Dynamics of Ligand Binding to a Rigid Glycosidase**

Fredj Ben Bdira, Christopher A Waudby, Alexander N Volkov, Sybrin P Schröder, Eiso Ab, Jeroen D C Codée, Hermen S Overkleeft, Johannes M F G Aerts, Hugo van Ingen, Marcellus Ubbink

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Abstract

The single-domain GH11 glycosidase from Bacillus circulans (BCX) is involved in the degradation of hemicellulose, which is one of the most abundant renewable biomaterials in nature. We demonstrate that BCX in solution undergoes minimal structural changes during turnover. NMR spectroscopy results show that the rigid protein matrix provides a frame for fast substrate binding in multiple conformations, accompanied by slow conversion, which is attributed to an enzyme-induced substrate distortion. A model is proposed in which the rigid enzyme takes advantage of substrate flexibility to induce a conformation that facilitates the acyl formation step of the hydrolysis reaction.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)20508-20514
Number of pages7
JournalAngewandte Chemie-International Edition
Volume59
Issue number46
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 9 Nov 2020
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • dynamics
  • glycosidases
  • ligand binding
  • NMR spectroscopy
  • rigid fold

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