The C-terminal domain conformational switch revealed by the crystal structure of malyl-CoA lyase from Roseiflexus castenholzii

2019 ◽  
Vol 518 (1) ◽  
pp. 72-79
Author(s):  
Wanrong Tang ◽  
Zhiguo Wang ◽  
Chenyun Zhang ◽  
Chao Wang ◽  
Zhenzhen Min ◽  
...  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nhung Thi Trang Trinh ◽  
Hieu Quang Tran ◽  
Quyen Van Dong ◽  
Christian Cambillau ◽  
Alain Roussel ◽  
...  

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2019 ◽  
Vol 116 (22) ◽  
pp. 10763-10772 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bernd R. Gardill ◽  
Ricardo E. Rivera-Acevedo ◽  
Ching-Chieh Tung ◽  
Filip Van Petegem

Voltage-gated sodium (NaV) and calcium channels (CaV) form targets for calmodulin (CaM), which affects channel inactivation properties. A major interaction site for CaM resides in the C-terminal (CT) region, consisting of an IQ domain downstream of an EF-hand domain. We present a crystal structure of fully Ca2+-occupied CaM, bound to the CT of NaV1.5. The structure shows that the C-terminal lobe binds to a site ∼90° rotated relative to a previous site reported for an apoCaM complex with the NaV1.5 CT and for ternary complexes containing fibroblast growth factor homologous factors (FHF). We show that the binding of FHFs forces the EF-hand domain in a conformation that does not allow binding of the Ca2+-occupied C-lobe of CaM. These observations highlight the central role of the EF-hand domain in modulating the binding mode of CaM. The binding sites for Ca2+-free and Ca2+-occupied CaM contain targets for mutations linked to long-QT syndrome, a type of inherited arrhythmia. The related NaV1.4 channel has been shown to undergo Ca2+-dependent inactivation (CDI) akin to CaVs. We present a crystal structure of Ca2+/CaM bound to the NaV1.4 IQ domain, which shows a binding mode that would clash with the EF-hand domain. We postulate the relative reorientation of the EF-hand domain and the IQ domain as a possible conformational switch that underlies CDI.


Author(s):  
Qing He ◽  
Kang Wang ◽  
Tiantian Su ◽  
Feng Wang ◽  
Lichuan Gu ◽  
...  

VqsR is a quorum-sensing (QS) transcriptional regulator which controls QS systems (las,rhlandpqs) by directly downregulating the expression ofqscRinPseudomonas aeruginosa. As a member of the LuxR family of proteins, VqsR shares the common motif of a helix–turn–helix (HTH)-type DNA-binding domain at the C-terminus, while the function of its N-terminal domain remains obscure. Here, the crystal structure of the N-terminal domain of VqsR (VqsR-N; residues 1–193) was determined at a resolution of 2.1 Å. The structure is folded into a regular α–β–α sandwich topology, which is similar to the ligand-binding domain (LBD) of the LuxR-type QS receptors. Although their sequence similarity is very low, structural comparison reveals that VqsR-N has a conserved enclosed cavity which could recognize acyl-homoserine lactones (AHLs) as in other LuxR-type AHL receptors. The structure suggests that VqsR could be a potential AHL receptor.


2014 ◽  
Vol 426 (7) ◽  
pp. 1512-1523 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yang Fu ◽  
Ian M. Slaymaker ◽  
Junfeng Wang ◽  
Ganggang Wang ◽  
Xiaojiang S. Chen

Author(s):  
Bidhan Chandra Nayak ◽  
Jie Wang ◽  
Lianyun Lin ◽  
Weiyi He ◽  
Minsheng You ◽  
...  

2010 ◽  
Vol 98 (12) ◽  
pp. 2933-2942 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shivesh Kumar ◽  
Ejaz Ahmad ◽  
M. Shahid Mansuri ◽  
Sanjeev Kumar ◽  
Ruchi Jain ◽  
...  

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Xie ◽  
Qi Yu ◽  
Yun Liu ◽  
Ruoting Cao ◽  
Ruiqing Zhang ◽  
...  

AbstractXylan and cellulose are the two major constituents in numerous types of lignocellulosic biomass, representing a promising resource for biofuels and other biobased industries. The efficient degradation of lignocellulose requires the synergistic actions of cellulase and xylanase. Thus, bifunctional enzyme incorporated xylanase/cellulase activity has attracted considerable attention since it has great cost savings potential. Recently, a novel GH10 family enzyme XynA identified from Bacillus sp. is found to degrade both cellulose and xylan. To understand its molecular catalytic mechanism, here we first solve the crystal structure of XynA at 2.3 Å. XynA is characterized with a classic (α/β)8 TIM-barrel fold (GH10 domain) flanked by the flexible N-terminal domain and C-terminal domain. Circular dichroism, protein thermal shift and enzyme activity assays reveal that conserved residues Glu182 and Glu280 are both important for catalytic activities of XynA, which is verified by the crystal structure of XynA with E182A/E280A double mutant. Molecular docking studies of XynA with xylohexaose and cellohexaose as well as site-directed mutagenesis and enzyme activity assay demonstrat that Gln250 and His252 are indispensible to cellulase and bifunctional activity, separately. These results elucidate the structural and biochemical features of XynA, providing clues for further modification of XynA for industrial application.


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