1P3W

X-ray crystal structure of E. coli IscS

Summary for 1P3W

• Entry DOI: 10.2210/pdb1p3w/pdb
• Descriptor: Cysteine desulfurase, PYRIDOXAL-5'-PHOSPHATE (3 entities in total)
• Functional Keywords: iron sulfur cluster, nifs, csdb, lyase
• Biological source: Escherichia coli
• Cellular location: Cytoplasm : P0A6B7
• Total number of polymer chains: 2
• Total formula weight: 90793.24

Authors

Cupp-Vickery, J.R.,Vickery, L.E.,Urbina, H. (deposition date: 2003-04-18, release date: 2003-07-22, Last modification date: 2024-04-03)

Primary citation

Cupp-Vickery, J.R.,Urbina, H.,Vickery, L.E.
Crystal Structure of IscS, a Cysteine Desulfurase from Escherichia coli
J.Mol.Biol., 330:1049-1059, 2003

PubMed Abstract: IscS is a widely distributed cysteine desulfurase that catalyzes the pyridoxal phosphate-dependent desulfuration of L-cysteine and plays a central role in the delivery of sulfur to a variety of metabolic pathways. We report the crystal structure of Escherichia coli IscS to a resolution of 2.1A. The crystals belong to the space group P2(1)2(1)2(1) and have unit cell dimensions a=73.70A, b=101.97A, c=108.62A (alpha=beta=gamma=90 degrees ). Molecular replacement with the Thermotoga maritima NifS model was used to determine phasing, and the IscS model was refined to an R=20.6% (R(free)=23.6%) with two molecules per asymmetric unit. The structure of E.coli IscS is similar to that of T.maritima NifS with nearly identical secondary structure and an overall backbone r.m.s. difference of 1.4A. However, in contrast to NifS a peptide segment containing the catalytic cysteine residue (Cys328) is partially ordered in the IscS structure. This segment of IscS (residues 323-335) forms a surface loop directed away from the active site pocket. Cys328 is positioned greater than 17A from the pyridoxal phosphate cofactor, suggesting that a large conformational change must occur during catalysis in order for Cys328 to participate in nucleophilic attack of a pyridoxal phosphate-bound cysteine substrate. Modeling suggests that rotation of this loop may allow movement of Cys328 to within approximately 3A of the pyridoxal phosphate cofactor.

PubMed: 12860127
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-2836(03)00690-9

Experimental method

X-RAY DIFFRACTION (2.1 Å)