Molecular analysis of cyclic α-maltosyl-(1→6)-maltose binding protein in the bacterial metabolic pathway

Masaki Kohno, Takatoshi Arakawa, Naoki Sunagawa, Tetsuya Mori, Kiyohiko Igarashi, Tomoyuki Nishimoto, Shinya Fushinobu*

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    Abstract

    Cyclic α-maltosyl-(1→6)-maltose (CMM) is a cyclic glucotetrasaccharide with alternating α-1,4 and α-1,6 linkages. Here, we report functional and structural analyses on CMM-binding protein (CMMBP), which is a substrate-binding protein (SBP) of an ABC importer system of the bacteria Arthrobacter globiformis. Isothermal titration calorimetry analysis revealed that CMMBP specifically bound to CMM with a Kd value of 9.6 nM. The crystal structure of CMMBP was determined at a resolution of 1.47 Å, and a panose molecule was bound in a cleft between two domains. To delineate its structural features, the crystal structure of CMMBP was compared with other SBPs specific for carbohydrates, such as cyclic α-nigerosyl-(1→6)-nigerose and cyclodextrins. These results indicate that A. globiformis has a unique metabolic pathway specialized for CMM.

    Original languageEnglish
    Article numbere0241912
    Pages (from-to)e0241912
    JournalPLoS ONE
    Volume15
    Issue number11
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Nov 2020
    MoE publication typeA1 Journal article-refereed

    Funding

    This study was partially supported by JSPS-KAKENHI (15H02443, 26660083, and 24380053 to S. F.; and 15H04526, 18H02252 and 19H03013 to K. I.), a Grant-in-Aid for Innovative Areas from the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, and Technology (MEXT) (No. 18H05494 to K.I.), and Platform Project for Supporting Drug Discovery and Life Science Research (Basis for Supporting Innovative Drug Discovery and Life Science Research (BINDS)) from the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, and Technology (MEXT). Hayashibara Co. Ltd. provided support in the form of salaries three authors (MK, TM,TN).

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