1uc8

X-ray diffraction
2Å resolution

Crystal structure of a lysine biosynthesis enzyme, Lysx, from thermus thermophilus HB8

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Function and Biology Details

Reaction catalysed:
ATP + [amino-group carrier protein]-C-terminal-L-glutamate + L-2-aminoadipate = ADP + phosphate + an [amino-group carrier protein]-C-terminal-N-(1,4-dicarboxybutan-1-yl)-L-glutamine
Biological process:
Cellular component:

Structure analysis Details

Assembly composition:
homo dimer (preferred)
PDBe Complex ID:
PDB-CPX-177837 (preferred)
Entry contents:
1 distinct polypeptide molecule
Macromolecule:
Alpha-aminoadipate--LysW ligase LysX Chains: A, B
Molecule details ›
Chains: A, B
Length: 280 amino acids
Theoretical weight: 30.44 KDa
Source organism: Thermus thermophilus
Expression system: Escherichia coli
UniProt:
  • Canonical: Q5SH23 (Residues: 1-280; Coverage: 100%)
Gene names: TTHA1907, lysX
Sequence domains: RimK-like ATP-grasp domain
Structure domains:

Ligands and Environments

No bound ligands
No modified residues

Experiments and Validation Details

Entry percentile scores
X-ray source: SPRING-8 BEAMLINE BL45PX
Spacegroup: C2
Unit cell:
a: 124.652Å b: 51.366Å c: 103.594Å
α: 90° β: 122.81° γ: 90°
R-values:
R R work R free
0.24 0.24 0.269
Expression system: Escherichia coli