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Glycoside Hydrolase Family 8

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Glycoside Hydrolase Family 8
Clan GH-M
Mechanism inverting
Active site residues known
CAZy DB link
http://www.cazy.org/fam/GH8.html

Substrate specificities

GH8 enzymes cleave β-1,4 linkages of β-1,4 glucans, xylans (or xylooligosaccharides), chitosans, and lichenans (1,3-1,4-β-D-glucan). All of GH8 members have been found from Bacteria, and there is no members from Eukaryotic or Archaeal origin. The majority of the enzymes are endo-acting enzymes, but one member has an exo-activity that releases β-D-xylose residues from the reducing end of xylooligosaccharides. The substrate specificities found in GH8 are: chitosanase (EC 3.2.1.132), cellulase (EC 3.2.1.4), licheninase (EC 3.2.1.73), endo-1,4-β-xylanase (EC 3.2.1.8) and reducing-end-xylose releasing exo-oligoxylanase (EC 3.2.1.156).

Kinetics and Mechanism

GH8 enzymes are inverting enzymes, as first shown by Fiebrobe et al. on endoglucanase C from Clostridium cellulolyticum (CelCCC) [1].

Catalytic Residues

The general acid (proton donor to the leaving group) was first identified in CelA from C. thermocellum as Glu95 [2, 3]. The general base (proton acceptor from the nucleophilic water) of GH8a subfamily was first identified in CelA from C. thermocellum as Asp278 [2, 3]. The general base of GH8b subfamily was first identified in chitosanase from Bacillus sp. K17 as Glu309 based on its crystal structure and by making E309Q mutant [4].

Subfamilies

GH8 enzymes are divided into at least three subfamilies, depending on the position of the general base [4]. GH8a has the general base (Asp) at the N-terminal end of α8 helix. GH8a contains cellulases, xylanases and other enzymes. In GH8b enzymes, the Asp residue is replaced by Asn, and the general base is a Glu residue located in a long loop inserted between α7 and α8 helices. GH8b contains chitosanases, licheninases, cellulases and other enzymes. The position of the general base in GH8c is unknown.

Three-dimensional structures

Several three-dimensional structures of GH8 members from bacterial origin have been solved. The first solved 3-D structure was endoglucanase CelA from Clostridium thermocellum (PDB 1cem) in 1996 [5]. As members of Clan GH-M they have a (α/α)6 fold similar to Glycoside Hydrolase Family 48. The general acid residue is located at the N-terminal end of α4 helix. Position of the general base differ among #Subfamilies. Atomic (0.94 Å) resolution structure of CelA in complex with substrate (PDB 1kwf) has been determined [6].

Glycosynthase

Reducing-end-xylose releasing exo-oligoxylanase from Bacillus halodurans C-125 is the first inverting GH that was converted to glycosynthase by mutating the general base residue [7].

Family Firsts

First gene cloning
Cellulase (celA) from Clostridium thermocellum [8]
First sterochemistry determination
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First general acid residue identification
First general base residue identification of GH8a
First general base residue identification of GH8b
Chitosanase from Bacillus sp. K17 by crystal structure and a mutant [4].
First 3-D structure
Endoglucanase CelA from Clostridium thermocellum by X-ray crystallography (PDB 1cem) [5].

References

  1. Fierobe HP, Bagnara-Tardif C, Gaudin C, Guerlesquin F, Sauve P, Belaich A, and Belaich JP. (1993). Purification and characterization of endoglucanase C from Clostridium cellulolyticum. Catalytic comparison with endoglucanase A. Eur J Biochem. 1993;217(2):557-65. DOI:10.1111/j.1432-1033.1993.tb18277.x | PubMed ID:8223599 [REF5]
  2. Adachi W, Sakihama Y, Shimizu S, Sunami T, Fukazawa T, Suzuki M, Yatsunami R, Nakamura S, and Takénaka A. (2004). Crystal structure of family GH-8 chitosanase with subclass II specificity from Bacillus sp. K17. J Mol Biol. 2004;343(3):785-95. DOI:10.1016/j.jmb.2004.08.028 | PubMed ID:15465062 [REF1]
  3. Alzari PM, Souchon H, and Dominguez R. (1996). The crystal structure of endoglucanase CelA, a family 8 glycosyl hydrolase from Clostridium thermocellum. Structure. 1996;4(3):265-75. DOI:10.1016/s0969-2126(96)00031-7 | PubMed ID:8805535 [REF2]
  4. Guérin DM, Lascombe MB, Costabel M, Souchon H, Lamzin V, Béguin P, and Alzari PM. (2002). Atomic (0.94 A) resolution structure of an inverting glycosidase in complex with substrate. J Mol Biol. 2002;316(5):1061-9. DOI:10.1006/jmbi.2001.5404 | PubMed ID:11884144 [REF3]
  5. Honda Y and Kitaoka M. (2006). The first glycosynthase derived from an inverting glycoside hydrolase. J Biol Chem. 2006;281(3):1426-31. DOI:10.1074/jbc.M511202200 | PubMed ID:16301312 [REF4]
  6. Béguin P, Cornet P, and Aubert JP. (1985). Sequence of a cellulase gene of the thermophilic bacterium Clostridium thermocellum. J Bacteriol. 1985;162(1):102-5. DOI:10.1128/jb.162.1.102-105.1985 | PubMed ID:3980433 [REF6]

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