title: A common catalytic mechanism for proteins of the HutI family.
abstract: Imidazolonepropionase (HutI) (imidazolone-5-propanote hydrolase, EC 3.5.2.7) is a member of the amidohydrolase superfamily and catalyzes the conversion of imidazolone-5-propanoate to N-formimino-L-glutamate in the histidine degradation pathway. We have determined the three-dimensional crystal structures of HutI from Agrobacterium tumefaciens (At-HutI) and an environmental sample from the Sargasso Sea Ocean Going Survey (Es-HutI) bound to the product [ N-formimino-L-glutamate (NIG)] and an inhibitor [3-(2,5-dioxoimidazolidin-4-yl)propionic acid (DIP)], respectively. In both structures, the active site is contained within each monomer, and its organization displays the landmark feature of the amidohydrolase superfamily, showing a metal ligand (iron), four histidines, and one aspartic acid. A catalytic mechanism involving His265 is proposed on the basis of the inhibitor-bound structure. This mechanism is applicable to all HutI forms.
authors.affiliation: Biology Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, USA.
authors.forename: Rajiv
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tyagi
authors.forename: Subramaniam
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Eswaramoorthy
authors.forename: Stephen K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Burley
authors.forename: Frank M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Raushel
authors.forename: Subramanyam
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Swaminathan
mesh_terms: D000581:Amidohydrolases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000145:classification / Q000378:metabolism*; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001665:Binding Sites; D002384:Catalysis; D017124:Conserved Sequence; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D006639:Histidine / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D008024:Ligands; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011485:Protein Binding; D020836:Protein Structure, Quaternary; D017434:Protein Structure, Tertiary; D016415:Sequence Alignment
chemical_list: D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D008024:Ligands; D006639:Histidine; D000581:Amidohydrolases