Structures of a putative ζ-class glutathione S-transferase from the pathogenic fungus Coccidioides immitis

Acta Crystallogr Sect F Struct Biol Cryst Commun. 2011 Sep 1;67(Pt 9):1038-43. doi: 10.1107/S1744309111009493. Epub 2011 Aug 13.

Abstract

Coccidioides immitis is a pathogenic fungus populating the southwestern United States and is a causative agent of coccidioidomycosis, sometimes referred to as Valley Fever. Although the genome of this fungus has been sequenced, many operons are not properly annotated. Crystal structures are presented for a putative uncharacterized protein that shares sequence similarity with ζ-class glutathione S-transferases (GSTs) in both apo and glutathione-bound forms. The apo structure reveals a nonsymmetric homodimer with each protomer comprising two subdomains: a C-terminal helical domain and an N-terminal thioredoxin-like domain that is common to all GSTs. Half-site binding is observed in the glutathione-bound form. Considerable movement of some components of the active site relative to the glutathione-free form was observed, indicating an induced-fit mechanism for cofactor binding. The sequence homology, structure and half-site occupancy imply that the protein is a ζ-class glutathione S-transferase, a maleylacetoacetate isomerase (MAAI).

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Apoproteins / chemistry
  • Coccidioides / enzymology*
  • Crystallography, X-Ray
  • Glutathione Transferase / chemistry*
  • Humans
  • Models, Molecular
  • Protein Structure, Tertiary
  • Structural Homology, Protein

Substances

  • Apoproteins
  • Glutathione Transferase

Associated data

  • PDB/3LG6
  • PDB/3N5O