4gyj
From Proteopedia
Crystal structure of mutant (D318N) bacillus subtilis family 3 glycoside hydrolase (nagz) in complex with glcnac-murnac (space group P1)
Structural highlights
FunctionNAGZ_BACSU Plays a role in peptidoglycan recycling by cleaving the terminal beta-1,4-linked N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc) from peptide-linked peptidoglycan fragments, giving rise to free GlcNAc, anhydro-N-acetylmuramic acid and anhydro-N-acetylmuramic acid-linked peptides. Cleaves muropeptides, but not peptidoglycan.[1] [2] Publication Abstract from PubMedNagZ is a glycoside hydrolase that participates in peptidoglycan (PG) recycling by removing beta-N-acetylglucosamine from PG fragments that are excised from the bacterial cell wall during growth. Notably, the products formed by NagZ, 1,6-anhydroMurNAc-peptides, activate beta-lactam resistance in many Gram-negative bacteria, making this enzyme of interest as a potential therapeutic target. Crystal structure determinations of NagZ from Salmonella typhimurium and Bacillus subtilis in complex with natural substrate, trapped as a glycosyl-enzyme intermediate, and bound to product, define the reaction coordinate of the NagZ family of enzymes. The structures, combined with kinetic studies, reveal an uncommon degree of structural plasticity within the active site of a glycoside hydrolase, and unveil how NagZ drives substrate distortion using a highly mobile loop that contains a conserved histidine that has been proposed as the general acid/base. Active Site Plasticity within the Glycoside Hydrolase NagZ Underlies a Dynamic Mechanism of Substrate Distortion.,Bacik JP, Whitworth GE, Stubbs KA, Vocadlo DJ, Mark BL Chem Biol. 2012 Nov 21;19(11):1471-82. doi: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2012.09.016. PMID:23177201[3] From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. References
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