Catrine L Berthold, Cory G Toyota, Patricia Moussatche, Martin D Wood, Finian Leeper, Nigel G J Richards, Ylva Lindqvist
Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Molecular Structural Biology, Karolinska Institutet, S-17177 Stockholm, Sweden.
Structure (London, England : 1993) 2007 JulDespite more than five decades of extensive studies of thiamin diphosphate (ThDP) enzymes, there remain many uncertainties as to how these enzymes achieve their rate enhancements. Here, we present a clear picture of catalysis for the simple nonoxidative decarboxylase, oxalyl-coenzyme A (CoA) decarboxylase, based on crystallographic snapshots along the catalytic cycle and kinetic data on active site mutants. First, we provide crystallographic evidence that, upon binding of oxalyl-CoA, the C-terminal 13 residues fold over the substrate, aligning the substrate alpha-carbon for attack by the ThDP-C2 atom. The second structure presented shows a covalent reaction intermediate after decarboxylation, interpreted as being nonplanar. Finally, the structure of a product complex is presented. In accordance with mutagenesis data, no side chains of the enzyme are implied to directly participate in proton transfer except the glutamic acid (Glu-56), which promotes formation of the 1',4'-iminopyrimidine tautomer of ThDP needed for activation.
Catrine L Berthold, Cory G Toyota, Patricia Moussatche, Martin D Wood, Finian Leeper, Nigel G J Richards, Ylva Lindqvist. Crystallographic snapshots of oxalyl-CoA decarboxylase give insights into catalysis by nonoxidative ThDP-dependent decarboxylases. Structure (London, England : 1993). 2007 Jul;15(7):853-61
PMID: 17637344
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