2QX6

Crystal Structure of Quinone Reductase II


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.75 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.220 
  • R-Value Work: 0.191 

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Literature

Kinetic, thermodynamic and X-ray structural insights into the interaction of melatonin and analogues with quinone reductase 2.

Calamini, B.Santarsiero, B.D.Boutin, J.A.Mesecar, A.D.

(2008) Biochem J 413: 81-91

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1042/BJ20071373
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    2QWX, 2QX4, 2QX6, 2QX8, 2QX9

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    Melatonin exerts its biological effects through at least two transmembrane G-protein-coupled receptors, MT1 and MT2, and a lower-affinity cytosolic binding site, designated MT3. MT3 has recently been identified as QR2 (quinone reductase 2) (EC 1.10.99.2) which is of significance since it links the antioxidant effects of melatonin to a mechanism of action. Initially, QR2 was believed to function analogously to QR1 in protecting cells from highly reactive quinones. However, recent studies indicate that QR2 may actually transform certain quinone substrates into more highly reactive compounds capable of causing cellular damage. Therefore it is hypothesized that inhibition of QR2 in certain cases may lead to protection of cells against these highly reactive species. Since melatonin is known to inhibit QR2 activity, but its binding site and mode of inhibition are not known, we determined the mechanism of inhibition of QR2 by melatonin and a series of melatonin and 5-hydroxytryptamine (serotonin) analogues, and we determined the X-ray structures of melatonin and 2-iodomelatonin in complex with QR2 to between 1.5 and 1.8 A (1 A=0.1 nm) resolution. Finally, the thermodynamic binding constants for melatonin and 2-iodomelatonin were determined by ITC (isothermal titration calorimetry). The kinetic results indicate that melatonin is a competitive inhibitor against N-methyldihydronicotinamide (K(i)=7.2 microM) and uncompetitive against menadione (K(i)=92 microM), and the X-ray structures shows that melatonin binds in multiple orientations within the active sites of the QR2 dimer as opposed to an allosteric site. These results provide new insights into the binding mechanisms of melatonin and analogues to QR2.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Center for Pharmaceutical Biotechnology and Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, The University of Illinois at Chicago, 900 S. Ashland Ave M/C 870, Chicago, IL 60607, USA.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Ribosyldihydronicotinamide dehydrogenase [quinone]
A, B
230Homo sapiensMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: NQO2NMOR2
EC: 1.10.99.2
UniProt & NIH Common Fund Data Resources
Find proteins for P16083 (Homo sapiens)
Explore P16083 
Go to UniProtKB:  P16083
PHAROS:  P16083
GTEx:  ENSG00000124588 
Entity Groups  
Sequence Clusters30% Identity50% Identity70% Identity90% Identity95% Identity100% Identity
UniProt GroupP16083
Sequence Annotations
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  • Reference Sequence
Small Molecules
Binding Affinity Annotations 
IDSourceBinding Affinity
ML1 BindingDB:  2QX6 Ki: min: 28, max: 57 (nM) from 2 assay(s)
IC50: min: 64.57, max: 1.13e+4 (nM) from 4 assay(s)
-TΔS: 9.96 (kJ/mol) from 1 assay(s)
ΔG: -3.37e+1 (kJ/mol) from 1 assay(s)
Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.75 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.220 
  • R-Value Work: 0.191 
  • Space Group: P 21 21 21
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 56.53α = 90
b = 83.617β = 90
c = 106.274γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
XSCALEdata processing
CNSrefinement
PDB_EXTRACTdata extraction
HKL-2000data reduction
XSCALEdata scaling

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Entry History 

Deposition Data

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2008-09-09
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2011-07-13
    Changes: Version format compliance
  • Version 1.2: 2013-03-13
    Changes: Non-polymer description
  • Version 1.3: 2024-02-21
    Changes: Data collection, Database references, Derived calculations