7LK7
Structure of the Exo-alpha-L-galactosidase BpGH29 from Bacteroides plebeius in complex with L-galactose
Summary for 7LK7
Entry DOI | 10.2210/pdb7lk7/pdb |
Descriptor | Exo-alpha-L-galactosidase, CALCIUM ION, alpha-L-galactopyranose, ... (5 entities in total) |
Functional Keywords | glycoside hydrolase, porphyran, carbohydrate, hydrolase |
Biological source | Bacteroides plebeius |
Total number of polymer chains | 1 |
Total formula weight | 68632.63 |
Authors | Boraston, A.B.,Robb, C.S. (deposition date: 2021-02-01, release date: 2022-02-09, Last modification date: 2023-10-18) |
Primary citation | Robb, C.S.,Hobbs, J.K.,Pluvinage, B.,Reintjes, G.,Klassen, L.,Monteith, S.,Giljan, G.,Amundsen, C.,Vickers, C.,Hettle, A.G.,Hills, R.,Xing, X.,Montina, T.,Zandberg, W.F.,Abbott, D.W.,Boraston, A.B. Metabolism of a hybrid algal galactan by members of the human gut microbiome. Nat.Chem.Biol., 18:501-510, 2022 Cited by PubMed Abstract: Native porphyran is a hybrid of porphryan and agarose. As a common element of edible seaweed, this algal galactan is a frequent component of the human diet. Bacterial members of the human gut microbiota have acquired polysaccharide utilization loci (PULs) that enable the metabolism of porphyran or agarose. However, the molecular mechanisms that underlie the deconstruction and use of native porphyran remains incompletely defined. Here, we have studied two human gut bacteria, porphyranolytic Bacteroides plebeius and agarolytic Bacteroides uniformis, that target native porphyran. This reveals an exo-based cycle of porphyran depolymerization that incorporates a keystone sulfatase. In both PULs this cycle also works together with a PUL-encoded agarose depolymerizing machinery to synergistically reduce native porphyran to monosaccharides. This provides a framework for understanding the deconstruction of a hybrid algal galactan, and insight into the competitive and/or syntrophic relationship of gut microbiota members that target rare nutrients. PubMed: 35289327DOI: 10.1038/s41589-022-00983-y PDB entries with the same primary citation |
Experimental method | X-RAY DIFFRACTION (2.19 Å) |
Structure validation
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