The Polysialic Acid-specific O-Acetyltransferase OatC from Neisseria meningitidis Serogroup C Evolved Apart from Other Bacterial Sialate O-Acetyltransferases

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作者
Bergfeld, Anne K.
Claus, Heike [2 ]
Lorenzen, Nina K.
Spielmann, Fabian [2 ]
Vogel, Ulrich [2 ]
Muehlenhoff, Martina [1 ]
机构
[1] Hannover Med Sch, Abt Zellulare Chem, Dept Cellular Chem, D-30623 Hannover, Germany
[2] Univ Wurzburg, Inst Hyg & Microbiol, D-97080 Wurzburg, Germany
关键词
ALPHA/BETA-HYDROLASE-FOLD; ESCHERICHIA-COLI K1; N-ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE ACYLTRANSFERASE; SITE-DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; SIALIC-ACID; MENINGOCOCCAL DISEASE; CRYSTAL-STRUCTURE; SERINE PROTEASES; CATALYTIC TRIAD; HOMOSERINE TRANSACETYLASE;
D O I
10.1074/jbc.M807518200
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Neisseria meningitidis serogroup C is a major cause of bacterial meningitis and septicaemia. This human pathogen is protected by a capsule composed of alpha 2,9-linked polysialic acid that represents an important virulence factor. In the majority of strains, the capsular polysaccharide is modified by O-acetylation at C-7 or C-8 of the sialic acid residues. The gene encoding the capsule modifying O-acetyltransferase is part of the capsule gene complex and shares no sequence similarities with other proteins. Here, we describe the purification and biochemical characterization of recombinant OatC. The enzyme was found as a homodimer, with the first 34 amino acids forming an efficient oligomerization domain that worked even in a different protein context. Using acetyl-CoA as donor substrate, OatC transferred acetyl groups exclusively onto polysialic acid joined by alpha 2,9-linkages and did not act on free or CMP-activated sialic acid. Motif scanning revealed a nucleophile elbow motif (GXS(286)XGG), which is a hallmark of alpha/beta-hydrolase fold enzymes. In a comprehensive site-directed mutagenesis study, we identified a catalytic triad composed of Ser-286, Asp-376, and His-399. Consistent with a double-displacement mechanism common to alpha/beta-hydrolase fold enzymes, a covalent acetylenzyme intermediate was found. Together with secondary structure prediction highlighting an alpha/beta-hydrolase fold topology, our data provide strong evidence that OatC belongs to the alpha/beta-hydrolase fold family. This clearly distinguishes OatC from all other bacterial sialate O-acetyltransferases known so far because these are members of the hexapeptide repeat family, a class of acyltransferases that adopt a left-handed beta-helix fold and assemble into catalytic trimers.
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