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Deposition Date 2002-05-01
Release Date 2003-06-24
Last Version Date 2023-11-15
Entry Detail
PDB ID:
1LME
Keywords:
Title:
Crystal Structure of Peptide Deformylase from Thermotoga maritima
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Method Details:
Experimental Method:
Resolution:
2.20 Å
R-Value Free:
0.24
R-Value Work:
0.19
R-Value Observed:
0.19
Space Group:
P 32 2 1
Macromolecular Entities
Polymer Type:polypeptide(L)
Molecule:peptide deformylase
Gene (Uniprot):def
Chain IDs:A, B
Chain Length:176
Number of Molecules:2
Biological Source:Thermotoga maritima
Modified Residue
Compound ID Chain ID Parent Comp ID Details 2D Image
OCS A CYS CYSTEINESULFONIC ACID
Primary Citation
Structure analysis of peptide deformylases from streptococcus pneumoniae,staphylococcus aureus, thermotoga maritima, and pseudomonas aeruginosa: snapshots of the oxygen sensitivity of peptide deformylase
J.MOL.BIOL. 330 309 321 (2003)
PMID: 12823970 DOI: 10.1016/S0022-2836(03)00596-5

Abstact

Peptide deformylase (PDF) has received considerable attention during the last few years as a potential target for a new type of antibiotics. It is an essential enzyme in eubacteria for the removal of the formyl group from the N terminus of the nascent polypeptide chain. We have solved the X-ray structures of four members of this enzyme family, two from the Gram-positive pathogens Streptococcus pneumoniae and Staphylococcus aureus, and two from the Gram-negative bacteria Thermotoga maritima and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Combined with the known structures from the Escherichia coli enzyme and the recently solved structure of the eukaryotic deformylase from Plasmodium falciparum, a complete picture of the peptide deformylase structure and function relationship is emerging. This understanding could help guide a more rational design of inhibitors. A structure-based comparison between PDFs reveals some conserved differences between type I and type II enzymes. Moreover, our structures provide insights into the known instability of PDF caused by oxidation of the metal-ligating cysteine residue.

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