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ArticleJournal of enzyme inhibition and medicinal chemistry2025

A stable GH31 α-glucosidase as a model system for the study of mutations leading to human glycogen storage disease type II.

Roberta Iacono, Francesca Maria Pia Paragliola, Andrea Strazzulli, Marco Moracci

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Roberta IaconoDepartment of Biology, University of Naples "Federico II", Naples, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-3586-4322
Francesca Maria Pia ParagliolaDepartment of Biology, University of Naples "Federico II", Naples, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-9254-5651
Andrea StrazzulliDepartment of Biology, University of Naples "Federico II", Naples, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-9690-149X
Marco MoracciDepartment of Biology, University of Naples "Federico II", Naples, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-9846-2531

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Abstract

GH31 glycosidases are widespread across organisms, but remarkably, less than 1% of them have been biochemically characterised to date. Among them, human lysosomal acid α-glucosidase (GAA) stands out due to its link to Pompe disease, a rare lysosomal storage disorder caused by its deficiency. This disease results in glycogen accumulation, severe cellular damage, motor impairment, and premature death. Structural and functional studies of GAA mutants are challenging due to their instability and lack of activity, hindering their expression and purification. The GH31 enzyme MalA from a hyperthermophilic archaeon is explored here as a stable homolog of GAA. MalA is highly expressible, easy to purify, and structurally characterised. The R400H mutant in MalA, corresponding to the pathogenic GAA R600H mutation, revealed here a 1200-fold drop in specificity constant and >8 °C reduction in thermal stability. We propose MalA's as a robust model for studying GAA mutations and developing therapeutic chaperones.

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alpha-GlucosidasesGlycogen Storage Disease Type IIMutationEnzyme StabilityHumansModels, MolecularMolecular StructureStructure-Activity Relationshipalpha-GlucosidasesGAA protein, humanenzymatic modelextremozymespharmacological chaperon therapyPompe disease

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PMCPMC11864002

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