5A6M

Determining the specificities of the catalytic site from the very high resolution structure of the thermostable glucuronoxylan endo-Beta-1, 4-xylanase, CtXyn30A, from Clostridium thermocellum with a xylotetraose bound


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.17 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.135 
  • R-Value Work: 0.115 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.116 

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Literature

Conservation in the Mechanism of Glucuronoxylan Hydrolysis Revealed by the Structure of Glucuronoxylan Xylano-Hydrolase (Ctxyn30A) from Clostridium Thermocellum

Freire, F.Verma, A.K.Bule, P.Alves, V.D.Fontes, C.M.G.A.Goyal, A.Najmudin, S.

(2016) Acta Crystallogr D Biol Crystallogr 72: 1162

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S2059798316014376
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    4CKQ, 4UQ9, 4UQA, 4UQB, 4UQC, 4UQD, 4UQE, 5A6L, 5A6M

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    Glucuronoxylan endo-β-1,4-xylanases cleave the xylan chain specifically at sites containing 4-O-methylglucuronic acid substitutions. These enzymes have recently received considerable attention owing to their importance in the cooperative hydrolysis of heteropolysaccharides. However, little is known about the hydrolysis of glucuronoxylans in extreme environments. Here, the structure of a thermostable family 30 glucuronoxylan endo-β-1,4-xylanase (CtXyn30A) from Clostridium thermocellum is reported. CtXyn30A is part of the cellulosome, a highly elaborate multi-enzyme complex secreted by the bacterium to efficiently deconstruct plant cell-wall carbohydrates. CtXyn30A preferably hydrolyses glucuronoxylans and displays maximum activity at pH 6.0 and 70°C. The structure of CtXyn30A displays a (β/α) 8 TIM-barrel core with a side-associated β-sheet domain. Structural analysis of the CtXyn30A mutant E225A, solved in the presence of xylotetraose, revealed xylotetraose-cleavage oligosaccharides partially occupying subsites -3 to +2. The sugar ring at the +1 subsite is held in place by hydrophobic stacking interactions between Tyr139 and Tyr200 and hydrogen bonds to the OH group of Tyr227. Although family 30 glycoside hydrolases are retaining enzymes, the xylopyranosyl ring at the -1 subsite of CtXyn30A-E225A appears in the α-anomeric configuration. A set of residues were found to be strictly conserved in glucuronoxylan endo-β-1,4-xylanases and constitute the molecular determinants of the restricted specificity displayed by these enzymes. CtXyn30A is the first thermostable glucuronoxylan endo-β-1,4-xylanase described to date. This work reveals that substrate recognition by both thermophilic and mesophilic glucuronoxylan endo-β-1,4-xylanases is modulated by a conserved set of residues.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    CIISA-Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade de Lisboa, Avenida da Universidade Técnica, 1300-477 Lisboa, Portugal.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
CARBOHYDRATE BINDING FAMILY 6409Acetivibrio thermocellus ATCC 27405Mutation(s): 3 
EC: 3.2.1.8
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Entity ID: 2
MoleculeChains Length2D Diagram Glycosylation3D Interactions
beta-D-xylopyranose-(1-4)-beta-D-xylopyranose-(1-4)-alpha-D-xylopyranose
B
3N/A
Glycosylation Resources
GlyTouCan:  G13162YT
GlyCosmos:  G13162YT
Entity ID: 3
MoleculeChains Length2D Diagram Glycosylation3D Interactions
beta-D-xylopyranose-(1-4)-beta-D-xylopyranose
C
2N/A
Glycosylation Resources
GlyTouCan:  G87728WL
GlyCosmos:  G87728WL
Biologically Interesting Molecules (External Reference) 1 Unique
Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.17 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.135 
  • R-Value Work: 0.115 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.116 
  • Space Group: P 1 21 1
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 49.68α = 90
b = 87.12β = 113.36
c = 59γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
REFMACrefinement
XDSdata reduction
Aimlessdata scaling
PHASERphasing

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Entry History 

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Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2016-10-19
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2016-11-09
    Changes: Database references
  • Version 1.2: 2016-11-23
    Changes: Database references
  • Version 1.3: 2017-08-23
    Changes: Data collection
  • Version 2.0: 2020-07-29
    Type: Remediation
    Reason: Carbohydrate remediation
    Changes: Advisory, Atomic model, Data collection, Derived calculations, Other, Structure summary
  • Version 2.1: 2024-01-10
    Changes: Data collection, Database references, Derived calculations, Refinement description, Structure summary