7OQD

A single sulfatase is required for metabolism of colonic mucin O-glycans and intestinal colonization by a symbiotic human gut bacterium (BT1636-S1_20)


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.30 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.288 
  • R-Value Work: 0.238 

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Literature

A single sulfatase is required to access colonic mucin by a gut bacterium.

Luis, A.S.Jin, C.Pereira, G.V.Glowacki, R.W.P.Gugel, S.R.Singh, S.Byrne, D.P.Pudlo, N.A.London, J.A.Basle, A.Reihill, M.Oscarson, S.Eyers, P.A.Czjzek, M.Michel, G.Barbeyron, T.Yates, E.A.Hansson, G.C.Karlsson, N.G.Cartmell, A.Martens, E.C.

(2021) Nature 598: 332-337

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-021-03967-5
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    7ALL, 7AN1, 7ANA, 7ANB, 7OQD

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    Humans have co-evolved with a dense community of microbial symbionts that inhabit the lower intestine. In the colon, secreted mucus creates a barrier that separates these microorganisms from the intestinal epithelium 1 . Some gut bacteria are able to utilize mucin glycoproteins, the main mucus component, as a nutrient source. However, it remains unclear which bacterial enzymes initiate degradation of the complex O-glycans found in mucins. In the distal colon, these glycans are heavily sulfated, but specific sulfatases that are active on colonic mucins have not been identified. Here we show that sulfatases are essential to the utilization of distal colonic mucin O-glycans by the human gut symbiont Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron. We characterized the activity of 12 different sulfatases produced by this species, showing that they are collectively active on all known sulfate linkages in O-glycans. Crystal structures of three enzymes provide mechanistic insight into the molecular basis of substrate specificity. Unexpectedly, we found that a single sulfatase is essential for utilization of sulfated O-glycans in vitro and also has a major role in vivo. Our results provide insight into the mechanisms of mucin degradation by a prominent group of gut bacteria, an important process for both normal microbial gut colonization 2 and diseases such as inflammatory bowel disease 3 .


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA. ana.luis@medkem.gu.se.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
ArylsulfataseA [auth AAA]510Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron VPI-5482Mutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: BT_1636
UniProt
Find proteins for Q8A789 (Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron (strain ATCC 29148 / DSM 2079 / JCM 5827 / CCUG 10774 / NCTC 10582 / VPI-5482 / E50))
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Go to UniProtKB:  Q8A789
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UniProt GroupQ8A789
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.30 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.288 
  • R-Value Work: 0.238 
  • Space Group: P 21 21 21
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 76.175α = 90
b = 79.196β = 90
c = 91.1γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
REFMACrefinement
SAINTdata reduction
SAINTdata scaling
PHASERphasing

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Entry History & Funding Information

Deposition Data


Funding OrganizationLocationGrant Number
Wellcome TrustUnited Kingdom--

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2021-10-27
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2021-11-03
    Changes: Data collection
  • Version 1.2: 2024-01-31
    Changes: Data collection, Derived calculations, Refinement description