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BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS
卷 378, 期 1, 页码 10-14出版社
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2008.08.121
关键词
Bi-functional glycosyltransferases; Crystal structure; Chondroitin polymerase; Biosynthesis of chondroitin; Biosynthesis of glycosaminoglycan
资金
- Seikagaku Corporation
- Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology of Japan
Elongation of glycosaminoglycan chains', such as heparan and chondroitin, is catalyzed by bi-functional glycosyltransferases, for which both 3-dimensional structures and reaction mechanisms remain unknown. The bacterial chondroitin polymerase K4CP catalyzes elongation of the chondroitin chain by alternatively transferring the GlcUA and GalNAc moiety from UDP-GlcUA and UDP-GalNAc to the non-reducing ends of the chondroitin chain. Here, we have determined the crystal structure of K4CP in the presence of UDP and UDP-GalNAc as well as with UDP and UDP-GlcUA. The structures consisted of two GT-A fold domains in which the two active sites were 60 A apart. UDP-GalNAc and UDP-GlcUA were found at the active sites of the N-terminal and C-terminal domains, respectively. The present K4CPstructures have provided the structural basis for further investigating the molecular mechanism of biosynthesis of chondroitin chain. (C) 2008 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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