2YK4

Structure of Neisseria LOS-specific sialyltransferase (NST).


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.94 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.223 
  • R-Value Work: 0.195 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.196 

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Literature

Structure and Mechanism of the Lipooligosaccharide Sialyltransferase from Neisseria Meningitidis

Lin, L.Y.C.Rakic, B.Chiu, C.P.C.Lameignere, E.Wakarchuk, W.W.Withers, S.G.Strynadka, N.C.J.

(2011) J Biol Chem 286: 37237

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M111.249920
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    2YK4, 2YK5, 2YK6, 2YK7

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    The first x-ray crystallographic structure of a CAZY family-52 glycosyltransferase, that of the membrane associated α2,3/α2,6 lipooligosaccharide sialyltransferase from Neisseria meningitidis serotype L1 (NST), has been solved to 1.95 Å resolution. The structure of NST adopts a GT-B-fold common with other glycosyltransferase (GT) families but exhibits a novel domain swap of the N-terminal 130 residues to create a functional homodimeric form not observed in any other class to date. The domain swap is mediated at the structural level by a loop-helix-loop extension between residues Leu-108 and Met-130 (we term the swapping module) and a unique lipid-binding domain. NST catalyzes the creation of α2,3- or 2,6-linked oligosaccharide products from a CMP-sialic acid (Neu5Ac) donor and galactosyl-containing acceptor sugars. Our structures of NST bound to the non-hydrolyzable substrate analog CMP-3F((axial))-Neu5Ac show that the swapping module from one monomer of NST mediates the binding of the donor sugar in a composite active site formed at the dimeric interface. Kinetic analysis of designed point mutations observed in the CMP-3F((axial))-Neu5Ac binding site suggests potential roles of a requisite general base (Asp-258) and general acid (His-280) in the NST catalytic mechanism. A long hydrophobic tunnel adjacent to the dimer interface in each of the two monomers contains electron density for two extended linear molecules that likely belong to either the two fatty acyl chains of a diglyceride lipid or the two polyethylene glycol groups of the detergent Triton X-100. In this work, Triton X-100 maintains the activity and increases the solubility of NST during purification and is critical to the formation of ordered crystals. Together, the mechanistic implications of the NST structure provide insight into lipooligosaccharide sialylation with respect to the association of substrates and the essential membrane-anchored nature of NST on the bacterial surface.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Centre for Blood Research University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z3, Canada.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
CMP-N-ACETYLNEURAMINATE-BETA-GALACTOSAMIDE-ALPHA-2,3-SIALYLTRANSFERASE327Neisseria meningitidis serogroup BMutation(s): 5 
EC: 2.4.99
UniProt
Find proteins for P72097 (Neisseria meningitidis serogroup B (strain ATCC BAA-335 / MC58))
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Go to UniProtKB:  P72097
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UniProt GroupP72097
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Small Molecules
Modified Residues  1 Unique
IDChains TypeFormula2D DiagramParent
MSE
Query on MSE
A
L-PEPTIDE LINKINGC5 H11 N O2 SeMET
Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.94 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.223 
  • R-Value Work: 0.195 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.196 
  • Space Group: P 21 21 2
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 86.565α = 90
b = 124.735β = 90
c = 41.866γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
REFMACrefinement
DENZOdata reduction
SCALEPACKdata scaling
MOLREPphasing

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Entry History 

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Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2011-08-31
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2011-11-02
    Changes: Database references
  • Version 1.2: 2019-09-25
    Changes: Data collection, Derived calculations, Experimental preparation, Other
  • Version 1.3: 2023-12-20
    Changes: Data collection, Database references, Derived calculations, Refinement description, Structure summary