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Structure and function of α-glucan debranching enzymes

Møller, Marie Sofie LU ; Henriksen, Anette and Svensson, Birte (2016) In Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences 73(14). p.2619-2641
Abstract

α-Glucan debranching enzymes hydrolyse α-1,6-linkages in starch/glycogen, thereby, playing a central role in energy metabolism in all living organisms. They belong to glycoside hydrolase families GH13 and GH57 and several of these enzymes are industrially important. Nine GH13 subfamilies include α-glucan debranching enzymes; isoamylase and glycogen debranching enzymes (GH13_11); pullulanase type I/limit dextrinase (GH13_12–14); pullulan hydrolase (GH13_20); bifunctional glycogen debranching enzyme (GH13_25); oligo-1 and glucan-1,6-α-glucosidases (GH13_31); pullulanase type II (GH13_39); and α-amylase domains (GH13_41) in two-domain amylase–pullulanases. GH57 harbours type II pullulanases. Specificity differences, domain organisation,... (More)

α-Glucan debranching enzymes hydrolyse α-1,6-linkages in starch/glycogen, thereby, playing a central role in energy metabolism in all living organisms. They belong to glycoside hydrolase families GH13 and GH57 and several of these enzymes are industrially important. Nine GH13 subfamilies include α-glucan debranching enzymes; isoamylase and glycogen debranching enzymes (GH13_11); pullulanase type I/limit dextrinase (GH13_12–14); pullulan hydrolase (GH13_20); bifunctional glycogen debranching enzyme (GH13_25); oligo-1 and glucan-1,6-α-glucosidases (GH13_31); pullulanase type II (GH13_39); and α-amylase domains (GH13_41) in two-domain amylase–pullulanases. GH57 harbours type II pullulanases. Specificity differences, domain organisation, carbohydrate binding modules, sequence motifs, three-dimensional structures and specificity determinants are discussed. The phylogenetic analysis indicated that GH13_39 enzymes could represent a “missing link” between the strictly α-1,6-specific debranching enzymes and the enzymes with dual specificity and α-1,4-linkage preference.

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Carbohydrate binding modules, Domain architecture, Glycoside hydrolase family 13 subfamilies, Multi-domain three-dimensional structure, Phylogeny, Sequence motifs and determinants, Structure–function relationship, Substrate specificity
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Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences
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Birkhäuser Verlag
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  • scopus:84965052610
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1420-682X
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10.1007/s00018-016-2241-y
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  author       = {{Møller, Marie Sofie and Henriksen, Anette and Svensson, Birte}},
  issn         = {{1420-682X}},
  keywords     = {{Carbohydrate binding modules; Domain architecture; Glycoside hydrolase family 13 subfamilies; Multi-domain three-dimensional structure; Phylogeny; Sequence motifs and determinants; Structure–function relationship; Substrate specificity}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  month        = {{07}},
  number       = {{14}},
  pages        = {{2619--2641}},
  publisher    = {{Birkhäuser Verlag}},
  series       = {{Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences}},
  title        = {{Structure and function of α-glucan debranching enzymes}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00018-016-2241-y}},
  doi          = {{10.1007/s00018-016-2241-y}},
  volume       = {{73}},
  year         = {{2016}},
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