structures of native form, the complex with the true substrate (2,6-dihydroxybenzoate), and the complex with 2,3-dihydroxybenzaldehyde at 1.7-, 1.9-, and 1.7-A resolution, respectively. The enzyme exists as a tetramer, and the subunit consists of one (alphabeta)8 triose-phosphate isomerase-barrel domain with three functional linkers and one C-terminal tail. The native enzyme possesses one Zn2+ ion liganded by Glu8, His10, His164, Asp287, and a water molecule at the active site center. The substrate carboxylate takes the place of the water molecule and is coordinated to the Zn2+ ion. The 2-hydroxy group of the substrate is hydrogen-bonded to Asp287, which forms a triad together with His218 and Glu22 |
Rhizobium sp. |