A low energy short hydrogen bond in very high resolution structures of protein receptor--phosphate complexes

Nat Struct Biol. 1997 Jul;4(7):519-22. doi: 10.1038/nsb0797-519.

Abstract

A very short hydrogen bond between an Asp and a phosphate is established in two high resolution structures (0.98 and 1.05 A). A mutant complex that changes the Asp to an Asn, which forms a normal hydrogen bond, has a similar free energy of binding to the wild type complex, suggesting that the contribution of the short hydrogen bond is not extraordinarily strong.

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Carrier Proteins / chemistry*
  • Carrier Proteins / genetics
  • Carrier Proteins / metabolism*
  • Crystallography, X-Ray
  • Hydrogen Bonding
  • Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
  • Models, Molecular
  • Mutation
  • Phosphate-Binding Proteins
  • Phosphates / chemistry*
  • Phosphates / metabolism*
  • Protein Conformation

Substances

  • Carrier Proteins
  • Phosphate-Binding Proteins
  • Phosphates