Solution structure of LysM domain from a chitinase derived from Volvox carteriSolution structure of LysM domain from a chitinase derived from Volvox carteri

Structural highlights

5yz6 is a 1 chain structure with sequence from Volvox carteri f. nagariensis. Full experimental information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
Method:Solution NMR, 20 models
Resources:FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT

Function

D8UFB5_VOLCA

Publication Abstract from PubMed

Two N-terminal lysin motifs (LysMs) found in a chitinase from the green alga Volvox carteri (VcLysM1 and VcLysM2) were produced, and their structures and chitin-binding properties were characterized. The binding affinities of VcLysM1 toward chitin oligomers determined by isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC) were higher than those of VcLysM2 by 0.8-1.1 kcal/mol of DeltaG degrees . Based on the NMR solution structures of the two LysMs, the differences in binding affinities were found to result from amino acid substitutions at the binding site. The NMR spectrum of a two-domain protein (VcLysM1+2), in which VcLysM1 and VcLysM2 are linked in tandem through a flexible linker, suggested that the individual domains of VcLysM1+2 independently fold and do not interact with each other. ITC analysis of chitin-oligomer binding revealed two different binding sites in VcLysM1+2, showing no cooperativity. The binding affinities of the VcLysM1 domain in VcLysM1+2 were lower than those of VcLysM1 alone, probably due to the flexible linker destabilizing the interaction between the chito-oligosaccahrides and VcLysM1 domain. Overall, two LysMs attached to the chitinase from the primitive plant species, V. carteri, were found to resemble bacterial LysMs reported thus far.

Structures and chitin-binding properties of two N-terminal lysin motifs (LysMs) found in a chitinase from Volvox carteri.,Kitaoku Y, Nishimura S, Hirono T, Suginta W, Ohnuma T, Fukamizo T Glycobiology. 2019 Jul 1;29(7):565-575. doi: 10.1093/glycob/cwz024. PMID:30976779[1]

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References

  1. Kitaoku Y, Nishimura S, Hirono T, Suginta W, Ohnuma T, Fukamizo T. Structures and chitin-binding properties of two N-terminal lysin motifs (LysMs) found in a chitinase from Volvox carteri. Glycobiology. 2019 Jul 1;29(7):565-575. doi: 10.1093/glycob/cwz024. PMID:30976779 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/glycob/cwz024
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