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The three-dimensional structure of the GH27 arabinopyranosidase (Abp) from G. stearothermophilus T6 has been determined by molecular replacement, leading to full structural analysis of wild-type Abp (at 2.28 Å resolution) and its catalytic mutant Abp-D197A with (at 2.20 Å resolution) and without (at 2.30 Å resolution) a bound L-arabinose product. The structures demonstrate that Abp is a tetramer built of two pincer-like dimers, as also confirmed by SAXS.

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The crystal structure of the serine acetyl-xylooligosaccharide esterase from G. stearothermophilus (Axe2) has been determined by SAD techniques, allowing full structural analysis of the selenomethionine derivative Axe2-Se (at 1.70 Å resolution), the wild type Axe2-WT (1.85 Å) and the catalytic mutant Axe2-S15A (1.90 Å). The structures show that the enzyme forms a unique octameric torus built of two staggered cyclic tetramers, with four pairs of catalytic triads facing the central cavity. This octameric torus is further confirmed by gel-filtration, TEM and SAXS results.

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The expression of carbohydrate-active proteins from C. thermocellum is proposed to be regulated by a σI/anti-σI (RsgI) mechanism that is sensitive to extracellular carbohydrates. Here, the structures of three putative RsgI carbohydrate-sensing modules belonging to the family 3 carbohydrate-binding modules are described.
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