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Crystal structure of Rv1220c, a SAM‐dependent O‐methyltransferase from Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Crystal structure of Rv1220c, a SAM‐dependent O‐methyltransferase from Mycobacterium tuberculosis Rv1220c from Mycobacterium tuberculosis is annotated as an O‐methyltransferase (MtbOMT). Currently, no structural information is available for this protein. Here, the crystal structure of MtbOMT refined to 2.0 Å resolution is described. The structure reveals the presence of a methyltransferase fold and shows clear electron density for one molecule of S‐adenosylmethionine (SAM), which was apparently bound by the protein during its production in Escherichia coli. Although the overall structure of MtbOMT resembles the structures of O‐methyltransferases from Cornybacterium glutamicum, Coxiella burnetti and Alfa alfa, differences are observed in the residues that make up the active site. Notably, substitution of Asp by His164 seems to abrogate metal binding by MtbOMT. A putative catalytic His–Asp pair located in the vicinity of SAM is absolutely conserved in MtbOMT homologues from all species of Mycobacterium, suggesting a conserved function for this protein. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Acta Crystallographica Section F Wiley

Crystal structure of Rv1220c, a SAM‐dependent O‐methyltransferase from Mycobacterium tuberculosis

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Wiley
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Copyright © 2017 Wiley Subscription Services
ISSN
2053-230X
eISSN
2053-230X
DOI
10.1107/S2053230X17006057
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28580918
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Abstract

Rv1220c from Mycobacterium tuberculosis is annotated as an O‐methyltransferase (MtbOMT). Currently, no structural information is available for this protein. Here, the crystal structure of MtbOMT refined to 2.0 Å resolution is described. The structure reveals the presence of a methyltransferase fold and shows clear electron density for one molecule of S‐adenosylmethionine (SAM), which was apparently bound by the protein during its production in Escherichia coli. Although the overall structure of MtbOMT resembles the structures of O‐methyltransferases from Cornybacterium glutamicum, Coxiella burnetti and Alfa alfa, differences are observed in the residues that make up the active site. Notably, substitution of Asp by His164 seems to abrogate metal binding by MtbOMT. A putative catalytic His–Asp pair located in the vicinity of SAM is absolutely conserved in MtbOMT homologues from all species of Mycobacterium, suggesting a conserved function for this protein.

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Acta Crystallographica Section FWiley

Published: Jan 1, 2017

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