Insights into activity and inhibition from the crystal structure of human O-GlcNAcase
March 27th, 2017 by Nathaniel L Elsen
Nature Chemical Biology 13, 613 (2017). doi:10.1038/nchembio.2357
Authors: Nathaniel L Elsen, Sangita B Patel, Rachael E Ford, Dawn L Hall, Fred Hess, Hari Kandula, Maria Kornienko, John Reid, Harold Selnick, Jennifer M Shipman, Sujata Sharma, Kevin J Lumb, Stephen M Soisson & Daniel J Klein
O-GlcNAc hydrolase (OGA) catalyzes removal of βα-linked N-acetyl-D-glucosamine from serine and threonine residues. We report crystal structures of Homo sapiens OGA catalytic domain in apo and inhibited states, revealing a flexible dimer that displays three unique conformations and is characterized by subdomain α-helix swapping. These results identify new structural features of the substrate-binding groove adjacent to the catalytic site and open new opportunities for structural, mechanistic and drug discovery activities.