6o15

Crystal structure of a putative oxidoreductase YjhC from Escherichia coli in complex with NAD(H)

spinqualitylabelsall models 6o15, resolution 1.35Å Show:Asymmetric Unit Biological Assembly Drag the structure with the mouse to rotate   Export Animated Image   Print3D Structural highlights 6o15 is a 2 chain structure with sequence from Ecoli. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance. Ligands: NAD, SO4 Gene: yjhC, b4280, JW5769 (ECOLI) Resources: FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT Publication Abstract from PubMed Human pathogenic and commensal bacteria have evolved the ability to scavenge host-derived sialic acids and subsequently degrade them as a source of nutrition. Expression of the Escherichia coli yjhBC operon is controlled by the repressor protein nanR, which regulates the core machinery responsible for the import and catabolic processing of sialic acid. The role of the yjhBC encoded proteins is not known-here, we demonstrate that the enzyme YjhC is an oxidoreductase/dehydrogenase involved in bacterial sialic acid degradation. First, we demonstrate in vivo using knockout experiments that YjhC is broadly involved in carbohydrate metabolism, including that of N-acetyl-d-glucosamine, N-acetyl-d-galactosamine and N-acetylneuraminic acid. Differential scanning fluorimetry demonstrates that YjhC binds N-acetylneuraminic acid and its lactone variant, along with NAD(H), which is consistent with its role as an oxidoreductase. Next, we solved the crystal structure of YjhC in complex with the NAD(H) cofactor to 1.35 A resolution. The protein fold belongs to the Gfo/Idh/MocA protein family. The dimeric assembly observed in the crystal form is confirmed through solution studies. Ensemble refinement reveals a flexible loop region that may play a key role during catalysis, providing essential contacts to stabilize the substrate-a unique feature to YjhC among closely related structures. Guided by the structure, in silico docking experiments support the binding of sialic acid and several common derivatives in the binding pocket, which has an overall positive charge distribution. Taken together, our results verify the role of YjhC as a bona fide oxidoreductase/dehydrogenase and provide the first evidence to support its involvement in sialic acid metabolism. On the structure and function of Escherichia coli YjhC: An oxidoreductase involved in bacterial sialic acid metabolism.,Horne CR, Kind L, Davies JS, Dobson RCJ Proteins. 2019 Nov 7. doi: 10.1002/prot.25846. PMID:31697432 From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

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