YihQ is a sulfoquinovosidase that cleaves sulfoquinovosyl diacylglyceride sulfolipids

Nat Chem Biol. 2016 Apr;12(4):215-7. doi: 10.1038/nchembio.2023. Epub 2016 Feb 15.

Abstract

Sulfoquinovose is produced by photosynthetic organisms at a rate of 10(10) tons per annum and is degraded by bacteria as a source of carbon and sulfur. We have identified Escherichia coli YihQ as the first dedicated sulfoquinovosidase and the gateway enzyme to sulfoglycolytic pathways. Structural and mutagenesis studies unveiled the sequence signatures for binding the distinguishing sulfonate residue and revealed that sulfoquinovoside degradation is widespread across the tree of life.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Base Sequence
  • Binding Sites
  • Crystallography, X-Ray
  • Escherichia coli / enzymology*
  • Escherichia coli / metabolism
  • Escherichia coli Proteins* / chemistry
  • Escherichia coli Proteins* / genetics
  • Glycolipids / chemistry*
  • Glycolipids / genetics
  • Glycolipids / metabolism
  • Glycosylation
  • Hydrolysis
  • Lipids / chemistry*
  • Models, Molecular
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Mutagenesis, Site-Directed
  • Mutation
  • Protein Binding
  • Spinacia oleracea / chemistry
  • Substrate Specificity

Substances

  • Escherichia coli Proteins
  • Glycolipids
  • Lipids
  • YihQ protein, E coli
  • sulfolipids
  • sulfoquinovosyl diglyceride

Associated data

  • PubChem-Substance/295369317
  • PubChem-Substance/295369318
  • PubChem-Substance/295369319
  • PubChem-Substance/295369320
  • PubChem-Substance/295369321
  • PubChem-Substance/295369322
  • PubChem-Substance/295369323
  • PubChem-Substance/295369324
  • PubChem-Substance/295369325