2C7F

The Structure of a family 51 arabinofuranosidase, Araf51, from Clostridium thermocellum in complex with 1,5-alpha-L-Arabinotriose.


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.70 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.255 
  • R-Value Work: 0.242 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.243 

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Literature

Structural Insight Into the Ligand Specificity of a Thermostable Family 51 Arabinofuranosidase, Araf51, from Clostridium Thermocellum.

Taylor, E.J.Smith, N.L.Turkenburg, J.P.D'Souza, S.Gilbert, H.J.Davies, G.J.

(2006) Biochem J 395: 31

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1042/BJ20051780
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    2C7F, 2C8N

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    The digestion of the plant cell wall requires the concerted action of a diverse repertoire of enzyme activities. An important component of these hydrolase consortia are arabinofuranosidases, which release L-arabinofuranose moieties from a range of plant structural polysaccharides. The anaerobic bacterium Clostridium thermocellum, a highly efficient plant cell wall degrader, possesses a single alpha-L-arabinofuranosidase (EC 3.2.1.55), CtAraf51A, located in GH51 (glycoside hydrolase family 51). The crystal structure of the enzyme has been solved in native form and in 'Michaelis' complexes with both alpha-1,5-linked arabinotriose and alpha-1,3 arabinoxylobiose, both forming a hexamer in the asymmetric unit. Kinetic studies reveal that CtAraf51A, in contrast with well-characterized GH51 enzymes including the Cellvibrio japonicus enzyme [Beylot, McKie, Voragen, Doeswijk-Voragen and Gilbert (2001) Biochem. J. 358, 607-614], catalyses the hydrolysis of alpha-1,5-linked arabino-oligosaccharides and the alpha-1,3 arabinosyl side chain decorations of xylan with equal efficiency. The paucity of direct hydrogen bonds with the aglycone moiety and the flexible conformation adopted by Trp(178), which stacks against the sugar at the +1 subsite, provide a structural explanation for the plasticity in substrate specificity displayed by the clostridial arabinofuranosidase.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    York Structural Biology Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of York, York YO10 5YW, UK.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
ALPHA-L-ARABINOFURANOSIDASE
A, B, C, D, E
A, B, C, D, E, F
513Acetivibrio thermocellusMutation(s): 1 
EC: 3.2.1.55
UniProt
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Go to UniProtKB:  A3DIH0
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Entity ID: 2
MoleculeChains Length2D Diagram Glycosylation3D Interactions
alpha-L-arabinofuranose-(1-5)-alpha-L-arabinofuranose-(1-5)-alpha-L-arabinofuranose
G, I, J, K
3N/A
Glycosylation Resources
GlyTouCan:  G56809YT
GlyCosmos:  G56809YT
Entity ID: 3
MoleculeChains Length2D Diagram Glycosylation3D Interactions
alpha-L-arabinofuranose-(1-5)-alpha-L-arabinofuranose
H, L
2N/A
Glycosylation Resources
GlyTouCan:  G41001SE
GlyCosmos:  G41001SE
Small Molecules
Ligands 1 Unique
IDChains Name / Formula / InChI Key2D Diagram3D Interactions
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M [auth A]
N [auth A]
O [auth A]
P [auth B]
Q [auth C]
M [auth A],
N [auth A],
O [auth A],
P [auth B],
Q [auth C],
R [auth D],
S [auth E],
T [auth E],
U [auth F]
1,2-ETHANEDIOL
C2 H6 O2
LYCAIKOWRPUZTN-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.70 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.255 
  • R-Value Work: 0.242 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.243 
  • Space Group: P 43 21 2
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 173.341α = 90
b = 173.341β = 90
c = 272.68γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
REFMACrefinement
MOSFLMdata reduction
SCALAdata scaling

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Entry History 

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  • Version 1.0: 2005-12-14
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2011-07-13
    Changes: Advisory, Version format compliance
  • Version 2.0: 2017-06-14
    Changes: Advisory, Atomic model, Derived calculations
  • Version 3.0: 2020-07-29
    Type: Remediation
    Reason: Carbohydrate remediation
    Changes: Atomic model, Data collection, Derived calculations, Other, Structure summary
  • Version 3.1: 2024-05-08
    Changes: Data collection, Database references, Derived calculations, Structure summary