Glycoside Hydrolase Family 86

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Glycoside Hydrolase Family GH86
Clan	GH-A
Mechanism	probably retaining
Active site residues	inferred from clan GH-A as two Glu
CAZy DB link
http://www.cazy.org/GH86.html

Substrate specificities

Glycoside hydrolases of family 86 have first been identified to be β-agarases (EC 3.2.1.81) that cleave β-1,4 glycosidic bonds of agarose. Four agarolytic enzymes have been characterized: AgrA from Pseudoalteromonas atlantica, AgaO from Microbulbifer thermotolerans JAMB-A94, Aga86E from Saccharophagus degradans 2-40 [1, 2, 3] and more recently a GH86 β-agarase from a non marine Vibrio species (sp. OA-2007)[4]. AgaO from M. thermotolerans was reported to be an endo-hydrolytic enzyme, releasing neoagaro-hexaose as main product [2], while the recombinant Aga86E from S. degradans released only neoagarobiose in an exo-acting manner [3]. In june 2012, a first GH86 enzyme was identified in the human gut Bacteroidetes B. plebeius that was active on porphyran, an agarocolloïd in which the 3,6-anhydro-L-galactose unit (LA) of neutral agarose is replaced by L-galactose-6-sulfate (L6S). The main products released by the endo-acting enzyme that cleaves β-1,4 glycosidic bonds of porphyran, are tetrasaccharides having the sequence L6S-G-L6S-G∼ [5].

Kinetics and Mechanism

A potential retaining mechanism of this glycoside hydrolase family can only be inferred from analogy to clan GH-A enzymes. No mechanistic or kinetic analysis demonstrating the stereochemical outcome of the reaction have been reported for this family to date.

Catalytic Residues

Actually, the catalytic residues can only be inferred from analogy to clan GH-A enzymes as two glutamate residues.

Three-dimensional structures

No 3D structure is available to date.

Family Firsts

Identification of first family member

The first member of this family, AgrA, was identified in Pseudoalteromonas atlantica [1].

First stereochemistry determination

not determined yet.

First catalytic nucleophile identification

not determined yet.

First general acid/base residue identification

not determined yet.

First 3-D structure

not determined yet.

References

1. Belas R (1989). Sequence analysis of the agrA gene encoding beta-agarase from Pseudomonas atlantica. J Bacteriol. 1989;171(1):602-5. DOI:10.1128/jb.171.1.602-605.1989 |
2. Ohta Y, Hatada Y, Nogi Y, Li Z, Ito S, and Horikoshi K. (2004). Cloning, expression, and characterization of a glycoside hydrolase family 86 beta-agarase from a deep-sea Microbulbifer-like isolate. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol. 2004;66(3):266-75. DOI:10.1007/s00253-004-1757-5 |
3. Ekborg NA, Taylor LE, Longmire AG, Henrissat B, Weiner RM, and Hutcheson SW. (2006). Genomic and proteomic analyses of the agarolytic system expressed by Saccharophagus degradans 2-40. Appl Environ Microbiol. 2006;72(5):3396-405. DOI:10.1128/AEM.72.5.3396-3405.2006 |
5. Hehemann JH, Kelly AG, Pudlo NA, Martens EC, and Boraston AB. (2012). Bacteria of the human gut microbiome catabolize red seaweed glycans with carbohydrate-active enzyme updates from extrinsic microbes. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2012;109(48):19786-91. DOI:10.1073/pnas.1211002109 |