3ORR

Crystal Structure of N5-Carboxyaminoimidazole synthetase from Staphylococcus aureus

Summary for 3ORR

• Entry DOI: 10.2210/pdb3orr/pdb
• Related: 3ORQ 3ORS
• Descriptor: N5-carboxyaminoimidazole ribonucleotide synthetase (2 entities in total)
• Functional Keywords: atp-grasp superfamily, ligase, biosynthetic protein
• Biological source: Staphylococcus aureus subsp. aureus
• Total number of polymer chains: 2
• Total formula weight: 86477.09

Authors

Brugarolas, P.,Duguid, E.M.,Zhang, W.,Poor, C.B.,He, C. (deposition date: 2010-09-07, release date: 2011-07-20, Last modification date: 2024-11-06)

Primary citation

Brugarolas, P.,Duguid, E.M.,Zhang, W.,Poor, C.B.,He, C.
Structural and biochemical characterization of N5-carboxyaminoimidazole ribonucleotide synthetase and N5-carboxyaminoimidazole ribonucleotide mutase from Staphylococcus aureus.
Acta Crystallogr.,Sect.D, 67:707-715, 2011

PubMed Abstract: With the rapid rise of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections, new strategies against S. aureus are urgently needed. De novo purine biosynthesis is a promising yet unexploited target, insofar as abundant evidence has shown that bacteria with compromised purine biosynthesis are attenuated. Fundamental differences exist within the process by which humans and bacteria convert 5-aminoimidazole ribonucleotide (AIR) to 4-carboxy-5-aminoimidazole ribonucleotide (CAIR). In bacteria, this transformation occurs through a two-step conversion catalyzed by PurK and PurE; in humans, it is mediated by a one-step conversion catalyzed by class II PurE. Thus, these bacterial enzymes are potential targets for selective antibiotic development. Here, the first comprehensive structural and biochemical characterization of PurK and PurE from S. aureus is presented. Structural analysis of S. aureus PurK reveals a nonconserved phenylalanine near the AIR-binding site that occupies the putative position of the imidazole ring of AIR. Mutation of this phenylalanine to isoleucine or tryptophan reduced the enzyme efficiency by around tenfold. The K(m) for bicarbonate was determined for the first time for a PurK enzyme and was found to be ∼18.8 mM. The structure of PurE is described in comparison to that of human class II PurE. It is confirmed biochemically that His38 is essential for function. These studies aim to provide foundations for future structure-based drug-discovery efforts against S. aureus purine biosynthesis.

PubMed: 21795812
DOI: 10.1107/S0907444911023821

Experimental method

X-RAY DIFFRACTION (2.23 Å)