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BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS
卷 424, 期 2, 页码 285-289出版社
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2012.06.108
关键词
SMG1; Open conformation; Mono- and diacylglycerol lipase; Substrate selectivity
资金
- Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University [NCET-11-0160]
- Fundamental Researh Funds for the Central Universities [2011ZZ0018]
- Guangzhou Key Technology RD Program [2009A1-E021]
The lipase from Malassezia globosa (SMG1) was identified to be strictly specific for mono- and diacylglycerol but not triacylglycerol. The crystal structures of SMG1 were solved in the closed conformation, but they failed to provide direct evidence of factors responsible for this unique selectivity. To address this problem, we constructed a structure in the open, active conformation and modeled a diacylglycerol analogue into the active site. Molecular dynamics simulations were performed on this enzyme-analogue complex to relax steric clashes. This bound diacylglycerol analogue unambiguously identified the position of two pockets which accommodated two alkyl chains of substrate. The structure of SMG1-analogue complex revealed that Leu103 and Phe278 divided the catalytic pocket into two separated moieties, an exposed groove and a narrow tunnel. Analysis of the binding model suggested that the unique selectivity of this lipase mainly resulted from the shape and size of this narrow tunnel, in which there was no space for the settlement of the third chain of triacylglycerol. These results expand our understanding on the mechanism underlying substrate selectivity of enzyme, and could pave the way for site-directed mutagenesis experiments to improve the enzyme for application. (C) 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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