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X-ray diffraction
1.97Å resolution

SeMet Phosphoethanolamine methyltransferase from Plasmodium falciparum in complex with SAM and PO4

Released:
DOI: 10.2210/pdb3uj6/pdb
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Source organism: Plasmodium falciparum
Primary publication:
Structure and reaction mechanism of phosphoethanolamine methyltransferase from the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum: an antiparasitic drug target.
Lee SG, Kim Y, Alpert TD, Nagata A, Jez JM
J Biol Chem 287 1426-34 (2012)
PMID: 22117061

Function and Biology Details

Reaction catalysed: 
S-adenosyl-L-methionine + ethanolamine phosphate = S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + N-methylethanolamine phosphate
Biochemical function:
Biological process:
Cellular component:
Sequence domains:

Structure analysis Details

Assembly composition:
monomeric (preferred)
Assembly name:
PDBe Complex ID:
PDB-CPX-180355 (preferred)
Entry contents:
1 distinct polypeptide molecule
Macromolecule:
Phosphoethanolamine N-methyltransferase Chain: A
Molecule details ›
Chain: A
Length: 266 amino acids
Theoretical weight: 31.27 KDa
Source organism: Plasmodium falciparum
Expression system: Escherichia coli
UniProt:
  • Canonical: Q8IDQ9 (Residues: 1-266; Coverage: 100%)
Gene names: PF3D7_1343000, PMT
Sequence domains: Methyltransferase domain
Structure domains: Vaccinia Virus protein VP39

Ligands and Environments


Cofactor: Ligand SAM 1 x SAM
1 bound ligand:
Ligand PO4 1 x PO4
1 modified residue:
Ligand MSE 4 x MSE

Experiments and Validation Details

Entry percentile scores
X-ray source: APS BEAMLINE 19-ID
Spacegroup: C2
Unit cell:
a: 89.388Å b: 44.151Å c: 77.064Å
α: 90° β: 108.61° γ: 90°
R-values:
R R work R free
0.153 0.149 0.185
Expression system: Escherichia coli

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Citations

6 review citations

Architectures, mechanisms and molecular evolution of natural product methyltransferases.
Liscombe et al. (2012)
5 more

6 mentions without citation

Nematode phospholipid metabolism: an example of closing the genome-structure-function circle.
Lee et al. (2014)
5 more