Download MendeleyInsights into transition state stabilization of the beta-1,4-glycosidase Cex by covalent intermediate accumulation in active site mutants.
Notenboom, V., Birsan, C., Nitz, M., Rose, D.R., Warren, R.A., Withers, S.G.(1998) Nat Struct Biol 5: 812-818
- PubMed: 9731776
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/1852
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:
2HIS - PubMed Abstract:
The catalytic mechanism of 'retaining' beta-glycosidases has been the subject of considerable interest and debate for many years. The visualization of a covalent glycosyl enzyme intermediate by X-ray crystallography was first accomplished with a saccharide substrate substituted with fluorine at its 2-position. The structure implicated major roles for residue His 205 and for the 2-hydroxyl position of the proximal saccharide in binding and catalysis. Here we have studied the kinetic behavior of various His 205 mutants. One of these mutants, a double mutant H205N/E127A, has been used to stabilize a covalent glycosyl-enzyme intermediate involving an unsubstituted sugar, permitting crystallographic analysis of the interactions between its 2-hydroxyl group and the enzyme.
Organizational Affiliation:
Protein Engineering Network of Centres of Excellence, Ontario Cancer Institute and Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto, Canada.
