Structural highlights
Function
[DDLB_ECOLI] Cell wall formation.
Evolutionary Conservation
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Publication Abstract from PubMed
The molecular structure of the D-alanine:D-alanine ligase of the ddlB gene of Escherichia coli, co-crystallized with an S,R-methylphosphinate and adenosine triphosphate, was determined by x-ray diffraction to a resolution of 2.3 angstroms. A catalytic mechanism for the ligation of two D-alanine substrates is proposed in which a helix dipole and a hydrogen-bonded triad of tyrosine, serine, and glutamic acid assist binding and deprotonation steps. From sequence comparison, it is proposed that a different triad exists in a recently discovered D-alanine:D-lactate ligase (VanA) present in vancomycin-resistant enterococci. A molecular mechanism for the altered specificity of VanA is suggested.
Vancomycin resistance: structure of D-alanine:D-alanine ligase at 2.3 A resolution.,Fan C, Moews PC, Walsh CT, Knox JR Science. 1994 Oct 21;266(5184):439-43. PMID:7939684[1]
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See Also
References
- ↑ Fan C, Moews PC, Walsh CT, Knox JR. Vancomycin resistance: structure of D-alanine:D-alanine ligase at 2.3 A resolution. Science. 1994 Oct 21;266(5184):439-43. PMID:7939684
