Crystal structure of the pyridoxal-5'-phosphate-dependent serine dehydratase from human liver.
L-serine dehydratase (SDH), a member of the beta-family of pyridoxal phosphate-dependent ( PLP) enzymes, catalyzes the deamination of L-serine and L-threonine to yield pyruvate or 2-oxobutyrate. The crystal structure of L-serine dehydratase from human liver (hSDH) has been solved at 2.5 A-resolution by molecular replacement. The structure is a homodimer and reveals a fold typical for beta-family PLP-dependent enzymes. Each monomer serves as an active unit and is subdivided into two distinct domains: a small domain and a PLP-binding domain that covalently anchors the cofactor. Both domains show the typical open alpha/beta architecture of PLP enzymes. Comparison with the rSDH-(PLP-OMS) holo-enzyme reveals a large structural difference in active sites caused by the artifical O-methylserine. Furthermore, the activity of hSDH- PLP was assayed and it proved to show catalytic activity. That suggests that the structure of hSDH- PLP is the first structure of the active natural holo-SDH.[1]References
- Crystal structure of the pyridoxal-5'-phosphate-dependent serine dehydratase from human liver. Sun, L., Bartlam, M., Liu, Y., Pang, H., Rao, Z. Protein Sci. (2005) [Pubmed]
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