| Literature DB >> 16511203 |
Manal A Swairjo1, Robert R Reddy, Bobby Lee, Steven G Van Lanen, Shannon Brown, Valérie de Crécy-Lagard, Dirk Iwata-Reuyl, Paul Schimmel.
Abstract
QueF (MW = 19.4 kDa) is a recently characterized nitrile oxidoreductase which catalyzes the NADPH-dependent reduction of 7-cyano-7-deazaguanine (preQ0) to 7-aminomethyl-7-deazaguanine, a late step in the biosynthesis of the modified tRNA nucleoside queuosine. Initial crystals of homododecameric Bacillus subtilis QueF diffracted poorly to 8.0 A. A three-dimensional model based on homology with the tunnel-fold enzyme GTP cyclohydrolase I suggested catalysis at intersubunit interfaces and a potential role for substrate binding in quaternary structure stabilization. Guided by this insight, a second crystal form was grown that was strictly dependent on the presence of preQ0. This crystal form diffracted to 2.25 A resolution.Entities:
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Year: 2005 PMID: 16511203 PMCID: PMC1991305 DOI: 10.1107/S1744309105029246
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Acta Crystallogr Sect F Struct Biol Cryst Commun ISSN: 1744-3091