1XWQ

Structure Of A Cold-Adapted Family 8 Xylanase

Summary for 1XWQ

• Entry DOI: 10.2210/pdb1xwq/pdb
• Related: 1H12 1H13 1H14 1XWT
• Related PRD ID: PRD_900117
• Descriptor: endo-1,4-beta-xylanase, beta-D-xylopyranose-(1-4)-beta-D-xylopyranose-(1-4)-beta-D-xylopyranose (3 entities in total)
• Functional Keywords: hydrolase, xylan degradation, psychrophilic, cold adaptation, temperature, glycosyl hydrolase, family 8
• Biological source: Pseudoalteromonas haloplanktis
• Total number of polymer chains: 1
• Total formula weight: 46438.15

Authors

De Vos, D.,Collins, T.,Hoyoux, A.,Savvides, S.N.,Gerday, C.,Van Beeumen, J.J.,Feller, G. (deposition date: 2004-11-02, release date: 2005-10-11, Last modification date: 2024-10-09)

Primary citation

Collins, T.,De Vos, D.,Hoyoux, A.,Savvides, S.N.,Gerday, C.,Van Beeumen, J.,Feller, G.
Study of the active site residues of a glycoside hydrolase family 8 xylanase
J.Mol.Biol., 354:425-435, 2005

PubMed Abstract: Site-directed mutagenesis and a comparative characterisation of the kinetic parameters, pH dependency of activity and thermal stability of mutant and wild-type enzymes have been used in association with crystallographic analysis to delineate the functions of several active site residues in a novel glycoside hydrolase family 8 xylanase. Each of the residues investigated plays an essential role in this enzyme: E78 as the general acid, D281 as the general base and in orientating the nucleophilic water molecule, Y203 in maintaining the position of the nucleophilic water molecule and in structural integrity and D144 in sugar ring distortion and transition state stabilization. Interestingly, although crystal structure analyses and the pH-activity profiles clearly identify the functions of E78 and D281, substitution of these residues with their amide derivatives results in only a 250-fold and 700-fold reduction in their apparent k(cat) values, respectively. This, in addition to the observation that the proposed general base is not conserved in all glycoside hydrolase family 8 enzymes, indicates that the mechanistic architecture in this family of inverting enzymes is more complex than is conventionally believed and points to a diversity in the identity of the mechanistically important residues as well as in the arrangement of the intricate microenvironment of the active site among members of this family.

PubMed: 16246370
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2005.09.064

Experimental method

X-RAY DIFFRACTION (1.88 Å)