| Endosialidases: Versatile Tools for the Study of Polysialic Acid. | |
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PMID: 22851159 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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Polysialic acid is an α2,8-linked N-acetylneuraminic acid polymer found on the surface of both bacterial and eukaryotic cells. Endosialidases are bacteriophageborne glycosyl hydrolases that specifically cleave polysialic acid. The crystal structure of an endosialidase reveals a trimeric mushroom-shaped molecule which, in addition to the active site, harbors two additional polysialic acid binding sites. Folding of the protein crucially depends on an intramolecular C-terminal chaperone domain that is proteolytically released in an intramolecular reaction. Based on structural data and previous considerations, an updated catalytic mechanism is discussed. Endosialidases degrade polysialic acid in a processive mode of action, and a model for its mechanism is suggested. The review summarizes the structural and biochemical elucidations of the last decade and the importance of endosialidases in biochemical and medical applications. Active endosialidases are important tools in studies on the biological roles of polysialic acid, such as the pathogenesis of septicemia and meningitis by polysialic acid-encapsulated bacteria, or its role as a modulator of the adhesion and interactions of neural and other cells. Endosialidase mutants that have lost their polysialic acid cleaving activity while retaining their polysialic acid binding capability have been fused to green fluorescent protein to provide an efficient tool for the specific detection of polysialic acid. |
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Elina Jakobsson; David Schwarzer; Anne Jokilammi; Jukka Finne |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2012-8-1 |
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Title: Topics in current chemistry Volume: - ISSN: 0340-1022 ISO Abbreviation: Top Curr Chem Publication Date: 2012 Aug |
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Created Date: 2012-8-1 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0432204 Medline TA: Top Curr Chem Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Department of Medical Biochemistry and Genetics, University of Turku, Kiinamyllynkatu 10, 20520, Turku, Finland. |
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