title: Molecular architecture and structural basis of allosteric regulation of eukaryotic phosphofructokinases.
abstract: Eukaryotic ATP-dependent 6-phosphofructokinases (Pfks) differ from their bacterial counterparts in a much more complex structural organization and allosteric regulation. Pichia pastoris Pfk (PpPfk) is, with ∼ 1 MDa, the most complex and probably largest eukaryotic Pfk. We have determined the crystal structure of full-length PpPfk to 3.05 Å resolution in the T state. PpPfk forms a (αβγ)(4) dodecamer of D(2) symmetry with dimensions of 161 × 157 × 233 Å mainly via interactions of the α chains. The N-terminal domains of the α and β chains have folds that are distantly related to glyoxalase I, but the active sites are no longer functional. Interestingly, these domains located at the 2 distal ends of this protein along the long 2-fold axis form a (αβ)(2) dimer as does the core Pfk domains; however, the domains are swapped across the tetramerization interface. In PpPfk, the unique γ subunit participates in oligomerization of the αβ chains. This modulator protein was acquired from an ancient S-adenosylmethionine-dependent methyltransferase. The identification of novel ATP binding sites, which do not correspond to the bacterial catalytic or effector binding sites, point to marked structural and functional differences between bacterial and eukaryotic Pfks.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Bioanalytical Chemistry, Center for Biotechnology and Biomedicine, University of Leipzig, Deutscher Platz 5, 04103 Leipzig, Germany. strater@bbz.uni-leipzig.de
authors.forename: Norbert
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sträter
authors.forename: Sascha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Marek
authors.forename: E Bartholomeus
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Kuettner
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kloos
authors.forename: Antje
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Keim
authors.forename: Antje
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Brüser
authors.forename: Jürgen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kirchberger
authors.forename: Torsten
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Schöneberg
mesh_terms: D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D000494:Allosteric Regulation; D001665:Binding Sites; D020134:Catalytic Domain; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D005656:Fungal Proteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D008958:Models, Molecular; D010732:Phosphofructokinase-1 / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D010843:Pichia / Q000201:enzymology*; D011485:Protein Binding; D017510:Protein Folding; D055503:Protein Multimerization; D020836:Protein Structure, Quaternary; D017434:Protein Structure, Tertiary; D021122:Protein Subunits / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D005656:Fungal Proteins; D021122:Protein Subunits; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate; D010732:Phosphofructokinase-1