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Publication Abstract from PubMed

Mushroom tyrosinase-associated lectin-like protein (MtaL) binds to mature Agaricus bisporus tyrosinase in vivo, but the exact physiological function of MtaL is unknown. In this study, the crystal structure of recombinant MtaL is reported at 1.35 A resolution. Comparison of its structure with that of the truncated and cleaved MtaL present in the complex with tyrosinase directly isolated from mushroom shows that the general beta-trefoil fold is conserved. However, differences are detected in the loop regions, particularly in the beta2-beta3 loop, which is intact and not cleaved in the recombinant MtaL. Furthermore, the N-terminal tail is rotated inwards, covering the tyrosinase-binding interface. Thus, MtaL must undergo conformational changes in order to bind mature mushroom tyrosinase. Very interestingly, the beta-trefoil fold has been identified to be essential for carbohydrate interaction in other lectin-like proteins. Comparison of the structures of MtaL and a ricin-B-like lectin with a bound disaccharide shows that MtaL may have a similar carbohydrate-binding site that might be involved in glycoreceptor activity.

Crystal structure of recombinant tyrosinase-binding protein MtaL at 1.35 A resolution.,Lai X, Soler-Lopez M, Ismaya WT, Wichers HJ, Dijkstra BW Acta Crystallogr F Struct Biol Commun. 2016 Mar 1;72(Pt 3):244-50. doi:, 10.1107/S2053230X16002107. Epub 2016 Feb 19. PMID:26919530^[1]

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