Computational analysis of AnmK-like kinase: New insights into the cell wall metabolism of fungi
Computational analysis of AnmK-like kinase: New insights into the cell wall metabolism of fungi
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AnmK 样激酶的计算分析:真菌细胞壁代谢的新见解
DOI:
10.1016/j.jtbi.2015.05.004
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发表时间:
2015-08-21
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Zhang, Hongxun
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作者:
Dai, Jianghong;Qu, Hong;Zhang, Hongxun
1,6-Anhydro-N-acetylmuramic acid kinase (AnmK) is the unique enzyme that marks the recycling of the cell wall of Escherichia colt. Here, 81 fungal AnmK-like kinase sequences from 57 fungal species were searched in the NCBI database and a phylogenetic tree was constructed. The three-dimensional structure of an AnmK-like kinase, levoglucosan kinase (LGK) of the yeast Lipomyces starkeyi, was modeled; molecular docking revealed that AnmK and LGK are conserved proteins, and 187Asp, 212Asp are enzymatic residues, respectively. Analysis suggests that 1,6-anhydro-N-acetylglucosamine (anhGlcNAc) and/or 1,6-anhydro-beta-D-glucosamine (anhGlcN) would be the appropriate substrates of AnmK-like kinases. Also, the counterparts of other characteristic enzymes of cell wall recycling of bacteria were found in fungi. Taken together, it is proposed that a putative recycling of anhGlcNAc/anhGlcN, which is associated with the hydrolysis of cell walls, exists in fungi. This computational analysis will provide new insights into the metabolism of fungal cell walls. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.