Crystal structures of the bovine β4galactosyltransferase catalytic domain and its complex with uridine diphosphogalactose

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作者
Gastinel, LN [1 ]
Cambillau, C [1 ]
Bourne, Y [1 ]
机构
[1] AFMB, CNRS, F-13402 Marseille 20, France
关键词
crystallography; enzyme; glycosylation; glycosyltransferase; nucleotide-binding protein;
D O I
10.1093/emboj/18.13.3546
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
beta 1,4-galactosyltransferase T1 (beta 4Gal-T1, EC 2.4.1.90/38), a Golgi resident membrane-bound enzyme, transfers galactose from uridine diphosphogalactose to the terminal beta-N-acetylglucosamine residues forming the poly-N-acetylactosamine core structures present in glycoproteins and glycosphingolipids. In mammals, beta 4Gal-T1 binds to alpha-lactalbumin, a protein that is structurally homologous to lyzozyme, to produce lactose, beta Gal-T1 is a member of a large family of homologous beta 4galactosyltransferases that use different types of glycoproteins and glycolipids as substrates. Here we solved and refined the crystal structures of recombinant bovine beta 4Gal-T1 to 2.4 Angstrom resolution in the presence and absence of the substrate uridine diphosphogalactose. The crystal structure of the bovine substrate-free beta 4Gal-T1 catalytic domain showed a new fold consisting of a single conical domain with a large open pocket at its base. In the substrate-bound complex, the pocket encompassed residues interacting with uridine diphosphogalactose. The structure of the complex contained clear regions of electron density for the uridine diphosphate portion of the substrate, where its beta-phosphate group was stabilized by hydrogen-bonding contacts with conserved residues including the Asp252ValAsp254 moth, These results help the interpretation of engineered beta 4Gal-T1 point mutations, They suggest a mechanism possibly involved in galactose transfer and enable identification of the critical amino acids involved in alpha-lactalbumin interactions.
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