Alpha and Omega Classification of β-Lactamase/Transpeptidase-like Superfamily Proteins Based on the Comparison of Their Structural Catalytic Cores

β-Lactamase/transpeptidase-like superfamily proteins are serine proteases that use the Ser–Lys catalytic dyad to carry out their biological functions. Here, we investigate the three known families of β-lactamase/transpeptidase-like superfamily proteins, β-lactamase/D-Ala carboxypeptidase, glutaminas...

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Main Authors: Alexander I. Denesyuk, Konstantin Denessiouk, Mark S. Johnson, Vladimir N. Uversky
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Published: MDPI AG 2025-04-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/30/9/2019
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author Alexander I. Denesyuk
Konstantin Denessiouk
Mark S. Johnson
Vladimir N. Uversky
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description β-Lactamase/transpeptidase-like superfamily proteins are serine proteases that use the Ser–Lys catalytic dyad to carry out their biological functions. Here, we investigate the three known families of β-lactamase/transpeptidase-like superfamily proteins, β-lactamase/D-Ala carboxypeptidase, glutaminase, and Dac-like, and describe the structural catalytic cores that govern the catalytic residues in these proteins. We show that the structural catalytic core of these proteins is a combination of three zones, the mutual three-dimensional arrangement of which correspondingly determines their belonging to one of seven and twenty-four established groups and subgroups.
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spelling doaj-art-6474d84cf8824735b3aaa804a7e06d7e2025-08-20T02:59:08ZengMDPI AGMolecules1420-30492025-04-01309201910.3390/molecules30092019Alpha and Omega Classification of β-Lactamase/Transpeptidase-like Superfamily Proteins Based on the Comparison of Their Structural Catalytic CoresAlexander I. Denesyuk0Konstantin Denessiouk1Mark S. Johnson2Vladimir N. Uversky3Structural Bioinformatics Laboratory, Biochemistry, InFLAMES Research Flagship Center, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Åbo Akademi University, 20520 Turku, FinlandStructural Bioinformatics Laboratory, Biochemistry, InFLAMES Research Flagship Center, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Åbo Akademi University, 20520 Turku, FinlandStructural Bioinformatics Laboratory, Biochemistry, InFLAMES Research Flagship Center, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Åbo Akademi University, 20520 Turku, FinlandDepartment of Molecular Medicine and USF Health Byrd Alzheimer’s Research Institute, Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33612, USAβ-Lactamase/transpeptidase-like superfamily proteins are serine proteases that use the Ser–Lys catalytic dyad to carry out their biological functions. Here, we investigate the three known families of β-lactamase/transpeptidase-like superfamily proteins, β-lactamase/D-Ala carboxypeptidase, glutaminase, and Dac-like, and describe the structural catalytic cores that govern the catalytic residues in these proteins. We show that the structural catalytic core of these proteins is a combination of three zones, the mutual three-dimensional arrangement of which correspondingly determines their belonging to one of seven and twenty-four established groups and subgroups.https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/30/9/2019β-lactamaseDD-carboxypeptidaseglutaminase3D structurecatalytic coreclassification
spellingShingle Alexander I. Denesyuk
Konstantin Denessiouk
Mark S. Johnson
Vladimir N. Uversky
Alpha and Omega Classification of β-Lactamase/Transpeptidase-like Superfamily Proteins Based on the Comparison of Their Structural Catalytic Cores
Molecules
β-lactamase
DD-carboxypeptidase
glutaminase
3D structure
catalytic core
classification
title Alpha and Omega Classification of β-Lactamase/Transpeptidase-like Superfamily Proteins Based on the Comparison of Their Structural Catalytic Cores
title_full Alpha and Omega Classification of β-Lactamase/Transpeptidase-like Superfamily Proteins Based on the Comparison of Their Structural Catalytic Cores
title_fullStr Alpha and Omega Classification of β-Lactamase/Transpeptidase-like Superfamily Proteins Based on the Comparison of Their Structural Catalytic Cores
title_full_unstemmed Alpha and Omega Classification of β-Lactamase/Transpeptidase-like Superfamily Proteins Based on the Comparison of Their Structural Catalytic Cores
title_short Alpha and Omega Classification of β-Lactamase/Transpeptidase-like Superfamily Proteins Based on the Comparison of Their Structural Catalytic Cores
title_sort alpha and omega classification of β lactamase transpeptidase like superfamily proteins based on the comparison of their structural catalytic cores
topic β-lactamase
DD-carboxypeptidase
glutaminase
3D structure
catalytic core
classification
url https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/30/9/2019
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