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1ktw
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| , resolution 2.00Å | |||||||
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| Ligands: | , , , , | ||||||
| Activity: | Iota-carrageenase, with EC number 3.2.1.157 | ||||||
| Related: | 1H80
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| Resources: | FirstGlance, OCA, PDBsum, RCSB | ||||||
| Coordinates: | save as pdb, mmCIF, xml | ||||||
IOTA-CARRAGEENASE COMPLEXED TO IOTA-CARRAGEENAN FRAGMENTS
Overview
iota-Carrageenans are sulfated 1,3-alpha-1,4-beta-galactans from the cell walls of red algae, which auto-associate into crystalline fibers made of aggregates of double-stranded helices. iota-Carrageenases, which constitute family 82 of glycoside hydrolases, fold into a right-handed beta-helix. Here, the structure of Alteromonas fortis iota-carrageenase bound to iota-carrageenan fragments was solved at 2.0A resolution (PDB 1KTW). The enzyme holds a iota-carrageenan tetrasaccharide (subsites +1 to +4) and a disaccharide (subsites -3, -4), thus providing the first direct determination of a 3D structure of iota-carrageenan. Electrostatic interactions between basic protein residues and the sulfate substituents of the polysaccharide chain dominate iota-carrageenan recognition. Glu245 and Asp247 are the proton donor and the base catalyst, respectively. C-terminal domain A, which was highly flexible in the native enzyme structure, adopts a alpha/beta-fold, also found in DNA/RNA-binding domains. In the substrate-enzyme complex, this polyanion-binding module shifts toward the beta-helix groove, forming a tunnel. Thus, from an open conformation which allows for the initial endo-attack of iota-carrageenan chains, the enzyme switches to a closed-tunnel form, consistent with its highly processive character, as seen from the electron-microscopy analysis of the degradation of iota-carrageenan fibers.
About this Structure
1KTW is a Single protein structure of sequence from Alteromonas sp. atcc 43554. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA.
Reference
The structural bases of the processive degradation of iota-carrageenan, a main cell wall polysaccharide of red algae., Michel G, Helbert W, Kahn R, Dideberg O, Kloareg B, J Mol Biol. 2003 Nov 28;334(3):421-33. PMID:14623184
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