Catalytic properties and crystal structure of UDP-galactose 4-epimerase-like l-threonine 3-dehydrogenase from Phytophthora infestans.
Yoneda, K., Nagano, R., Mikami, T., Sakuraba, H., Fukui, K., Araki, T., Ohshima, T.(2020) Enzyme Microb Technol 140: 109627-109627
- PubMed: 32912687 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enzmictec.2020.109627
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6JYG - PubMed Abstract: 
We report, for the first time, the three-dimensional structure and biochemical properties of a UDP-galactose 4-epimerase-like l-threonine 3-dehydrogenase (GalE-like L-ThrDH) from Phytophthora infestans, a plant disease-causing fungus. We identified GalE-like L-ThrDH using Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) database as a candidate target for the development of a new fungicide. The GalE-like L-ThrDH gene was expressed in Escherichia coli, and its product was purified and characterized. N-Acetylglycine was found to act as a competitive inhibitor of the enzyme (Ki =0.18 mM). The crystal structure of the unique hexameric GalE-like L-ThrDH was determined using the molecular replacement method at a resolution of 2.3 Å, in the presence of NAD + and citrate, an analogue of the substrate. Based on the molecular docking simulation, N-acetylglycine molecule was modeled into the active site and the binding mode and inhibition mechanism of N-acetylglycine were elucidated.
Organizational Affiliation: 
Department of Bioscience, School of Agriculture, Tokai University, 9-1-1 Toroku, Higashi-ku, Kumamoto-shi, Kumamoto, 862-8652, Japan. Electronic address: kyoneda@agri.u-tokai.ac.jp.