Glycoside Hydrolase Family 85

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• Author: Wade Abbott
• Responsible Curator: Al Boraston

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Glycoside Hydrolase Family GH85
Clan	GH-K
Mechanism	retaining
Active site residues	known
CAZy DB link
http://www.cazy.org/GH85.html

Substrate specificities

Endo-β-N-acetylglucosaminidases (ENGse) are glycoside hydrolases that cleave the chitobiose core (GlcNAc-β-1,4-GlcNac) of N-linked glycans. Examples of ENGases have been shown to be active on high-mannose type N-glycans (Endo-H, Endo-A, Endo-Fsp, Endo-F1, Endo-D and Endo-E), bi- and tri-antennary complex type N-glycans (Endo-F2 and Endo-F3), and both substrates (Endo-M) and belong to glycoside hydrolase families 18 and 85. Although specificity appears to be primarily determined by the oligosaccharide glycone [1], there is evidence that structural features within the carbohydrate-protein aglycone region (GlcNAc-Asn) may also play a role in substrate recognition. GH85s, represented by Endo-D, Endo-A, and Endo-M, are broadly distributed in nature having been described in bacteria [2, 3, 4, 5], fungi [6], plants [7] and animals [8]. In several cases, including Endo-A from Arthrobacter protophormiae (ApGH85) and Endo-M from Mucor hiemalis (MhGH85), ENGases have been shown to catalyze transglycosylation reactions, making them useful candidates in the bioengineering of glycoproteins [1] and biologic pharmaceuticals [9].

Kinetics and Mechanism

Enzymes of family GH85 are retaining enzymes and are proposed to utilize neighboring group participation in a mechanism involving substrate-assisted catalysis by the 2-acetamido group of the sugar. This mechanism was proposed on the basis of the identification of a highly conserved catatlytic acid-base E173 in Endo-A [10] and transglycosylation reactions that deployed oxazoline substrates as donor sugars [11]. Further support was provided by the three-dimensional structure of Endo-A [12] and Endo-D [5] in complex with thiazoline-based inhibitors. NMR spectroscopy was used to monitor the Endo-D catalyzed cleavage of a synthetic aryl glycoside to demonstrate retention of the anomeric configuration [5]. GH85s appear to deploy a rare form of substrate-assisted catalysis as a candidate asparagine, operating in an imidic tautomer form, facilitates a “proton shuttle” that results in acid-base catalysis of the glycosidic bond, a role similar to the catalytic aspartates in Glycoside Hydrolase Family 18 and Glycoside Hydrolase Family 56 [5].

Catalytic Residues

Exploiting the transglycosylase capabilities of Endo-M from M. hiemalis, three residues were identified by site directed mutagenesis to be central to the catalytic reaction: N175, E177, and Y217 [11]. Mutation of the tyrosine to phenylalanine diminished hydrolytic capability but enhanced transglycosylation. The role of N175 was demonstrated to be fundamental for hydrolysis as substitution with alanine ablated hydrolysis; however, transglycosylation could be performed using oxazoline substrates. Interactions between homologous asparagines residues in Endo-A (N171) and Endo-D (N335) were confirmed by structural studies, which observed each in contact with the modified 2-acetamido group of NAG-thiazoline inhibitors [5, 12]. E177 operates as the catalytic acid and donates a protein to the glycosidic oxygen [11], which is a conserved role with E173 of Endo-A [10].

Family Firsts

First stereochemistry determination

¹H NMR spectroscopy was used on the products of 3-fluoro-4-nitrophenyl 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-β-D-glucopyranoside cleavage by Endo-D from S. pneumoniae TIGR4 (SpGH85) [5].

First catalytic nucleophile identification

It was suggested that the 2-acetamido group acts as a substrate-borne nucleophile based on transglycosylation observed with a disaccharide oxazoline substrate [13] .

First general acid/base residue identification

The residue that protonates the glycosidic oxygen and activates the incoming water was identified by the site-directed mutagenesis and azide/sodium formate rescue of E173 in Endo-A [10]; and confirmed by the structure of Endo-D (E337) in complex with NAG-thiazoline [5].

First 3-D structure

S. pneumoniae TIGR4 Endo-D PDB IDs: 2w91 and 2w92 (release date: 2009-01-27)[5].

References

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10. Fujita K, Sato R, Toma K, Kitahara K, Suganuma T, Yamamoto K, and Takegawa K. (2007). Identification of the catalytic acid base residue of arthrobacter endo-beta-N-acetylglucosaminidase by chemical rescue of an inactive mutant. J Biochem. 2007;142(3):301-6. DOI:10.1093/jb/mvm124 |
11. Umekawa M, Huang W, Li B, Fujita K, Ashida H, Wang LX, and Yamamoto K. (2008). Mutants of Mucor hiemalis endo-beta-N-acetylglucosaminidase show enhanced transglycosylation and glycosynthase-like activities. J Biol Chem. 2008;283(8):4469-79. DOI:10.1074/jbc.M707137200 |
12. Yin J, Li L, Shaw N, Li Y, Song JK, Zhang W, Xia C, Zhang R, Joachimiak A, Zhang HC, Wang LX, Liu ZJ, and Wang P. (2009). Structural basis and catalytic mechanism for the dual functional endo-beta-N-acetylglucosaminidase A. PLoS One. 2009;4(3):e4658. DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0004658 |
13. Fujita M, Shoda S, Haneda K, Inazu T, Takegawa K, and Yamamoto K. (2001). A novel disaccharide substrate having 1,2-oxazoline moiety for detection of transglycosylating activity of endoglycosidases. Biochim Biophys Acta. 2001;1528(1):9-14. DOI:10.1016/s0304-4165(01)00164-7 |
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