Structural basis for broad substrate specificity in higher plant beta-D-glucan glucohydrolases |
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Authors: | Hrmova Maria De Gori Ross Smith Brian J Fairweather Jon K Driguez Hugues Varghese Joseph N Fincher Geoffrey B |
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Institution: | Department of Plant Science, University of Adelaide, Waite Campus, Glen Osmond, South Australia 5064, Australia. |
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Abstract: | Family 3 beta-D-glucan glucohydrolases are distributed widely in higher plants. The enzymes catalyze the hydrolytic removal of beta-D-glucosyl residues from nonreducing termini of a range of beta-D-glucans and beta-D-oligoglucosides. Their broad specificity can be explained by x-ray crystallographic data obtained from a barley beta-D-glucan glucohydrolase in complex with nonhydrolyzable S-glycoside substrate analogs and by molecular modeling of enzyme/substrate complexes. The glucosyl residue that occupies binding subsite -1 is locked tightly into a fixed position through extensive hydrogen bonding with six amino acid residues near the bottom of an active site pocket. In contrast, the glucosyl residue at subsite +1 is located between two Trp residues at the entrance of the pocket, where it is constrained less tightly. The relative flexibility of binding at subsite +1, coupled with the projection of the remainder of bound substrate away from the enzyme's surface, means that the overall active site can accommodate a range of substrates with variable spatial dispositions of adjacent beta-D-glucosyl residues. The broad specificity for glycosidic linkage type enables the enzyme to perform diverse functions during plant development. |
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