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Revealing the Dynamic Allosteric Changes Required for Formation of the Cysteine Synthase Complex by Hydrogen-Deuterium Exchange MS.


ABSTRACT: CysE and CysK, the last two enzymes of the cysteine biosynthetic pathway, engage in a bienzyme complex, cysteine synthase, with yet incompletely characterized three-dimensional structure and regulatory function. Being absent in mammals, the two enzymes and their complex are attractive targets for antibacterial drugs. We have used hydrogen/deuterium exchange MS to unveil how complex formation affects the conformational dynamics of CysK and CysE. Our results support a model where CysE is present in solution as a dimer of trimers, and each trimer can bind one CysK homodimer. When CysK binds to one CysE monomer, intratrimer allosteric communication ensures conformational and dynamic symmetry within the trimer. Furthermore, a long-range allosteric signal propagates through CysE to induce stabilization of the interface between the two CysE trimers, preparing the second trimer for binding the second CysK with a nonrandom orientation. These results provide new molecular insights into the allosteric formation of the cysteine synthase complex and could help guide antibacterial drug design.

SUBMITTER: Rosa B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8253905 | biostudies-literature |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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