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==The quorum quenching N-acyl homoserine lactone acylase PvdQ in complex with 3-oxo-lauric acid==
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== Structural highlights ==
<table><tr><td colspan='2'>[[2wyc]] is a 2 chain structure with sequence from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseae Pseae]. Full crystallographic information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=2WYC OCA]. For a <b>guided tour on the structure components</b> use [http://proteopedia.org/fgij/fg.htm?mol=2WYC FirstGlance]. <br>
</td></tr><tr id='ligand'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Ligand|Ligands:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat" id="ligandDat"><scene name='pdbligand=3LA:3-OXODODECANOIC+ACID'>3LA</scene>, <scene name='pdbligand=DMS:DIMETHYL+SULFOXIDE'>DMS</scene>, <scene name='pdbligand=GOL:GLYCEROL'>GOL</scene></td></tr>
<tr id='related'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Related_structure|Related:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat">[[2wyb|2wyb]], [[2wye|2wye]], [[2wyd|2wyd]]</td></tr>
<tr id='activity'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>Activity:</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><span class='plainlinks'>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acyl-homoserine-lactone_acylase Acyl-homoserine-lactone acylase], with EC number [http://www.brenda-enzymes.info/php/result_flat.php4?ecno=3.5.1.97 3.5.1.97] </span></td></tr>
<tr id='resources'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>Resources:</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><span class='plainlinks'>[http://proteopedia.org/fgij/fg.htm?mol=2wyc FirstGlance], [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocaids?id=2wyc OCA], [http://pdbe.org/2wyc PDBe], [http://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore.do?structureId=2wyc RCSB], [http://www.ebi.ac.uk/pdbsum/2wyc PDBsum], [http://prosat.h-its.org/prosat/prosatexe?pdbcode=2wyc ProSAT]</span></td></tr>
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== Function ==
[[http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/PVDQ_PSEAE PVDQ_PSEAE]] Catalyzes the deacylation of acyl-homoserine lactone (AHL or acyl-HSL), releasing homoserine lactone (HSL) and the corresponding fatty acid. Possesses a specificity for the degradation of long-chain acyl-HSLs (side chains of 11 to 14 carbons in length). Degrades 3-oxo-C12-HSL, one of the two main AHL signal molecules of P.aeruginosa, and thereby functions as a quorum quencher, inhibiting the las quorum-sensing system. Therefore, may enable P.aeruginosa to modulate its own quorum-sensing-dependent pathogenic potential. Also appears to be required for pyoverdin biosynthesis.<ref>PMID:16495538</ref> <ref>PMID:14532048</ref> <ref>PMID:12686626</ref>  
== Evolutionary Conservation ==
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== Publication Abstract from PubMed ==
In many Gram-negative pathogens, their virulent behavior is regulated by quorum sensing, in which diffusible signals such as N-acyl homoserine lactones (AHLs) act as chemical messaging compounds. Enzymatic degradation of these diffusible signals by, e.g., lactonases or amidohydrolases abolishes AHL regulated virulence, a process known as quorum quenching. Here we report the first crystal structure of an AHL amidohydrolase, the AHL acylase PvdQ from Pseudomonas aeruginosa. PvdQ has a typical alpha/beta heterodimeric Ntn-hydrolase fold, similar to penicillin G acylase and cephalosporin acylase. However, it has a distinct, unusually large, hydrophobic binding pocket, ideally suited to recognize C12 fatty acid-like chains of AHLs. Binding of a C12 fatty acid or a 3-oxo-C12 fatty acid induces subtle conformational changes to accommodate the aliphatic chain. Furthermore, the structure of a covalent ester intermediate identifies Serbeta1 as the nucleophile and Asnbeta269 and Valbeta70 as the oxyanion hole residues in the AHL degradation process. Our structures show the versatility of the Ntn-hydrolase scaffold and can serve as a structural paradigm for Ntn-hydrolases with similar substrate preference. Finally, the quorum-quenching capabilities of PvdQ may be utilized to suppress the quorum-sensing machinery of pathogens.

The quorum-quenching N-acyl homoserine lactone acylase PvdQ is an Ntn-hydrolase with an unusual substrate-binding pocket.,Bokhove M, Jimenez PN, Quax WJ, Dijkstra BW Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2010 Jan 12;107(2):686-91. Epub 2009 Dec 22. PMID:20080736<ref>PMID:20080736</ref>

From MEDLINE&reg;/PubMed&reg;, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.<br>
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== References ==
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[[Category: Acyl-homoserine-lactone acylase]]
[[Category: Large Structures]]
[[Category: Pseae]]
[[Category: Bokhove, M]]
[[Category: Dijkstra, B W]]
[[Category: Jimenez, P Nadal]]
[[Category: Quax, W J]]
[[Category: Hydrolase]]
[[Category: Periplasm]]
[[Category: Zymogen]]