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The secondary substrate binding site of the Pseudoalteromonas haloplanktis GH8 xylanase is relevant for activity on insoluble but not soluble substrates

The secondary substrate binding site of the Pseudoalteromonas haloplanktis GH8 xylanase is... Previously, it has been demonstrated that the glycoside hydrolase family 8 xylanase from the psychrophylic bacterium Pseudoalteromonas haloplanktis (XPH) can bind substrate non-catalytically on the surface of its catalytic module. In the present study, the functional relevance of this secondary binding site (SBS) for the enzyme is investigated by site-directed mutagenesis and evaluation of activity and binding properties of mutant variants on a range of structurally different homoxylan and heteroxylan substrates. The SBS had an impact on the activity on insoluble substrates, whereas the activity on soluble substrates remained unaffected. Unexpectedly, the activity on a soluble oligomeric substrate was also affected for some mutants and results on a chromophoric polymeric model substrate were in contrast with the trends observed on the corresponding natural substrate. All in all, results show that the impact of the SBS on the activity of XPH is in part analogous to the functioning of some carbohydrate-binding modules in modular enzymes. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology Springer Journals

The secondary substrate binding site of the Pseudoalteromonas haloplanktis GH8 xylanase is relevant for activity on insoluble but not soluble substrates

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Publisher
Springer Journals
Copyright
Copyright © 2011 by Springer-Verlag
Subject
Chemistry; Biotechnology; Microbiology; Microbial Genetics and Genomics
ISSN
0175-7598
eISSN
1432-0614
DOI
10.1007/s00253-011-3343-y
pmid
21656141
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Abstract

Previously, it has been demonstrated that the glycoside hydrolase family 8 xylanase from the psychrophylic bacterium Pseudoalteromonas haloplanktis (XPH) can bind substrate non-catalytically on the surface of its catalytic module. In the present study, the functional relevance of this secondary binding site (SBS) for the enzyme is investigated by site-directed mutagenesis and evaluation of activity and binding properties of mutant variants on a range of structurally different homoxylan and heteroxylan substrates. The SBS had an impact on the activity on insoluble substrates, whereas the activity on soluble substrates remained unaffected. Unexpectedly, the activity on a soluble oligomeric substrate was also affected for some mutants and results on a chromophoric polymeric model substrate were in contrast with the trends observed on the corresponding natural substrate. All in all, results show that the impact of the SBS on the activity of XPH is in part analogous to the functioning of some carbohydrate-binding modules in modular enzymes.

Journal

Applied Microbiology and BiotechnologySpringer Journals

Published: Jun 9, 2011

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