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2016 ; 1864
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Visualizing the tunnel in tryptophan synthase with crystallography: Insights into
a selective filter for accommodating indole and rejecting water
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Hilario E
; Caulkins BG
; Huang YM
; You W
; Chang CA
; Mueller LJ
; Dunn MF
; Fan L
Biochim Biophys Acta
2016[Mar]; 1864
(3
): 268-279
PMID26708480
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Four new X-ray structures of tryptophan synthase (TS) crystallized with varying
numbers of the amphipathic N-(4'-trifluoromethoxybenzoyl)-2-aminoethyl phosphate
(F6) molecule are presented. These structures show one of the F6 ligands threaded
into the tunnel from the ?-site and reveal a distinct hydrophobic region. Over
this expanse, the interactions between F6 and the tunnel are primarily nonpolar,
while the F6 phosphoryl group fits into a polar pocket of the ?-subunit active
site. Further examination of TS structures reveals that one portion of the tunnel
(T1) binds clusters of water molecules, whereas waters are not observed in the
nonpolar F6 binding region of the tunnel (T2). MD simulation of another TS
structure with an unobstructed tunnel also indicates the T2 region of the tunnel
excludes water, consistent with a dewetted state that presents a significant
barrier to the transfer of water into the closed ?-site. We conclude that
hydrophobic molecules can freely diffuse between the ?- and ?-sites via the
tunnel, while water does not. We propose that exclusion of water serves to
inhibit reaction of water with the ?-aminoacrylate intermediate to form ammonium
ion and pyruvate, a deleterious side reaction in the ??-catalytic cycle. Finally,
while most TS structures show ?Phe280 partially blocking the tunnel between the
?- and ?-sites, new structures show an open tunnel, suggesting the flexibility of
the ?Phe280 side chain. Flexible docking studies and MD simulations confirm that
the dynamic behavior of ?Phe280 allows unhindered transfer of indole through the
tunnel, therefore excluding a gating role for this residue.