Crystal structure of Pterocarpus angolensis lectin in complex with glucose, sucrose, and turanose

J Biol Chem. 2003 May 2;278(18):16297-303. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M211148200. Epub 2003 Feb 19.

Abstract

The crystal structure of the Man/Glc-specific seed lectin from Pterocarpus angolensis was determined in complex with methyl-alpha-d-glucose, sucrose, and turanose. The carbohydrate binding site contains a classic Man/Glc type specificity loop. Its metal binding loop on the other hand is of the long type, different from what is observed in other Man/Glc-specific legume lectins. Glucose binding in the primary binding site is reminiscent of the glucose complexes of concanavalin A and lentil lectin. Sucrose is found to be bound in a conformation similar as seen in the binding site of lentil lectin. A direct hydrogen bond between Ser-137(OG) to Fru(O2) in Pterocarpus angolensis lectin replaces a water-mediated interaction in the equivalent complex of lentil lectin. In the turanose complex, the binding site of the first molecule in the asymmetric unit contains the alphaGlc1-3betaFruf form of furanose while the second molecule contains the alphaGlc1-3betaFrup form in its binding site.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Binding Sites
  • Crystallization
  • Disaccharides / chemistry*
  • Disaccharides / metabolism
  • Glucose / chemistry*
  • Glucose / metabolism
  • Molecular Conformation
  • Plant Lectins / chemistry*
  • Plant Lectins / metabolism
  • Pterocarpus / chemistry*
  • Sucrose / chemistry*
  • Sucrose / metabolism

Substances

  • Disaccharides
  • Plant Lectins
  • Sucrose
  • turanose
  • Glucose

Associated data

  • PDB/1N3O
  • PDB/1N3P
  • PDB/1N3Q