Crystal structures of N-acyl homoserine lactonase AidH E219G mutant complexed with N-hexanoyl homoserineCrystal structures of N-acyl homoserine lactonase AidH E219G mutant complexed with N-hexanoyl homoserine

Structural highlights

4g8c is a 2 chain structure with sequence from Ochrobactrum sp. T63. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
Method:X-ray diffraction, Resolution 1.11Å
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Function

D2J2T6_9HYPH

Publication Abstract from PubMed

Many pathogenic bacteria that infect humans, animals and plants rely on a quorum-sensing (QS) system to produce virulence factors. N-Acyl homoserine lactones (AHLs) are the best-characterized cell-cell communication signals in QS. The concentration of AHL plays a key role in regulating the virulence-gene expression and essential biological functions of pathogenic bacteria. N-Acyl homoserine lactonases (AHL-lactonases) have important functions in decreasing pathogenicity by degrading AHLs. Here, structures of the AHL-lactonase from Ochrobactrum sp. (AidH) in complex with N-hexanoyl homoserine lactone, N-hexanoyl homoserine and N-butanoyl homoserine are reported. The high-resolution structures together with biochemical analyses reveal convincing details of AHL degradation. No metal ion is bound in the active site, which is different from other AHL-lactonases, which have a dual Lewis acid catalysis mechanism. AidH contains a substrate-binding tunnel between the core domain and the cap domain. The conformation of the tunnel entrance varies with the AHL acyl-chain length, which contributes to the binding promiscuity of AHL molecules in the active site. It also supports the biochemical result that AidH is a broad catalytic spectrum AHL-lactonase. Taken together, the present results reveal the catalytic mechanism of the metal-independent AHL-lactonase, which is a typical acid-base covalent catalysis.

High-resolution structures of AidH complexes provide insights into a novel catalytic mechanism for N-acyl homoserine lactonase.,Gao A, Mei GY, Liu S, Wang P, Tang Q, Liu YP, Wen H, An XM, Zhang LQ, Yan XX, Liang DC Acta Crystallogr D Biol Crystallogr. 2013 Jan;69(Pt 1):82-91. doi:, 10.1107/S0907444912042369. Epub 2012 Dec 20. PMID:23275166[1]

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References

  1. Gao A, Mei GY, Liu S, Wang P, Tang Q, Liu YP, Wen H, An XM, Zhang LQ, Yan XX, Liang DC. High-resolution structures of AidH complexes provide insights into a novel catalytic mechanism for N-acyl homoserine lactonase. Acta Crystallogr D Biol Crystallogr. 2013 Jan;69(Pt 1):82-91. doi:, 10.1107/S0907444912042369. Epub 2012 Dec 20. PMID:23275166 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1107/S0907444912042369

4g8c, resolution 1.11Å

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