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THE CRYSTAL STRUCTURE OF THE E. COLI MALTODEXTRIN PHOSPHORYLASE COMPLEX
OverviewOverview
Acarbose is a naturally occurring pseudo-tetrasaccharide. It has been used, in conjunction with other drugs in the treatment of diabetes where it acts, as an inhibitor of intestinal glucosidases. To probe the interactions of, acarbose with other carbohydrate recognition enzymes, the crystal, structure of E. coli maltodextrin phosphorylase (MalP) complexed with, acarbose has been determined at 2.95 A resolution and refined to, crystallographic R-values of R (Rfree) = 0.241 (0.293), respectively., Acarbose adopts a conformation that is close to its major minimum free, energy conformation in the MalP-acarbose structure. The acarviosine moiety, of acarbose occupies sub-sites +1 and +2 and the disaccharide sub-sites +3, and +4. (The site of phosphorolysis is between sub-sites -1 and +1.) This, is the first identification of sub-sites +3 and +4 of MalP. Interactions, of the glucosyl residues in sub-sites +2 and +4 are dominated by, carbohydrate stacking interactions with tyrosine residues. These tyrosines, (Tyr280 and Tyr613, respectively, in the rabbit muscle phosphorylase, numbering scheme) are conserved in all species of phosphorylase. A, glycerol molecule from the cryoprotectant occupies sub-site -1. The, identification of four oligosaccharide sub-sites, that extend from the, interior of the phosphorylase close to the catalytic site to the exterior, surface of MalP, provides a structural rationalization of the substrate, selectivity of MalP for a pentasaccharide substrate. Crystallographic, binding studies of acarbose with amylases, glucoamylases, and, glycosyltranferases and NMR studies of acarbose in solution have shown, that acarbose can adopt two different conformations. This flexibility, allows acarbose to target a number of different enzymes. The two, alternative conformations of acarbose when bound to different carbohydrate, enzymes are discussed.
About this StructureAbout this Structure
2ECP is a Single protein structure of sequence from Escherichia coli with ACR, PLP and GOL as ligands. Active as Phosphorylase, with EC number 2.4.1.1 Full crystallographic information is available from OCA.
ReferenceReference
The crystal structure of the Escherichia coli maltodextrin phosphorylase-acarbose complex., O'Reilly M, Watson KA, Johnson LN, Biochemistry. 1999 Apr 27;38(17):5337-45. PMID:10220320
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