Molecular Basis for Inhibition of GH84 Glycoside Hydrolases by Substituted Azepanes: Conformational Flexibility Enables Probing of Substrate Distortion

Filipa Marcelo, Yuan He, Scott A. Yuzwa, Lidia Nieto, Jesus Jimenez-Barbero, Matthieu Sollogoub, David J. Vocadlo, Gideon D. Davies, Yves Bleriot

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Abstract

Here we report the synthesis of a series of polyhydroxylated 3- and 5-acetamido azepanes and detail the molecular basis of their inhibition of family 84 glycoside hydrolases. These family 84 enzymes include human O-GlcNAcase, an enzyme involved in post-translation a I processing of intracellular proteins modified by O-linked B-N-acetylglucosamine residues. Detailed structural analysis of the binding of these azepanes to BtGH84, a bacterial homologue of O-GlcNAcase, highlights their conformational flexibility. Molecular mechanics and molecular dynamics calculations reveal that binding to the enzyme involves significant conformational distortion of these inhibitors from their preferred solution conformations. The binding of these azepanes provides structural insight into substrate distortion that likely occurs along the reaction coordinate followed by O-GlcNAcase during glycoside hydrolysis. This class of inhibitors may prove to be useful probes for evaluating the conformational itineraries of glycosidases and aid the development of more potent and specific glycosidase inhibitors.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)5390-+
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of the American Chemical Society
Volume131
Issue number15
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 22 Apr 2009

Keywords

  • BETA-N-ACETYLGLUCOSAMINIDASE
  • O-GLCNACASE
  • STRUCTURAL INSIGHTS
  • D-GLUCOSE
  • CATALYTIC MECHANISM
  • ANALOGS
  • IMINOCYCLITOLS
  • NOJIRIMYCIN
  • HYDROLYSIS
  • PROTEINS

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