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ArticleActa crystallographica. Section D, Biological crystallography2014

Visualization of a substrate-induced productive conformation of the catalytic triad of the Neisseria meningitidis peptidoglycan O-acetylesterase reveals mechanistic conservation in SGNH esterase family members.

Allison H Williams, Frédéric J Veyrier, Mathilde Bonis, Yann Michaud, Bertrand Raynal, Muhamed Kheir Taha, Stephen W White, Ahmed Haouz, Ivo G Boneca

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Article in Acta crystallographica. Section D, Biological crystallography, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12 citing papers in PubMed, 21 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Allison H WilliamsInstitut Pasteur, Unité Biologie et génétique de la paroi bactérienne, Dept. Microbiologie, 28 Rue du Dr. Roux, 75015 Paris, France.
Frédéric J VeyrierInstitut Pasteur, Unité Biologie et génétique de la paroi bactérienne, Dept. Microbiologie, 28 Rue du Dr. Roux, 75015 Paris, France.
Mathilde BonisInstitut Pasteur, Unité Biologie et génétique de la paroi bactérienne, Dept. Microbiologie, 28 Rue du Dr. Roux, 75015 Paris, France.
Yann MichaudInstitut Pasteur, Unité Biologie et génétique de la paroi bactérienne, Dept. Microbiologie, 28 Rue du Dr. Roux, 75015 Paris, France.
Bertrand RaynalInstitut Pasteur, CNRS-UMR3528, Plateforme de Biophysique, 25 Rue du Dr. Roux, 75724 Paris, France.
Muhamed Kheir TahaInstitut Pasteur, Unité Infection Bactériennes Invasives, Dept. Infection et Epidémiologie, 28 Rue du Dr. Roux, 75015 Paris, France.
Stephen W WhiteDepartment of Structural Biology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105, USA.
Ahmed HaouzInstitut Pasteur, CNRS-UMR3528, Plateforme de Cristallographie, 25 Rue du Dr. Roux, 75724 Paris, France.
Ivo G BonecaInstitut Pasteur, Unité Biologie et génétique de la paroi bactérienne, Dept. Microbiologie, 28 Rue du Dr. Roux, 75015 Paris, France.
Institut Pasteur · FRFondation de l'Avenir · FRInserm · FRCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique · FRSt. Jude Children's Research Hospital · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Peptidoglycan O-acetylesterase (Ape1), which is required for host survival in Neisseria sp., belongs to the diverse SGNH hydrolase superfamily, which includes important viral and bacterial virulence factors. Here, multi-domain crystal structures of Ape1 with an SGNH catalytic domain and a newly identified putative peptidoglycan-detection module are reported. Enzyme catalysis was performed in Ape1 crystals and key catalytic intermediates along the SGNH esterase hydrolysis reaction pathway were visualized, revealing a substrate-induced productive conformation of the catalytic triad, a mechanistic detail that has not previously been observed. This substrate-induced productive conformation of the catalytic triad shifts the established dogma on these enzymes, generating valuable insight into the structure-based design of drugs targeting the SGNH esterase superfamily.

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Bacterial ProteinsCatalytic DomainCrystallography, X-RayEsterasesModels, MolecularNeisseria meningitidisPeptidoglycanProtein ConformationBacterial ProteinsEsterasesPeptidoglycanApe1peptidoglycan O-acetylesteraseSGNH hydrolase superfamily

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PMID25286847
PMCPMC4188005
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