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ArticleThe Biochemical journal2020

Fragment-derived modulators of an industrial β-glucosidase.

Eleni Makraki, John F Darby, Marta G Carneiro, James D Firth, Alex Heyam, Eiso Ab, Peter O'Brien, Gregg Siegal, Roderick E Hubbard

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Article in The Biochemical journal, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Eleni MakrakiDepartment of Chemistry, University of York, Heslington, York YO10 5DD, U.K.
John F DarbyDepartment of Chemistry, University of York, Heslington, York YO10 5DD, U.K.
Marta G CarneiroZoBio BV, J.H. Oortweg 19, 2333 CH Leiden, The Netherlands.
James D FirthDepartment of Chemistry, University of York, Heslington, York YO10 5DD, U.K.
Alex HeyamDepartment of Chemistry, University of York, Heslington, York YO10 5DD, U.K.
Eiso AbZoBio BV, J.H. Oortweg 19, 2333 CH Leiden, The Netherlands.
Peter O'BrienDepartment of Chemistry, University of York, Heslington, York YO10 5DD, U.K.
Gregg SiegalZoBio BV, J.H. Oortweg 19, 2333 CH Leiden, The Netherlands.
Roderick E HubbardDepartment of Chemistry, University of York, Heslington, York YO10 5DD, U.K.
University of York · GBGranta Design (United Kingdom) · GBVrije Universiteit Amsterdam · NL

Funding

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/N008332/1Wellcome Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A fragment screen of a library of 560 commercially available fragments using a kinetic assay identified a small molecule that increased the activity of the fungal glycoside hydrolase TrBgl2. An analogue by catalogue approach and detailed kinetic analysis identified improved compounds that behaved as nonessential activators with up to a 2-fold increase in maximum activation. The compounds did not activate the related bacterial glycoside hydrolase CcBglA demonstrating specificity. Interestingly, an analogue of the initial fragment inhibits both TrBgl2 and CcBglA, apparently through a mixed-model mechanism. Although it was not possible to determine crystal structures of activator binding to 55 kDa TrBgl2, solution NMR experiments demonstrated a specific binding site for the activator. A partial assignment of the NMR spectrum gave the identity of the amino acids at this site, allowing a model for TrBgl2 activation to be built. The activator binds at the entrance of the substrate-binding site, generating a productive conformation for the enzyme-substrate complex.

Indexed as

beta-GlucosidaseEnzyme ActivatorsFungal ProteinsHypocrealesNuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecularbeta-GlucosidaseEnzyme ActivatorsFungal Proteinsglycoside hydrolaseNMR spectroscopyprotein–ligand dockingsmall molecule activatorsTrBgl2

Identifiers

PMID33111951
PMCPMC7702302
OpenAlexW3094888852

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