6WJ9

UDP-GlcNAc C4-epimerase mutant S121A/Y146F from Pseudomonas protegens in complex with UDP-GlcNAc


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.11 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.195 
  • R-Value Work: 0.156 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.158 

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Literature

PelX is a UDP-N-acetylglucosamine C4-epimerase involved in Pel polysaccharide-dependent biofilm formation.

Marmont, L.S.Whitfield, G.B.Pfoh, R.Williams, R.J.Randall, T.E.Ostaszewski, A.Razvi, E.Groves, R.A.Robinson, H.Nitz, M.Parsek, M.R.Lewis, I.A.Whitney, J.C.Harrison, J.J.Howell, P.L.

(2020) J Biol Chem 295: 11949-11962

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.RA120.014555
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    6WJ9, 6WJA, 6WJB

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    Pel is a GalNAc-rich bacterial polysaccharide that contributes to the structure and function of Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms. The pelABCDEFG operon is highly conserved among diverse bacterial species, and Pel may therefore be a widespread biofilm determinant. Previous annotation of pel gene clusters has helped us identify an additional gene, pelX , that is present adjacent to pelABCDEFG in >100 different bacterial species. The pelX gene is predicted to encode a member of the short-chain dehydrogenase/reductase (SDR) superfamily, but its potential role in Pel-dependent biofilm formation is unknown. Herein, we have used Pseudomonas protegens Pf-5 as a model to elucidate PelX function as Pseudomonas aeruginosa lacks a pelX homologue in its pel gene cluster. We found that P. protegens forms Pel-dependent biofilms; however, despite expression of pelX under these conditions, biofilm formation was unaffected in a Δ pelX strain. This observation led us to identify a pelX paralogue, PFL_5533, which we designate here PgnE, that appears to be functionally redundant to pelX In line with this, a Δ pelX Δ pgnE double mutant was substantially impaired in its ability to form Pel-dependent biofilms. To understand the molecular basis for this observation, we determined the structure of PelX to 2.1 Å resolution. The structure revealed that PelX resembles UDP-GlcNAc C4-epimerases. Using 1 H NMR analysis, we show that PelX catalyzes the epimerization between UDP-GlcNAc and UDP-GalNAc. Our results indicate that Pel-dependent biofilm formation requires a UDP-GlcNAc C4-epimerase that generates the UDP-GalNAc precursors required by the Pel synthase machinery for polymer production.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Program in Molecular Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Department of Biochemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
NAD-dependent epimerase/dehydratase family protein
A, B
310Pseudomonas protegens Pf-5Mutation(s): 3 
Gene Names: PFL_2971
UniProt
Find proteins for Q4KCF6 (Pseudomonas fluorescens (strain ATCC BAA-477 / NRRL B-23932 / Pf-5))
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Go to UniProtKB:  Q4KCF6
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UniProt GroupQ4KCF6
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.11 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.195 
  • R-Value Work: 0.156 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.158 
  • Space Group: P 21 21 2
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 124.195α = 90
b = 75.487β = 90
c = 79.271γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
PHENIXrefinement
DENZOdata reduction
SCALEPACKdata scaling
PHENIXphasing

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Entry History & Funding Information

Deposition Data


Funding OrganizationLocationGrant Number
Canadian Institutes of Health ResearchCanada--

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2020-07-08
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2020-07-15
    Changes: Database references
  • Version 1.2: 2020-09-02
    Changes: Database references
  • Version 1.3: 2023-10-18
    Changes: Data collection, Database references, Refinement description