Crystal Structure and Confirmation of the Alanine:Glyoxylate Aminotransferase Activity of the Yfl030W Yeast Protein
Meyer, P., Liger, D., Leulliot, N., Quevillon-Cheruel, S., Zhou, C.Z., Borel, F., Ferrer, J.L., Poupon, A., Janin, J., Van Tilbeurgh, H.(2005) Biochimie 87: 1041
- PubMed: 16226833 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biochi.2005.09.001
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
2BKW - PubMed Abstract: 
We have determined the three-dimensional crystal structure of the protein encoded by the open reading frame YFL030w from Saccharomyces cerevisiae to a resolution of 2.6 A using single wavelength anomalous diffraction. YFL030w is a 385 amino-acid protein with sequence similarity to the aminotransferase family. The structure of the protein reveals a homodimer adopting the fold-type I of pyridoxal 5'-phosphate (PLP)-dependent aminotransferases. The PLP co-factor is covalently bound to the active site in the crystal structure. The protein shows close structural resemblance with the human alanine:glyoxylate aminotransferase (EC 2.6.1.44), an enzyme involved in the hereditary kidney stone disease primary hyperoxaluria type 1. In this paper we show that YFL030w codes for an alanine:glyoxylate aminotransferase, highly specific for its amino donor and acceptor substrates.
Organizational Affiliation: 
Laboratoire d'Enzymologie et Biochimie Structurales (CNRS-UPR 9063) Bât. 34, 1, avenue de la Terrasse, 91198 Gif sur Yvette cedex, France.