Structural highlights
Function
[GLCDH_HALMT] Catalyzes the NAD(P)(+)-dependent oxidation of D-glucose to D-gluconate. Displays broad substrate specificity since it is able to catalyze the oxidation of a number of alternative aldose sugars, such as D-xylose, D-galactose, and D-fucose, to the corresponding glyconate. Can utilize both NAD(+) and NADP(+) as electron acceptor, with a preference for NADP(+). Physiologically, seems to be involved in the degradation of glucose through a modified Entner-Doudoroff pathway.[1] [2]
Evolutionary Conservation
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Publication Abstract from PubMed
The structure of glucose dehydrogenase from the extreme halophile Haloferax mediterranei has been solved at 1.6-A resolution under crystallization conditions which closely mimic the "in vivo" intracellular environment. The decoration of the enzyme's surface with acidic residues is only partially neutralized by bound potassium counterions, which also appear to play a role in substrate binding. The surface shows the expected reduction in hydrophobic character, surprisingly not from changes associated with the loss of exposed hydrophobic residues but rather arising from a loss of lysines consistent with the genome wide-reduction of this residue in extreme halophiles. The structure reveals a highly ordered, multilayered solvation shell that can be seen to be organized into one dominant network covering much of the exposed surface accessible area to an extent not seen in almost any other protein structure solved. This finding is consistent with the requirement of the enzyme to form a protective shell in a dehydrating environment.
Analysis of protein solvent interactions in glucose dehydrogenase from the extreme halophile Haloferax mediterranei.,Britton KL, Baker PJ, Fisher M, Ruzheinikov S, Gilmour DJ, Bonete MJ, Ferrer J, Pire C, Esclapez J, Rice DW Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2006 Mar 28;103(13):4846-51. Epub 2006 Mar 21. PMID:16551747[3]
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References
- ↑ Pire C, Esclapez J, Ferrer J, Bonete MJ. Heterologous overexpression of glucose dehydrogenase from the halophilic archaeon Haloferax mediterranei, an enzyme of the medium chain dehydrogenase/reductase family. FEMS Microbiol Lett. 2001 Jun 25;200(2):221-7. PMID:11425479
- ↑ Bonete MJ, Pire C, LLorca FI, Camacho ML. Glucose dehydrogenase from the halophilic Archaeon Haloferax mediterranei: enzyme purification, characterisation and N-terminal sequence. FEBS Lett. 1996 Apr 1;383(3):227-9. PMID:8925901
- ↑ Britton KL, Baker PJ, Fisher M, Ruzheinikov S, Gilmour DJ, Bonete MJ, Ferrer J, Pire C, Esclapez J, Rice DW. Analysis of protein solvent interactions in glucose dehydrogenase from the extreme halophile Haloferax mediterranei. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2006 Mar 28;103(13):4846-51. Epub 2006 Mar 21. PMID:16551747
