Synthetic UDP-galactofuranose analogs reveal critical enzyme–substrate interactions in GlfT2-catalyzed mycobacterial galactan assembly
作者:Myles B. Poulin、Ruokun Zhou、Todd L. Lowary
DOI:10.1039/c2ob25159k
日期:——
Mycobacterial cell wall galactan, composed of alternating β-(1â5) and β-(1â6) galactofuranosyl residues, is assembled by the action of two bifunctional galactofuranosyltransferases, GlfT1 and GlfT2, which use UDP-galactofuranose (UDP-Galf) as the donor substrate. Kinetic analysis of synthetic UDP-Galf analogs identified critical interactions involved in donor substrate recognition by GlfT2, a processive polymerizing glycosyltransferase. Testing of methylated UDP-Galf analogs showed the donor substrate-binding pocket is sterically crowded. Evaluation of deoxy UDP-Galf analogs revealed that the C-6 hydroxyl group is not essential for substrate activity, and that interactions with the UDP-Galf C-3 hydroxyl group orient the substrate for turnover but appears to play no role in substrate recognition, making the 3-deoxy-analog a moderate competitive inhibitor of the enzyme. Moreover, the addition of a Galf residue deoxygenated at C-5 or C-6, or an L-arabinofuranose residue, to the growing galactan chain resulted in âdead endâ reaction products, which no longer act as an acceptor for the enzyme. This finding shows dual recognition of both the terminal C-5 and C-6 hydroxyl groups of the acceptor substrate are required for GlfT2 activity, which is consistent with a recent model developed based upon a crystal structure of the enzyme. These observations provide insight into specific proteinâcarbohydrate interactions in the GlfT2 active site and may facilitate the design of future inhibitors.
分枝分散分得细胞壁的半乳糖聚合物由交替的β-(1→5)和β-(1→6)半乳糖呋喃糖残基组成,由两种双功能半乳糖呋喃糖转移酶GlfT1和GlfT2的作用组装而成,后者以UDP-半乳糖呋喃糖(UDP-Galf)作为供体底物。对合成的UDP-Galf类似物进行动力学分析确定了GlfT2(一个过程性聚合的糖苷转移酶)在识别供体底物时涉及的关键相互作用。对甲基化UDP-Galf类似物的测试表明,供体底物结合口袋在空间上显得拥挤。对脱氧UDP-Galf类似物的评估显示,C-6羟基并不是底物活性的必需部分,与UDP-Galf C-3羟基的相互作用可以使底物定向以便于转化,但似乎对底物识别没有作用,这使得3-脱氧类似物成为该酶的中等竞争抑制剂。此外,在生长的半乳糖链上添加在C-5或C-6去氧的Galf残基,或L-阿拉伯呋喃糖残基,都会导致“死锁”反应产物,这些产物不再作为酶的受体。该发现表明,GlfT2的活性需要同时识别受体底物的末端C-5和C-6羟基,这与最近基于该酶的晶体结构开发的模型一致。这些观察提供了对GlfT2活性位点中特异性蛋白质-碳水化合物相互作用的深入了解,并可能促进未来抑制剂的设计。