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Burse A, Frick S, Discher S, Tolzin-Banasch K, Kirsch R, Strauss A, Kunert M, Boland W. Always being well prepared for defense: the production of deterrents by juvenile Chrysomelina beetles (Chrysomelidae). PHYTOCHEMISTRY 2009; 70:1899-1909. [PMID: 19733867 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2009.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2009] [Revised: 08/03/2009] [Accepted: 08/03/2009] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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In response to herbivores, plants produce a variety of natural compounds. Many beetle species have developed ingenious strategies to cope with these substances, including colonizing habitats not attractive for other organisms. Leaf beetle larvae of the subtribe Chrysomelina, for example, sequester plant-derived compounds and use them for their own defense against predators. Using systematically modified structural mimics of plant-derived glucosides, we demonstrated that all tested Chrysomelina larvae channel compounds from the gut lumen into the defensive glands, where they serve as intermediates in the synthesis of deterrents. Detailed studies of the sequestration process revealed a functional network of transport processes guiding phytochemicals through the larval body. The initial uptake by the larvae's intestine seems to be fairly unspecific, which contrasts sharply with the specific import of precursors into the defensive glands. The Malpighian tubules and hind-gut organs facilitate the rapid clearing of body fluid from excess or unusable compounds. The network exists in both sequestering species and species producing deterrents de novo. Transport proteins are also required for de novo synthesis to channel intermediates from the fat body to the defensive glands for further conversion. Thus, all the tools needed to exploit host plants' chemistry by more derived Chrysomelina species are already developed by iridoid-de novo producers. Early intermediates from the iridoid-de novo synthesis which also can be sequestered are able to regulate the enzyme activity in the iridoid metabolism.
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- Antje Burse
- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Department of Bioorganic Chemistry, Jena, Germany.
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Li SM. Evolution of aromatic prenyltransferases in the biosynthesis of indole derivatives. PHYTOCHEMISTRY 2009; 70:1746-1757. [PMID: 19398116 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2009.03.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2009] [Revised: 03/24/2009] [Accepted: 03/25/2009] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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A series of putative indole prenyltransferase genes could be identified in the genome sequences of different fungal strains including Aspergillus fumigatus and Neosartorya fischeri. The gene products show significant sequence similarities to dimethylallyltryptophan synthases from different fungi. We have cloned and overexpressed seven of these genes, fgaPT1, fgaPT2, ftmPT1, ftmPT2, 7-dmats, cdpNPT and anaPT in Escherichia coli and Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The overproduced enzymes were characterised biochemically. Three additional indole prenyltransferases, DmaW-Cs, TdiB and MaPT were also identified and characterised in the last years. Sequence analysis and comparison with known aromatic prenyltransferases as well as biochemical investigation revealed that these enzymes belong to a group of aromatic prenyltransferases. The characterised prenyltransferases are soluble proteins, catalyse different prenyl transfer reactions on indole moieties of various substrates and do not require divalent metal ions for their prenyl transfer reactions. In addition, indole prenyltransferases carry tryptophan aminopeptidase activity, which strengths their relationship in the evolution. These properties differ clearly from membrane-bound aromatic prenyltransferases from different sources and soluble prenyltransferases from bacteria. All of the indole prenyltransferases accepted only dimethylallyl diphosphate as prenyl donor. On the other hand, they showed broad substrate specificity towards their aromatic substrates. Diverse simple tryptophan derivatives and tryptophan-containing cyclic dipeptides were accepted by these enzymes, providing a strategy for convenient production of biologically active substances, e.g. by chemoenzymatic synthesis.
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- Shu-Ming Li
- Philipps-Universität Marburg, Institut für Pharmazeutische Biologie, Marburg, Germany.
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Saleh O, Haagen Y, Seeger K, Heide L. Prenyl transfer to aromatic substrates in the biosynthesis of aminocoumarins, meroterpenoids and phenazines: the ABBA prenyltransferase family. PHYTOCHEMISTRY 2009; 70:1728-1738. [PMID: 19559450 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2009.05.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2009] [Revised: 05/14/2009] [Accepted: 05/19/2009] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Aromatic prenyltransferases transfer prenyl moieties onto aromatic acceptor molecules, catalyzing an electrophilic substitution of the aromatic ring under formation of carbon-carbon bonds. They give rise to an astounding diversity of primary and secondary metabolites in plants, fungi and bacteria. This review describes a recently discovered family of aromatic prenyltransferases. The structure of these enyzmes shows a type of beta/alpha fold with antiparallel beta strands. Due to the alpha-beta-beta-alpha architecture of this fold, this group of enzymes was designated as ABBA prenyltransferases. They lack the (N/D)DxxD motif which is characteristic for many other prenyltransferases. At present, 14 genes with sequence similarity to ABBA prenyltransferases can be identified in the database. A phylogenetic analysis of these genes separates them into two clades. One of them comprises the 4-hydroxyphenylpyruvate 3-dimethylallyltransferases CloQ and NovQ involved in aminocoumarin antibiotic biosynthesis in Streptomyces strains, as well as four genes of unknown function from fungal genomes. The other clade comprises genes involved in the biosynthesis of prenylated naphthoquinones and prenylated phenazines in different streptomycetes. ABBA prenyltransferases are soluble biocatalysts which can easily be obtained as homogeneous proteins in significant amounts. Their substrates are accommodated in a surprisingly spacious central cavity which explains their promiscuity for different aromatic substrates. Therefore, the enzymes of this family represent attractive tools for the chemoenzymatic synthesis of bioactive molecules.
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- Orwah Saleh
- Pharmazeutische Biologie, Pharmazeutisches Institut, Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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Brandt W, Bräuer L, Günnewich N, Kufka J, Rausch F, Schulze D, Schulze E, Weber R, Zakharova S, Wessjohann L. Molecular and structural basis of metabolic diversity mediated by prenyldiphosphate converting enzymes. PHYTOCHEMISTRY 2009; 70:1758-1775. [PMID: 19878958 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2009.09.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2009] [Revised: 08/31/2009] [Accepted: 09/01/2009] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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General thermodynamic calculations using the semiempiric PM3 method have led to the conclusion that prenyldiphosphate converting enzymes require at least one divalent metal cation for the activation and cleavage of the diphosphate-prenyl ester bond, or they must provide structural elements for the efficient stabilization of the intermediate prenyl cation. The most important common structural features, which guide the product specificity in both terpene synthases and aromatic prenyl transferases are aromatic amino acid side chains, which stabilize prenyl cations by cation-pi interactions. In the case of aromatic prenyl transferases, a proton abstraction from the phenolic hydroxyl group of the second substrate will enhance the electron density in the phenolic ortho-position at which initial prenylation of the aromatic compound usually occurs. A model of the structure of the integral transmembrane-bound aromatic prenyl transferase UbiA was developed, which currently represents the first structural insight into this group of prenylating enzymes with a fold different from most other aromatic prenyl transferases. Based on this model, the structure-activity relationships and mechanistic aspects of related proteins, for example those of Lithospermum erythrorhizon or the enzyme AuaA from Stigmatella aurantiaca involved in the aurachin biosynthesis, were elucidated. The high similarity of this group of aromatic prenyltransferases to 5-epi-aristolochene synthase is an indication of an evolutionary relationship with terpene synthases (cyclases). This is further supported by the conserved DxxxD motif found in both protein families. In contrast, there is no such relationship to the aromatic prenyl transferases with an ABBA-fold, such as NphB, or to any other known family of prenyl converting enzymes. Therefore, it is possible that these two groups might have different evolutionary ancestors.
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- Wolfgang Brandt
- Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Department of Bioorganic Chemistry, Halle (Saale), Germany.
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The structure of dimethylallyl tryptophan synthase reveals a common architecture of aromatic prenyltransferases in fungi and bacteria. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2009; 106:14309-14. [PMID: 19706516 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0904897106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 155] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Ergot alkaloids are toxins and important pharmaceuticals that are produced biotechnologically on an industrial scale. The first committed step of ergot alkaloid biosynthesis is catalyzed by dimethylallyl tryptophan synthase (DMATS; EC 2.5.1.34). Orthologs of DMATS are found in many fungal genomes. We report here the x-ray structure of DMATS, determined at a resolution of 1.76 A. A complex of DMATS from Aspergillus fumigatus with its aromatic substrate L-tryptophan and with an analogue of its isoprenoid substrate dimethylallyl diphosphate reveals the structural basis of this enzyme-catalyzed Friedel-Crafts reaction, which shows strict regiospecificity for position 4 of the indole nucleus of tryptophan as well as unusual independence of the presence of Mg(2+) ions. The 3D structure of DMATS belongs to a rare beta/alpha barrel fold, called prenyltransferase barrel, that was recently discovered in a small group of bacterial enzymes with no sequence similarity to DMATS. These bacterial enzymes catalyze the prenylation of aromatic substrates in the biosynthesis of secondary metabolites (i.e., a reaction similar to that of DMATS).
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Muntendam R, Melillo E, Ryden A, Kayser O. Perspectives and limits of engineering the isoprenoid metabolism in heterologous hosts. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2009; 84:1003-19. [PMID: 19669755 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-009-2150-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2009] [Revised: 07/14/2009] [Accepted: 07/14/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Terpenoids belong to the largest class of natural compounds and are produced in all living organisms. The isoprenoid skeleton is based on assembling of C5 building blocks, but the biosynthesis of a great variety of terpenoids ranging from monoterpenoids to polyterpenoids is not fully understood today. Terpenoids play a fundamental role in human nutrition, cosmetics, and medicine. In the past 10 years, many metabolic engineering efforts have been undertaken in plants but also in microorganisms to improve the production of various terpenoids like artemisinin and paclitaxel. Recently, inverse metabolic engineering and combinatorial biosynthesis as main strategies in synthetic biology have been applied to produce high-cost natural products like artemisinin and paclitaxel in heterologous microorganisms. This review describes the recent progresses made in metabolic engineering of the terpenoid pathway with particular focus on fundamental aspects of host selection, vector design, and system biotechnology.
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- Remco Muntendam
- Department of Pharmaceutical Biology, GUIDE, University of Groningen, The Netherlands
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Synthesis and application of photoaffinity probe containing an intact isoprenoid chain. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2009; 19:4824-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2009.06.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2009] [Revised: 05/20/2009] [Accepted: 06/10/2009] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Liang PH. Reaction kinetics, catalytic mechanisms, conformational changes, and inhibitor design for prenyltransferases. Biochemistry 2009; 48:6562-70. [PMID: 19537817 DOI: 10.1021/bi900371p] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Isoprenoids comprise a family of more than 55000 natural products with great structural variety derived from five-carbon isopentenyl diphosphate (IPP) and its isomer dimethylallyl diphosphate (DMAPP). Allylic diphosphates such as farnesyl diphosphate (FPP) synthesized from DMAPP and IPP serve as outlet points for a great variety of products. A group of prenyltransferases catalyzing chain elongation of FPP to designated lengths by consecutive condensation reactions with specific numbers of IPP are classified as cis and trans types according to the stereochemistry of the double bonds formed by IPP condensation. The complete kinetics of the multistep IPP condensation reactions by both types of enzymes has been determined using steady-state and pre-steady-state approaches. Because their crystal structures were determined in conjunction with biochemical studies, a more thorough understanding of their catalytic mechanisms, protein conformational changes, and product chain-length determination mechanisms has been gained recently. Since these prenyltransferases play important roles, potent inhibitors have been identified and their cocrystal structures have been determined for drug development. In this review, the current knowledge of these prenyltransferases that synthesize prenyl oligomers or polymers is summarized.
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- Po-Huang Liang
- Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan.
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Applications of dimethylallyltryptophan synthases and other indole prenyltransferases for structural modification of natural products. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2009; 84:631-9. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-009-2128-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2009] [Revised: 07/04/2009] [Accepted: 07/04/2009] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Yamada Y, Fukuda W, Hirooka K, Hiromoto T, Nakayama JI, Imanaka T, Fukusaki EI, Fujiwara S. Efficient in vitro synthesis of cis-polyisoprenes using a thermostable cis-prenyltransferase from a hyperthermophilic archaeon Thermococcus kodakaraensis. J Biotechnol 2009; 143:151-6. [PMID: 19583987 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2009.06.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2008] [Revised: 05/26/2009] [Accepted: 06/21/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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The Tk-idsB encoding cis-prenyltransferase which catalyzes consecutive cis-condensation of isopentenyl diphosphate to allylic diphosphate was isolated from a hyperthermophilic archaeon Thermococcus kodakaraensis, and enzymatic characteristics of the recombinant Tk-IdsB were examined. Tk-IdsB was not fully denatured even at 90 degrees C and preferably utilizes both C(10) and C(15) allylic diphosphates to yield mainly the C(60)-C(65) products. Based on structural models, single alanine-substitution mutants at Glu68, Lys109, or Leu113 were constructed, showing that all the three produced longer chains (C(65)-C(70)) than the wild-type and the substitution at 109 (K109A) was the most effective. Tk-IdsB was applied to an organic-aqueous dual-phase system and more than 90% of the products were recovered from the organic phase when 1-butanol or 1-pentanol was overlaid. When 1-octanol was overlaid, 70% of the products were obtained from the upper organic phase. The product distributions were changed depending on the hydrophobicity of organic solvents used. Tk-IdsB was then immobilized onto silica beads to make Tk-IdsB more tolerant, showing that half-life of enzyme at 80 degrees C was prolonged by immobilization. When the immobilized Tk-IdsB was applied in the organic-aqueous dual-phase system, immobilized Tk-IdsB catalyzed consecutive condensation more efficiently than the unimmobilized one.
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- Yosuke Yamada
- Department of Bioscience, Nanobiotechnology Research Center, School of Science and Technology, Kwansei Gakuin University, 2-1 Gakuen, Sanda 669-1337, Hyogo, Japan
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LI L, TANG W, ZHAO Z. Synthesis and Application of Prenyl-Derived Photoaffinity Probes. CHINESE J CHEM 2009. [DOI: 10.1002/cjoc.200990233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Biosynthesis and bioproduction of coenzyme Q10by yeasts and other organisms. Biotechnol Appl Biochem 2009; 53:217-26. [DOI: 10.1042/ba20090035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Lo CH, Chang YH, Wright JD, Chen SH, Kan D, Lim C, Liang PH. Combined experimental and theoretical study of long-range interactions modulating dimerization and activity of yeast geranylgeranyl diphosphate synthase. J Am Chem Soc 2009; 131:4051-62. [PMID: 19245203 DOI: 10.1021/ja808699c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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We present here how two amino acid residues in the first helix distal from the main dimer interface modulate the dimerization and activity of a geranylgeranyl diphosphate synthase (GGPPs). The enzyme catalyzes condensation of farnesyl diphosphate and isopentenyl diphosphate to generate a C(20) product as a precursor for chlorophylls, carotenoids, and geranylgeranylated proteins. The 3D structure of GGPPs from Saccharomyces cerevisiae reveals an unique positioning of the N-terminal helix A, which protrudes into the other subunit and stabilizes dimerization, although it is far from the main dimer interface. Through a series of mutants that were characterized by analytic ultracentrifugation (AUC), the replacement of L8 and I9 at this helix with Gly was found sufficient to disrupt the dimer into a monomer, leading to at least 10(3)-fold reduction in activity. Molecular dynamics simulations and free energy decomposition analyses revealed the possible effects of the mutations on the protein structures and several critical interactions for maintaining dimerization. Further site-directed mutagenesis and AUC studies elucidated the molecular mechanism for modulating dimerization and activity by long-range interactions.
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- Chia-Hsiang Lo
- Institute of Biochemical Sciences, National Taiwan University, Taipei
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Transcriptomic response of Lactococcus lactis in mixed culture with Staphylococcus aureus. Appl Environ Microbiol 2009; 75:4473-82. [PMID: 19429566 DOI: 10.1128/aem.02653-08] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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The mechanisms of interaction between Lactococcus lactis and the food pathogen Staphylococcus aureus are of crucial importance, as one major role of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) in fermented foods is to inhibit undesirable and pathogenic flora. It was never questioned if the presence of a pathogen can actively modify the gene expression patterns of LAB in a shared environment. In this study, transcriptome and biochemical analyses were combined to assess the dynamic response of L. lactis in a mixed culture with S. aureus. The presence of S. aureus hardly affected the growth of L. lactis but dramatically modified its gene expression profile. The main effect was related to earlier carbon limitation and a concomitantly lower growth rate in the mixed culture due to the consumption of glucose by both species. More specific responses involved diverse cellular functions. Genes associated with amino acid metabolism, ion transport, oxygen response, menaquinone metabolism, and cell surface and phage expression were differentially expressed in the mixed culture. This study led to new insights into possible mechanisms of interaction between L. lactis and S. aureus. Moreover, new and unexpected effects of L. lactis on the virulence of S. aureus were discovered, as described elsewhere (S. Even, C. Charlier, S. Nouaille, N. L. Ben Zakour, M. Cretenet, F. J. Cousin, M. Gautier, M. Cocaign-Bousquet, P. Loubière, and Y. Le Loir, Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 75:4459-4472, 2009).
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Jones MB, Rosenberg JN, Betenbaugh MJ, Krag SS. Structure and synthesis of polyisoprenoids used in N-glycosylation across the three domains of life. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2009; 1790:485-94. [PMID: 19348869 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2009.03.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2009] [Revised: 03/26/2009] [Accepted: 03/30/2009] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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N-linked protein glycosylation was originally thought to be specific to eukaryotes, but evidence of this post-translational modification has now been discovered across all domains of life: Eucarya, Bacteria, and Archaea. In all cases, the glycans are first assembled in a step-wise manner on a polyisoprenoid carrier lipid. At some stage of lipid-linked oligosaccharide synthesis, the glycan is flipped across a membrane. Subsequently, the completed glycan is transferred to specific asparagine residues on the protein of interest. Interestingly, though the N-glycosylation pathway seems to be conserved, the biosynthetic pathways of the polyisoprenoid carriers, the specific structures of the carriers, and the glycan residues added to the carriers vary widely. In this review we will elucidate how organisms in each basic domain of life synthesize the polyisoprenoids that they utilize for N-linked glycosylation and briefly discuss the subsequent modifications of the lipid to generate a lipid-linked oligosaccharide.
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- Meredith B Jones
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
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Bajda A, Konopka-Postupolska D, Krzymowska M, Hennig J, Skorupinska-Tudek K, Surmacz L, Wójcik J, Matysiak Z, Chojnacki T, Skorzynska-Polit E, Drazkiewicz M, Patrzylas P, Tomaszewska M, Kania M, Swist M, Danikiewicz W, Piotrowska W, Swiezewska E. Role of polyisoprenoids in tobacco resistance against biotic stresses. PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM 2009; 135:351-64. [PMID: 19292825 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3054.2009.01204.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Infection with avirulent pathogens, tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) or Pseudomonas syringae pv. tabaci induced accumulation of polyisoprenoid alcohols, solanesol and a family of polyprenols [from polyprenol composed of 14 isoprene units (Pren-14) to -18, with Pren-16 dominating] in the leaves of resistant tobacco plants Nicotiana tabacum cv. Samsun NN. Upon TMV infection, solanesol content was increased seven- and eight-fold in the inoculated and upper leaves, respectively, while polyprenol content was increased 2.5- and 2-fold in the inoculated and upper leaves, respectively, on the seventh day post-infection. Accumulation of polyisoprenoid alcohols was also stimulated by exogenously applied hydrogen peroxide but not by exogenous salicylic acid (SA). On the contrary, neither inoculation of the leaves of susceptible tobacco plants nor wounding of tobacco leaves caused an increase in polyisoprenoid content. Taken together, these results indicate that polyisoprenoid alcohols might be involved in plant resistance against pathogens. A putative role of accumulated polyisoprenoids in plant response to pathogen attack is discussed. Similarly, the content of plastoquinone (PQ) was increased two-fold in TMV-inoculated and upper leaves of resistant plants. Accumulation of PQ was also stimulated by hydrogen peroxide, bacteria (P. syringae) and SA. The role of PQ in antioxidant defense in cellular membranous compartments is discussed in the context of the enzymatic antioxidant machinery activated in tobacco leaves subjected to viral infection. Elevated activity of several antioxidant enzymes (ascorbate peroxidase, guaiacol peroxidase, glutathione reductase and superoxide dismutase, especially the CuZn superoxide dismutase isoform) and high, but transient elevation of catalase was found in inoculated leaves of resistant tobacco plants but not in susceptible plants.
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- Agnieszka Bajda
- Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
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Heide L. Prenyl transfer to aromatic substrates: genetics and enzymology. Curr Opin Chem Biol 2009; 13:171-9. [PMID: 19299193 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2009.02.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 135] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2009] [Revised: 02/17/2009] [Accepted: 02/18/2009] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Aromatic prenyltransferases catalyze the transfer of prenyl moieties to aromatic acceptor molecules and give rise to an astounding diversity of primary and secondary metabolites in plants, fungi and bacteria. Significant progress has been made in the biochemistry and genetics of this heterogeneous group of enzymes in the past years. After 30 years of extensive research on plant prenylflavonoid biosynthesis, finally the first aromatic prenyltransferases involved in the formation of these compounds have been cloned. In bacteria, investigations of the newly discovered family of ABBA prenyltransferases revealed a novel type of protein fold, the PT barrel. In fungi, a group of closely related indole prenyltransferase was found to carry out aromatic prenylations with different substrate specificity and regiospecificity, and to catalyze both regular and reverse prenylations.
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- Lutz Heide
- Pharmazeutische Biologie, Pharmazeutisches Institut, Eberhard Karls-Universität Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 8, 72076 Tübingen, Germany.
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Forestier T, Pasetto P, Peruch F, Deffieux A, Puskas JE. Biomimetic processes II. Carbocationic polymerization of isopentenyl alcohol: A model for the synthesis of natural rubber? MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING. C, MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2008.06.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Development of Non-peptidic Farnesyltransferase Inhibitors based on the Ca1a2of Ras-CaaX. B KOREAN CHEM SOC 2009. [DOI: 10.5012/bkcs.2009.30.2.291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Grundmann A, Kuznetsova T, Afiyatullov SS, Li SM. FtmPT2, an N-prenyltransferase from Aspergillus fumigatus, catalyses the last step in the biosynthesis of fumitremorgin B. Chembiochem 2009; 9:2059-63. [PMID: 18683158 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.200800240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Alexander Grundmann
- Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, Institut für Pharmazeutische Biologie und Biotechnologie, Universitätsstrasse 1, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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Lu YP, Liu HG, Liang PH. Different reaction mechanisms for cis- and trans-prenyltransferases. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2008; 379:351-5. [PMID: 19103164 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2008.12.061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2008] [Accepted: 12/11/2008] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Octaprenyl diphosphate synthase (OPPs) and undecaprenyl diphosphate synthases (UPPs) catalyze consecutive condensation reactions of farnesyl diphosphate (FPP) with 5 and 8 isopentenyl diphosphate (IPP) to generate C(40) and C(55) products with trans- and cis-double bonds, respectively. In this study, we used IPP analogue, 3-bromo-3-butenyl diphosphate (Br-IPP), in conjunction with radiolabeled FPP, to probe the reaction mechanisms of the two prenyltransferases. Using this alternative substrate with electron-withdrawing bromo group at the C3 position to slow down the condensation step, trapping of farnesol in the OPPs reaction from radiolabeled FPP under basic condition was observed, consistent with a sequential mechanism. In contrast, UPPs reaction yielded no farnesyl carbocation intermediate under the same condition with radiolabeled FPP and Br-IPP, indicating a concerted mechanism. Our data demonstrate the different reaction mechanisms for cis- and tran-prenyltransferases although they share the same substrates.
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- Yen-Pin Lu
- Institute of Biochemical Sciences, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan, ROC
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Bassi AM, Casu A, Canepa C, Maloberti G, Nanni G. Chronic High Doses of Thioacetamide Followed by Vitamin A Modify Dolichol, Dolichol Isoprenoids, and Retinol Content in Rat Liver Cells. Drug Chem Toxicol 2008; 28:91-104. [PMID: 15720038 DOI: 10.1081/dct-39721] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Our line of researches follows the hypothesis that dolichol and retinol metabolism might be interrelated and involved in liver fibrosis. To this end, in this study rats were subjected to chronic treatment with thioacetamide (TAA) (300 mg/L liquid diet) for 1 and 2 months and, after liver damage had occurred, supplemented with vitamin A before sacrifice. Dolichol, dolichol isoprene units, and retinol content were determined in isolated parenchymal and sinusoidal liver cells (hepatic stellate cells; Kupffer cells; sinusoidal endothelial cells). Dolichol increased in hepatocytes after TAA treatment, with or without vitamin A. Dolichol decreased in the other cells. Retinol in general decreased. In hepatocytes, retinol decreased only on normal nutrition, while the vitamin A load was taken up normally. The percentages of dolichol isoprene units (Dol-16 to Dol-20, in rats) confirm that Dol-18, which was not modified in percentage by TAA on normal nutrition, did not increase after vitamin A, as it did in control cells (7-12%). The behavior of Dol-18 was similar in all the cells studied. Vitamin A might reveal a latent damage produced by TAA on dolichol homologues. These data support previous hypotheses that the action of TAA depends on the administration modality, the dosage, and the diet, and that Dol-18 might have different functions and compartmentalization in the cells. Furthermore, the results support the hypothesis that dolichol chain length might be interrelated with retinol metabolism, perhaps through their metabolites.
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- Anna Maria Bassi
- Section of General Pathology, Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy.
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Coxon FP. An update on the pharmacology of bisphosphonates and analogues with lower bone affinity. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008. [DOI: 10.1138/20080341] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Stec E, Steffan N, Kremer A, Zou H, Zheng X, Li SM. Two Lysine Residues are Responsible for the Enzymatic Activities of Indole Prenyltransferases from Fungi. Chembiochem 2008; 9:2055-8. [DOI: 10.1002/cbic.200800237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Undecaprenyl phosphate (C55-P) is an essential 55-carbon long-chain isoprene lipidinvolved in the biogenesis of bacterial cell wall carbohydrate polymers: peptidoglycan, O antigen, teichoic acids, and other cell surface polymers. It functions as a lipid carrier that allows the traffic of sugar intermediates across the plasma membrane, towards the periplasm,where the polymerization of the different cellwall components occurs. At the end of these processes, the lipid is released in a pyrophosphate form (C55-PP). C55-P arises from the dephosphorylation of C55-PP, which itself originates from either a recycling event or a de novo synthesis. In Escherichia coli, the formation of C55-PP is catalyzed by the essential UppS synthase, a soluble cis-prenyltransferase, whichadds eight isoprene units ontofarnesyl pyrophosphate. Severalapo- and halo-UppSthree-dimensional structures have provided a high level of understanding of this enzymatic step. The following dephosphorylationstep is required before the lipid carrier can accept a sugar unit at the cytoplasmic face of the membrane. Four integralmembrane proteins have been shown to catalyzethis reaction in E. coli:BacA and three members of the PAP2 super-family:YbjG, LpxT, and PgpB. None of these enzymes is essential,but the simultaneous inactivation of bacA, ybjG, and pgpB genes gave rise to a lethal phenotype, raising the question of the relevance of such a redundancy of activity. It was alsorecently shown that LpxTcatalyzes the specific transfer of the phosphate group arising from C55-PP to the lipidA moiety of lipopolysaccharides, leading to a lipid-A 1-diphosphate form whichaccounts for one-third of the total lipidA in wild-type E. coli cells. The active sites of LpxT, PgpB,andYbjG were shown to face the periplasm, suggesting that PAP2 enzymes arerather involved in C55-PP recycling. These recent discoveries have opened the way to the elucidation of the functional and structural characterization of these different phosphatases.
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Hsiao YY, Jeng MF, Tsai WC, Chuang YC, Li CY, Wu TS, Kuoh CS, Chen WH, Chen HH. A novel homodimeric geranyl diphosphate synthase from the orchid Phalaenopsis bellina lacking a DD(X)2-4D motif. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2008; 55:719-33. [PMID: 18466308 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-313x.2008.03547.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Geranyl diphosphate (GDP) is the precursor of monoterpenes, which are the major floral scent compounds in Phalaenopsis bellina. The cDNA of P. bellina GDP synthase (PbGDPS) was cloned, and its sequence corresponds to the second Asp-rich motif (SARM), but not to any aspartate-rich (Asp-rich) motif. The recombinant PbGDPS enzyme exhibits dual prenyltransferase activity, producing both GDP and farnesyl diphosphate (FDP), and a yeast two-hybrid assay and gel filtration revealed that PbGDPS was able to form a homodimer. Spatial and temporal expression analyses showed that the expression of PbGDPS was flower specific, and that maximal PbGDPS expression was concomitant with maximal emission of monoterpenes on day 5 post-anthesis. Homology modelling of PbGDPS indicated that the Glu-rich motif might provide a binding site for Mg(2+) and catalyze the formation of prenyl products in a similar way to SARM. Replacement of the key Glu residues with alanine totally abolished enzyme activity, whereas their mutation to Asp resulted in a mutant with two-thirds of the activity of the wild-type protein. Phylogenetic analysis indicated that plant GDPS proteins formed four clades: members of both GDPS-a and GDPS-b clades contain Asp-rich motifs, and function as homodimers. In contrast, proteins in the GDPS-c and GDPS-d clades do not contain Asp-rich motifs, but although members of the GDPS-c clade function as heterodimers, PbGDPS, which is more closely related to the GDPS-c clade proteins than to GDPS-a and GDPS-b proteins, and is currently the sole member of the GDPS-d clade, functions as a homodimer.
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- Yu-Yun Hsiao
- Department of Life Sciences, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan
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Structures of RabGGTase-substrate/product complexes provide insights into the evolution of protein prenylation. EMBO J 2008; 27:2444-56. [PMID: 18756270 DOI: 10.1038/emboj.2008.164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2008] [Accepted: 07/28/2008] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Post-translational isoprenylation of proteins is carried out by three related enzymes: farnesyltransferase, geranylgeranyl transferase-I, and Rab geranylgeranyl transferase (RabGGTase). Despite the fact that the last one is responsible for the largest number of individual protein prenylation events in the cell, no structural information is available on its interaction with substrates and products. Here, we present structural and biophysical analyses of RabGGTase in complex with phosphoisoprenoids as well as with the prenylated peptides that mimic the C terminus of Rab7 GTPase. The data demonstrate that, unlike other protein prenyl transferases, both RabGGTase and its substrate RabGTPases completely 'outsource' their specificity for each other to an accessory subunit, the Rab escort protein (REP). REP mediates the placement of the C terminus of RabGTPase into the active site of RabGGTase through a series protein-protein interactions of decreasing strength and selectivity. This arrangement enables RabGGTase to prenylate any cysteine-containing sequence. On the basis of our structural and thermodynamic data, we propose that RabGGTase has evolved from a GGTase-I-like molecule that 'learned' to interact with a recycling factor (GDI) that, in turn, eventually gave rise to REP.
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Tian R, Li L, Tang W, Liu H, Ye M, Zhao ZK, Zou H. Chemical proteomic study of isoprenoid chain interactome with a synthetic photoaffinity probe. Proteomics 2008; 8:3094-104. [DOI: 10.1002/pmic.200800021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Muramatsu M, Ohto C, Obata S, Sakuradani E, Shimizu S. Accumulation of prenyl alcohols by terpenoid biosynthesis inhibitors in various microorganisms. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2008; 80:589-95. [PMID: 18636253 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-008-1578-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2008] [Revised: 06/11/2008] [Accepted: 06/12/2008] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Squalene synthase inhibitors significantly accelerate the production of farnesol by various microorganisms. However, farnesol production by Saccharomyces cerevisiae ATCC 64031, in which the squalene synthase gene is deleted, was not affected by the inhibitors, indicating that farnesol accumulation is enhanced in the absence of squalene synthase activity. The combination of diphenylamine as an inhibitor of carotenoid biosynthesis and a squalene synthase inhibitor increases geranylgeraniol production by a yeast, Rhodotorula rubra NBRC 0870. An ent-kauren synthase inhibitor also enhances the production of farnesol and geranylgeraniol by a filamentous fungus, Gibberella fujikuroi NBRC 30336. These results indicate that the inhibition of downstream enzymes from prenyl diphosphate synthase leads to the production of farnesol and geranylgeraniol.
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- Masayoshi Muramatsu
- Bio Research Lab., Toyota Motor Corporation, 1 Toyota-cho, Toyota, 471-8572, Japan
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Zhang M, Luo J, Ogiyama Y, Saiki R, Kawamukai M. Heteromer formation of a long-chain prenyl diphosphate synthase from fission yeast Dps1 and budding yeast Coq1*. FEBS J 2008; 275:3653-68. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-4658.2008.06510.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Zinc bioinorganic chemistry has emphasized the role of the metal ion on the structure and function of the protein. There is, more recently, an increasing appreciation of the role of zinc proteins in a variety of human diseases. This critical review, aimed at both bioinorganic and medicinal chemists, shows how apparently widely-diverging diseases share the common mechanistic approaches of targeting the essential function of the metal ion to inhibit activity. Protein structure and function is briefly summarized in the context of its clinical relevance. The status of current and potential inhibitors is discussed along with the prospects for future developments (162 references).
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- A I Anzellotti
- Department of Chemistry, Virginia Commonwealth University, PO Box 842006, Richmond, VA23284, USA
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Bräuer L, Brandt W, Schulze D, Zakharova S, Wessjohann L. A structural model of the membrane-bound aromatic prenyltransferase UbiA from E. coli. Chembiochem 2008; 9:982-92. [PMID: 18338424 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.200700575] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The membrane-bound enzyme 4-hydroxybenzoic acid oligoprenyltransferase (ubiA) from E. coli is crucial for the production of ubiquinone, the essential electron carrier in prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms. On the basis of previous modeling analyses, amino acids identified as important in two putative active sites (1 and 2) were selectively mutated. All mutants but one lost their ability to form geranylated hydroxybenzoate, irrespective of their being from active site 1 or 2. This suggests either that the two active sites are interrelated or that they are in fact only one site. With the aid of the experimental results and a new structure-based classification of prenylating enzymes, a relevant 3D model could be developed by threading. The new model explains the substrate specificities and is in complete agreement with the results of site-directed mutagenesis. The high similarity of the active fold of UbiA-transferase to that of 5-epi-aristolochene synthase (Nicotiana tabacum), despite a low homology, allows a hypothesis on a convergent evolution of these enzymes to be formed.
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- Lars Bräuer
- Leibniz-Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Department of Bioorganic Chemistry, Weinberg 3, 06120 Halle/Saale, Germany
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Skorupinska-Tudek K, Poznanski J, Wojcik J, Bienkowski T, Szostkiewicz I, Zelman-Femiak M, Bajda A, Chojnacki T, Olszowska O, Grunler J, Meyer O, Rohmer M, Danikiewicz W, Swiezewska E. Contribution of the mevalonate and methylerythritol phosphate pathways to the biosynthesis of dolichols in plants. J Biol Chem 2008; 283:21024-35. [PMID: 18502754 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m706069200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Plant isoprenoids are derived from two biosynthetic pathways, the cytoplasmic mevalonate (MVA) and the plastidial methylerythritol phosphate (MEP) pathway. In this study their respective contributions toward formation of dolichols in Coluria geoides hairy root culture were estimated using in vivo labeling with (13)C-labeled glucose as a general precursor. NMR and mass spectrometry showed that both the MVA and MEP pathways were the sources of isopentenyl diphosphate incorporated into polyisoprenoid chains. The involvement of the MEP pathway was found to be substantial at the initiation stage of dolichol chain synthesis, but it was virtually nil at the terminal steps; statistically, 6-8 isoprene units within the dolichol molecule (i.e. 40-50% of the total) were derived from the MEP pathway. These results were further verified by incorporation of [5-(2)H]mevalonate or [5,5-(2)H(2)]deoxyxylulose into dolichols as well as by the observed decreased accumulation of dolichols upon treatment with mevinolin or fosmidomycin, selective inhibitors of either pathway. The presented data indicate that the synthesis of dolichols in C. geoides roots involves a continuous exchange of intermediates between the MVA and MEP pathways. According to our model, oligoprenyl diphosphate chains of a length not exceeding 13 isoprene units are synthesized in plastids from isopentenyl diphosphate derived from both the MEP and MVA pathways, and then are completed in the cytoplasm with several units derived solely from the MVA pathway. This study also illustrates an innovative application of mass spectrometry for qualitative and quantitative evaluation of the contribution of individual metabolic pathways to the biosynthesis of natural products.
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Vandermoten S, Charloteaux B, Santini S, Sen SE, Béliveau C, Vandenbol M, Francis F, Brasseur R, Cusson M, Haubruge É. Characterization of a novel aphid prenyltransferase displaying dual geranyl/farnesyl diphosphate synthase activity. FEBS Lett 2008; 582:1928-34. [DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2008.04.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2008] [Revised: 04/21/2008] [Accepted: 04/22/2008] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Structure-based inhibitors exhibit differential activities against Helicobacter pylori and Escherichia coli undecaprenyl pyrophosphate synthases. J Biomed Biotechnol 2008; 2008:841312. [PMID: 18382620 PMCID: PMC2276626 DOI: 10.1155/2008/841312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2007] [Accepted: 12/27/2007] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Helicobacter pylori colonizes the human gastric epithelium and causes diseases such as gastritis, peptic ulcers, and stomach cancer. Undecaprenyl pyrophosphate synthase
(UPPS), which catalyzes consecutive condensation reactions of farnesyl pyrophosphate with eight isopentenyl pyrophosphate to form lipid carrier for bacterial peptidoglycan biosynthesis, represents a potential target for developing new antibiotics. In this study, we solved the crystal structure of H. pylori UPPS and performed virtual screening of inhibitors from a library of 58,635 compounds. Two hits were found to exhibit differential activities against
Helicobacter pylori and Escherichia coli UPPS, giving the possibility of developing antibiotics specially targeting pathogenic H. pylori without killing the intestinal E. coli.
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Skorupinska-Tudek K, Wojcik J, Swiezewska E. Polyisoprenoid alcohols--recent results of structural studies. CHEM REC 2008; 8:33-45. [PMID: 18302278 DOI: 10.1002/tcr.20137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Polyisoprenoid alcohols (polyprenols and dolichols) are linear polymers of from several up to more than 100 isoprene units identified in almost all living organisms. Studies of their chemical structures have resulted in the discovery of new variants such as the recently described alloprenols with reversed configuration of the double bond in the alpha-isoprene unit. In parallel, structural elucidation of metabolically labeled plant dolichols has indicated that both the mevalonate and methylerythritol phosphate pathways are involved in the biosynthesis of dolichols in roots, leading to the construction of a spatial model of their biosynthesis. According to this model, in root cells, synthesis of the dolichol molecule is initiated in the plastids, and the resulting intermediates, oligoprenyl diphosphates, are exported to the cytoplasm and are elongated up to the desired chain length. The metabolic consequences of this putative model are discussed in the context of the enzymatic machinery involved.
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- Karolina Skorupinska-Tudek
- Department of Lipid Biochemistry, Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Pawinskiego 5a, 02-106 Warsaw, Poland
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Pateraki I, Kanellis AK. Isolation and functional analysis of two Cistus creticus cDNAs encoding geranylgeranyl diphosphate synthase. PHYTOCHEMISTRY 2008; 69:1641-1652. [PMID: 18402992 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2008.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2007] [Revised: 02/04/2008] [Accepted: 02/05/2008] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Cistus creticus ssp. creticus is an indigenous shrub of the Mediterranean area. The glandular trichomes covering its leaf surfaces secrete a resin called "ladanum", which among others contains a number of specific labdane-type diterpenes that exhibit antibacterial and antifungal action as well as in vitro and in vivo cytotoxic and cytostatic activity against human cancer cell lines. In view of the properties and possible future exploitation of these metabolites, it was deemed necessary to study the geranylgeranyl diphosphate synthase enzyme (GGDPS, EC 2.5.1.30), a short chain prenyltransferase responsible for the synthesis of the precursor molecule of all diterpenes. In this work, we present the cloning, functional characterisation and expression profile at the gene and protein levels of two differentially expressed C. creticus full-length cDNAs, CcGGDPS1 and CcGGDPS2. Heterologous yeast cell expression system showed that these cDNAs exhibited GGDPS enzyme activity. Gene and protein expression analyses suggest that this enzyme is developmentally and tissue-regulated showing maximum expression in trichomes and smallest leaves (0.5-1.0cm). This work is the first attempt to study the terpenoid biosynthesis at the molecular level in C. creticus ssp. creticus.
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- Irene Pateraki
- Group of Biotechnology of Pharmaceutical Plants, Laboratory of Pharmacognosy, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 541 24 Thessaloniki, Greece
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Tello M, Kuzuyama T, Heide L, Noel JP, Richard SB. The ABBA family of aromatic prenyltransferases: broadening natural product diversity. Cell Mol Life Sci 2008; 65:1459-63. [PMID: 18322648 PMCID: PMC2861910 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-008-7579-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 105] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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- M. Tello
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Jack H. Skirball Center for Chemical Biology and Proteomics, The Salk Institute for Biological Studies, 10010 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037 USA
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- Biotechnology Research Centre, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113–8657 Japan
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- Pharmazeutisches Institut, Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 8, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Jack H. Skirball Center for Chemical Biology and Proteomics, The Salk Institute for Biological Studies, 10010 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037 USA
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Jack H. Skirball Center for Chemical Biology and Proteomics, The Salk Institute for Biological Studies, 10010 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037 USA
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Tong H, Wiemer AJ, Neighbors JD, Hohl RJ. Quantitative determination of farnesyl and geranylgeranyl diphosphate levels in mammalian tissue. Anal Biochem 2008; 378:138-43. [PMID: 18457649 DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2008.04.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2008] [Revised: 04/09/2008] [Accepted: 04/11/2008] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Farnesyl diphosphate (FPP) and geranylgeranyl diphosphate (GGPP) are branch point intermediates of isoprenoid biosynthesis. Inhibitors of isoprenoid biosynthesis, such as the statins and bisphosphonates, are widely used therapeutic agents. However, little is known about the degree to which they alter levels of upstream and downstream isoprenoids, including FPP and GGPP. Therefore, we developed a method to isolate and quantify FPP and GGPP from mammalian tissues. Tissues from mice were collected, snap frozen in liquid nitrogen, and stored at -80 degrees C. FPP and GGPP were isolated by a combined homogenization and extraction procedure and were purified with a C18 solid phase extraction column. Farnesyl protein transferase (FTase) or geranylgeranyl protein transferase I (GGTase I) were used to conjugate FPP and GGPP with fluorescent dansylated peptides. FPP and GGPP were quantified by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). The respective concentrations of FPP and GGPP are as follows: 0.355+/-0.030 and 0.827+/-0.082 units of nmol/g wet tissues in brain, 0.320+/-0.019 and 0.293+/-0.035 units of nmol/g wet tissues in kidney, 0.326+/-0.064 and 0.213+/-0.029 units of nmol/g wet tissues in liver, and 0.364+/-0.015 and 0.349+/-0.023 units of nmol/g wet tissues in heart (means+/-SEM). This method allows for determination of FPP and GGPP concentrations in any tissue type and is sensitive enough to detect changes following treatment with inhibitors of isoprenoid biosynthesis.
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- Huaxiang Tong
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
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Ding Y, Williams RM, Sherman DH. Molecular analysis of a 4-dimethylallyltryptophan synthase from Malbranchea aurantiaca. J Biol Chem 2008; 283:16068-76. [PMID: 18390548 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m801991200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Prenyltransferases are widely distributed in prokaryotes and eukaryotes and play critical roles in cell signaling, protein trafficking, and elaboration of complex molecules in secondary metabolism. Numerous prenylated natural products have been isolated from diverse microorganisms, including bacteria and fungi. These complex metabolites possess a wide range of biological activities, with some showing promise as medicinal agents. On the other hand, many prenylated secondary metabolites have been described as toxins such as ergot alkaloids that have potent psychotropic activity. We have characterized a new prenyltransferase isolated from genomic DNA of Malbranchea aurentiaca RRC1813. Enzyme specificity was investigated with a series of amino acid substrates revealing its function as a 4-dimethylallyltryptophan synthase. Polypeptide sequence alignment analysis showed that it groups with a new class of prenyltransferase enzymes that lack the typical (N/D)DXXD motif found in these polypeptides. MaPT activity was not dependent on a divalent cation cofactor, although it was reversibly inactivated by 5 mm EDTA. Analysis of kinetic parameters showed reduced enzyme efficiency upon simple modification of l-Trp. Moreover, d-Trp had 0.5% relative activity and functioned as a competitive inhibitor with a K(i) of 40.41 microm. Finally, Thr-105, Asp-179, Lys-189, and Lys-261 in MaPT were serially mutated, and the resulting lesions displayed low or complete loss of activity. This study provides a detailed characterization of a prenyltransferase in Malbranchea species, reveals two enzyme inhibitors, and through site-directed mutagenesis identified several key amino acid residues in catalysis, yielding new insights into this important yet understudied class of natural product biosynthetic enzymes.
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- Yousong Ding
- Life Sciences Institute and Department of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
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Specific partial reduction of geranylgeranyl diphosphate by an enzyme from the thermoacidophilic archaeon Sulfolobus acidocaldarius yields a reactive prenyl donor, not a dead-end product. J Bacteriol 2008; 190:3923-9. [PMID: 18375567 DOI: 10.1128/jb.00082-08] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Geranylgeranyl reductase from Sulfolobus acidocaldarius was shown to catalyze the reduction of geranylgeranyl groups in the precursors of archaeal membrane lipids, generally reducing all four double bonds. However, when geranylgeranyl diphosphate was subjected to the reductase reaction, only three of the four double bonds were reduced. Mass spectrometry and acid hydrolysis indicated that the allylic double bond was preserved in the partially reduced product derived from geranylgeranyl diphosphate. Thus, the reaction product was shown to be phytyl diphosphate, which is a substrate for archaeal prenyltransferases, unlike the completely reduced compound phytanyl diphosphate.
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Schneider P, Weber M, Hoffmeister D. The Aspergillus nidulans enzyme TdiB catalyzes prenyltransfer to the precursor of bioactive asterriquinones. Fungal Genet Biol 2008; 45:302-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fgb.2007.09.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2007] [Revised: 09/15/2007] [Accepted: 09/17/2007] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Jestoi M. EmergingFusarium-Mycotoxins Fusaproliferin, Beauvericin, Enniatins, And Moniliformin—A Review. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr 2008; 48:21-49. [DOI: 10.1080/10408390601062021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 389] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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- Marika Jestoi
- a Finnish Food Safety Authority (Evira), Department of Animal Diseases and Food Safety Research, Chemistry and Toxicology Unit , Mustialankatu 3, FIN-00790 , Helsinki , Finland
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Rezaïki L, Lamberet G, Derré A, Gruss A, Gaudu P. Lactococcus lactis produces short-chain quinones that cross-feed Group B Streptococcus to activate respiration growth. Mol Microbiol 2008; 67:947-57. [PMID: 18194159 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2007.06083.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Quinones are essential components of the respiration chain that shuttle electrons between oxidoreductases. We characterized the quinones synthesized by Lactococcus lactis, a fermenting bacterium that activates aerobic respiration when a haem source is provided. Two distinct subgroups were characterized: Menaquinones (MK) MK-8 to MK-10, considered as hallmarks of L. lactis, are produced throughout growth. MK-3 and demethylMK-3 [(D)MK-3] are newly identified and are present only late in growth. Production of (D)MK-3 was conditional on the carbon sugar and on the presence of carbon catabolite regulator gene ccpA. Electron flux driven by both (D)MK fractions was shared between the quinol oxidase and extracellular acceptors O(2), iron and, with remarkable efficiency, copper. Purified (D)MK-3, but not MK-8-10, complemented a menB defect in L. lactis. We previously showed that a respiratory metabolism is activated in Group B Streptococcus (GBS) by exogenous haem and MK, and that this activity is implicated in virulence. Here we show that growing lactococci donate (D)MK to GBS to activate respiration and stimulate growth of this opportunist pathogen. We propose that conditions favouring (D)MK production in dense microbial ecosystems, as present in the intestinal tract, could favour implantation of (D)MK-scavengers like GBS within the complex.
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- Lahcen Rezaïki
- Unité Bactéries Lactiques et Pathogènes Opportunistes, UR13888 INRA, Domaine de Vilvert, 78352 Jouy en Josas, France
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Bouhss A, Trunkfield AE, Bugg TDH, Mengin-Lecreulx D. The biosynthesis of peptidoglycan lipid-linked intermediates. FEMS Microbiol Rev 2007; 32:208-33. [PMID: 18081839 DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6976.2007.00089.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 308] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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The biosynthesis of bacterial cell wall peptidoglycan is a complex process involving many different steps taking place in the cytoplasm (synthesis of the nucleotide precursors) and on the inner and outer sides of the cytoplasmic membrane (assembly and polymerization of the disaccharide-peptide monomer unit, respectively). This review summarizes the current knowledge on the membrane steps leading to the formation of the lipid II intermediate, i.e. the substrate of the polymerization reactions. It makes the point on past and recent data that have significantly contributed to the understanding of the biosynthesis of undecaprenyl phosphate, the carrier lipid required for the anchoring of the peptidoglycan hydrophilic units in the membrane, and to the characterization of the MraY and MurG enzymes which catalyze the successive transfers of the N-acetylmuramoyl-peptide and N-acetylglucosamine moieties onto the carrier lipid, respectively. Enzyme inhibitors and antibacterial compounds interfering with these essential metabolic steps and interesting targets are presented.
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- Ahmed Bouhss
- Laboratoire des Enveloppes Bactériennes et Antibiotiques, Institut de Biochimie et Biophysique Moléculaire et Cellulaire, UMR 8619 CNRS, Univ Paris-Sud, Orsay, France
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Steffan N, Unsöld IA, Li SM. Chemoenzymatic Synthesis of Prenylated Indole Derivatives by Using a 4-Dimethylallyltryptophan Synthase fromAspergillus fumigatus. Chembiochem 2007; 8:1298-307. [PMID: 17577899 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.200700107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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A 4-dimethylallyltryptophan synthase, FgaPT2, has been identified in the genome of Aspergillus fumigatus. In a previous study, FgaPT2 was overexpressed in Saccharomyces cerevisiae and characterized biochemically. A higher protein yield (up to 100-fold higher than that for S. cerevisiae) has now been achieved by overexpression in E. coli; this has permitted investigation into substrate specificity with alternative substances. FgaPT2 accepted 17 of 37 commercially available indole derivatives as substrates. Tryptophan derivatives that carry methyl groups at the indole ring showed a different acceptance from those with methyl groups on the side chain. 5-Hydroxytryptophan was well accepted by FgaPT2, while the halogenated derivatives were not accepted. Decarboxylation, deamination, or oxidative deamination of tryptophan, as well as replacement of the NH(2) group by OH, or of the COOH group by CH(2)COOH or CONHOH resulted in decreased but still significant enzymatic activity. None of the tested tryptophan-containing dipeptides was accepted by FgaPT2. Structural elucidation of isolated enzymatic products by NMR and MS analyses proved unequivocally that the prenylation was regioselective at position C4 of the indole ring in the presence of dimethylallyl diphosphate. Determination of the kinetic parameters revealed that L-tryptophan was accepted as the best substrate by the enzyme, followed by 5-,6-,7-methyltryptophan and L-abrine. The enzymatic rate constant (k(cat) K(m) (-1)) of nine selected substrates were found to be about 1.0 to 6.5 % of that for L-tryptophan. Overnight incubation with eight substances showed that the conversion ratio to their prenylated derivatives was in the range 32.5 to 99.7 %. This provides evidence that 4-dimethylallylated indole derivatives can be produced by chemoenzymatic synthesis with FgaPT2.
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- Nicola Steffan
- Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, Institut für Pharmazeutische Biologie und Biotechnologie, Universitätsstrasse 1, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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Yin WB, Ruan HL, Westrich L, Grundmann A, Li SM. CdpNPT, an N-Prenyltransferase fromAspergillus fumigatus: Overproduction, Purification and Biochemical Characterisation. Chembiochem 2007; 8:1154-61. [PMID: 17525915 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.200700079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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A putative prenyltransferase gene, cdpNPT, was identified in the genome sequence of Aspergillus fumigatus by a homology search by using known prenyltransferases and sequence analysis. CdpNPT consists of 440 amino acids and has a molecular mass of about 50 kDa. The coding sequence of cdpNPT was cloned in pQE60 and overexpressed in E. coli. The soluble His(6)-fusion CdpNPT was purified to near homogeneity and characterised biochemically. The enzyme showed broad substrate specificity towards aromatic substrates and was found to catalyse the prenylation of tryptophan-containing cyclic dipeptides at N1 of the indole moieties in the presence of dimethylallyl diphosphate (DMAPP); geranyl diphosphate was not accepted as prenyl donor. The structures of the enzymatic products were elucidated by NMR and MS analysis. The K(m) value for DMAPP was determined to be 650 microM. Due to substrate inhibition, K(m) values could not be obtained for the aromatic substrates. CdpNPT does not need divalent metal ions for its enzymatic reaction, although Ca(2+) enhances the reaction velocity by up to the threefold. CdpNPT is the first N-prenyltransferase that has been purified and characterised in a homogenous form after heterologous overproduction. Interestingly, it shows significant sequence similarity to other indole prenyltransferases that catalyse the formation of C--C bonds.
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- Wen-Bing Yin
- Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, Institut für Pharmazeutische Biologie und Biotechnologie, Universitätsstrasse 1, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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Haagen Y, Unsöld I, Westrich L, Gust B, Richard SB, Noel JP, Heide L. A soluble, magnesium-independent prenyltransferase catalyzes reverse and regular C-prenylations and O-prenylations of aromatic substrates. FEBS Lett 2007; 581:2889-93. [PMID: 17543953 PMCID: PMC2860617 DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2007.05.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2007] [Revised: 04/30/2007] [Accepted: 05/14/2007] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Fnq26 from Streptomyces cinnamonensis DSM 1042 is a new member of the recently identified CloQ/Orf2 class of prenyltransferases. The enzyme was overexpressed in E. coli and purified to apparent homogeneity, resulting in a soluble, monomeric protein of 33.2 kDa. The catalytic activity of Fnq26 is independent of the presence of Mg(2+) or other divalent metal ions. With flaviolin (2,5,7-trihydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone) as substrate, Fnq26 catalyzes the formation of a carbon-carbon-bond between C-3 (rather than C-1) of geranyl diphosphate and C-3 of flaviolin, i.e. an unusual "reverse" prenylation. With 1,3-dihydroxynaphthalene and 4-hydroxybenzoate as substrates Fnq26 catalyzes O-prenylations.
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- Yvonne Haagen
- Pharmazeutisches Institut, Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 8, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Pharmazeutisches Institut, Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 8, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Pharmazeutisches Institut, Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 8, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Pharmazeutisches Institut, Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 8, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Jack Skirball Chemical Biology and Proteomics Laboratory, The Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, California, USA
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- Jack Skirball Chemical Biology and Proteomics Laboratory, The Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, California, USA
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- Pharmazeutisches Institut, Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 8, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
- Corresponding author. Fax: +49 7071 29 5250., (L. Heide)
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Mollet J, Giurgea I, Schlemmer D, Dallner G, Chretien D, Delahodde A, Bacq D, de Lonlay P, Munnich A, Rötig A. Prenyldiphosphate synthase, subunit 1 (PDSS1) and OH-benzoate polyprenyltransferase (COQ2) mutations in ubiquinone deficiency and oxidative phosphorylation disorders. J Clin Invest 2007; 117:765-72. [PMID: 17332895 PMCID: PMC1804361 DOI: 10.1172/jci29089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 190] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2006] [Accepted: 12/05/2006] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) plays a pivotal role in oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS), as it distributes electrons among the various dehydrogenases and the cytochrome segments of the respiratory chain. We have identified 2 novel inborn errors of CoQ10 biosynthesis in 2 distinct families. In both cases, enzymologic studies showed that quinone-dependent OXPHOS activities were in the range of the lowest control values, while OXPHOS enzyme activities were normal. CoQ10 deficiency was confirmed by restoration of normal OXPHOS activities after addition of quinone. A genome-wide search for homozygosity in family 1 identified a region of chromosome 10 encompassing the gene prenyldiphosphate synthase, subunit 1 (PDSS1), which encodes the human ortholog of the yeast COQ1 gene, a key enzyme of CoQ10 synthesis. Sequencing of PDSS1 identified a homozygous nucleotide substitution modifying a conserved amino acid of the protein (D308E). In the second family, direct sequencing of OH-benzoate polyprenyltransferase (COQ2), the human ortholog of the yeast COQ2 gene, identified a single base pair frameshift deletion resulting in a premature stop codon (c.1198delT, N401fsX415). Transformation of yeast Deltacoq1 and Deltacoq2 strains by mutant yeast COQ1 and mutant human COQ2 genes, respectively, resulted in defective growth on respiratory medium, indicating that these mutations are indeed the cause of OXPHOS deficiency.
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- Julie Mollet
- INSERM U781 and Department of Genetics, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, Paris, France.
Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Institut de Génétique et Microbiologie, UMR 8621 CNRS, Université Paris-Sud, Orsay, France.
Centre National de Génotypage, Evry, France
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- INSERM U781 and Department of Genetics, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, Paris, France.
Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Institut de Génétique et Microbiologie, UMR 8621 CNRS, Université Paris-Sud, Orsay, France.
Centre National de Génotypage, Evry, France
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- INSERM U781 and Department of Genetics, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, Paris, France.
Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Institut de Génétique et Microbiologie, UMR 8621 CNRS, Université Paris-Sud, Orsay, France.
Centre National de Génotypage, Evry, France
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- INSERM U781 and Department of Genetics, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, Paris, France.
Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Institut de Génétique et Microbiologie, UMR 8621 CNRS, Université Paris-Sud, Orsay, France.
Centre National de Génotypage, Evry, France
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- INSERM U781 and Department of Genetics, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, Paris, France.
Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Institut de Génétique et Microbiologie, UMR 8621 CNRS, Université Paris-Sud, Orsay, France.
Centre National de Génotypage, Evry, France
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- INSERM U781 and Department of Genetics, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, Paris, France.
Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Institut de Génétique et Microbiologie, UMR 8621 CNRS, Université Paris-Sud, Orsay, France.
Centre National de Génotypage, Evry, France
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- INSERM U781 and Department of Genetics, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, Paris, France.
Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Institut de Génétique et Microbiologie, UMR 8621 CNRS, Université Paris-Sud, Orsay, France.
Centre National de Génotypage, Evry, France
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- INSERM U781 and Department of Genetics, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, Paris, France.
Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Institut de Génétique et Microbiologie, UMR 8621 CNRS, Université Paris-Sud, Orsay, France.
Centre National de Génotypage, Evry, France
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- INSERM U781 and Department of Genetics, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, Paris, France.
Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Institut de Génétique et Microbiologie, UMR 8621 CNRS, Université Paris-Sud, Orsay, France.
Centre National de Génotypage, Evry, France
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- INSERM U781 and Department of Genetics, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, Paris, France.
Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Institut de Génétique et Microbiologie, UMR 8621 CNRS, Université Paris-Sud, Orsay, France.
Centre National de Génotypage, Evry, France
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