2ZY4

dodecameric L-aspartate beta-decarboxylase

Summary for 2ZY4

• Entry DOI: 10.2210/pdb2zy4/pdb
• Related: 2ZY2 2ZY3 2ZY5
• Descriptor: L-aspartate beta-decarboxylase, PYRIDOXAL-5'-PHOSPHATE, CHLORIDE ION, ... (4 entities in total)
• Functional Keywords: pyridoxal 5'-phosphate, aminotransferase, lyase
• Biological source: Alcaligenes faecalis subsp. faecalis
• Total number of polymer chains: 6
• Total formula weight: 368736.45

Authors

Chen, H.-J.,Ko, T.-P.,Lee, C.-Y.,Wang, N.-C.,Wang, A.H.-J. (deposition date: 2009-01-13, release date: 2009-01-27, Last modification date: 2023-11-01)

Primary citation

Chen, H.-J.,Ko, T.-P.,Lee, C.-Y.,Wang, N.-C.,Wang, A.H.-J.
Structure, Assembly, and Mechanism of a PLP-Dependent Dodecameric l-Aspartate beta-Decarboxylase
Structure, 17:517-529, 2009

PubMed Abstract: The type-I PLP enzyme l-aspartate beta-decarboxylase converts aspartate to alanine and CO(2). Similar to the homodimeric aminotransferases, its protein subunit comprises a large and a small domain, of 410 and 120 residues, respectively. The crystal structure reveals a dodecamer made of six identical dimers arranged in a truncated tetrahedron whose assembly involves tetramer and hexamer as intermediates. The additional helical motifs I and II participate in the oligomer formation. Triple mutations of S67R/Y68R/M69R or S67E/Y68E/M69E in motif I produced an inactive dimer. The PLP is bound covalently to Lys315 in the active site, while its phosphate group interacts with a neighboring Tyr134. Removal of the bulky side chain of Arg37, which overhangs the PLP group, improved the substrate affinity. Mutations in flexible regions produced the more active K17A and the completely inactive R487A. The structure also suggests that substrate binding triggers conformational changes essential for catalyzing the reaction.

PubMed: 19368885
DOI: 10.1016/j.str.2009.02.013

Experimental method

X-RAY DIFFRACTION (2 Å)