apo form)


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.10 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.218 
  • R-Value Work: 0.182 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.183 

Starting Model: experimental
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Literature

Structural analysis of mevalonate-3-kinase provides insight into the mechanisms of isoprenoid pathway decarboxylases.

Vinokur, J.M.Korman, T.P.Sawaya, M.R.Collazo, M.Cascio, D.Bowie, J.U.

(2015) Protein Sci 24: 212-220

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/pro.2607
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    4RKP, 4RKS, 4RKZ

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    In animals, cholesterol is made from 5-carbon building blocks produced by the mevalonate pathway. Drugs that inhibit the mevalonate pathway such as atorvastatin (lipitor) have led to successful treatments for high cholesterol in humans. Another potential target for the inhibition of cholesterol synthesis is mevalonate diphosphate decarboxylase (MDD), which catalyzes the phosphorylation of (R)-mevalonate diphosphate, followed by decarboxylation to yield isopentenyl pyrophosphate. We recently discovered an MDD homolog, mevalonate-3-kinase (M3K) from Thermoplasma acidophilum, which catalyzes the identical phosphorylation of (R)-mevalonate, but without concomitant decarboxylation. Thus, M3K catalyzes half the reaction of the decarboxylase, allowing us to separate features of the active site that are required for decarboxylation from features required for phosphorylation. Here we determine the crystal structure of M3K in the apo form, and with bound substrates, and compare it to MDD structures. Structural and mutagenic analysis reveals modifications that allow M3K to bind mevalonate rather than mevalonate diphosphate. Comparison to homologous MDD structures show that both enzymes employ analogous Arg or Lys residues to catalyze phosphate transfer. However, an invariant active site Asp/Lys pair of MDD previously thought to play a role in phosphorylation is missing in M3K with no functional replacement. Thus, we suggest that the invariant Asp/Lys pair in MDD may be critical for decarboxylation rather than phosphorylation.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, UCLA-DOE Institute for Genomics and Proteomics, Molecular Biology Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, California, 90095-1570.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Putative uncharacterized protein Ta1305
A, B
337Thermoplasma acidophilum DSM 1728Mutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: Ta1305
EC: 2.7.1.185
UniProt
Find proteins for Q9HIN1 (Thermoplasma acidophilum (strain ATCC 25905 / DSM 1728 / JCM 9062 / NBRC 15155 / AMRC-C165))
Explore Q9HIN1 
Go to UniProtKB:  Q9HIN1
Entity Groups  
Sequence Clusters30% Identity50% Identity70% Identity90% Identity95% Identity100% Identity
UniProt GroupQ9HIN1
Sequence Annotations
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  • Reference Sequence
Small Molecules
Ligands 2 Unique
IDChains Name / Formula / InChI Key2D Diagram3D Interactions
SO4
Query on SO4

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C [auth A]
D [auth A]
E [auth A]
H [auth B]
I [auth B]
C [auth A],
D [auth A],
E [auth A],
H [auth B],
I [auth B],
J [auth B],
K [auth B]
SULFATE ION
O4 S
QAOWNCQODCNURD-UHFFFAOYSA-L
ACT
Query on ACT

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

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.10 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.218 
  • R-Value Work: 0.182 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.183 
  • Space Group: C 1 2 1
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 150.49α = 90
b = 62.49β = 123.72
c = 103.19γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
XSCALEdata scaling
PHASERphasing
PHENIXrefinement
PDB_EXTRACTdata extraction
CrystalCleardata collection
XDSdata reduction

Structure Validation

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Entry History 

Deposition Data

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2014-12-10
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2015-02-11
    Changes: Database references
  • Version 1.2: 2023-09-20
    Changes: Data collection, Database references, Derived calculations, Refinement description