1MQQ

THE CRYSTAL STRUCTURE OF ALPHA-D-GLUCURONIDASE FROM BACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS T-1 COMPLEXED WITH GLUCURONIC ACID


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.65 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.229 
  • R-Value Work: 0.185 

Starting Model: experimental
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Literature

Crystal structures of Geobacillus stearothermophilus alpha-glucuronidase complexed with its substrate and products: mechanistic implications.

Golan, G.Shallom, D.Teplitsky, A.Zaide, G.Shulami, S.Baasov, T.Stojanoff, V.Thompson, A.Shoham, Y.Shoham, G.

(2004) J Biol Chem 279: 3014-3024

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M310098200
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    1K9D, 1K9E, 1K9F, 1L8N, 1MQP, 1MQQ, 1MQR

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    Alpha-glucuronidases cleave the alpha-1,2-glycosidic bond between 4-O-methyl-d-glucuronic acid and short xylooligomers as part of the hemicellulose degradation system. To date, all of the alpha-glucuronidases are classified as family 67 glycosidases, which catalyze the hydrolysis via the investing mechanism. Here we describe several high resolution crystal structures of the alpha-glucuronidase (AguA) from Geobacillus stearothermophilus, in complex with its substrate and products. In the complex of AguA with the intact substrate, the 4-O-methyl-d-glucuronic acid sugar ring is distorted into a half-chair conformation, which is closer to the planar conformation required for the oxocarbenium ion-like transition state structure. In the active site, a water molecule is coordinated between two carboxylic acids, in an appropriate position to act as a nucleophile. From the structural data it is likely that two carboxylic acids, Asp(364) and Glu(392), activate together the nucleophilic water molecule. The loop carrying the catalytic general acid Glu(285) cannot be resolved in some of the structures but could be visualized in its "open" and "closed" (catalytic) conformations in other structures. The protonated state of Glu(285) is presumably stabilized by its proximity to the negative charge of the substrate, representing a new variation of substrate-assisted catalysis mechanism.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Department of Inorganic Chemistry, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 91904, Israel.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
ALPHA-D-GLUCURONIDASE679Geobacillus stearothermophilusMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: AGUA
EC: 3.2.1.139 (PDB Primary Data), 3.2.1.131 (UniProt)
UniProt
Find proteins for Q8VVD2 (Geobacillus stearothermophilus)
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Go to UniProtKB:  Q8VVD2
Entity Groups  
Sequence Clusters30% Identity50% Identity70% Identity90% Identity95% Identity100% Identity
UniProt GroupQ8VVD2
Sequence Annotations
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  • Reference Sequence
Small Molecules
Ligands 2 Unique
IDChains Name / Formula / InChI Key2D Diagram3D Interactions
GCU
Query on GCU

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B [auth A]alpha-D-glucopyranuronic acid
C6 H10 O7
AEMOLEFTQBMNLQ-WAXACMCWSA-N
GOL
Query on GOL

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C [auth A]
D [auth A]
E [auth A]
F [auth A]
G [auth A]
C [auth A],
D [auth A],
E [auth A],
F [auth A],
G [auth A],
H [auth A],
I [auth A],
J [auth A],
K [auth A],
L [auth A],
M [auth A]
GLYCEROL
C3 H8 O3
PEDCQBHIVMGVHV-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.65 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.229 
  • R-Value Work: 0.185 
  • Space Group: P 41 21 2
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 74.092α = 90
b = 74.092β = 90
c = 331.863γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
SHELXL-97refinement
SCALEPACKdata scaling
CNSrefinement
DENZOdata reduction
CNSphasing

Structure Validation

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Entry History 

Deposition Data

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2003-09-17
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2008-04-28
    Changes: Version format compliance
  • Version 1.2: 2011-07-13
    Changes: Non-polymer description, Version format compliance
  • Version 1.3: 2019-07-24
    Changes: Data collection, Refinement description
  • Version 1.4: 2020-07-29
    Type: Remediation
    Reason: Carbohydrate remediation
    Changes: Advisory, Data collection, Derived calculations, Structure summary
  • Version 1.5: 2024-02-14
    Changes: Data collection, Database references, Refinement description, Structure summary