Structural highlights
Function
HGGL1_MAIZE Is implicated in many functions such as ABA metabolism, hydrolysis of conjugated gibberellins, conversion of storage forms of cytokinins to active forms. Also acts in defense of young plant parts against pests via the production of hydroxamic acids from hydroxamic acid glucosides. Enzymatic activity is highly correlated with plant growth. The preferred substrate is DIMBOA-beta-D-glucoside. Hydrolyzes the chromogenic substrate 6-bromo-2-naphthyl-beta-D-glucoside (6BNGlc) and various artificial aryl beta-glucosides. No activity with cellobiose, arbutin, gentiobiose, linamarin or dhurrin as substrates.[1] [2] [3]
Evolutionary Conservation
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Publication Abstract from PubMed
The maize beta-glucosidase isoenzymes ZMGlu1 and ZMGlu2 hydrolyse the abundant natural substrate DIMBOAGlc (2-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-4-hydroxy-7-methoxy-1,4-benzoxazin-3-one), whose aglycone DIMBOA (2,4-hydroxy-7-methoxy-1,4-benzoxazin-3-one) is the major defence chemical protecting seedlings and young plant parts against herbivores and other pests. The two isoenzymes hydrolyse DIMBOAGlc with similar kinetics but differ from each other and their sorghum homologues with respect to specificity towards other substrates. To gain insights into the mechanism of substrate (i.e. aglycone) specificity between the two maize isoenzymes and their sorghum homologues, ZMGlu1 was produced in Escherichia coli, purified, crystallized and its structure solved at 2.5 Angstrom resolution by X-ray crystallography. In addition, the complex of ZMGlu1 with the non-hydrolysable inhibitor p-nitrophenyl beta-D-thioglucoside was crystallized and, based on the partial electron density, a model for the inhibitor molecule within the active site is proposed. The inhibitor is located in a slot-like active site where its aromatic aglycone is held by stacking interactions with Trp-378. Whereas some of the atoms on the non-reducing end of the glucose moiety can be modelled on the basis of the electron density, most of the inhibitor atoms are highly disordered. This is attributed to the requirement of the enzyme to accommodate two different species, namely the substrate in its ground state and in its distorted conformation, for catalysis.
Crystal structure of a monocotyledon (maize ZMGlu1) beta-glucosidase and a model of its complex with p-nitrophenyl beta-D-thioglucoside.,Czjzek M, Cicek M, Zamboni V, Burmeister WP, Bevan DR, Henrissat B, Esen A Biochem J. 2001 Feb 15;354(Pt 1):37-46. PMID:11171077[4]
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References
- ↑ Cicek M, Esen A. Expression of soluble and catalytically active plant (monocot) beta-glucosidases in E. coli. Biotechnol Bioeng. 1999 May 20;63(4):392-400. PMID:10099619
- ↑ Esen A. Purification and Partial Characterization of Maize (Zea mays L.) beta-Glucosidase. Plant Physiol. 1992 Jan;98(1):174-82. PMID:16668611
- ↑ Cicek M, Esen A. Expression of soluble and catalytically active plant (monocot) beta-glucosidases in E. coli. Biotechnol Bioeng. 1999 May 20;63(4):392-400. PMID:10099619
- ↑ Czjzek M, Cicek M, Zamboni V, Burmeister WP, Bevan DR, Henrissat B, Esen A. Crystal structure of a monocotyledon (maize ZMGlu1) beta-glucosidase and a model of its complex with p-nitrophenyl beta-D-thioglucoside. Biochem J. 2001 Feb 15;354(Pt 1):37-46. PMID:11171077
