Diverse modes of galacto-specific carbohydrate recognition by a family 31 glycoside hydrolase from Clostridium perfringens.

Clostridium perfringens is a commensal member of the human gut microbiome and an opportunistic pathogen whose genome encodes a suite of putative large, multi-modular carbohydrate-active enzymes that appears to play a role in the interaction of the bacterium with mucin-based carbohydrates. Among the...

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Main Authors: Julie M Grondin, Da Duan, Alyssa C Kirlin, Kento T Abe, Seth Chitayat, Holly L Spencer, Craig Spencer, Alisha Campigotto, Scott Houliston, Cheryl H Arrowsmith, John S Allingham, Alisdair B Boraston, Steven P Smith
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author Julie M Grondin
Da Duan
Alyssa C Kirlin
Kento T Abe
Seth Chitayat
Holly L Spencer
Craig Spencer
Alisha Campigotto
Scott Houliston
Cheryl H Arrowsmith
John S Allingham
Alisdair B Boraston
Steven P Smith
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Da Duan
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Kento T Abe
Seth Chitayat
Holly L Spencer
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Alisha Campigotto
Scott Houliston
Cheryl H Arrowsmith
John S Allingham
Alisdair B Boraston
Steven P Smith
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description Clostridium perfringens is a commensal member of the human gut microbiome and an opportunistic pathogen whose genome encodes a suite of putative large, multi-modular carbohydrate-active enzymes that appears to play a role in the interaction of the bacterium with mucin-based carbohydrates. Among the most complex of these is an enzyme that contains a presumed catalytic module belonging to glycoside hydrolase family 31 (GH31). This large enzyme, which based on its possession of a GH31 module is a predicted α-glucosidase, contains a variety of non-catalytic ancillary modules, including three CBM32 modules that to date have not been characterized. NMR-based experiments demonstrated a preference of each module for galacto-configured sugars, including the ability of all three CBM32s to recognize the common mucin monosaccharide GalNAc. X-ray crystal structures of the CpGH31 CBM32s, both in apo form and bound to GalNAc, revealed the finely-tuned molecular strategies employed by these sequentially variable CBM32s in coordinating a common ligand. The data highlight that sequence similarities to previously characterized CBMs alone are insufficient for identifying the molecular mechanism of ligand binding by individual CBMs. Furthermore, the overlapping ligand binding profiles of the three CBMs provide a fail-safe mechanism for the recognition of GalNAc among the dense eukaryotic carbohydrate networks of the colonic mucosa. These findings expand our understanding of ligand targeting by large, multi-modular carbohydrate-active enzymes, and offer unique insights into of the expanding ligand-binding preferences and binding site topologies observed in CBM32s.
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spelling doaj-art-15b16005f3af4b5d974ed4a06e218ffd2025-08-20T03:12:49ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032017-01-01122e017160610.1371/journal.pone.0171606Diverse modes of galacto-specific carbohydrate recognition by a family 31 glycoside hydrolase from Clostridium perfringens.Julie M GrondinDa DuanAlyssa C KirlinKento T AbeSeth ChitayatHolly L SpencerCraig SpencerAlisha CampigottoScott HoulistonCheryl H ArrowsmithJohn S AllinghamAlisdair B BorastonSteven P SmithClostridium perfringens is a commensal member of the human gut microbiome and an opportunistic pathogen whose genome encodes a suite of putative large, multi-modular carbohydrate-active enzymes that appears to play a role in the interaction of the bacterium with mucin-based carbohydrates. Among the most complex of these is an enzyme that contains a presumed catalytic module belonging to glycoside hydrolase family 31 (GH31). This large enzyme, which based on its possession of a GH31 module is a predicted α-glucosidase, contains a variety of non-catalytic ancillary modules, including three CBM32 modules that to date have not been characterized. NMR-based experiments demonstrated a preference of each module for galacto-configured sugars, including the ability of all three CBM32s to recognize the common mucin monosaccharide GalNAc. X-ray crystal structures of the CpGH31 CBM32s, both in apo form and bound to GalNAc, revealed the finely-tuned molecular strategies employed by these sequentially variable CBM32s in coordinating a common ligand. The data highlight that sequence similarities to previously characterized CBMs alone are insufficient for identifying the molecular mechanism of ligand binding by individual CBMs. Furthermore, the overlapping ligand binding profiles of the three CBMs provide a fail-safe mechanism for the recognition of GalNAc among the dense eukaryotic carbohydrate networks of the colonic mucosa. These findings expand our understanding of ligand targeting by large, multi-modular carbohydrate-active enzymes, and offer unique insights into of the expanding ligand-binding preferences and binding site topologies observed in CBM32s.https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0171606&type=printable
spellingShingle Julie M Grondin
Da Duan
Alyssa C Kirlin
Kento T Abe
Seth Chitayat
Holly L Spencer
Craig Spencer
Alisha Campigotto
Scott Houliston
Cheryl H Arrowsmith
John S Allingham
Alisdair B Boraston
Steven P Smith
Diverse modes of galacto-specific carbohydrate recognition by a family 31 glycoside hydrolase from Clostridium perfringens.
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title Diverse modes of galacto-specific carbohydrate recognition by a family 31 glycoside hydrolase from Clostridium perfringens.
title_full Diverse modes of galacto-specific carbohydrate recognition by a family 31 glycoside hydrolase from Clostridium perfringens.
title_fullStr Diverse modes of galacto-specific carbohydrate recognition by a family 31 glycoside hydrolase from Clostridium perfringens.
title_full_unstemmed Diverse modes of galacto-specific carbohydrate recognition by a family 31 glycoside hydrolase from Clostridium perfringens.
title_short Diverse modes of galacto-specific carbohydrate recognition by a family 31 glycoside hydrolase from Clostridium perfringens.
title_sort diverse modes of galacto specific carbohydrate recognition by a family 31 glycoside hydrolase from clostridium perfringens
url https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0171606&type=printable
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