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JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
Volume 432, Issue 22, Pages 5951-5965Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS LTD- ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2020.09.017
Keywords
AgIB; atomic force microscopy; multi-span membrane enzyme; N-glycosylation; protein dynamics
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- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS, Japan) KAKENHI [JP26119002, JP19H05452]
- JSPS KAKENHI [JP26119003]
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Oligosaccharyltransferase (OST) is a membrane-bound enzyme that catalyzes the transfer of oligosaccharide chains from lipid-linked oligosaccharides (LLO) to asparagine residues in polypeptide chains. Using highspeed atomic force microscopy (AFM), we investigated the dynamic properties of OST molecules embedded in biomembranes. An archaeal single-subunit OST protein was immobilized on a mica support via biotin- avidin interactions and reconstituted in a lipid bilayer. The distance between the top of the protein molecule and the upper surface of the lipid bilayer was monitored in real-time. The height of the extramembranous part exhibited a two-step variation with a difference of 1.8 nm. The high and low states are designated as state 1 and state 2, respectively. The transition processes between the two states fit well to single exponential functions, suggesting that the observed dynamic exchange is an intrinsic property of the archaeal OST protein. The two sets of cross peaks in the NMR spectra of the protein supported the conformational changes between the two states in detergent-solubilized conditions. Considering the height values measured in the AFM measurements, state 1 is closer to the crystal structure, and state 2 has a more compact form. Subsequent AFM experiments indicated that the binding of the sugar donor LLO decreased the structural fluctuation and shifted the equilibrium almost completely to state 1. This dynamic behavior is likely necessary for efficient catalytic turnover. Presumably, state 2 facilitates the immediate release of the bulky glycosylated polypeptide product, thus allowing OST to quickly prepare for the next catalytic cycle. (C) 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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