Aromatic Residue on β→α Loop 1 in the Catalytic Domain Is Important to the Transglycosylation Specificity of Glycoside Hydrolase Family 31 α-Glucosidase
作者:Kyung-Mo SONG、Masayuki OKUYAMA、Mariko NISHIMURA、Takayoshi TAGAMI、Haruhide MORI、Atsuo KIMURA
DOI:10.1271/bbb.130325
日期:2013.8.23
The specificity for the α-1,4- and α-1,6-glucosidic linkages varies among glycoside hydrolase family 31 α-glucosidases. This difference in substrate specificity has been considered to be due to the difference in an aromatic residue on β→α loop 1 in the catalytic domain with a (β/α)8 barrel fold; i.e., the enzymes having Tyr and Trp on β→α loop 1 were respectively described as α-1,4-specific and α-1,6-specific α-glucosidases. Schwanniomyces occidentalis α-glucosidase, however, prefers the α-1,4-glucosidic linkage, although the enzyme possesses Trp324 at the corresponding position. The mutation of Trp324 to Tyr decreased the ability for hydrolysis of the α-1,6-glucosidic linkage and formation of the α-1,6-glucosidic linkage in transglycosylation, indicating Trp324 to be closely associated with α-1,6 specificity, even if the enzyme preferred the α-1,4-glucosidic linkage. The mutant enzyme was found to catalyze the production of the branched oligosaccharide, 2,4-di-O-(α-d-glucopyranosyl)-d-glucopyranose, more efficiently than the wild-type enzyme.
糖苷水解酶家族 31 种α-葡萄糖苷酶对α-1,4-和α-1,6-葡萄糖苷链的特异性各不相同。底物特异性的这种差异被认为是由于催化结构域β→α环 1 上的芳香残基具有(β/α)8 桶折叠的差异造成的;也就是说,β→α环 1 上具有 Tyr 和 Trp 的酶分别被称为α-1,4 特异性α-葡萄糖苷酶和α-1,6 特异性α-葡萄糖苷酶。然而,尽管西瓜酵母菌的α-葡萄糖苷酶在相应的位置上具有 Trp324,但它更喜欢α-1,4-葡萄糖苷键。将 Trp324 突变为 Tyr 会降低水解α-1,6-葡糖苷键和在转糖基化过程中形成α-1,6-葡糖苷键的能力,这表明 Trp324 与α-1,6 特异性密切相关,即使该酶更喜欢α-1,4-葡糖苷键。研究发现,与野生型酶相比,突变体酶催化生成支链寡糖--2,4-二-O-(α-d-吡喃葡萄糖基)-d-吡喃葡萄糖的效率更高。