Experimental Data Snapshot
(2003) J Biological Chem 278: 19151
Glycoside hydrolase family 4 represents an unusual group of glucosidases with a requirement for NAD+, divalent metal cations, and reducing conditions. The family is also unique in its inclusion of both alpha- and beta-specific enzymes. The alpha-glucosidase A, AglA, from Thermotoga maritima is a typical glycoside hydrolase family 4 enzyme, requiring NAD+ and Mn2+ as well as strongly reducing conditions for activity. Here we present the crystal structure of the protein complexed with NAD+ and maltose, refined at a resolution of 1.9 A. The NAD+ is bound to a typical Rossman fold NAD+-binding site, and the nicotinamide moiety is localized close to the maltose substrate. Within the active site the conserved Cys-174 and surrounding histidines are positioned to play a role in the hydrolysis reaction. The electron density maps indicate that Cys-174 is oxidized to a sulfinic acid. Most likely, the strongly reducing conditions are necessary to reduce the oxidized cysteine side chain. Notably, the canonical set of catalytic acidic residues common to other glucosidases is not present in the active site. This, combined with a high structural homology to NAD-dependent dehydrogenases, suggests an unusual and possibly unique mechanism of action for a glycoside-hydrolyzing enzyme.
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Biological assembly 1 assigned by authors and generated by PQS (software)
Macromolecule Content 
Entity ID: 1 | |||||
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| Molecule | Chains | Sequence Length | Organism | Details | Image |
| ALPHA-GLUCOSIDASE | 480 | Thermotoga maritima MSB8 | Mutation(s): 0  EC: 3.2.1.20 | ![]() | |
UniProt | |||||
Find proteins for O33830 (Thermotoga maritima (strain ATCC 43589 / DSM 3109 / JCM 10099 / NBRC 100826 / MSB8)) Explore O33830  Go to UniProtKB:  O33830 | |||||
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| Sequence Clusters | 30% Identity50% Identity70% Identity90% Identity95% Identity100% Identity | ||||
| UniProt Group | O33830 | ||||
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| Ligands 1 Unique | |||||
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| ID | Chains | Name / Formula / InChI Key | 2D Diagram | 3D Interactions | |
| NAD Query on NAD Download Ideal Coordinates CCD File  | E [auth A], F [auth B] | NICOTINAMIDE-ADENINE-DINUCLEOTIDE C21 H27 N7 O14 P2 BAWFJGJZGIEFAR-NNYOXOHSSA-N | |||
| Modified Residues 1 Unique | |||||
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| ID | Chains | Type | Formula | 2D Diagram | Parent |
| CSD Query on CSD | A, B | L-PEPTIDE LINKING | C3 H7 N O4 S | CYS | |
Entity ID: 2 | |||||
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| ID | Chains | Name | Type/Class | 2D Diagram | 3D Interactions |
| PRD_900001 Query on PRD_900001 | C, D | alpha-maltose | Oligosaccharide / Nutrient | ||
| Length ( Å ) | Angle ( ˚ ) |
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| a = 75 | α = 90 |
| b = 85.7 | β = 106 |
| c = 83.6 | γ = 90 |
| Software Name | Purpose |
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| CNS | refinement |
| DENZO | data reduction |
| SCALEPACK | data scaling |
| SHARP | phasing |
RCSB PDB Core Operations are funded by theU.S. National Science Foundation (DBI-2321666), theUS Department of Energy (DE-SC0019749), and theNational Cancer Institute,National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, andNational Institute of General Medical Sciences of theNational Institutes of Health under grant R01GM157729.