2oi7

From Proteopedia

E. coli GlmU- Complex with UDP-GlcNAc, desulpho-CoA and GlcNAc-1-PO4

Structural highlights

2oi7 is a 2 chain structure with sequence from Escherichia coli. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
Method:	X-ray diffraction, Resolution 2.54Å
Ligands:	, , , , ,
Resources:	FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT

Function

GLMU_ECOLI Catalyzes the last two sequential reactions in the de novo biosynthetic pathway for UDP-N-acetylglucosamine (UDP-GlcNAc). The C-terminal domain catalyzes the transfer of acetyl group from acetyl coenzyme A to glucosamine-1-phosphate (GlcN-1-P) to produce N-acetylglucosamine-1-phosphate (GlcNAc-1-P), which is converted into UDP-GlcNAc by the transfer of uridine 5-monophosphate (from uridine 5-triphosphate), a reaction catalyzed by the N-terminal domain.^[1] ^[2]

Evolutionary Conservation

Check, as determined by ConSurfDB. You may read the explanation of the method and the full data available from ConSurf.

Publication Abstract from PubMed

The biosynthesis of UDP-GlcNAc in bacteria is carried out by GlmU, an essential bifunctional uridyltransferase that catalyzes the CoA-dependent acetylation of GlcN-1-PO(4) to form GlcNAc-1-PO(4) and its subsequent condensation with UTP to form pyrophosphate and UDP-GlcNAc. As a metabolite, UDP-GlcNAc is situated at a branch point leading to the biosynthesis of lipopolysaccharide and peptidoglycan. Consequently, GlmU is regarded as an important target for potential antibacterial agents. The crystal structure of the Escherichia coli GlmU acetyltransferase active site has been determined in complexes with acetyl-CoA, CoA/GlcN-1-PO(4), and desulpho-CoA/GlcNAc-1-PO(4). These structures reveal the enzyme groups responsible for binding the substrates. A superposition of these complex structures suggests that the 2-amino group of GlcN-1-PO(4) is positioned in proximity to the acetyl-CoA to facilitate direct attack on its thioester by a ternary complex mechanism.

Structure of the E. coli bifunctional GlmU acetyltransferase active site with substrates and products.,Olsen LR, Vetting MW, Roderick SL Protein Sci. 2007 Jun;16(6):1230-5. Epub 2007 May 1. PMID:17473010^[3]

From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

References

↑ Mengin-Lecreulx D, van Heijenoort J. Copurification of glucosamine-1-phosphate acetyltransferase and N-acetylglucosamine-1-phosphate uridyltransferase activities of Escherichia coli: characterization of the glmU gene product as a bifunctional enzyme catalyzing two subsequent steps in the pathway for UDP-N-acetylglucosamine synthesis. J Bacteriol. 1994 Sep;176(18):5788-95. PMID:8083170
↑ Gehring AM, Lees WJ, Mindiola DJ, Walsh CT, Brown ED. Acetyltransfer precedes uridylyltransfer in the formation of UDP-N-acetylglucosamine in separable active sites of the bifunctional GlmU protein of Escherichia coli. Biochemistry. 1996 Jan 16;35(2):579-85. PMID:8555230 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/bi952275a
↑ Olsen LR, Vetting MW, Roderick SL. Structure of the E. coli bifunctional GlmU acetyltransferase active site with substrates and products. Protein Sci. 2007 Jun;16(6):1230-5. Epub 2007 May 1. PMID:17473010 doi:10.1110/ps.072779707