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ArticleScientific reports2015

Subsite-specific contributions of different aromatic residues in the active site architecture of glycoside hydrolase family 12.

Xiaomei Zhang, Shuai Wang, Xiuyun Wu, Shijia Liu, Dandan Li, Hao Xu, Peiji Gao, Guanjun Chen, Lushan Wang

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9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Xiaomei ZhangThe State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, P.R. China.
Shuai WangThe State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, P.R. China.
Xiuyun WuThe State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, P.R. China.
Shijia LiuThe State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, P.R. China.
Dandan LiThe State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, P.R. China.
Hao XuKey Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry, Ministry of Education, Institute of Theoretical Chemistry, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, P.R. China.
Peiji GaoThe State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, P.R. China.
Guanjun ChenThe State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, P.R. China.
Lushan WangThe State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, P.R. China.
State Key Laboratory of Microbial TechnologyShandong University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The active site architecture of glycoside hydrolase (GH) is a contiguous subregion of the enzyme constituted by residues clustered in the three-dimensional space, recognizing the monomeric unit of ligand through hydrogen bonds and hydrophobic interactions. Mutations of the key residues in the active site architecture of the GH12 family exerted different impacts on catalytic efficiency. Binding affinities between the aromatic amino acids and carbohydrate rings were quantitatively determined by isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC) and the quantum mechanical (QM) method, showing that the binding capacity order of Tyr>Trp>His (and Phe) was determined by their side-chain properties. The results also revealed that the binding constant of a certain residue remained unchanged when altering its location, while the catalytic efficiency changed dramatically. Increased binding affinity at a relatively distant subsite, such as the mutant of W7Y at the -4 subsite, resulted in a marked increase in the intermediate product of cellotetraose and enhanced the reactivity of endoglucanase by 144%; while tighter binding near the catalytic center, i.e. W22Y at the -2 subsite, enabled the enzyme to bind and hydrolyze smaller oligosaccharides. Clarification of the specific roles of the aromatics at different subsites may pave the way for a more rational design of GHs.

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Amino Acids, AromaticAmino Acid SubstitutionBacterial ProteinsCatalytic DomainFungal ProteinsGlycoside HydrolasesMutation, MissenseAmino Acids, AromaticBacterial ProteinsFungal ProteinsGlycoside Hydrolases

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PMID26670009
PMCPMC4680936
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