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Title: Crystal structure of lipid A disaccharide synthase LpxB from Escherichia coli

Abstract

Most Gram-negative bacteria are surrounded by a glycolipid called lipopolysaccharide (LPS), which forms a barrier to hydrophobic toxins and, in pathogenic bacteria, is a virulence factor. During LPS biosynthesis, a membrane-associated glycosyltransferase (LpxB) forms a tetra-acylated disaccharide that is further acylated to form the membrane anchor moiety of LPS. Here we solve the structure of a soluble and catalytically competent LpxB by X-ray crystallography. The structure reveals that LpxB has a glycosyltransferase-B family fold but with a highly intertwined, C-terminally swapped dimer comprising four domains. We identify key catalytic residues with a product, UDP, bound in the active site, as well as clusters of hydrophobic residues that likely mediate productive membrane association or capture of lipidic substrates. These studies provide the basis for rational design of antibiotics targeting a crucial step in LPS biosynthesis.

Authors:
ORCiD logo [1];  [1];  [2];  [1]
  1. Univ. of Minnesota Twin Cities, Minneapolis, MN (United States)
  2. Univ. of Minnesota Twin Cities, Minneapolis, MN (United States); Bristol-Myers Squibb, Redwood City, CA (United States)
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Research Org.:
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Scientific User Facilities Division; National Inst. of Health; NIH-ORIP HEI
OSTI Identifier:
1431361
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC02-06CH11357; P41 GM103403; S10 RR029205; GM118047
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Nature Communications
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 9; Journal Issue: 1; Journal ID: ISSN 2041-1723
Publisher:
Nature Publishing Group
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
ENGLISH
Subject:
59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES; Bacterial structural biology; Enzymes; X-ray crystallography

Citation Formats

Bohl, Thomas E., Shi, Ke, Lee, John K., and Aihara, Hideki. Crystal structure of lipid A disaccharide synthase LpxB from Escherichia coli. United States: N. p., 2018. Web. doi:10.1038/s41467-017-02712-9.
Bohl, Thomas E., Shi, Ke, Lee, John K., & Aihara, Hideki. Crystal structure of lipid A disaccharide synthase LpxB from Escherichia coli. United States. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-02712-9
Bohl, Thomas E., Shi, Ke, Lee, John K., and Aihara, Hideki. Thu . "Crystal structure of lipid A disaccharide synthase LpxB from Escherichia coli". United States. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-02712-9. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1431361.
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title = {Crystal structure of lipid A disaccharide synthase LpxB from Escherichia coli},
author = {Bohl, Thomas E. and Shi, Ke and Lee, John K. and Aihara, Hideki},
abstractNote = {Most Gram-negative bacteria are surrounded by a glycolipid called lipopolysaccharide (LPS), which forms a barrier to hydrophobic toxins and, in pathogenic bacteria, is a virulence factor. During LPS biosynthesis, a membrane-associated glycosyltransferase (LpxB) forms a tetra-acylated disaccharide that is further acylated to form the membrane anchor moiety of LPS. Here we solve the structure of a soluble and catalytically competent LpxB by X-ray crystallography. The structure reveals that LpxB has a glycosyltransferase-B family fold but with a highly intertwined, C-terminally swapped dimer comprising four domains. We identify key catalytic residues with a product, UDP, bound in the active site, as well as clusters of hydrophobic residues that likely mediate productive membrane association or capture of lipidic substrates. These studies provide the basis for rational design of antibiotics targeting a crucial step in LPS biosynthesis.},
doi = {10.1038/s41467-017-02712-9},
journal = {Nature Communications},
number = 1,
volume = 9,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu Jan 25 00:00:00 EST 2018},
month = {Thu Jan 25 00:00:00 EST 2018}
}

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