Structural highlights
Function
UCDH_STRA3 Catalyzes the hydrolysis of unsaturated hyaluronate and chondroitin disaccharides. Also degrades unsaturated heparin disaccharides. Releases 4-deoxy-4,5-didehydro D-glucuronic acid or 4-deoxy-4,5-didehydro L-iduronic acid from chondroitin disaccharides, hyaluronan disaccharides and heparin disaccharides and cleaves both glycosidic (1->3) and (1->4) bonds. Prefers sulfated glycosaminoglycans compared to unsulfated glycosaminoglycans. Probably required for mammalian cells invasion through the degradation of extracellular sulfated glycosaminoglycans such as chondroitin and hyaluronan.[1] [2]
References
- ↑ Maruyama Y, Nakamichi Y, Itoh T, Mikami B, Hashimoto W, Murata K. Substrate specificity of streptococcal unsaturated glucuronyl hydrolases for sulfated glycosaminoglycan. J Biol Chem. 2009 Jul 3;284(27):18059-69. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M109.005660. Epub 2009, May 5. PMID:19416976 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M109.005660
- ↑ Nakamichi Y, Maruyama Y, Mikami B, Hashimoto W, Murata K. Structural determinants in streptococcal unsaturated glucuronyl hydrolase for recognition of glycosaminoglycan sulfate groups. J Biol Chem. 2011 Feb 25;286(8):6262-71. Epub 2010 Dec 8. PMID:21147778 doi:10.1074/jbc.M110.182618
