E423Q |
site-directed mutagenesis, mutation of the conserved catalytic glutamate 423 in Walker B motif treatment of Core-E423Q with Mg2+ induces the formation of the open-chambered hexamer. In the crystal, each asymmetric unit contains one hexameric assembly, with three non-neighboring protomers (B/D/F) bound to ADP and the other three (A/C/E) nucleotide free. The bound nucleotide is identified as ADP, which may have resulted from spontaneous hydrolysis of ATP. Each Core-E423Q protomer forms an alpha/beta domain capped with a distinct N-terminal three-helix bundle, a middle a domain, and a C-terminal PD, which are together organized into an elongated structure. Six LonA protomers are packed against one another like an orange's carpels and assembled into a cupcake-shaped complex |
Meiothermus taiwanensis |
additional information |
several truncated constructs of Meiothermus taiwanensis LonA (MtaLonA) without the LAN domain are prepared for crystallization. The DELTAhairpin mutant loses allosteric stimulation of ATPase activity by substrate or inhibitor. DELTALoop-2 mutant, which can degrade casein but has a defective Ig2-translocating activity, shows a wild-type-like ATPase stimulation by casein, but the mutant exhibits a severely reduced ATPase allostery by Ig2 |
Meiothermus taiwanensis |
R536/R584 |
paddle-like movement of R536/R584 induced by the ATPase cycle at the groove may play an important role in substrate degradation |
Meiothermus taiwanensis |
R563A |
site-directed mutagenesis |
Meiothermus taiwanensis |
R584A |
site-directed mutagenesis |
Meiothermus taiwanensis |