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Siderophore hydrolase EstB from Aspergillus fumigatus
Structural highlights
Function[SIDJ_ASPFU] Displays specific fusarinine C (FsC) esterase activity but does not hydrolyze triacetylfusarinine C (TAFC), which has the same core structure as fusarinine C (PubMed:24038704). Both extra- and intracellular siderophores have been shown to be crucial for the virulence (PubMed:24038704). Subsequent to chelation of iron and uptake, FsC and TAFC are hydrolyzed and the iron is transferred to the metabolism or to the intracellular siderophore ferricrocin (FC) for transport and storage of iron (PubMed:24038704).[1] Publication Abstract from PubMedFungi utilize high-affinity chelators termed siderophores with chemically diverse structures to scavenge the essential nutrient iron from their surroundings. As they are among the strongest known Fe3+ binding agents, intracellular release of the heavy metal atom is facilitated by the activity of specific hydrolases. In this work, we report the characterization and x-ray structures of four siderophore esterases, AfEstB and AfSidJ from Aspergillus fumigatus, as well as AnEstB and AnEstA from Aspergillus nidulans. Even though they all display the conserved alpha/beta-hydrolase fold, we found remarkable structural and enzymatic discrepancies in their adaption to both related and chemically diverse substrates. A complex structure of AfEstB and its substrate triacetylfusarinine C gives insights into an active enzyme, with a tetrahedral coordination between the catalytic serine and the scissile ester bond. Iron scavenging in Aspergillus species: Structural and biochemical insights into fungal siderophore esterases.,Ecker F, Haas H, Groll M, Huber E Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2018 Aug 1. doi: 10.1002/anie.201807093. PMID:30070018[2] From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. See AlsoReferences
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