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==Crystal structure of chitinase (GH19) from Vigna unguiculata==
<StructureSection load='4tx7' size='340' side='right'caption='[[4tx7]], [[Resolution|resolution]] 1.55&Aring;' scene=''>
== Structural highlights ==
<table><tr><td colspan='2'>[[4tx7]] is a 1 chain structure with sequence from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vigna_unguiculata_subsp._sesquipedalis Vigna unguiculata subsp. sesquipedalis]. Full crystallographic information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=4TX7 OCA]. For a <b>guided tour on the structure components</b> use [https://proteopedia.org/fgij/fg.htm?mol=4TX7 FirstGlance]. <br>
</td></tr><tr id='method'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Empirical_models|Method:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat" id="methodDat">X-ray diffraction, [[Resolution|Resolution]] 1.55&#8491;</td></tr>
<tr id='resources'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>Resources:</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><span class='plainlinks'>[https://proteopedia.org/fgij/fg.htm?mol=4tx7 FirstGlance], [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocaids?id=4tx7 OCA], [https://pdbe.org/4tx7 PDBe], [https://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore.do?structureId=4tx7 RCSB], [https://www.ebi.ac.uk/pdbsum/4tx7 PDBsum], [https://prosat.h-its.org/prosat/prosatexe?pdbcode=4tx7 ProSAT]</span></td></tr>
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== Function ==
[https://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/Q9FUH3_VIGUS Q9FUH3_VIGUS] 
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== Publication Abstract from PubMed ==
A cowpea class I chitinase (VuChiI) was expressed in the methylotrophic yeast P. pastoris. The recombinant protein was secreted into the culture medium and purified by affinity chromatography on a chitin matrix. The purified chitinase migrated on SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis as two closely-related bands with apparent molecular masses of 34 and 37 kDa. The identity of these bands as VuChiI was demonstrated by mass spectrometry analysis of tryptic peptides and N-terminal amino acid sequencing. The recombinant chitinase was able to hydrolyze colloidal chitin but did not exhibit enzymatic activity toward synthetic substrates. The highest hydrolytic activity of the cowpea chitinase toward colloidal chitin was observed at pH 5.0. Furthermore, most VuChiI activity (approximately 92%) was retained after heating to 50 degrees C for 30 min, whereas treatment with 5 mM Cu2+ caused a reduction of 67% in the enzyme's chitinolytic activity. The recombinant protein had antifungal activity as revealed by its ability to inhibit the spore germination and mycelial growth of Penicillium herquei. The three-dimensional structure of VuChiI was resolved at a resolution of 1.55 A by molecular replacement. The refined model had 245 amino acid residues and 381 water molecules, and the final R-factor and Rfree values were 14.78 and 17.22%, respectively. The catalytic domain of VuChiI adopts an alpha-helix-rich fold, stabilized by 3 disulfide bridges and possessing a wide catalytic cleft. Analysis of the crystallographic model and molecular docking calculations using chito-oligosaccharides provided evidences about the VuChiI residues involved in sugar binding and catalysis, and a possible mechanism of antifungal action is suggested.

Production in Pichia pastoris, antifungal activity and crystal structure of a class I chitinase from cowpea (Vigna unguiculata): Insights into sugar binding mode and hydrolytic action.,Landim PG, Correia TO, Silva FD, Nepomuceno DR, Costa HP, Pereira HM, Lobo MD, Moreno FB, Brandao-Neto J, Medeiros SC, Vasconcelos IM, Oliveira JT, Sousa BL, Barroso-Neto IL, Freire VN, Carvalho CP, Monteiro-Moreira AC, Grangeiro TB Biochimie. 2017 Jan 30. pii: S0300-9084(17)30030-5. doi:, 10.1016/j.biochi.2017.01.014. PMID:28153694<ref>PMID:28153694</ref>

From MEDLINE&reg;/PubMed&reg;, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.<br>
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==See Also==
*[[Chitinase 3D structures|Chitinase 3D structures]]
== References ==
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[[Category: Large Structures]]
[[Category: Vigna unguiculata subsp. sesquipedalis]]
[[Category: Brandao-Neto J]]
[[Category: Castro-Landin PG]]
[[Category: Grangeiro TB]]
[[Category: Pereira HM]]