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ArticleScientific reports2020

Structural insights of the enzymes from the chitin utilization locus of Flavobacterium johnsoniae.

Scott Mazurkewich, Ronny Helland, Alasdair Mackenzie, Vincent G H Eijsink, Phillip B Pope, Gisela Brändén, Johan Larsbrink

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Article in Scientific reports, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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7 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Scott MazurkewichWallenberg Wood Science Center, Department of Biology and Biological Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, 412 96, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Ronny HellandDepartment of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, UiT, The Arctic University of Norway, 9037, Tromsø, Norway.
Alasdair MackenzieFaculty of Chemistry, Biotechnology and Food Science, Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU), 1432, Ås, Norway.
Vincent G H EijsinkFaculty of Chemistry, Biotechnology and Food Science, Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU), 1432, Ås, Norway.
Phillip B PopeFaculty of Chemistry, Biotechnology and Food Science, Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU), 1432, Ås, Norway.
Gisela BrändénDepartment of Chemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Gothenburg, 405 30, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Johan LarsbrinkWallenberg Wood Science Center, Department of Biology and Biological Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, 412 96, Gothenburg, Sweden. johan.larsbrink@chalmers.se.
Norwegian University of Life Sciences · NOChalmers University of Technology · SEUiT The Arctic University of Norway · NOUniversity of Gothenburg · SEWallenberg Wood Science Center · SE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chitin is one of the most abundant renewable organic materials found on earth. The chitin utilization locus in Flavobacterium johnsoniae, which encodes necessary proteins for complete enzymatic depolymerization of crystalline chitin, has recently been characterized but no detailed structural information on the enzymes was provided. Here we present protein structures of the F. johnsoniae chitobiase (FjGH20) and chitinase B (FjChiB). FjGH20 is a multi-domain enzyme with a helical domain not before observed in other chitobiases and a domain organization reminiscent of GH84 (β-N-acetylglucosaminidase) family members. The structure of FjChiB reveals that the protein lacks loops and regions associated with exo-acting activity in other chitinases and instead has a more solvent accessible substrate binding cleft, which is consistent with its endo-chitinase activity. Additionally, small angle X-ray scattering data were collected for the internal 70 kDa region that connects the N- and C-terminal chitinase domains of the unique 158 kDa multi-domain chitinase A (FjChiA). The resulting model of the molecular envelope supports bioinformatic predictions of the region comprising six domains, each with similarities to either Fn3-like or Ig-like domains. Taken together, the results provide insights into chitin utilization by F. johnsoniae and reveal structural diversity in bacterial chitin metabolism.

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AcetylglucosaminidaseAmino Acid SequenceBacterial ProteinsCatalytic DomainChitinChitinasesCrystallography, X-RayFlavobacteriumModels, MolecularAcetylglucosaminidaseBacterial ProteinsChitinChitinases

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