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=DgcZ from ''E. coli''=
=DgcZ from ''E. coli''=
Diguanylate cyclases synthesize cyclic dimeric-GMP (c-di-GMP) from two GTP molecules. [[Image:C-di-GMP.jpg |200 px|left|thumb|cyclic-dimeric-GMP]] C-di-GMP is a second messenger in the production of poly-β-1,6-N-acetylglucosamine (poly-GlcNAc) [[Image:Poly B-1,6 GlcNAc.jpg |200 px|left|thumb|poly-β-1,6-N-acetylglucosamine]] , a polysaccharide required for ''E. coli'' biofilm production. This biofilm allows ''E. coli'' to adhere to extracellular surfaces. The DgcZ protein is made of two domains: the catalytic GGDEF domain responsible for sythnesizing c-di-GMP and the regulatory CZB domain that binds zinc. When zinc is bound, the CZB and GGDEF domains adopt conformations that inhibit DgcZ function.<StructureSection load='4h54' size='300' frame='true' align='right' caption='E. coli Diguanylate cyclase'>
Diguanylate cyclases synthesize cyclic dimeric-GMP (c-di-GMP) from two GTP molecules. [[Image:C-di-GMP.jpg |200 px|right|thumb|cyclic-dimeric-GMP]] C-di-GMP is a second messenger in the production of poly-β-1,6-N-acetylglucosamine (poly-GlcNAc) [[Image:Poly B-1,6 GlcNAc.jpg |200 px|right|thumb|poly-β-1,6-N-acetylglucosamine]] , a polysaccharide required for ''E. coli'' biofilm production. This biofilm allows ''E. coli'' to adhere to extracellular surfaces. The DgcZ protein is made of two domains: the catalytic GGDEF domain responsible for sythnesizing c-di-GMP and the regulatory CZB domain that binds zinc. When zinc is bound, the CZB and GGDEF domains adopt conformations that inhibit DgcZ function. DgcZ binds zinc with sub-femtomolar affinity, making it very likely that zinc will bind in the CZB domain. <StructureSection load='4h54' size='300' frame='true' align='right' caption='E. coli Diguanylate cyclase'>
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=Structural Overview=
=Structure=
==GGDEF Domain==
==Catalytic GGDEF Domain==
''E. coli'' DgcZ is a protein made of two domains each of which is a symmetric homodimer. The GGDEF domain is made of a central five-stranded β-sheet with five α-helices surrounding it. Each dimer contains an active half-site that, when combined together in a productive conformation, form the entire active site. Each half-site binds one GTP. The guanyl base forms hydrogen bonds with asparagine-173 and aspartate-182 to hold it in the active site. A magnesium<sup>2+</sup> ion stabilizes the negative charges on the phosphate groups. When in the productive conformation, each GTP is held in close proximity with the α-phosphate groups overlapping C3 of the ribose. This conformation allows the α-phospate of one GTP to react with alcohol on C3 on the ribose of the other GTP, resulting in a cyclization of the two molecules into cyclic-dimeric-GMP.
 
 
==CZB Domain==
==CZB Domain==


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= Zinc Ligand(s) =
= Zinc Ligand(s) =
==Inhibition==


= Other Ligands =
= Other Ligands =