1dfo

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE AT 2.4 ANGSTROM RESOLUTION OF E. COLI SERINE HYDROXYMETHYLTRANSFERASE IN COMPLEX WITH GLYCINE AND 5-FORMYL TETRAHYDROFOLATE

Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION

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1. Protein Identity and Related Structures Protein Identity & Related Structures

SERINE HYDROXYMETHYLTRANSFERASE

Escherichia coli

State in the Current Structure

Assembly	Physical composition	Protein state	Molecular copy count	Associated components	Data consistency
1	Protein homooligomer	Homooligomer	Protein 2	N-GLYCINE-[3-HYDROXY-2-METHYL-5-PHOSPHONOOXYMETHYL-PYRIDIN-4-YL-METHANE] × 2 N-[4-({[(6S)-2-amino-5-formyl-4-oxo-3,4,5,6,7,8-hexahydropteridin-6-yl]methyl}amino)benzoyl]-L-glutamic acid × 2 water × 2	Consistent with protein count
2	Protein homooligomer	Homooligomer	Protein 2	N-GLYCINE-[3-HYDROXY-2-METHYL-5-PHOSPHONOOXYMETHYL-PYRIDIN-4-YL-METHANE] × 2 N-[4-({[(6S)-2-amino-5-formyl-4-oxo-3,4,5,6,7,8-hexahydropteridin-6-yl]methyl}amino)benzoyl]-L-glutamic acid × 2 water × 2	Consistent with protein count

Other States of the Same Protein in the Database

View Construct and Data Evidence

UniProt name	GLYA_ECOLI
Isoform	—
PDB entities	1
Chains and sequence ranges	Author chain A； PDBConstruct 1–417； UniProt 1–417 Author chain B； PDBConstruct 1–417； UniProt 1–417 Author chain C； PDBConstruct 1–417； UniProt 1–417 Author chain D； PDBConstruct 1–417； UniProt 1–417

The page prioritizes protein identity, the current assembly, associated components, oligomeric state and cross-PDB links. Chain mapping and sequence ranges are retained as data evidence. Internal IDs, import timestamps and assembly operation expressions are maintenance fields and are not shown here.

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2. Structure Basics 2. Structure Basics

Entry ID entry_id	1dfo
Deposition date deposition_date	1999-11-20
Structure title title	CRYSTAL STRUCTURE AT 2.4 ANGSTROM RESOLUTION OF E. COLI SERINE HYDROXYMETHYLTRANSFERASE IN COMPLEX WITH GLYCINE AND 5-FORMYL TETRAHYDROFOLATE
Keywords keywords	ALPHA PLP ASPARTATE, AMINO TRANSFERASE, (AAT)-LIKE FOLD, TRANSFERASE; TRANSFERASE
Experimental Method method	X-RAY DIFFRACTION

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3. Official assembly/model SAXS Official SAXS Profiles

This page reads only the latest assembly calculations. Every curve maps to an explicit PDB entry, official biological assembly and coordinate model.

1dfo__assembly_1__model_1

Assembly 1 · Model 1 · CRYSOL 4.1.3-1-20251215 (887e7ef)

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1dfo__assembly_1__model_1 | I(q)

100 plotted points; both axes use logarithmic scales.

1dfo__assembly_1__model_1 | P(r) · Pending

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Rg（Guinier）	27.58 Å
Rg (electron density)	26.74 Å
Total Rg	27.56 Å
Atom count	6423
Residues	833
Excluded volume	113830 Å³
Maximum q	0.500 Å⁻¹

Assembly	Model	Structure unit	Oligomeric description	Status	CRYSOL	Actions
1	1	`1dfo__assembly_1__model_1`	dimeric （2）	Success	4.1.3-1-20251215 (887e7ef)	View Download
2	1	`1dfo__assembly_2__model_1`	dimeric （2）	Success	4.1.3-1-20251215 (887e7ef)	View Download

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4. Crystallography and Experiment 4. Crystallography & Experiment

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5. Entities and Polymers Entities & Polymers (4)

Entity 1 Entity 1 polymer

Description description	SERINE HYDROXYMETHYLTRANSFERASE
Molecular weight formula_weight	45372.5 kDa
EC 编号 ec_number	2.1.2.1
Source method src_method	man
Copy count entity_count	4

Polymer Polymer

Polymer type type	polypeptide(L)
Chain IDs strand_id	A,B,C,D
Atom count atom_count	13204

MLKREMNIADYDAELWQAMEQEKVRQEEHIELIASENYTSPRVMQAQGSQLTNKYAEGYPGKRYYGGCEYVDIVEQLAIDRAKELFGADYANVQPHSGSQANFAVYTALLEPGDTVLGMNLAHGGHLTHGSPVNFSGKLYNIVPYGIDATGHIDYADLEKQAKEHKPKMIIGGFSAYSGVVDWAKMREIADSIGAYLFVDMAHVAGLVAAGVYPNPVPHAHVVTTTTHKTLAGPRGGLILAKGGSEELYKKLNSAVFPGGQGGPLMHVIAGKAVALKEAMEPEFKTYQQQVAKNAKAMVEVFLERGYKVVSGGTDNHLFLVDLVDKNLTGKEADAALGRANITVNKNSVPNDPKSPFVTSGIRVGTPAITRRGFKEAEAKELAGWMCDVLDSINDEAVIERIKGKVLDICARYPVYA

Source Source

Source organism organism	Escherichia coli
NCBI taxonomy ID ncbi_taxonomy_id	562
Host organism host_organism	Escherichia coli

Entity 2 Entity 2 non-polymer

Description description	N-GLYCINE-[3-HYDROXY-2-METHYL-5-PHOSPHONOOXYMETHYL-PYRIDIN-4-YL-METHANE]
Molecular weight formula_weight	306.2 kDa
Source method src_method	syn
Copy count entity_count	4

Entity 3 Entity 3 non-polymer

Description description	N-[4-({[(6S)-2-amino-5-formyl-4-oxo-3,4,5,6,7,8-hexahydropteridin-6-yl]methyl}amino)benzoyl]-L-glutamic acid
Molecular weight formula_weight	473.4 kDa
Source method src_method	syn
Copy count entity_count	4

Entity 4 Entity 4 water

Description description	water
Molecular weight formula_weight	18.0 kDa
Source method src_method	nat
Copy count entity_count	388

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6. Fold Classification (SCOP + CATH) 12 domains

SCOP 2.08 (4 domains)

Domain ID domain_id	d1dfoa_
Class class	c — Alpha and beta proteins (a/b)
Fold Fold fold	c.67 — PLP-dependent transferase-like
Superfamily Superfamily superfamily	c.67.1 — PLP-dependent transferases
Family Family family	c.67.1.4 — GABA-aminotransferase-like

Domain ID domain_id	d1dfob_
Class class	c — Alpha and beta proteins (a/b)
Fold Fold fold	c.67 — PLP-dependent transferase-like
Superfamily Superfamily superfamily	c.67.1 — PLP-dependent transferases
Family Family family	c.67.1.4 — GABA-aminotransferase-like

Domain ID domain_id	d1dfoc_
Class class	c — Alpha and beta proteins (a/b)
Fold Fold fold	c.67 — PLP-dependent transferase-like
Superfamily Superfamily superfamily	c.67.1 — PLP-dependent transferases
Family Family family	c.67.1.4 — GABA-aminotransferase-like

Domain ID domain_id	d1dfod_
Class class	c — Alpha and beta proteins (a/b)
Fold Fold fold	c.67 — PLP-dependent transferase-like
Superfamily Superfamily superfamily	c.67.1 — PLP-dependent transferases
Family Family family	c.67.1.4 — GABA-aminotransferase-like

CATH v4.4 (8 domains)

Domain ID domain_id	1dfoA01
Class class	3 — Alpha Beta
Architecture architecture	40 — 3-Layer(aba) Sandwich
Topology topology	640 — Aspartate Aminotransferase; domain 2
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	10 — Type I PLP-dependent aspartate aminotransferase-like (Major domain)

Domain ID domain_id	1dfoA02
Class class	3 — Alpha Beta
Architecture architecture	90 — Alpha-Beta Complex
Topology topology	1150 — Aspartate Aminotransferase, domain 1
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	10 — Aspartate Aminotransferase, domain 1

Domain ID domain_id	1dfoB01
Class class	3 — Alpha Beta
Architecture architecture	40 — 3-Layer(aba) Sandwich
Topology topology	640 — Aspartate Aminotransferase; domain 2
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	10 — Type I PLP-dependent aspartate aminotransferase-like (Major domain)

Domain ID domain_id	1dfoB02
Class class	3 — Alpha Beta
Architecture architecture	90 — Alpha-Beta Complex
Topology topology	1150 — Aspartate Aminotransferase, domain 1
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	10 — Aspartate Aminotransferase, domain 1

Domain ID domain_id	1dfoC01
Class class	3 — Alpha Beta
Architecture architecture	40 — 3-Layer(aba) Sandwich
Topology topology	640 — Aspartate Aminotransferase; domain 2
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	10 — Type I PLP-dependent aspartate aminotransferase-like (Major domain)

Domain ID domain_id	1dfoC02
Class class	3 — Alpha Beta
Architecture architecture	90 — Alpha-Beta Complex
Topology topology	1150 — Aspartate Aminotransferase, domain 1
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	10 — Aspartate Aminotransferase, domain 1

Domain ID domain_id	1dfoD01
Class class	3 — Alpha Beta
Architecture architecture	40 — 3-Layer(aba) Sandwich
Topology topology	640 — Aspartate Aminotransferase; domain 2
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	10 — Type I PLP-dependent aspartate aminotransferase-like (Major domain)

Domain ID domain_id	1dfoD02
Class class	3 — Alpha Beta
Architecture architecture	90 — Alpha-Beta Complex
Topology topology	1150 — Aspartate Aminotransferase, domain 1
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	10 — Aspartate Aminotransferase, domain 1

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Unit-cell length a length_a	77.460 Å
Unit-cell length b length_b	172.240 Å
Unit-cell length c length_c	95.050 Å
Unit-cell angle α angle_alpha	90.00 °
Unit-cell angle β angle_beta	104.12 °
Unit-cell angle γ angle_gamma	90.00 °
Molecules per unit cell Z z_pdb	8

Space group space_group	P 1 21 1
Space-group number int_tables_number	4
Crystal system crystal_system	—

Resolution resolution	2.400 Å
Low-resolution limit resolution_low	20.000 Å
R factor r_factor	0.1740
R_work r_work	0.1740
R_free r_free	0.1960

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE AT 2.4 ANGSTROM RESOLUTION OF E. COLI SERINE HYDROXYMETHYLTRANSFERASE IN COMPLEX WITH GLYCINE AND 5-FORMYL TETRAHYDROFOLATE

1. Protein Identity and Related Structures Protein Identity & Related Structures

SERINE HYDROXYMETHYLTRANSFERASE

State in the Current Structure

Other States of the Same Protein in the Database

2. Structure Basics 2. Structure Basics

3. Official assembly/model SAXS Official SAXS Profiles

1dfo__assembly_1__model_1

1dfo__assembly_1__model_1 | I(q)

1dfo__assembly_1__model_1 | P(r) · Pending

4. Crystallography and Experiment 4. Crystallography & Experiment

Unit cell Unit Cell

Symmetry Symmetry

Refinement Refinement

Diffraction experiment Diffraction

5. Entities and Polymers Entities & Polymers (4)

Entity 1 Entity 1 polymer

Polymer Polymer

Source Source

Entity 2 Entity 2 non-polymer

Entity 3 Entity 3 non-polymer

Entity 4 Entity 4 water

6. Fold Classification (SCOP + CATH) 12 domains

SCOP 2.08 (4 domains)

CATH v4.4 (8 domains)

7. Citations (1)

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE AT 2.4 ANGSTROM RESOLUTION OF E. COLI SERINE HYDROXYMETHYLTRANSFERASE IN COMPLEX WITH GLYCINE AND 5-FORMYL TETRAHYDROFOLATE

1. Protein Identity and Related Structures Protein Identity & Related Structures

SERINE HYDROXYMETHYLTRANSFERASE

State in the Current Structure

Other States of the Same Protein in the Database

Monomer

Homodimer

Homotetramer

Other homooligomers

Heteromeric or nucleic-acid complex

2. Structure Basics 2. Structure Basics

3. Official assembly/model SAXS Official SAXS Profiles

1dfo__assembly_1__model_1

1dfo__assembly_1__model_1 | I(q)

1dfo__assembly_1__model_1 | P(r) · Pending

4. Crystallography and Experiment 4. Crystallography & Experiment

Unit cell Unit Cell

Symmetry Symmetry

Refinement Refinement

Diffraction experiment Diffraction

5. Entities and Polymers Entities & Polymers (4)

Entity 1 Entity 1 polymer

Polymer Polymer

Source Source

Entity 2 Entity 2 non-polymer

Entity 3 Entity 3 non-polymer

Entity 4 Entity 4 water

6. Fold Classification (SCOP + CATH) 12 domains

SCOP 2.08 (4 domains)

CATH v4.4 (8 domains)

7. Citations (1)