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| Title | Structural Mechanism of Filamentation Induced Dampening of GTP Inhibition of Glutamate Dehydrogenase. |
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| Journal, issue, pages | bioRxiv, Year 2026 |
| Publish date | Jul 7, 2026 |
Authors | Zelin Shan / Noura I Darwish / Andres Rivero-Gamez / Timothy S Strutzenberg / Dmitry Lyumkis / Nancy C Horton / ![]() |
| PubMed Abstract | Glutamate dehydrogenase (GDH) is a highly regulated key enzyme that catalyzes the reversible oxidative deamination of glutamate to -ketoglutarate, positioning it at a critical hub linking amino acid ...Glutamate dehydrogenase (GDH) is a highly regulated key enzyme that catalyzes the reversible oxidative deamination of glutamate to -ketoglutarate, positioning it at a critical hub linking amino acid catabolism to energy production while supplying ammonia for urea synthesis and other nitrogen pathways. Early investigations have shown that bovine GDH (bGDH), which shares 98% sequence identity with its human homolog, assembles into polymeric filaments with altered allosteric responses. Filamentation has only relatively recently been appreciated as a widespread mechanism of enzyme regulation, prompting a reevaluation of these early observations in GDH. Here, we use high-resolution cryogenic electron microscopy (cryo-EM) to show that bGDH hexamers assemble via reciprocal "antenna" interactions that oppose the conformational changes associated with GTP inhibition, revealing how filamentation reshapes GDH allostery and with implications for the treatment of human disease. |
External links | bioRxiv / PubMed:42465363 / PubMed Central |
| Methods | EM (single particle) |
| Resolution | 2.18 - 3.52 Å |
| Structure data | ![]() EMDB-74574: Consensus map of the bGDH di-hexamer in apo form ![]() EMDB-74575: Constituent map A of the bGDH di-hexamer in apo form EMDB-74576, PDB-9zqr: EMDB-74577, PDB-9zqs: ![]() EMDB-74578: Consensus map of the bGDH di-hexamer in liganded form ![]() EMDB-74579: Constituent map A of the bGDH di-hexamer in liganded form ![]() EMDB-74580: Constituent map B of the bGDH di-hexamer in liganded form EMDB-74581, PDB-9zqt: EMDB-74582, PDB-9zqu: |
| Chemicals | ![]() ChemComp-HOH: ![]() ChemComp-GTP: ![]() ChemComp-NAI: ![]() ChemComp-GGL: |
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Keywords | UNKNOWN FUNCTION / Glutamate dehydrogenase Amino acid metabolism filament allosteric regulation |
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