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Ing N, Deng K, Chen Y, Aulitto M, Gin JW, Pham TLM, Petzold CJ, Singer SW, Bowen B, Sale KL, Simmons BA, Singh AK, Adams PD, Northen TR. A multiplexed nanostructure-initiator mass spectrometry (NIMS) assay for simultaneously detecting glycosyl hydrolase and lignin modifying enzyme activities. Sci Rep 2021; 11:11803. [PMID: 34083602 PMCID: PMC8175421 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-91181-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2020] [Accepted: 01/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
Abstract
Lignocellulosic biomass is composed of three major biopolymers: cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin. Analytical tools capable of quickly detecting both glycan and lignin deconstruction are needed to support the development and characterization of efficient enzymes/enzyme cocktails. Previously we have described nanostructure-initiator mass spectrometry-based assays for the analysis of glycosyl hydrolase and most recently an assay for lignin modifying enzymes. Here we integrate these two assays into a single multiplexed assay against both classes of enzymes and use it to characterize crude commercial enzyme mixtures. Application of our multiplexed platform based on nanostructure-initiator mass spectrometry enabled us to characterize crude mixtures of laccase enzymes from fungi Agaricus bisporus (Ab) and Myceliopthora thermophila (Mt) revealing activity on both carbohydrate and aromatic substrates. Using time-series analysis we determined that crude laccase from Ab has the higher GH activity and that laccase from Mt has the higher activity against our lignin model compound. Inhibitor studies showed a significant reduction in Mt GH activity under low oxygen conditions and increased activities in the presence of vanillin (common GH inhibitor). Ultimately, this assay can help to discover mixtures of enzymes that could be incorporated into biomass pretreatments to deconstruct diverse components of lignocellulosic biomass.
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Affiliation(s)
- Nicole Ing
- Joint BioEnergy Institute, Emeryville, CA, 94608, USA.,Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, CA, 94551, USA
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- Joint BioEnergy Institute, Emeryville, CA, 94608, USA.,Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, CA, 94551, USA
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- Joint BioEnergy Institute, Emeryville, CA, 94608, USA.,Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
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- Joint BioEnergy Institute, Emeryville, CA, 94608, USA.,Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
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- Joint BioEnergy Institute, Emeryville, CA, 94608, USA.,Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
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- Joint BioEnergy Institute, Emeryville, CA, 94608, USA.,Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, CA, 94551, USA
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- Joint BioEnergy Institute, Emeryville, CA, 94608, USA.,Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
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- Joint BioEnergy Institute, Emeryville, CA, 94608, USA.,Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
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- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
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- Joint BioEnergy Institute, Emeryville, CA, 94608, USA.,Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, CA, 94551, USA
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- Joint BioEnergy Institute, Emeryville, CA, 94608, USA.,Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
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- Joint BioEnergy Institute, Emeryville, CA, 94608, USA.,Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, CA, 94551, USA
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- Joint BioEnergy Institute, Emeryville, CA, 94608, USA.,Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA.,University of California, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
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- Joint BioEnergy Institute, Emeryville, CA, 94608, USA. .,Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA.
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Deng K, Takasuka TE, Heins R, Cheng X, Bergeman LF, Shi J, Aschenbrener R, Deutsch S, Singh S, Sale KL, Simmons BA, Adams PD, Singh AK, Fox BG, Northen TR. Rapid kinetic characterization of glycosyl hydrolases based on oxime derivatization and nanostructure-initiator mass spectrometry (NIMS). ACS Chem Biol 2014; 9:1470-9. [PMID: 24819174 DOI: 10.1021/cb5000289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
Abstract
Glycoside hydrolases (GHs) are critical to cycling of plant biomass in the environment, digestion of complex polysaccharides by the human gut microbiome, and industrial activities such as deployment of cellulosic biofuels. High-throughput sequencing methods show tremendous sequence diversity among GHs, yet relatively few examples from the over 150,000 unique domain arrangements containing GHs have been functionally characterized. Here, we show how cell-free expression, bioconjugate chemistry, and surface-based mass spectrometry can be used to study glycoside hydrolase reactions with plant biomass. Detection of soluble products is achieved by coupling a unique chemical probe to the reducing end of oligosaccharides in a stable oxime linkage, while the use of (13)C-labeled monosaccharide standards (xylose and glucose) allows quantitation of the derivatized glycans. We apply this oxime-based nanostructure-initiator mass spectrometry (NIMS) method to characterize the functional diversity of GHs secreted by Clostridium thermocellum, a model cellulolytic organism. New reaction specificities are identified, and differences in rates and yields of individual enzymes are demonstrated in reactions with biomass substrates. Numerical analyses of time series data suggests that synergistic combinations of mono- and multifunctional GHs can decrease the complexity of enzymes needed for the hydrolysis of plant biomass during the production of biofuels.
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Affiliation(s)
- Kai Deng
- Joint BioEnergy Institute, Emeryville, California 94608, United States
- Sandia
National Laboratories, Livermore, California 94551, United States
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- Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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- Joint BioEnergy Institute, Emeryville, California 94608, United States
- Sandia
National Laboratories, Livermore, California 94551, United States
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- Joint BioEnergy Institute, Emeryville, California 94608, United States
- Lawrence
Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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- Joint BioEnergy Institute, Emeryville, California 94608, United States
- Sandia
National Laboratories, Livermore, California 94551, United States
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- Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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- Lawrence
Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, California 94598, United States
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- Joint BioEnergy Institute, Emeryville, California 94608, United States
- Sandia
National Laboratories, Livermore, California 94551, United States
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- Joint BioEnergy Institute, Emeryville, California 94608, United States
- Sandia
National Laboratories, Livermore, California 94551, United States
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- Joint BioEnergy Institute, Emeryville, California 94608, United States
- Sandia
National Laboratories, Livermore, California 94551, United States
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- Joint BioEnergy Institute, Emeryville, California 94608, United States
- Lawrence
Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- University of
California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Joint BioEnergy Institute, Emeryville, California 94608, United States
- Sandia
National Laboratories, Livermore, California 94551, United States
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- Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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- Joint BioEnergy Institute, Emeryville, California 94608, United States
- Lawrence
Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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