2iw1

Crystal Structure of WaaG, a glycosyltransferase involved in lipopolysaccharide biosynthesis

spinqualitylabelsall models 2iw1, resolution 1.50Å Show:Asymmetric Unit Biological Assembly Drag the structure with the mouse to rotate   Export Animated Image   Print3D Structural highlights 2iw1 is a 1 chain structure with sequence from Escherichia coli str. K-12 substr. W3110. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance. Method: X-ray diffraction, Resolution 1.5Å Ligands: U2F Resources: FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT Function RFAG_ECOLI Involved in the addition of the first glucose residue to the lipopolysaccharide core. 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 Glycosyltransferases (GTs) catalyze the synthesis of the myriad glycoconjugates that are central to life. One of the largest families is GT4, which contains several enzymes of therapeutic significance, exemplified by WaaG and AviGT4. WaaG catalyses a key step in lipopolysaccharide synthesis, while AviGT4, produced by Streptomyces viridochromogenes, contributes to the synthesis of the antibiotic avilamycin A. Here we present the crystal structure of both WaaG and AviGT4. The two enzymes contain two "Rossmann-like" (beta/alpha/beta) domains characteristic of the GT-B fold. Both recognition of the donor substrate and the catalytic machinery is similar to other retaining GTs that display the GT-B fold. Structural information is discussed with respect to the evolution of GTs and the therapeutic significance of the two enzymes. Insights into the synthesis of lipopolysaccharide and antibiotics through the structures of two retaining glycosyltransferases from family GT4.,Martinez-Fleites C, Proctor M, Roberts S, Bolam DN, Gilbert HJ, Davies GJ Chem Biol. 2006 Nov;13(11):1143-52. PMID:17113996 From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. See Also Glycosyltransferase 3D structures

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