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1OHV

4-AMINOBUTYRATE-AMINOTRANSFERASE FROM PIG

Replaces:  1GTX
Summary for 1OHV
Entry DOI10.2210/pdb1ohv/pdb
Related1OHW 1OHY
Descriptor4-AMINOBUTYRATE AMINOTRANSFERASE, ACETATE ION, PYRIDOXAL-5'-PHOSPHATE, ... (5 entities in total)
Functional Keywordstransferase, plp-dependent enzyme, aminotransferase, 4- aminobutyric acid, antiepileptic drug target
Biological sourceSUS SCROFA (PIG)
Cellular locationMitochondrion matrix: P80147
Total number of polymer chains4
Total formula weight215052.37
Authors
Storici, P.,Schirmer, T. (deposition date: 2003-06-02, release date: 2003-10-16, Last modification date: 2023-12-13)
Primary citationStorici, P.,De Biase, D.,Bossa, F.,Bruno, S.,Mozzarelli, A.,Peneff, C.,Silverman, R.,Schirmer, T.
Structures of {Gamma}-Aminobutyric Acid (Gaba) Aminotransferase, a Pyridoxal 5'-Phosphate, and [2Fe-2S] Cluster-Containing Enzyme, Complexed with {Gamma}-Ethynyl-Gaba and with the Antiepilepsy Drug Vigabatrin
J.Biol.Chem., 279:363-, 2004
Cited by
PubMed Abstract: Gamma-aminobutyric acid aminotransferase (GABA-AT) is a pyridoxal 5'-phosphate-dependent enzyme responsible for the degradation of the inhibitory neurotransmitter GABA. GABA-AT is a validated target for antiepilepsy drugs because its selective inhibition raises GABA concentrations in brain. The antiepilepsy drug, gamma-vinyl-GABA (vigabatrin) has been investigated in the past by various biochemical methods and resulted in several proposals for its mechanisms of inactivation. In this study we solved and compared the crystal structures of pig liver GABA-AT in its native form (to 2.3-A resolution) and in complex with vigabatrin as well as with the close analogue gamma-ethynyl-GABA (to 2.3 and 2.8 A, respectively). Both inactivators form a covalent ternary adduct with the active site Lys-329 and the pyridoxal 5'-phosphate (PLP) cofactor. The crystal structures provide direct support for specific inactivation mechanisms proposed earlier on the basis of radio-labeling experiments. The reactivity of GABA-AT crystals with the two GABA analogues was also investigated by polarized absorption microspectrophotometry. The spectral data are discussed in relation to the proposed mechanism. Intriguingly, all three structures revealed a [2Fe-2S] cluster of yet unknown function at the center of the dimeric molecule in the vicinity of the PLP cofactors.
PubMed: 14534310
DOI: 10.1074/JBC.M305884200
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