6EJI

Structure of a glycosyltransferase


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.30 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.223 
  • R-Value Work: 0.196 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.197 

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Literature

Structural basis of the molecular ruler mechanism of a bacterial glycosyltransferase.

Ramirez, A.S.Boilevin, J.Mehdipour, A.R.Hummer, G.Darbre, T.Reymond, J.L.Locher, K.P.

(2018) Nat Commun 9: 445-445

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-02880-2
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    6EJI, 6EJJ, 6EJK

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    The membrane-associated, processive and retaining glycosyltransferase PglH from Campylobacter jejuni is part of the biosynthetic pathway of the lipid-linked oligosaccharide (LLO) that serves as the glycan donor in bacterial protein N-glycosylation. Using an unknown counting mechanism, PglH catalyzes the transfer of exactly three α1,4 N-acetylgalactosamine (GalNAc) units to the growing LLO precursor, GalNAc-α1,4-GalNAc-α1,3-Bac-α1-PP-undecaprenyl. Here, we present crystal structures of PglH in three distinct states, including a binary complex with UDP-GalNAc and two ternary complexes containing a chemo-enzymatically generated LLO analog and either UDP or synthetic, nonhydrolyzable UDP-CH 2 -GalNAc. PglH contains an amphipathic helix ("ruler helix") that has a dual role of facilitating membrane attachment and glycan counting. The ruler helix contains three positively charged side chains that can bind the pyrophosphate group of the LLO substrate and thus limit the addition of GalNAc units to three. These results, combined with molecular dynamics simulations, provide the mechanism of glycan counting by PglH.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Institute of Molecular Biology and Biophysics, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH), CH-8093, Zürich, Switzerland.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
WlaC protein
A, B
373Campylobacter jejuniMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: wlaC
UniProt
Find proteins for O86151 (Campylobacter jejuni)
Explore O86151 
Go to UniProtKB:  O86151
Entity Groups  
Sequence Clusters30% Identity50% Identity70% Identity90% Identity95% Identity100% Identity
UniProt GroupO86151
Sequence Annotations
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  • Reference Sequence
Small Molecules
Ligands 5 Unique
IDChains Name / Formula / InChI Key2D Diagram3D Interactions
UD2
Query on UD2

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C [auth A],
J [auth B]
URIDINE-DIPHOSPHATE-N-ACETYLGALACTOSAMINE
C17 H27 N3 O17 P2
LFTYTUAZOPRMMI-NESSUJCYSA-N
GOL
Query on GOL

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E [auth A],
L [auth B]
GLYCEROL
C3 H8 O3
PEDCQBHIVMGVHV-UHFFFAOYSA-N
K
Query on K

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D [auth A],
K [auth B]
POTASSIUM ION
K
NPYPAHLBTDXSSS-UHFFFAOYSA-N
CL
Query on CL

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H [auth A],
I [auth A],
O [auth B]
CHLORIDE ION
Cl
VEXZGXHMUGYJMC-UHFFFAOYSA-M
NA
Query on NA

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F [auth A],
G [auth A],
M [auth B],
N [auth B]
SODIUM ION
Na
FKNQFGJONOIPTF-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Modified Residues  1 Unique
IDChains TypeFormula2D DiagramParent
MSE
Query on MSE
A, B
L-PEPTIDE LINKINGC5 H11 N O2 SeMET
Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.30 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.223 
  • R-Value Work: 0.196 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.197 
  • Space Group: P 1 21 1
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 61.62α = 90
b = 127.03β = 90.13
c = 71.58γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
PHENIXrefinement
XDSdata reduction
XSCALEdata scaling
CRANK2phasing

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Entry History & Funding Information

Deposition Data


Funding OrganizationLocationGrant Number
Switzerland--

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2018-02-07
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2018-02-14
    Changes: Database references