Structural dissection of the maltodextrin disproportionation cycle of the arabidopsis plastidial disproportionating enzyme 1 (DPE1)

The degradation of transitory starch in the chloroplast to provide fuel for the plant during the night requires a suite of enzymes that generate a series of short chain linear glucans. However, glucans of less than four glucose units are no longer substrates for these enzymes, whereas export from th...

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Main Authors: O'Neill, E, Stevenson, C, Tantanarat, K, Latousakis, D, Donaldson, M, Rejzek, M, Nepogodiev, SA, Limpaseni, T, Field, R, Lawson, D
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Published: American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Inc 2015
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author O'Neill, E
Stevenson, C
Tantanarat, K
Latousakis, D
Donaldson, M
Rejzek, M
Nepogodiev, SA
Limpaseni, T
Field, R
Lawson, D
author_facet O'Neill, E
Stevenson, C
Tantanarat, K
Latousakis, D
Donaldson, M
Rejzek, M
Nepogodiev, SA
Limpaseni, T
Field, R
Lawson, D
author_sort O'Neill, E
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description The degradation of transitory starch in the chloroplast to provide fuel for the plant during the night requires a suite of enzymes that generate a series of short chain linear glucans. However, glucans of less than four glucose units are no longer substrates for these enzymes, whereas export from the plastid is only possible in the form of either maltose or glucose. In order to make use of maltotriose, which would otherwise accumulate, disproportionating enzyme 1 (DPE1; a 4-α-glucanotransferase) converts two molecules of maltotriose to a molecule of maltopentaose, which can now be acted on by the degradative enzymes, and one molecule of glucose that can be exported. We have determined the structure of the Arabidopsis plastidial DPE1 (AtDPE1), and, through ligand soaking experiments, we have trapped the enzyme in a variety of conformational states. AtDPE1 forms a homodimer with a deep, long, and open-ended active site canyon contained within each subunit. The canyon is divided into donor and acceptor sites with the catalytic residues at their junction; a number of loops around the active site adopt different conformations dependent on the occupancy of these sites. The “gate” is the most dynamic loop and appears to play a role in substrate capture, in particular in the binding of the acceptor molecule. Subtle changes in the configuration of the active site residues may prevent undesirable reactions or abortive hydrolysis of the covalently bound enzyme-substrate intermediate. Together, these observations allow us to delineate the complete AtDPE1 disproportionation cycle in structural terms.
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spelling oxford-uuid:1b2023da-201b-423f-b483-a4ed1d3c7bac2022-03-26T10:58:35ZStructural dissection of the maltodextrin disproportionation cycle of the arabidopsis plastidial disproportionating enzyme 1 (DPE1)Journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:1b2023da-201b-423f-b483-a4ed1d3c7bacSymplectic Elements at OxfordAmerican Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Inc2015O'Neill, EStevenson, CTantanarat, KLatousakis, DDonaldson, MRejzek, MNepogodiev, SALimpaseni, TField, RLawson, DThe degradation of transitory starch in the chloroplast to provide fuel for the plant during the night requires a suite of enzymes that generate a series of short chain linear glucans. However, glucans of less than four glucose units are no longer substrates for these enzymes, whereas export from the plastid is only possible in the form of either maltose or glucose. In order to make use of maltotriose, which would otherwise accumulate, disproportionating enzyme 1 (DPE1; a 4-α-glucanotransferase) converts two molecules of maltotriose to a molecule of maltopentaose, which can now be acted on by the degradative enzymes, and one molecule of glucose that can be exported. We have determined the structure of the Arabidopsis plastidial DPE1 (AtDPE1), and, through ligand soaking experiments, we have trapped the enzyme in a variety of conformational states. AtDPE1 forms a homodimer with a deep, long, and open-ended active site canyon contained within each subunit. The canyon is divided into donor and acceptor sites with the catalytic residues at their junction; a number of loops around the active site adopt different conformations dependent on the occupancy of these sites. The “gate” is the most dynamic loop and appears to play a role in substrate capture, in particular in the binding of the acceptor molecule. Subtle changes in the configuration of the active site residues may prevent undesirable reactions or abortive hydrolysis of the covalently bound enzyme-substrate intermediate. Together, these observations allow us to delineate the complete AtDPE1 disproportionation cycle in structural terms.
spellingShingle O'Neill, E
Stevenson, C
Tantanarat, K
Latousakis, D
Donaldson, M
Rejzek, M
Nepogodiev, SA
Limpaseni, T
Field, R
Lawson, D
Structural dissection of the maltodextrin disproportionation cycle of the arabidopsis plastidial disproportionating enzyme 1 (DPE1)
title Structural dissection of the maltodextrin disproportionation cycle of the arabidopsis plastidial disproportionating enzyme 1 (DPE1)
title_full Structural dissection of the maltodextrin disproportionation cycle of the arabidopsis plastidial disproportionating enzyme 1 (DPE1)
title_fullStr Structural dissection of the maltodextrin disproportionation cycle of the arabidopsis plastidial disproportionating enzyme 1 (DPE1)
title_full_unstemmed Structural dissection of the maltodextrin disproportionation cycle of the arabidopsis plastidial disproportionating enzyme 1 (DPE1)
title_short Structural dissection of the maltodextrin disproportionation cycle of the arabidopsis plastidial disproportionating enzyme 1 (DPE1)
title_sort structural dissection of the maltodextrin disproportionation cycle of the arabidopsis plastidial disproportionating enzyme 1 dpe1
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