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Publication Abstract from PubMed

The 1,3(4)-beta-D-glucanases of glycoside hydrolase family 16 provide useful examples of versatile yet specific protein-carbohydrate interactions. In the present study, we report the X-ray structures of the 1,3(4)-beta-D-glucanase Phanerochaete chrysosporium Laminarinase 16A in complex with beta-glucan products from laminarin (1.6 A) and lichenin (1.1 A) hydrolysis. The G6G3G3G glucan, in complex with the enzyme, showed a beta-1,6 branch in the acceptor site. The G4G3G ligand-protein complex showed that there was no room for a beta-1,6 branch in the -1 or -2 subsites; furthermore, the distorted residue in the -1 subsite and the glucose in the -2 subsite required a beta-1,3 bond between them. These are the first X-ray crystal structures of any 1,3(4)-beta-D-glucanase in complex with glucan products. They provide details of both substrate and product binding in support of earlier enzymatic evidence.

X-ray crystal structures of Phanerochaete chrysosporium Laminarinase 16A in complex with products from lichenin and laminarin hydrolysis.,Vasur J, Kawai R, Andersson E, Igarashi K, Sandgren M, Samejima M, Stahlberg J FEBS J. 2009 Jul;276(14):3858-69. Epub 2009 Jun 17. PMID:19769746^[1]

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