Crystal structure of the YGR205w protein from Saccharomyces cerevisiae: close structural resemblance to E. coli pantothenate kinase.
The protein product of the YGR205w gene of Saccharomyces cerevisiae was targeted as part of our yeast structural genomics project. YGR205w codes for a small (290 amino acids) protein with unknown structure and function. The only recognizable sequence feature is the presence of a Walker A motif (P loop) indicating a possible nucleotide binding/converting function. We determined the three-dimensional crystal structure of Se-methionine substituted protein using multiple anomalous diffraction. The structure revealed a well known mononucleotide fold and strong resemblance to the structure of small metabolite phosphorylating enzymes such as pantothenate and phosphoribulo kinase. Biochemical experiments show that YGR205w binds specifically ATP and, less tightly, ADP. The structure also revealed the presence of two bound sulphate ions, occupying opposite niches in a canyon that corresponds to the active site of the protein. One sulphate is bound to the P-loop in a position that corresponds to the position of beta-phosphate in mononucleotide protein ATP complex, suggesting the protein is indeed a kinase. The nature of the phosphate accepting substrate remains to be determined.
Laboratoire d'Enzymologie et Biochimie Structurales (CNRS-UPR 9063), Bât. 34, 1 Av. de la Terrasse, 91198 Gif sur Yvette, France.
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Li de La Sierra-Gallay
Bruno
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Collinet
Marc
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Graille
Sophie
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Quevillon-Cheruel
Dominique
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Liger
Philippe
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Minard
Karine
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Blondeau
Gilles
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Henckes
Robert
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Aufrère
Nicolas
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Leulliot
Cong-Zhao
CZ
Zhou
Isabelle
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Sorel
Jean-Luc
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Ferrer
Anne
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Poupon
Joël
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Janin
Herman
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van Tilbeurgh
D000244:Adenosine Diphosphate / Q000378:metabolism; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000378:metabolism; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001665:Binding Sites; D003460:Crystallization; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000201:enzymology*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D017853:Phosphotransferases (Alcohol Group Acceptor) / Q000737:chemistry*; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000737:chemistry*; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D013379:Substrate Specificity; D013431:Sulfates / Q000378:metabolism
D000244:Adenosine Diphosphate; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate; D017853:Phosphotransferases (Alcohol Group Acceptor); D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins; D013431:Sulfates; C484066:TDA10 protein, S cerevisiae; C023088:pantothenate kinase