Modification and periplasmic translocation of the biofilm exopolysaccharide poly-β-1,6-N-acetyl-D-glucosamine
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, ISSN: 1091-6490, Vol: 111, Issue: 30, Page: 11013-11018
2014
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- Citations48
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- 48
- CrossRef32
- Captures86
- Readers86
- 86
Article Description
Poly-β-1,6-N-acetyl-D-glucosamine (PNAG) is an exopolysaccharide produced by a wide variety of medically important bacteria. Polyglucosamine subunit B (PgaB) is responsible for the de-N-acetylation of PNAG, a process required for polymer export and biofilm formation. PgaB is located in the periplasm and likely bridges the inner membrane synthesis and outer membrane export machinery. Here, we present structural, functional, and molecular simulation data that suggest PgaB associates with PNAG continuously during periplasmic transport. We show that the association of PgaB's N- and C-terminal domains forms a cleft required for the binding and de-N-acetylation of PNAG. Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations of PgaB show a binding preference for N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc) to the N-terminal domain and glucosammonium to the C-terminal domain. Continuous ligand binding density is observed that extends around PgaB from the N-terminal domain active site to an electronegative groove on the C-terminal domain that would allow for a processive mechanism. PgaB's C-terminal domain (PgaB) directly binds PNAG oligomers with dissociation constants of ∼1-3 mM, and the structures of PgaB in complex with β-1,6-(GlcNAc), GlcNAc, and glucosamine reveal a unique binding mode suitable for interaction with de-N-acetylated PNAG (dPNAG). Furthermore, PgaB contains a β-hairpin loop (βHL) important for binding PNAG that was disordered in previous PgaB structures and is highly dynamic in the MD simulations. We propose that conformational changes in PgaB mediated by the βHL on binding of PNAG/dPNAG play an important role in the targeting of the polymer for export and its release.
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http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=84905053943&origin=inward; http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1406388111; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24994902; https://pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.1406388111; https://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1406388111; https://www.pnas.org/content/111/30/11013
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