The molecular basis of mucopolysaccharidosis IV AThe molecular basis of mucopolysaccharidosis IV A

Structural highlights

4fdi is a 2 chain structure with sequence from Homo sapiens. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
Method:X-ray diffraction, Resolution 2.2Å
Ligands:, , , ,
Resources:FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT

Disease

GALNS_HUMAN Mucopolysaccharidosis type 4A. The disease is caused by mutations affecting the gene represented in this entry.

Function

GALNS_HUMAN

Publication Abstract from PubMed

Lysosomal enzymes catalyze the breakdown of macromolecules in the cell. In humans, loss of activity of a lysosomal enzyme leads to an inherited metabolic defect known as a lysosomal storage disorder. The human lysosomal enzyme galactosamine-6-sulfatase (GALNS, also known as N-acetylgalactosamine-6-sulfatase and GalN6S; E.C. 3.1.6.4) is deficient in patients with the lysosomal storage disease mucopolysaccharidosis IV A (also known as MPS IV A and Morquio A). Here, we report the three-dimensional structure of human GALNS, determined by X-ray crystallography at 2.2A resolution. The structure reveals a catalytic gem diol nucleophile derived from modification of a cysteine side chain. The active site of GALNS is a large, positively charged trench suitable for binding polyanionic substrates such as keratan sulfate and chondroitin-6-sulfate. Enzymatic assays on the insect-cell-expressed human GALNS indicate activity against synthetic substrates and inhibition by both substrate and product. Mapping 120 MPS IV A missense mutations onto the structure reveals that a majority of mutations affect the hydrophobic core of the structure, indicating that most MPS IV A cases result from misfolding of GALNS. Comparison of the structure of GALNS to paralogous sulfatases shows a wide variety of active-site geometries in the family but strict conservation of the catalytic machinery. Overall, the structure and the known mutations establish the molecular basis for MPS IV A and for the larger MPS family of diseases.

The Structure of Human GALNS Reveals the Molecular Basis for Mucopolysaccharidosis IV A.,Rivera-Colon Y, Schutsky EK, Kita AZ, Garman SC J Mol Biol. 2012 Aug 29. PMID:22940367[1]

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References

  1. Rivera-Colon Y, Schutsky EK, Kita AZ, Garman SC. The Structure of Human GALNS Reveals the Molecular Basis for Mucopolysaccharidosis IV A. J Mol Biol. 2012 Aug 29. PMID:22940367 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jmb.2012.08.020

4fdi, resolution 2.20Å

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