Crystallization of NAD+-dependent phenylalanine dehydrogenase from Nocardia sp239. 1998

A Pasquo, and K L Britton, and P J Baker, and G Brearley, and R J Hinton, and A J Moir, and T J Stillman, and D W Rice
Krebs Institute for Biomolecular Research, Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, University of Sheffield, Western Bank, Sheffield S10 2TN, England.

The NAD+-dependent phenylalanine dehydrogenase from Nocardia sp239 has been crystallized by the hanging-drop method of vapour diffusion using ammonium sulfate as the precipitant. Two crystal forms were obtained in the presence and absence of the enzyme substrates phenylpyruvic acid or phenylalanine and its coenzyme NADH. Crystals of the native protein belong to the hexagonal system, with the space group being one of the enantiomorphic pair P6122 or P6522. The cell dimensions are a = b = 111.0, c = 174.5 A, alpha = beta = 90 and gamma = 120 degrees. Crystals grown from the protein co-crystallized with its substrates all belong to the trigonal system, space group P3121 or P3221, with unit-cell dimensions of a = b = 88.1, c = 112.6 A, alpha = beta = 90 and gamma = 120 degrees. Preliminary protein-sequencing experiments have established that this enzyme is related to the octameric PheDH's which are members of the wider superfamily of amino-acid dehydrogenases. However, gel-filtration studies suggest that this enzyme is active as a monomer. The full determination of the three-dimensional structure of this phenylalanine dehydrogenase will add to the understanding of the molecular basis of the differential substrate specificity within this enzyme superfamily. In turn this will contribute to the rational design of an amino-acid dehydrogenase which could be used for the diagnosis of phenylketonuria and for the chiral synthesis of high-value pharmaceuticals.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008969 Molecular Sequence Data Descriptions of specific amino acid, carbohydrate, or nucleotide sequences which have appeared in the published literature and/or are deposited in and maintained by databanks such as GENBANK, European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), National Biomedical Research Foundation (NBRF), or other sequence repositories. Sequence Data, Molecular,Molecular Sequencing Data,Data, Molecular Sequence,Data, Molecular Sequencing,Sequencing Data, Molecular
D009615 Nocardia A genus of gram-positive, aerobic bacteria whose species are widely distributed and are abundant in soil. Some strains are pathogenic opportunists for humans and animals. Micropolyspora
D010661 Phenylketonurias A group of autosomal recessive disorders marked by a deficiency of the hepatic enzyme PHENYLALANINE HYDROXYLASE or less frequently by reduced activity of DIHYDROPTERIDINE REDUCTASE (i.e., atypical phenylketonuria). Classical phenylketonuria is caused by a severe deficiency of phenylalanine hydroxylase and presents in infancy with developmental delay; SEIZURES; skin HYPOPIGMENTATION; ECZEMA; and demyelination in the central nervous system. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p952). Biopterin Deficiency,Dihydropteridine Reductase Deficiency Disease,Hyperphenylalaninemia, Non-Phenylketonuric,Phenylalanine Hydroxylase Deficiency Disease,BH4 Deficiency,DHPR Deficiency,Deficiency Disease, Dihydropteridine Reductase,Deficiency Disease, Phenylalanine Hydroxylase,Deficiency Disease, Phenylalanine Hydroxylase, Severe,Dihydropteridine Reductase Deficiency,Folling Disease,Folling's Disease,HPABH4C,Hyperphenylalaninaemia,Hyperphenylalaninemia Caused by a Defect in Biopterin Metabolism,Hyperphenylalaninemia, BH4-Deficient, C,Hyperphenylalaninemia, Tetrahydrobiopterin-Deficient, Due To DHPR Deficiency,Non-Phenylketonuric Hyperphenylalaninemia,Oligophrenia Phenylpyruvica,PAH Deficiency,PKU, Atypical,Phenylalanine Hydroxylase Deficiency,Phenylalanine Hydroxylase Deficiency Disease, Severe,Phenylketonuria,Phenylketonuria I,Phenylketonuria II,Phenylketonuria Type 2,Phenylketonuria, Atypical,Phenylketonuria, Classical,QDPR Deficiency,Quinoid Dihydropteridine Reductase Deficiency,Tetrahydrobiopterin Deficiency,Atypical PKU,Atypical Phenylketonuria,Biopterin Deficiencies,Classical Phenylketonuria,Deficiency, BH4,Deficiency, Biopterin,Deficiency, DHPR,Deficiency, Dihydropteridine Reductase,Deficiency, PAH,Deficiency, Phenylalanine Hydroxylase,Deficiency, QDPR,Deficiency, Tetrahydrobiopterin,Disease, Folling,Disease, Folling's,Hyperphenylalaninemia, Non Phenylketonuric,Non Phenylketonuric Hyperphenylalaninemia,Non-Phenylketonuric Hyperphenylalaninemias
D003460 Crystallization The formation of crystalline substances from solutions or melts. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed) Crystalline Polymorphs,Polymorphism, Crystallization,Crystal Growth,Polymorphic Crystals,Crystal, Polymorphic,Crystalline Polymorph,Crystallization Polymorphism,Crystallization Polymorphisms,Crystals, Polymorphic,Growth, Crystal,Polymorph, Crystalline,Polymorphic Crystal,Polymorphisms, Crystallization,Polymorphs, Crystalline
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000594 Amino Acid Oxidoreductases A class of enzymes that catalyze oxidation-reduction reactions of amino acids. Acid Oxidoreductases, Amino,Oxidoreductases, Amino Acid
D000595 Amino Acid Sequence The order of amino acids as they occur in a polypeptide chain. This is referred to as the primary structure of proteins. It is of fundamental importance in determining PROTEIN CONFORMATION. Protein Structure, Primary,Amino Acid Sequences,Sequence, Amino Acid,Sequences, Amino Acid,Primary Protein Structure,Primary Protein Structures,Protein Structures, Primary,Structure, Primary Protein,Structures, Primary Protein
D017386 Sequence Homology, Amino Acid The degree of similarity between sequences of amino acids. This information is useful for the analyzing genetic relatedness of proteins and species. Homologous Sequences, Amino Acid,Amino Acid Sequence Homology,Homologs, Amino Acid Sequence,Homologs, Protein Sequence,Homology, Protein Sequence,Protein Sequence Homologs,Protein Sequence Homology,Sequence Homology, Protein,Homolog, Protein Sequence,Homologies, Protein Sequence,Protein Sequence Homolog,Protein Sequence Homologies,Sequence Homolog, Protein,Sequence Homologies, Protein,Sequence Homologs, Protein
D018360 Crystallography, X-Ray The study of crystal structure using X-RAY DIFFRACTION techniques. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed) X-Ray Crystallography,Crystallography, X Ray,Crystallography, Xray,X Ray Crystallography,Xray Crystallography,Crystallographies, X Ray,X Ray Crystallographies

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