Serine hydroxymethyltransferase (SHMT) catalyses the reversible cleavage of serine to form glycine and monocarbonic groups, essential in several biosynthetic pathways. The availability of crystallographic structures of SHMT from mesophilic organisms and information produced by the genomic projects, prompted the analysis of the adaptation of SHMT to “extreme” environments, such as high temperatures, by exploitation of structural data from thermophilic organisms.The sequences of 10 thermophilic/hyperthermophilic SHMTs were multiply aligned to 53 mesophilic homologs and analysed by a comparative approach, examining the amino acid compositions and preferred residue exchanges between mesophiles and extremophiles. The structural basis of the observed exchanges was further investigated through the application of homology modelling to the 10 extremophilic SHMTs.The results of this study indicate that, in SHMT, thermal stability can be achieved mainly through three strategies: i) increased number of charged residues at the protein surface; ii) increased hydrophobicity of the protein core; iii) substitution of thermolabile residues exposed to the solvent. Additional features of the archaeal SHMTs, for which no structural data are available yet, were also investigated to explain their quaternary assemblage and the interaction with modified folates.

Structural plasticity of thermophilic serine hydroxymethyltransferase / Paiardini, Alessandro; Gianese, G.; Bossa, Francesco; Pascarella, Stefano. - In: PROTEIN SCIENCE. - ISSN 0961-8368. - STAMPA. - 12:Supplement 1(2003), pp. 105-105. (Intervento presentato al convegno Fifth European Symposium of the Protein Society tenutosi a Firenze nel 29 Marzo - 2 Aprile, 2003).

Structural plasticity of thermophilic serine hydroxymethyltransferase

PAIARDINI, ALESSANDRO;G. Gianese;BOSSA, Francesco;PASCARELLA, Stefano
2003

Abstract

Serine hydroxymethyltransferase (SHMT) catalyses the reversible cleavage of serine to form glycine and monocarbonic groups, essential in several biosynthetic pathways. The availability of crystallographic structures of SHMT from mesophilic organisms and information produced by the genomic projects, prompted the analysis of the adaptation of SHMT to “extreme” environments, such as high temperatures, by exploitation of structural data from thermophilic organisms.The sequences of 10 thermophilic/hyperthermophilic SHMTs were multiply aligned to 53 mesophilic homologs and analysed by a comparative approach, examining the amino acid compositions and preferred residue exchanges between mesophiles and extremophiles. The structural basis of the observed exchanges was further investigated through the application of homology modelling to the 10 extremophilic SHMTs.The results of this study indicate that, in SHMT, thermal stability can be achieved mainly through three strategies: i) increased number of charged residues at the protein surface; ii) increased hydrophobicity of the protein core; iii) substitution of thermolabile residues exposed to the solvent. Additional features of the archaeal SHMTs, for which no structural data are available yet, were also investigated to explain their quaternary assemblage and the interaction with modified folates.
2003
Fifth European Symposium of the Protein Society
serine hydroxymethyltransferase; hyper/thermophilic organisms; homology modeling; thermostability
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Structural plasticity of thermophilic serine hydroxymethyltransferase / Paiardini, Alessandro; Gianese, G.; Bossa, Francesco; Pascarella, Stefano. - In: PROTEIN SCIENCE. - ISSN 0961-8368. - STAMPA. - 12:Supplement 1(2003), pp. 105-105. (Intervento presentato al convegno Fifth European Symposium of the Protein Society tenutosi a Firenze nel 29 Marzo - 2 Aprile, 2003).
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