4HJV

Crystal structure of E. coli MltE with bound bulgecin and murodipeptide


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.30 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.203 
  • R-Value Work: 0.163 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.167 

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Literature

On the Mechanism of Peptidoglycan Binding and Cleavage by the endo-Specific Lytic Transglycosylase MltE from Escherichia coli.

Fibriansah, G.Gliubich, F.I.Thunnissen, A.M.

(2012) Biochemistry 51: 9164-9177

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/bi300900t
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    3T36, 4HJV, 4HJY, 4HJZ

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    The lytic transglycosylase MltE from Escherichia coli is a periplasmic, outer membrane-attached enzyme that cleaves the β-1,4-glycosidic bonds between N-acetylmuramic acid and N-acetylglucosamine residues in the cell wall peptidoglycan, producing 1,6-anhydromuropeptides. Here we report three crystal structures of MltE: in a substrate-free state, in a binary complex with chitopentaose, and in a ternary complex with the glycopeptide inhibitor bulgecin A and the murodipeptide N-acetylglucosaminyl-N-acetylmuramyl-l-Ala-d-Glu. The substrate-bound structures allowed a detailed analysis of the saccharide-binding interactions in six subsites of the peptidoglycan-binding groove (subsites -4 to +2) and, combined with site-directed mutagenesis analysis, confirmed the role of Glu64 as catalytic acid/base. The structures permitted the precise modeling of a short glycan strand of eight saccharide residues, providing evidence for two additional subsites (+3 and +4) and revealing the productive conformational state of the substrate at subsites -1 and +1, where the glycosidic bond is cleaved. Full accessibility of the peptidoglycan-binding groove and preferential binding of an N-acetylmuramic acid residue in a (4)C(1) chair conformation at subsite +2 explain why MltE shows only endo- and no exo-specific activity toward glycan strands. The results further indicate that catalysis of glycosidic bond cleavage by MltE proceeds via distortion toward a sofa-like conformation of the N-acetylmuramic acid sugar ring at subsite -1 and by anchimeric assistance of the sugar's N-acetyl group, as shown previously for the lytic transglycosylases Slt70 and MltB.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Laboratory of Biophysical Chemistry, Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology Institute, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 7, 9747 AG Groningen, The Netherlands.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Endo-type membrane-bound lytic murein transglycosylase A
A, B, C, D, E
203Escherichia coli K-12Mutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: emtAmltEsltZycgPb1193JW5821
EC: 4.2.2
UniProt
Find proteins for P0C960 (Escherichia coli (strain K12))
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UniProt GroupP0C960
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Entity ID: 2
MoleculeChains Length2D Diagram Glycosylation3D Interactions
2-acetamido-2-deoxy-beta-D-glucopyranose-(1-4)-N-acetyl-beta-muramic acid
F, G, H
2N/A
Glycosylation Resources
GlyTouCan:  G99515FY
GlyCosmos:  G99515FY
Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.30 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.203 
  • R-Value Work: 0.163 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.167 
  • Space Group: P 21 21 21
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 78.778α = 90
b = 94.853β = 90
c = 162.016γ = 90
Software Package:
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MAR345dtbdata collection
MOLREPphasing
PHENIXrefinement
DENZOdata reduction
SCALEPACKdata scaling
SCALAdata scaling

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Entry History 

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Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2012-10-24
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2012-10-31
    Changes: Database references
  • Version 1.2: 2012-12-26
    Changes: Database references
  • Version 1.3: 2017-11-15
    Changes: Refinement description
  • Version 2.0: 2020-07-29
    Type: Remediation
    Reason: Carbohydrate remediation
    Changes: Atomic model, Data collection, Database references, Derived calculations, Structure summary
  • Version 2.1: 2023-09-20
    Changes: Data collection, Database references, Refinement description, Structure summary