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2QLW

Crystal structure of rhamnose mutarotase RhaU of Rhizobium leguminosarum

Summary for 2QLW
Entry DOI10.2210/pdb2qlw/pdb
Related2QLX
DescriptorRhaU, MAGNESIUM ION, FORMIC ACID, ... (4 entities in total)
Functional Keywordsrhau, mutarotase, rhizobium leguminosarum, isomerase
Biological sourceRhizobium leguminosarum bv. trifolii
Cellular locationCytoplasm : Q7BSH1
Total number of polymer chains2
Total formula weight34778.68
Authors
Carpena, X.,Loewen, P.C. (deposition date: 2007-07-13, release date: 2008-11-04, Last modification date: 2024-11-20)
Primary citationRichardson, J.S.,Carpena, X.,Switala, J.,Perez-Luque, R.,Donald, L.J.,Loewen, P.C.,Oresnik, I.J.
RhaU of Rhizobium leguminosarum is a rhamnose mutarotase.
J.Bacteriol., 190:2903-2910, 2008
Cited by
PubMed Abstract: Of the nine genes comprising the L-rhamnose operon of Rhizobium leguminosarum, rhaU has not been assigned a function. The construction of a Delta rhaU strain revealed a growth phenotype that was slower than that of the wild-type strain, although the ultimate cell yields were equivalent. The transport of L-rhamnose into the cell and the rate of its phosphorylation were unaffected by the mutation. RhaU exhibits weak sequence similarity to the formerly hypothetical protein YiiL of Escherichia coli that has recently been characterized as an L-rhamnose mutarotase. To characterize RhaU further, a His-tagged variant of the protein was prepared and subjected to mass spectrometry analysis, confirming the subunit size and demonstrating its dimeric structure. After crystallization, the structure was refined to a 1.6-A resolution to reveal a dimer in the asymmetric unit with a very similar structure to that of YiiL. Soaking a RhaU crystal with L-rhamnose resulted in the appearance of beta-L-rhamnose in the active site.
PubMed: 18156270
DOI: 10.1128/JB.01120-07
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Experimental method
X-RAY DIFFRACTION (1.6 Å)
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