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X-ray diffraction
2.3Å resolution

Crystal Structure of AlkB in complex with Fe(II), 2-oxoglutarate, and methylated trinucleotide T-meA-T

Released:
DOI: 10.2210/pdb2fd8/pdb
PDB entry 2fd8 coloured by chain, front view.
PDB entry 2fd8 coloured by chain, side view.
PDB entry 2fd8 coloured by chain, top view.
Source organism: Escherichia coli K-12
Primary publication:
Crystal structures of catalytic complexes of the oxidative DNA/RNA repair enzyme AlkB.
Yu B, Edstrom WC, Benach J, Hamuro Y, Weber PC, Gibney BR, Hunt JF
Nature 439 879-84 (2006)
PMID: 16482161

Function and Biology Details

Reaction catalysed: 
DNA-base-CH(3) + 2-oxoglutarate + O(2) = DNA-base + formaldehyde + succinate + CO(2)
Biochemical function:
Biological process:
Cellular component:
Sequence domains:
Structure domain:

Structure analysis Details

Assembly composition:
hetero dimer (preferred)
Assembly name:
PDBe Complex ID:
PDB-CPX-115246 (preferred)
Entry contents:
1 distinct polypeptide molecule
1 distinct DNA molecule
Macromolecules (2 distinct):
Alpha-ketoglutarate-dependent dioxygenase AlkB Chain: A
Molecule details ›
Chain: A
Length: 211 amino acids
Theoretical weight: 23.61 KDa
Source organism: Escherichia coli K-12
Expression system: Escherichia coli BL21(DE3)
UniProt:
  • Canonical: P05050 (Residues: 12-216; Coverage: 95%)
Gene names: JW2200, aidD, alkB, b2212
Structure domains: Alpha-ketoglutarate-dependent dioxygenase AlkB-like
5'-D(P*TP*(MA7)P*T)-3' Chain: B
Molecule details ›
Chain: B
Length: 3 nucleotides
Theoretical weight: 892 Da
Source organism: Escherichia coli K-12
Expression system: Not provided

Ligands and Environments

2 bound ligands:
Ligand FE2 1 x FE2
Ligand AKG 1 x AKG
1 modified residue:
Ligand MA7 1 x MA7

Experiments and Validation Details

Entry percentile scores
X-ray source: NSLS BEAMLINE X4A
Spacegroup: P43
Unit cell:
a: 40.746Å b: 40.746Å c: 118.304Å
α: 90° β: 90° γ: 90°
R-values:
R R work R free
0.186 0.186 0.227
Expression systems:
  • Escherichia coli BL21(DE3)
  • Not provided

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Citations

26 review citations

Inhibition of 2-oxoglutarate dependent oxygenases.
Rose et al. (2011)
25 more

24 mentions without citation

TETonic shift: biological roles of TET proteins in DNA demethylation and transcription.
Pastor et al. (2013)
23 more