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6YTJ

Magnesium chelatase H subunit (ChlH) E625K variant from Synechocystis sp.PCC6803

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Summary for 6YTJ
Entry DOI10.2210/pdb6ytj/pdb
Related6YS9 6YSG 6YT0
DescriptorMg-chelatase subunit ChlH (2 entities in total)
Functional Keywordsmagnesium chelatase, chlorophyll, photosynthesis
Biological sourceSynechocystis sp. PCC 6803
Total number of polymer chains2
Total formula weight301743.12
Authors
Bisson, C.,Hunter, C.N. (deposition date: 2020-04-24, release date: 2020-12-09, Last modification date: 2024-01-24)
Primary citationAdams, N.B.P.,Bisson, C.,Brindley, A.A.,Farmer, D.A.,Davison, P.A.,Reid, J.D.,Hunter, C.N.
The active site of magnesium chelatase.
Nat.Plants, 6:1491-1502, 2020
Cited by
PubMed Abstract: The insertion of magnesium into protoporphyrin initiates the biosynthesis of chlorophyll, the pigment that underpins photosynthesis. This reaction, catalysed by the magnesium chelatase complex, couples ATP hydrolysis by a ChlID motor complex to chelation within the ChlH subunit. We probed the structure and catalytic function of ChlH using a combination of X-ray crystallography, computational modelling, mutagenesis and enzymology. Two linked domains of ChlH in an initially open conformation of ChlH bind protoporphyrin IX, and the rearrangement of several loops envelops this substrate, forming an active site cavity. This induced fit brings an essential glutamate (E660), proposed to be the key catalytic residue for magnesium insertion, into proximity with the porphyrin. A buried solvent channel adjacent to E660 connects the exterior bulk solvent to the active site, forming a possible conduit for the delivery of magnesium or abstraction of protons.
PubMed: 33257858
DOI: 10.1038/s41477-020-00806-9
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X-RAY DIFFRACTION (2.79 Å)
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