Cap-domain closure enables diverse substrate recognition by the C2-type haloacid dehalogenase-like sugar phosphatase Plasmodium falciparum HAD1.
J.Park,
A.M.Guggisberg,
A.R.Odom,
N.H.Tolia.
ABSTRACT
Haloacid dehalogenases (HADs) are a large enzyme superfamily of more than
500,000 members with roles in numerous metabolic pathways. Plasmodium falciparum
HAD1 (PfHAD1) is a sugar phosphatase that regulates the methylerythritol
phosphate (MEP) pathway for isoprenoid synthesis in malaria parasites. However,
the structural determinants for diverse substrate recognition by HADs are
unknown. Here, crystal structures were determined of PfHAD1 in complex with
three sugar phosphates selected from a panel of diverse substrates that it
utilizes. Cap-open and cap-closed conformations are observed, with cap closure
facilitating substrate binding and ordering. These structural changes define the
role of cap movement within the major subcategory of C2 HAD enzymes. The
structures of an HAD bound to multiple substrates identifies binding and
specificity-determining residues that define the structural basis for substrate
recognition and catalysis within the HAD superfamily. While the
substrate-binding region of the cap domain is flexible in the open
conformations, this region becomes ordered and makes direct interactions with
the substrate in the closed conformations. These studies further inform the
structural and biochemical basis for catalysis within a large superfamily of HAD
enzymes with diverse functions.