Bacterial β-Glucosidase Reveals the Structural and Functional Basis of Genetic Defects in Human Glucocerebrosidase 2 (GBA2)

Ratana Charoenwattanasatien, Salila Pengthaisong, Imogen Breen, Risa Mutoh, Sompong Sansenya, Yanling Hua, Anupong Tankrathok, Liang Wu, Chomphunuch Songsiriritthigul, Hideaki Tanaka, Spencer J. Williams, Gideon J. Davies*, Genji Kurisu, James R Ketudat Cairns

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Abstract

Human glucosylcerebrosidase 2 (GBA2) of the CAZy family GH116 is responsible for the breakdown of glycosphingolipids on the cytoplasmic face of the endoplasmic reticulum and Golgi apparatus. Genetic defects in GBA2 result in spastic paraplegia and cerebellar ataxia, while cross-talk between GBA2 and GBA1 glucosylceramidases may affect Gaucher disease. Here, we report the first three-dimensional structure for any GH116 enzyme, Thermoanaerobacterium xylanolyticum TxGH116 β-glucosidase, alone and in complex with diverse ligands. These structures allow identification of the glucoside binding and active site residues, which are shown to be conserved with GBA2. Mutagenic analysis of TxGH116 and structural modeling of GBA2 provide a detailed structural and functional rationale for pathogenic missense mutations of GBA2.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1891-1900
Number of pages10
JournalACS Chemical Biology
Volume11
Issue number7
Early online date26 Apr 2016
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 15 Jul 2016

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