Crystallization and preliminary X-ray characterization of the Bacillus amyloliquefaciens YwrO enzyme

Acta Crystallogr Sect F Struct Biol Cryst Commun. 2007 Sep 1;63(Pt 9):746-50. doi: 10.1107/S1744309107035816. Epub 2007 Aug 10.

Abstract

CB1954 is an anticancer prodrug that is currently in clinical trials coupled with the Escherichia coli flavoenzyme nitroreductase (NTR) for use in directed-enzyme prodrug therapy (DEPT). The NTR enzyme is responsible for the conversion of the prodrug into a cytotoxic agent. The bifunctional alkylating agent produced by this bioactivation process leads to DNA damage and death of cancer cells. Recently, a novel flavoenzyme from Bacillus amyloliquefaciens, YwrO (Bam YwrO), was reported to be able to reduce CB1954 from its noncytotoxic form into its active form. The crystallization and preliminary X-ray diffraction analysis of two crystal forms of Bam YwrO are reported. The first crystal form is orthorhombic, with space group P22(1)2(1), and diffracts X-rays to 2.18 A resolution. The second crystal form is tetragonal, with space group P4(1), and diffracts X-rays to 3.4 A. Determination of the Bam YwrO crystal structure will provide an understanding of the molecular recognition between this enzyme and the anticancer prodrug CB1954.

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Bacillus / enzymology*
  • Bacterial Proteins / chemistry*
  • Bacterial Proteins / isolation & purification
  • Base Sequence
  • Cloning, Molecular
  • Crystallization
  • DNA Primers
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Nitroreductases / chemistry*
  • Nitroreductases / isolation & purification
  • Peptide Fragments / chemistry
  • Recombinant Proteins / chemistry
  • Recombinant Proteins / isolation & purification
  • X-Ray Diffraction

Substances

  • Bacterial Proteins
  • DNA Primers
  • Peptide Fragments
  • Recombinant Proteins
  • Nitroreductases