Structure of the Regulatory Subunit of Acetohydroxyacid Synthase Isozyme III from Escherichia coli

The enzyme acetohydroxyacid synthase (AHAS) catalyses the first common step in the biosynthesis of the three branched-chain amino acids. Enzymes in the AHAS family generally consist of regulatory and catalytic subunits. Here, we describe the first crystal structure of an AHAS regulatory subunit, the...

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Published in:Journal of molecular biology 2006-03, Vol.357 (3), p.951-963
Main Authors: Kaplun, Alexander, Vyazmensky, Maria, Zherdev, Yuri, Belenky, Inna, Slutzker, Alex, Mendel, Sharon, Barak, Ze'ev, Chipman, David M., Shaanan, Boaz
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
acetohydroxyacid synthase
Acetolactate Synthase - chemistry
Acetolactate Synthase - genetics
Acetolactate Synthase - metabolism
ACT domain
Amino Acid Sequence
Amino Acid Substitution - genetics
Binding Sites - genetics
crystal structure
Crystallography, X-Ray
Dimerization
Escherichia coli
Escherichia coli Proteins - chemistry
Escherichia coli Proteins - genetics
Escherichia coli Proteins - metabolism
ilvH
Isoenzymes - chemistry
Isoenzymes - genetics
Isoenzymes - metabolism
Magnesium - metabolism
Models, Molecular
Molecular Sequence Data
Polyethylene Glycols - metabolism
Protein Binding
Protein Structure, Quaternary
Protein Structure, Secondary
Protein Structure, Tertiary
Valine - metabolism
valine regulation
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Summary:The enzyme acetohydroxyacid synthase (AHAS) catalyses the first common step in the biosynthesis of the three branched-chain amino acids. Enzymes in the AHAS family generally consist of regulatory and catalytic subunits. Here, we describe the first crystal structure of an AHAS regulatory subunit, the ilvH polypeptide, determined at a resolution of 1.75 Å. IlvH is the regulatory subunit of one of three AHAS isozymes expressed in Escherichia coli, AHAS III. The protein is a dimer, with two βαββαβ ferredoxin domains in each monomer. The two N-terminal domains assemble to form an ACT domain structure remarkably close to the one predicted by us on the basis of the regulatory domain of 3-phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase (3PGDH). The two C-terminal domains combine so that their β-sheets are roughly positioned back-to-back and perpendicular to the extended β-sheet of the N-terminal ACT domain. On the basis of the properties of mutants and a comparison with 3PGDH, the effector (valine) binding sites can be located tentatively in two symmetrically related positions in the interface between a pair of N-terminal domains. The properties of mutants of the ilvH polypeptide outside the putative effector-binding site provide further insight into the functioning of the holoenzyme. The results of this study open avenues for further studies aimed at understanding the mechanism of regulation of AHAS by small-molecule effectors.
ISSN:0022-2836
1089-8638
DOI:10.1016/j.jmb.2005.12.077