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Entry Detail
PDB ID:
5HRA
Keywords:
Title:
Crystal structure of an aspartate/glutamate racemase in complex with D-aspartate
Biological Source:
PDB Version:
Deposition Date:
2016-01-23
Release Date:
2016-04-20
Method Details:
Experimental Method:
Resolution:
1.60 Å
R-Value Free:
0.24
R-Value Work:
0.23
R-Value Observed:
0.23
Space Group:
P 1 21 1
Macromolecular Entities
Polymer Type:polypeptide(L)
Description:aspartate/glutamate racemase
Chain IDs:A, B
Chain Length:235
Number of Molecules:2
Biological Source:Escherichia coli O157:H7 str. SS52
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Primary Citation
Crystal structure and molecular mechanism of an aspartate/glutamate racemase from Escherichia coli O157
Febs Lett. 590 1262 1269 (2016)
PMID: 27001440 DOI: 10.1002/1873-3468.12148

Abstact

EcL-DER, the aspartate/glutamate racemase from the pathogen Escherichia coli O157, exhibits racemase activity for l-aspartate and l-glutamate. This study reports the crystal structures of apo-EcL-DER, the EcL-DER-l-aspartate and the EcL-DER-d-aspartate complexes. The EcL-DER structure contains two domains, forming pseudo-mirror symmetry in the active site. A unique catalytic pair consisting of Thr(83) and Cys(197) exists in the active site. The characteristic conformations of l-Asp and d-Asp in the active site provide a straight structural evidence for the racemization mechanism of EcL-DER. In addition, the diversity of catalytic pairs implies that PLP-independent amino acid racemases adopt various catalytic mechanisms and are classified into different subgroups.

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