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Publication Abstract from PubMed
Prokaryotes can use a variety of sugars as carbon sources in order to provide a selective survival advantage. The gene z5688 found in the pathogenic Escherichia coli O157:H7 encodes a "hypothetical" protein of unknown function. Sequence analysis identified the gene product as a putative member of the cupin superfamily of proteins, but no other functional information was known. We have determined the crystal structure of the Z5688 protein at 1.6 A resolution and identified the protein as a novel E. coli sugar isomerase (EcSI) through overall fold analysis and secondary-structure matching. Extensive substrate screening revealed that EcSI is capable of acting on d-lyxose and d-mannose. The complex structure of EcSI with fructose allowed the identification of key active-site residues, and mutagenesis confirmed their importance. The structure of EcSI also suggested a novel mechanism for substrate binding and product release in a cupin sugar isomerase. Supplementation of a nonpathogenic E. coli strain with EcSI enabled cell growth on the rare pentose d-lyxose.
Structure-based annotation of a novel sugar isomerase from the pathogenic E. coli O157:H7.,van Staalduinen LM, Park CS, Yeom SJ, Adams-Cioaba MA, Oh DK, Jia Z J Mol Biol. 2010 Sep 3;401(5):866-81. Epub 2010 Jul 6. PMID:20615418[1]
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References
- ↑ van Staalduinen LM, Park CS, Yeom SJ, Adams-Cioaba MA, Oh DK, Jia Z. Structure-based annotation of a novel sugar isomerase from the pathogenic E. coli O157:H7. J Mol Biol. 2010 Sep 3;401(5):866-81. Epub 2010 Jul 6. PMID:20615418 doi:10.1016/j.jmb.2010.06.063
