4AK5

Native crystal structure of BpGH117


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.70 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.207 
  • R-Value Work: 0.174 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.175 

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Literature

Analysis of Keystone Enzyme in Agar Hydrolysis Provides Insight Into the Degradation (of a Polysaccharide from) Red Seaweeds.

Hehemann, J.H.Smyth, L.Yadav, A.Vocadlo, D.J.Boraston, A.B.

(2012) J Biol Chem 287: 13985

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M112.345645
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    4AK5, 4AK6, 4AK7

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    Agars are abundant polysaccharides from marine red algae, and their chemical structure consists of alternating D-galactose and 3,6-anhydro-L-galactose residues, the latter of which are presumed to make the polymer recalcitrant to degradation by most terrestrial bacteria. Here we study a family 117 glycoside hydrolase (BpGH117) encoded within a recently discovered locus from the human gut bacterium Bacteroides plebeius. Consistent with this locus being involved in agarocolloid degradation, we show that BpGH117 is an exo-acting 3,6-anhydro-α-(1,3)-L-galactosidase that removes the 3,6-anhydrogalactose from the non-reducing end of neoagaro-oligosaccharides. A Michaelis complex of BpGH117 with neoagarobiose reveals the distortion of the constrained 3,6-anhydro-L-galactose into a conformation that favors catalysis. Furthermore, this complex, supported by analysis of site-directed mutants, provides evidence for an organization of the active site and positioning of the catalytic residues that are consistent with an inverting mechanism of catalysis and suggests that a histidine residue acts as the general acid. This latter feature differs from the vast majority of glycoside hydrolases, which use a carboxylic acid, highlighting the alternative strategies that enzymes may utilize in catalyzing the cleavage of glycosidic bonds.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Victoria, PO Box 3055 STN CSC, Victoria, British Columbia V8W 3P6, Canada.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
ANHYDRO-ALPHA-L-GALACTOSIDASE
A, B
404Phocaeicola plebeiusMutation(s): 0 
UniProt
Find proteins for B5CY74 (Phocaeicola plebeius (strain DSM 17135 / JCM 12973 / CCUG 54634 / M2))
Explore B5CY74 
Go to UniProtKB:  B5CY74
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UniProt GroupB5CY74
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.70 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.207 
  • R-Value Work: 0.174 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.175 
  • Space Group: P 21 21 21
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 83.99α = 90
b = 93β = 90
c = 105.54γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
REFMACrefinement
MOSFLMdata reduction
SCALAdata scaling

Structure Validation

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Entry History 

Deposition Data

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2012-03-14
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2012-05-02
    Changes: Other
  • Version 1.2: 2024-05-08
    Changes: Data collection, Database references, Derived calculations, Other