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4NES

Crystal structure of Methanocaldococcus jannaschii UDP-GlcNAc 2-epimerase in complex with UDP-GlcNAc and UDP

Summary for 4NES
Entry DOI10.2210/pdb4nes/pdb
Related4NEQ
DescriptorUDP-N-acetylglucosamine 2-epimerase, URIDINE-DIPHOSPHATE-N-ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE, URIDINE-5'-DIPHOSPHATE, ... (4 entities in total)
Functional Keywordsudp-glycosyltransferase/glycogen phosphorylase fold, udp-glcnac 2-epimerase, isomerase
Biological sourceMethanocaldococcus jannaschii
Cellular locationCytoplasm : Q58899
Total number of polymer chains1
Total formula weight44150.37
Authors
Chen, S.C.,Yang, C.S.,Huang, C.H.,Chen, Y. (deposition date: 2013-10-30, release date: 2014-04-23, Last modification date: 2024-10-09)
Primary citationChen, S.C.,Huang, C.H.,Yang, C.S.,Liu, J.S.,Kuan, S.M.,Chen, Y.
Crystal structures of the archaeal UDP-GlcNAc 2-epimerase from Methanocaldococcus jannaschii reveal a conformational change induced by UDP-GlcNAc.
Proteins, 82:1519-1526, 2014
Cited by
PubMed Abstract: Uridine diphosphate N-acetylglucosamine (UDP-GlcNAc) 2-epimerase catalyzes the interconversion of UDP-GlcNAc to UDP-N-acetylmannosamine (UDP-ManNAc), which is used in the biosynthesis of cell surface polysaccharides in bacteria. Biochemical experiments have demonstrated that mutation of this enzyme causes changes in cell morphology and the thermoresistance of the cell wall. Here, we present the crystal structures of Methanocaldococcus jannaschii UDP-GlcNAc 2-epimerase in open and closed conformations. A comparison of these crystal structures shows that upon UDP and UDP-GlcNAc binding, the enzyme undergoes conformational changes involving a rigid-body movement of the C-terminal domain. We also present the crystal structure of Bacillus subtilis UDP-GlcNAc 2-epimerase in the closed conformation in the presence of UDP and UDP-GlcNAc. Although a structural overlay of these two closed-form structures reveals that the substrate-binding site is evolutionarily conserved, some areas of the allosteric site are distinct between the archaeal and bacterial UDP-GlcNAc 2-epimerases. This is the first report on the crystal structure of archaeal UDP-GlcNAc 2-epimerase, and our results clearly demonstrate the changes between the open and closed conformations of this enzyme.
PubMed: 24470206
DOI: 10.1002/prot.24516
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Experimental method
X-RAY DIFFRACTION (1.42 Å)
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