Crystal structures of 26kDa Clonorchis sinensis glutathione S-transferase reveal zinc binding and putative metal binding.
Y.H.Han,
S.J.Hong,
H.K.Cheong,
Y.J.Chung.
ABSTRACT
The crystal structures of CsGST in two different space groups revealed that
Asp26 and His79 coordinate a zinc ion. In one space group, His46 of an adjacent
molecule participates in the coordination within 2.0Å. In the other space
group, Asp26, His79 and a water molecule coordinate a zinc ion. The CsGST-D26H
structure showed that four histidine residues - His26 and His79 from one
molecule and the same residues from a symmetry-related neighboring molecule -
coordinate a zinc ion. The coordinated zinc ions are located between two
molecules and mediate molecular contacts within the crystal.