3pb0

X-ray diffraction
2Å resolution

Characterisation of the first monomeric dihydrodipicolinate synthase variant reveals evolutionary insights

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Function and Biology Details

Reaction catalysed:
Pyruvate + L-aspartate-4-semialdehyde = (4S)-4-hydroxy-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-(2S)-dipicolinate + H(2)O
Biochemical function:
Cellular component:

Structure analysis Details

Assembly composition:
monomeric (preferred)
PDBe Complex ID:
PDB-CPX-194816 (preferred)
Entry contents:
1 distinct polypeptide molecule
Macromolecule:
4-hydroxy-tetrahydrodipicolinate synthase Chains: A, B, C, D
Molecule details ›
Chains: A, B, C, D
Length: 300 amino acids
Theoretical weight: 32.93 KDa
Source organism: Thermotoga maritima
Expression system: Escherichia coli
UniProt:
  • Canonical: Q9X1K9 (Residues: 1-294; Coverage: 100%)
Gene names: TM_1521, dapA
Sequence domains: Dihydrodipicolinate synthetase family
Structure domains: Aldolase class I

Ligands and Environments

1 bound ligand:
No modified residues

Experiments and Validation Details

Entry percentile scores
X-ray source: AUSTRALIAN SYNCHROTRON BEAMLINE MX2
Spacegroup: P21
Unit cell:
a: 70.458Å b: 131.472Å c: 74.15Å
α: 90° β: 89.99° γ: 90°
R-values:
R R work R free
0.152 0.151 0.197
Expression system: Escherichia coli