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Publication Abstract from PubMed

The metabolism of the storage polysaccharides glycogen and starch are of vital importance to organisms from all domains of life. In bacteria, utilization of these alpha-glucans requires the concerted action of a variety of enzymes, including glycoside hydrolases, glycoside phosphorylases, and transglycosylases. In particular, transglycosylases from glycoside hydrolase families GH13 and GH77 play well-established roles in alpha-glucan sidechain (de)branching, regulation of oligo- and polysaccharide chain length, and formation of cyclic dextrans. Here, we present the biochemical and tertiary structural characterization of a new type of bacterial 1,4-alpha-glucan 4-alpha-glucosyltransferase from glycoside hydrolase family 31 (GH31). Distinct from 1,4-alpha-glucan 6-alpha-glucosyltransferases (EC 2.4.1.24) and 4-alpha-glucanotransferases (EC 2.4.1.25), this enzyme strictly transferred one glucosyl residue from alpha(1 -->4) glucans in disproportionation reactions. Substrate hydrolysis was undetectable for a series of malto-oligosaccharides, except maltose, for which transglycosylation nonetheless dominated across a range of substrate concentrations. Crystallographic analysis of the enzyme in apo, acarbose-complexed, and trapped 5-beta-fluoroglucosyl-enzyme intermediate forms revealed extended substrate interactions across one negative and up to three positive subsites, thus providing structural rationalization for the unique, single-monosaccharide transferase activity of the enzyme.

Structural enzymology of Cellvibrio japonicus Agd31B reveals alpha-transglucosylase activity in glycoside hydrolase family 31.,Larsbrink J, Izumi A, Hemsworth GR, Davies GJ, Brumer H J Biol Chem. 2012 Nov 6. PMID:23132856^[2]

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