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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-3-23
pubmed:databankReference
pubmed:abstractText
Trehalose (alpha-D-glucopyranosyl-1,1-alpha-D-glucopyranose) is a non-reducing diglucoside found in various organisms that serves as a carbohydrate reserve and as an agent that protects against a variety of physical and chemical stresses. Deinococcus radiodurans possesses an alternative biosynthesis pathway for the synthesis of trehalose from maltooligosaccharides. This reaction is mediated by two enzymes: maltooligosyltrehalose synthase (MTSase) and maltooligosyltrehalose trehalohydrolase (MTHase). Here, we present the 1.1A resolution crystal structure of MTHase. It consists of three major domains: two beta-sheet domains and a conserved glycosidase (beta/alpha)8 barrel catalytic domain. Three subdomains consisting of short insertions were identified within the catalytic domain. Subsequently, structures of MTHase in complex with maltose and trehalose were obtained at 1.2 A and 1.5 A resolution, respectively. These structures reveal the importance of the three inserted subdomains in providing the key residues required for substrate recognition. Trehalose is recognised specifically in the +1 and +2 binding subsites by an extensive hydrogen-bonding network and a strong hydrophobic stacking interaction in between two aromatic residues. Moreover, upon binding to maltose, which mimics the substrate sugar chain, a major concerted conformational change traps the sugar chain in the active site. The presence of magnesium in the active site of the MTHase-maltose complex suggests that MTHase activity may be regulated by divalent cations.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0022-2836
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
347
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
949-63
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Crystal structure of maltooligosyltrehalose trehalohydrolase from Deinococcus radiodurans in complex with disaccharides.
pubmed:affiliation
Macromolecular Crystallography Group, European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, B.P. 220, 6 rue Jules Horowitz, F-38043 Grenoble Cedex, France.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article