4ozv

Crystal Structure of the periplasmic alginate lyase AlgL

spinqualitylabelsall models 4ozv, resolution 1.64Å Show:Asymmetric Unit Biological Assembly Drag the structure with the mouse to rotate   Export Animated Image   Print3D Structural highlights 4ozv is a 1 chain structure with sequence from Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance. Method: X-ray diffraction, Resolution 1.642Å Ligands: BEM Resources: FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT Function ALGL_PSEAE Depolymerizes alginate by cleaving the beta-1,4 glycosidic bond. May enhance the production of alginate by controlling the length of the polymer chain during export. Publication Abstract from PubMed Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic human pathogen and a leading cause of chronic infection in the lungs of individuals with cystic fibrosis. After colonization, P. aeruginosa often undergoes a phenotypic conversion to mucoidy, characterized by overproduction of the alginate exopolysaccharide. This conversion is correlated with poorer patient prognoses. The majority of genes required for alginate synthesis, including the alginate lyase, algL, are located in a single operon. Previous investigations of AlgL have resulted in several divergent hypotheses regarding the protein's role in alginate production. To address these discrepancies, we determined the structure of AlgL and, using multiple sequence alignments, identified key active site residues involved in alginate binding and catalysis. In vitro enzymatic analysis of active site mutants highlights R249 and Y256 as key residues required for alginate lyase activity. In a genetically engineered P. aeruginosa strain where alginate biosynthesis is under arabinose control, we found that AlgL is required for cell viability and maintaining membrane integrity during alginate production. We demonstrate that AlgL functions as a homeostasis enzyme to clear the periplasmic space of accumulated polymer. Constitutive expression of the AlgU/T sigma factor mitigates the effects of an algL deletion during alginate production, suggesting that an AlgU/T-regulated protein or proteins can compensate for an algL deletion. Together, our study demonstrates the role of AlgL in alginate biosynthesis, explains the discrepancies observed previously across other P. aeruginosa DeltaalgL genetic backgrounds, and clarifies the existing divergent data regarding the function of AlgL as an alginate degrading enzyme. The Pseudomonas aeruginosa homeostasis enzyme AlgL clears the periplasmic space of accumulated alginate during polymer biosynthesis.,Gheorghita AA, Wolfram F, Whitfield GB, Jacobs HM, Pfoh R, Wong SSY, Guitor AK, Goodyear MC, Berezuk AM, Khursigara CM, Parsek MR, Howell PL J Biol Chem. 2022 Feb;298(2):101560. doi: 10.1016/j.jbc.2021.101560. Epub 2022, Jan 3. PMID:34990713 From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

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