Structure of the Xylan O -Acetyltransferase AtXOAT1 Reveals Molecular Insight into Polysaccharide Acetylation in Plants
biorxiv(2020)
摘要
Acetylation of biomolecules is gaining increased attention due to both the abundance and importance of this modification across all kingdoms of life. Xylans are a major component of plant cell walls and are the third most abundant biopolymer in Nature. -Acetyl moieties are the dominant backbone substituents of glucuronoxylan in dicots and play a major role in the polymer-polymer interactions that are crucial for proper wall architecture and normal plant development. Here, we describe the biochemical, structural, and mechanistic characterization of Arabidopsis thaliana xylan O-acetyltransferase 1 (AtXOAT1), a member of the plant-specific Trichome Birefrigence Like (TBL) family that catalyzes the 2--acetylation of xylan. A multipronged approach involving X-ray crystallography, biochemical analyses, mutagenesis, and molecular simulations show that XOAT1 catalyzes xylan acetylation through formation of an acyl-enzyme intermediate by a double displacement bi-bi mechanism involving a Ser-His-Asp catalytic triad and unconventionally employs an arginine residue in formation of an oxyanion hole.
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polysaccharide acetylation,o-acetyltransferase
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