Molecular basis of the amylose-like polymer formation catalyzed by Neisseria polysaccharea amylosucrase
2004
Albenne , Cecile (INRA (France). UMR 0792 UMR INRA / INSA Toulouse / CNRS : Biotechnologies, Bioprocédés) | Skov , Lars K. (University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen(Danemark). Danish University of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Department of Medicinal Chemistry) | Mirza , Osman (University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen(Danemark). Danish University of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Department of Medicinal Chemistry) | Gajhede , Michael (University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen(Danemark). Danish University of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Department of Medicinal Chemistry) | Feller , Georges (Université de Liège, Liège(Belgique). Institut de Chimie, Laboratoire de Biochimie) | d'Amico , Salvino (Université de Liège, Liège(Belgique). Institut de Chimie, Laboratoire de Biochimie) | André , Gwenaelle (INRA (France). UR 0783 Physicochimie des Macromolécules) | Potocki-Véronèse , Gabrielle (INRA (France). UMR 0792 UMR INRA / INSA Toulouse / CNRS : Biotechnologies, Bioprocédés) | van der Veen , Bart A. (INRA (France). UMR 0792 UMR INRA / INSA Toulouse / CNRS : Biotechnologies, Bioprocédés) | Monsan , Pierre (INRA (France). UMR 0792 UMR INRA / INSA Toulouse / CNRS : Biotechnologies, Bioprocédés) | Remaud-Simeon , Magali (INRA (France). UMR 0792 UMR INRA / INSA Toulouse / CNRS : Biotechnologies, Bioprocédés)
Amylosucrase from Neisseria polysaccharea is a remarkable transglucosidase from family 13 of the glycoside-hydrolases that synthesizes an insoluble amylose-like polymer from sucrose in the absence of any primer. Amylosucrase shares strong structural similarities with α-amylases. Exactly how this enzyme catalyzes the formation of α-1,4-glucan and which structural features are involved in this unique functionality existing in family 13 are important questions still not fully answered. Here, we provide evidence that amylosucrase initializes polymer formation by releasing, through sucrose hydrolysis, a glucose molecule that is subsequently used as the first acceptor molecule. Maltooligosaccharides of increasing size were produced and successively elongated at their nonreducing ends until they reached a critical size and concentration, causing precipitation. The ability of amylosucrase to bind and to elongate maltooligosaccharides is notably due to the presence of key residues at the OB1 acceptor binding site that contribute strongly to the guidance (Arg415, subsite +4) and the correct positioning (Asp394 and Arg446, subsite +1) of acceptor molecules. On the other hand, Arg226 (subsites +2/+3) limits the binding of maltooligosaccharides, resulting in the accumulation of small products (G to G3) in the medium. A remarkable mutant (R226A), activated by the products it forms, was generated. It yields twice as much insoluble glucan as the wild-type enzyme and leads to the production of lower quantities of by-products.
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