Structural insights into a maleylpyruvate hydrolase from sphingobium sp. SYK-6, a bacterium degrading lignin-derived aryls.
Hong, H., Seo, H., Kim, K.J.(2019) Biochem Biophys Res Commun 514: 765-771
- PubMed: 31079929 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbrc.2019.05.030
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
6JVV, 6JVW - PubMed Abstract: 
Sphingobium sp. strain SYK-6, an aerobic gram-negative bacillus found in soil, is known for utilizing lignin-derived monoaryls and biaryls as carbon sources and degrading aromatic compounds. The Sphingobium sp. strain SYK-6 genome contains three genes involved in salicylate catabolism: SLG_11260, SLG_11270, and SLG_11280. Here, we report that the gene product of SLG_11280 functions as a maleylpyruvate hydrolase (SsMPH) with K m and K cat values of 166.2 μM and 3.76 min -1 , respectively. This study also reveals the crystal structures of both the apo and pyruvate-manganese ion-bound SsMPH, which revealed that like other fumarylacetoacetate hydrolases, SsMPH dimerizes and has nine unique 3 10 -helices. Molecular docking studies of maleylpyruvate also revealed the likely binding mode of SsMPH and its substrate.
Organizational Affiliation: 
School of Life Sciences, KNU Creative BioResearch Group, Kyungpook National University, University, Daehak-ro 80, Buk-ku, Daegu, 41566, Republic of Korea; KNU Institute for Microorganisms, Kyungpook National University, Daehak-ro 80, Buk-ku, Daegu, 41566, Republic of Korea.