6EQF

Crystal structure of a polyethylene terephthalate degrading hydrolase from Ideonella sakaiensis in spacegroup P212121


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.70 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.185 
  • R-Value Work: 0.149 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.150 

Starting Model: experimental
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Literature

Characterization and engineering of a plastic-degrading aromatic polyesterase.

Austin, H.P.Allen, M.D.Donohoe, B.S.Rorrer, N.A.Kearns, F.L.Silveira, R.L.Pollard, B.C.Dominick, G.Duman, R.El Omari, K.Mykhaylyk, V.Wagner, A.Michener, W.E.Amore, A.Skaf, M.S.Crowley, M.F.Thorne, A.W.Johnson, C.W.Woodcock, H.L.McGeehan, J.E.Beckham, G.T.

(2018) Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 115: E4350-E4357

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1718804115
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    6EQD, 6EQE, 6EQF, 6EQG, 6EQH

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    Poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) is one of the most abundantly produced synthetic polymers and is accumulating in the environment at a staggering rate as discarded packaging and textiles. The properties that make PET so useful also endow it with an alarming resistance to biodegradation, likely lasting centuries in the environment. Our collective reliance on PET and other plastics means that this buildup will continue unless solutions are found. Recently, a newly discovered bacterium, Ideonella sakaiensis 201-F6, was shown to exhibit the rare ability to grow on PET as a major carbon and energy source. Central to its PET biodegradation capability is a secreted PETase (PET-digesting enzyme). Here, we present a 0.92 Å resolution X-ray crystal structure of PETase, which reveals features common to both cutinases and lipases. PETase retains the ancestral α/β-hydrolase fold but exhibits a more open active-site cleft than homologous cutinases. By narrowing the binding cleft via mutation of two active-site residues to conserved amino acids in cutinases, we surprisingly observe improved PET degradation, suggesting that PETase is not fully optimized for crystalline PET degradation, despite presumably evolving in a PET-rich environment. Additionally, we show that PETase degrades another semiaromatic polyester, polyethylene-2,5-furandicarboxylate (PEF), which is an emerging, bioderived PET replacement with improved barrier properties. In contrast, PETase does not degrade aliphatic polyesters, suggesting that it is generally an aromatic polyesterase. These findings suggest that additional protein engineering to increase PETase performance is realistic and highlight the need for further developments of structure/activity relationships for biodegradation of synthetic polyesters.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Molecular Biophysics Laboratories, School of Biological Sciences, Institute of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth PO1 2DY, United Kingdom.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Poly(ethylene terephthalate) hydrolase298Piscinibacter sakaiensisMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: ISF6_4831
EC: 3.1.1.101
UniProt
Find proteins for A0A0K8P6T7 (Piscinibacter sakaiensis)
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Go to UniProtKB:  A0A0K8P6T7
Entity Groups  
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UniProt GroupA0A0K8P6T7
Sequence Annotations
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  • Reference Sequence
Small Molecules
Ligands 1 Unique
IDChains Name / Formula / InChI Key2D Diagram3D Interactions
CL
Query on CL

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B [auth A]CHLORIDE ION
Cl
VEXZGXHMUGYJMC-UHFFFAOYSA-M
Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.70 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.185 
  • R-Value Work: 0.149 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.150 
  • Space Group: P 21 21 21
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 51.349α = 90
b = 64.13β = 90
c = 68.24γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
PHENIXrefinement
MOSFLMdata reduction
SCALAdata scaling
PHASERphasing

Structure Validation

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Entry History & Funding Information

Deposition Data


Funding OrganizationLocationGrant Number
NRELUnited StatesLaboratory Directed Research and Development Program
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research CouncilUnited KingdomBB/P011918/1

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2018-04-25
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2018-05-02
    Changes: Data collection, Database references
  • Version 1.2: 2018-05-16
    Changes: Data collection, Database references
  • Version 1.3: 2024-01-17
    Changes: Data collection, Database references, Refinement description