Document Type
Journal Article
Publication Date
1-2016
Journal
Nature Communications
Volume
7
Inclusive Pages
10175
DOI
10.1038/ncomms10175
Keywords
Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial--physiology; Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic--physiology; Glycosyltransferases--metabolism; Synechocystis--enzymology
Abstract
The attachment of a sugar to a hydrophobic polyisoprenyl carrier is the first step for all extracellular glycosylation processes. The enzymes that perform these reactions, polyisoprenyl-glycosyltransferases (PI-GTs) include dolichol phosphate mannose synthase (DPMS), which generates the mannose donor for glycosylation in the endoplasmic reticulum. Here we report the 3.0Å resolution crystal structure of GtrB, a glucose-specific PI-GT from Synechocystis, showing a tetramer in which each protomer contributes two helices to a membrane-spanning bundle. The active site is 15 Å from the membrane, raising the question of how water-soluble and membrane-embedded substrates are brought into apposition for catalysis. A conserved juxtamembrane domain harbours disease mutations, which compromised activity in GtrB in vitro and in humanDPM1 tested in zebrafish. We hypothesize a role of this domain in shielding the polyisoprenyl-phosphate for transport to the active site. Our results reveal the basis of PI-GT function, and provide a potential molecular explanation for DPM1-related disease.
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APA Citation
Ardiccioni, C., Clarke, O.B., Tomasek, D., Issa, H.A., von Alpen, D.C., Pond, H.L., ...Mancia, F. (2016). Structure of the polyisoprenyl-phosphate glycosyltransferase GtrB and insights into the mechanism of catalysis. Nature Communications, 7:10175. doi:10.1038/ncomms10175
Peer Reviewed
1
Open Access
1
Comments
Reproduced with permission of Macmillan Publishers Ltd. Nature Communications.