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Title | Cryo-EM structure of chitin synthase | |||||||||
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![]() | chitin synthase / membrane-integrated glycosyltransferase / TRANSFERASE | |||||||||
Function / homology | ![]() chitin synthase / chitin synthase activity / chitin biosynthetic process / cell wall organization / plasma membrane Similarity search - Function | |||||||||
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Method | single particle reconstruction / cryo EM / Resolution: 2.94 Å | |||||||||
![]() | Zhang X / Niu S / Li P / Bi Y | |||||||||
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![]() | ![]() Title: Chitin Translocation Is Functionally Coupled with Synthesis in Chitin Synthase. Authors: Suhao Niu / Lei Qi / Xiaoyue Zhang / Dongfang He / Pengwei Li / Hao Wang / Yunchen Bi / ![]() Abstract: Chitin, an extracellular polysaccharide, is synthesized by membrane-embedded chitin synthase (CHS) utilizing intracellular substrates. The mechanism of the translocation of synthesized chitin across ...Chitin, an extracellular polysaccharide, is synthesized by membrane-embedded chitin synthase (CHS) utilizing intracellular substrates. The mechanism of the translocation of synthesized chitin across the membrane to extracellular locations remains unresolved. We prove that the chitin synthase from (CHS) is a processive glycosyltransferase, which can rapidly produce and tightly bind with the highly polymerized chitin. We further demonstrate that CHS is a bifunctional enzyme, which is necessary and sufficient to translocate the synthesized chitin. CHS was purified and then reconstituted into proteoliposomes (PLs). The nascent chitin is generated and protected from chitinase degradation unless detergent solubilizes the PLs, showing that CHS translocates the newly produced chitin into the lumen of the PLs. We also attempted to resolve the CHS structure of the synthesized chitin-bound state, although it was not successful; the obtained high-resolution structure of the UDP/Mn-bound state could still assist in describing the characterization of the CHS's transmembrane channel. Consistently, we demonstrate that CHS is indispensable and capable of translocating chitin in a process that is tightly coupled to chitin synthesis. | |||||||||
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-Related structure data
Related structure data | ![]() 8k52MC ![]() 8z0oC M: atomic model generated by this map C: citing same article ( |
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Similar structure data | Similarity search - Function & homology ![]() |
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Voxel size | X=Y=Z: 1.04 Å | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Symmetry | Space group: 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sample components
-Entire : a membrane-integrated glycosyltransferase that transfers GlcNAc f...
Entire | Name: a membrane-integrated glycosyltransferase that transfers GlcNAc from UDP-GlcNAc to a growing chitin chain |
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-Supramolecule #1: a membrane-integrated glycosyltransferase that transfers GlcNAc f...
Supramolecule | Name: a membrane-integrated glycosyltransferase that transfers GlcNAc from UDP-GlcNAc to a growing chitin chain type: complex / ID: 1 / Parent: 0 / Macromolecule list: #1 |
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Source (natural) | Organism: ![]() |
Molecular weight | Theoretical: 103 kDa/nm |
-Macromolecule #1: chitin synthase
Macromolecule | Name: chitin synthase / type: protein_or_peptide / ID: 1 / Number of copies: 2 / Enantiomer: LEVO / EC number: chitin synthase |
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Source (natural) | Organism: ![]() |
Molecular weight | Theoretical: 104.586328 KDa |
Recombinant expression | Organism: ![]() |
Sequence | String: MSGAPPPSSG FAPRSYGQQP LSHAPRSSMM SVEYDGIPLP PPSIRSCGSQ QYVTSYIPTG AAFPPSSVQD MISSMKSYAS ATDLVRTYS EIPSVEEALS TLDRAAAALN ARRYRDALKL YLEGGYAMAN VAERQANPKI CNLLTSKGFE TLNWCARLCD W IEGRIKEK ...String: MSGAPPPSSG FAPRSYGQQP LSHAPRSSMM SVEYDGIPLP PPSIRSCGSQ QYVTSYIPTG AAFPPSSVQD MISSMKSYAS ATDLVRTYS EIPSVEEALS TLDRAAAALN ARRYRDALKL YLEGGYAMAN VAERQANPKI CNLLTSKGFE TLNWCARLCD W IEGRIKEK HPRPGVHKVG IPVSNWDEDW VGPFMDEEEA RRMWYTPVYC PHPIDFSNLG YRLRCVETGR RPRLMICITM YN EGPQQLK ATLKKLANNL AYLKEQMPGD EKSLTGAFAG DDVWQNVLVC IVADGREQVH PKTLDYLEAI GLYDEDLLTI NSA GIGAQC HLFEHTLQLS VNGKCLLPIQ TVFALKENKA SKLDSHHWYF NAFAEQIQPE YTAVMDVGTM LTKSALYHLL FAFE RNHQI GGACGQLTVD NPFENLSNWV ISAQHFEYKI SNILDKSLES CFGFISVLPG AFSAYRYEAI RGAPLDAYFQ TLNIE LDVL GPFIGNMYLA EDRILSFEVV ARKNCNWTMH YVKDAVARTD VPHDLVGLIS QRKRWLNGAF FATLFSIWNW GRIYSE SKH TFVRKMAFLV FYVYHLLYTA FGFFLPANLY LALFFIVFQG FQQNRLEFID TSEYSQTVLD CAVYIYNFSY LFGLLML II IGLGNNPKHM KLTYYFVGAV FGLMMMLSSL VGAGIFFSTP ATVHSIVVSI LTVGVYFIAS ALHGEVHHIF MTFTHYTA L IPSFVNIFTI YSFCNLQDLS WGTKGLHDDP LLAASLDETE KGDFKDVIAK RRALEELRRE EKERVENRKK NFEAFRTNV LLTWAFSNLI FALFVVYFAS SSTYMPVLYI FVASLNTCRL LGSIGHWVYI HTEGLRGRVI DKSECGNGTG RYPQNSYVQL EEHYAALAE DQRTYASGRT NASVRTVNDV SSAALVPRGS HHHHHH UniProtKB: Chitin synthase 1 |
-Macromolecule #2: URIDINE-5'-DIPHOSPHATE
Macromolecule | Name: URIDINE-5'-DIPHOSPHATE / type: ligand / ID: 2 / Number of copies: 2 / Formula: UDP |
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Molecular weight | Theoretical: 404.161 Da |
Chemical component information | ![]() ChemComp-UDP: |
-Macromolecule #3: MANGANESE (II) ION
Macromolecule | Name: MANGANESE (II) ION / type: ligand / ID: 3 / Number of copies: 2 / Formula: MN |
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Molecular weight | Theoretical: 54.938 Da |
-Experimental details
-Structure determination
Method | cryo EM |
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![]() | single particle reconstruction |
Aggregation state | 3D array |
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Sample preparation
Concentration | 3 mg/mL |
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Buffer | pH: 8 |
Vitrification | Cryogen name: ETHANE |
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Electron microscopy
Microscope | FEI TITAN KRIOS |
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Image recording | Film or detector model: GATAN K3 (6k x 4k) / Average electron dose: 60.0 e/Å2 |
Electron beam | Acceleration voltage: 300 kV / Electron source: ![]() |
Electron optics | Illumination mode: FLOOD BEAM / Imaging mode: BRIGHT FIELD / Nominal defocus max: 5.0 µm / Nominal defocus min: 1.2 µm |
Experimental equipment | ![]() Model: Titan Krios / Image courtesy: FEI Company |