The Dimerization Domain in DapE Enzymes Is required for Catalysis
- Univ. of Chicago, IL (United States). Computation Inst. Center for Structural Genomics of Infectious Disease
- Loyola Univ.-Chicago, IL (United States). Dept. of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). Biosciences Division. The Midwest Center for Structural Genomics
- Univ. of Chicago, IL (United States). Computation Inst. Center for Structural Genomics of Infectious Disease; Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). Biosciences Division. The Midwest Center for Structural Genomics
- Marquette Univ., Milwaukee, WI (United States). Dept. of Chemistry
The emergence of antibiotic-resistant bacterial strains underscores the importance of identifying new drug targets and developing new antimicrobial compounds. Lysine and meso-diaminopimelic acid are essential for protein production and bacterial peptidoglycan cell wall remodeling and are synthesized in bacteria by enzymes encoded within dap operon. Therefore dap enzymes may serve as excellent targets for developing a new class of antimicrobial agents. The dap Eencoded N-succinyl-L,L-diaminopimelic acid desuccinylase (DapE) converts N-succinyl-L,L-diaminopimelic acid to L,Ldiaminopimelic acid and succinate. The enzyme is composed of catalytic and dimerization domains, and belongs to the M20 peptidase family. To understand the specific role of each domain of the enzyme we engineered dimerization domain deletion mutants of DapEs from Haemophilus influenzae and Vibrio cholerae, and characterized these proteins structurally and biochemically. No activity was observed for all deletion mutants. Structural comparisons of wild-type, inactive monomeric DapE enzymes with other M20 peptidases suggest that the dimerization domain is essential for DapE enzymatic activity. Structural analysis and molecular dynamics simulations indicate that removal of the dimerization domain increased the flexibility of a conserved active site loop that may provide critical interactions with the substrate.
- Research Organization:
- Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER). Biological Systems Science Division
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC02-06CH11357
- OSTI ID:
- 1627688
- Journal Information:
- PLoS ONE, Vol. 9, Issue 5; ISSN 1932-6203
- Publisher:
- Public Library of ScienceCopyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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