Structural highlights
Function[EXG1_YEAST] Glucanases possibly play a role in cell expansion during growth, in cell-cell fusion during mating, and in spore release during sporulation. This enzyme hydrolyzes both 1,3-beta- and 1,6-beta-linkages and even has beta-glucosidase activity. It could also function biosynthetically as a transglycosylase. Evolutionary Conservation Check, as determined by ConSurfDB. You may read the explanation of the method and the full data available from ConSurf. Publication Abstract from PubMedWe present in vitro data that explain the recognition mechanism of misfolded glycoproteins by UDP-glucose glycoprotein-glucosyltransferase (UGGT). The glycoprotein exo-(1,3)-beta-glucanase (beta-Glc) bearing two glycans unfolds in a pH-dependent manner to become a misfolded substrate for UGGT. In the crystal structure of this glycoprotein, the local hydrophobicity surrounding each glycosylation site coincides with the differential recognition of N-linked glycans by UGGT. We introduced a single F280S point mutation, producing a beta-Glc protein with full enzymatic activity that was both recognized as misfolded and monoglucosylated by UGGT. Contrary to current views, these data show that UGGT can modify N-linked glycans positioned at least 40 A from localized regions of disorder and sense subtle conformational changes within structurally compact, enzymatically active glycoprotein substrates. The ER protein folding sensor UDP-glucose glycoprotein-glucosyltransferase modifies substrates distant to local changes in glycoprotein conformation.,Taylor SC, Ferguson AD, Bergeron JJ, Thomas DY Nat Struct Mol Biol. 2004 Feb;11(2):128-34. Epub 2004 Jan 4. PMID:14730348[1] From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. See AlsoReferences
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