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Appanna VP, Alhasawi AA, Auger C, Thomas SC, Appanna VD. Phospho-transfer networks and ATP homeostasis in response to an ineffective electron transport chain in Pseudomonas fluorescens. Arch Biochem Biophys 2016; 606:26-33. [PMID: 27431058 DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2016.07.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2016] [Revised: 07/04/2016] [Accepted: 07/14/2016] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Although oxidative stress is known to impede the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle and oxidative phosphorylation, the nutritionally-versatile microbe, Pseudomonas fluorescens has been shown to proliferate in the presence of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and nitrosative stress. In this study we demonstrate the phospho-transfer system that enables this organism to generate ATP was similar irrespective of the carbon source utilized. Despite the diminished activities of enzymes involved in the TCA cycle and in the electron transport chain (ETC), the ATP levels did not appear to be significantly affected in the stressed cells. Phospho-transfer networks mediated by acetate kinase (ACK), adenylate kinase (AK), and nucleoside diphosphate kinase (NDPK) are involved in maintaining ATP homeostasis in the oxidatively-challenged cells. This phospho-relay machinery orchestrated by substrate-level phosphorylation is aided by the up-regulation in the activities of such enzymes like phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase (PEPC), pyruvate orthophosphate dikinase (PPDK), and phosphoenolpyruvate synthase (PEPS). The enhanced production of phosphoenolpyruvate (PEP) and pyruvate further fuel the synthesis of ATP. Taken together, this metabolic reconfiguration enables the organism to fulfill its ATP need in an O2-independent manner by utilizing an intricate phospho-wire module aimed at maximizing the energy potential of PEP with the participation of AMP.
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- V P Appanna
- Faculty of Science and Engineering, Laurentian University, Sudbury, ON P3E 2C6, Canada
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- Faculty of Science and Engineering, Laurentian University, Sudbury, ON P3E 2C6, Canada
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- Faculty of Science and Engineering, Laurentian University, Sudbury, ON P3E 2C6, Canada
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- Faculty of Science and Engineering, Laurentian University, Sudbury, ON P3E 2C6, Canada
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- Faculty of Science and Engineering, Laurentian University, Sudbury, ON P3E 2C6, Canada.
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Terai T, Ito H, Hanaoka K, Komatsu T, Ueno T, Nagano T, Urano Y. Detection of NAD(P)H-dependent enzyme activity by time-domain ratiometry of terbium luminescence. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2016; 26:2314-7. [PMID: 27013390 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2016.03.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2015] [Revised: 03/09/2016] [Accepted: 03/11/2016] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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NAD(P)H-dependent oxidoreductases play important roles in biology. Recently, we reported that the luminescence lifetime of some Tb(3+) complexes is sensitive to NAD(P)H, and we used this phenomenon to detect activities of these enzymes. However, conventional time-resolved luminescence assays are susceptible to static quenchers such as ATP. Herein we describe a detection methodology that overcomes this issue: the intensity of the sample is measured twice with different delay times and the intensity ratio value is used as an index of NAD(P)H concentration. The method is more robust than single-point measurement, and is compatible with high-throughput assays using conventional microplate readers.
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- Takuya Terai
- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan; AMED CREST, 1-7-1 Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0004, Japan.
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan; AMED CREST, 1-7-1 Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0004, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan; JST PRESTO, 7 Gobancho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0076, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan; AMED CREST, 1-7-1 Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0004, Japan
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- Drug Discovery Initiative, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan; AMED CREST, 1-7-1 Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0004, Japan; Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan.
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Alhasawi A, Castonguay Z, Appanna ND, Auger C, Appanna VD. Glycine metabolism and anti-oxidative defence mechanisms in Pseudomonas fluorescens. Microbiol Res 2015; 171:26-31. [PMID: 25644949 DOI: 10.1016/j.micres.2014.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2014] [Revised: 11/25/2014] [Accepted: 12/07/2014] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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The role of metabolism in anti-oxidative defence is only now beginning to emerge. Here, we show that the nutritionally-versatile microbe, Pseudomonas fluorescens, reconfigures its metabolism in an effort to generate NADPH, ATP and glyoxylate in order to fend off oxidative stress. Glyoxylate was produced predominantly via the enhanced activities of glycine dehydrogenase-NADP(+) (GDH), glycine transaminase (GTA) and isocitrate lyase (ICL) in a medium exposed to hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂). This ketoacid was utilized to produce ATP by substrate-level phosphorylation and to neutralize reactive oxygen species with the concomitant formation of formate. The latter was also a source of NADPH, a process mediated by formate dehydrogenase-NADP(+) (FDH). The increased activities of phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase (PEPC) and pyruvate orthophosphate dikinase (PPDK) worked in tandem to synthesize ATP in the H₂O₂-challenged cells that had markedly diminished capacity for oxidative phosphorylation. These metabolic networks provide an effective means of combating ROS and reveal therapeutic targets against microbes resistant to oxidative stress.
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- Azhar Alhasawi
- Faculty of Science and Engineering, Laurentian University, Sudbury, ON, Canada
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- Faculty of Science and Engineering, Laurentian University, Sudbury, ON, Canada
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- Faculty of Science and Engineering, Laurentian University, Sudbury, ON, Canada
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- Faculty of Science and Engineering, Laurentian University, Sudbury, ON, Canada
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- Faculty of Science and Engineering, Laurentian University, Sudbury, ON, Canada.
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A novel ATP-generating machinery to counter nitrosative stress is mediated by substrate-level phosphorylation. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2014; 1850:43-50. [PMID: 25304769 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2014.09.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2014] [Revised: 09/19/2014] [Accepted: 09/30/2014] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND It is well-known that elevated amounts of nitric oxide and other reactive nitrogen species (RNS) impact negatively on the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle and oxidative phosphorylation. These perturbations severely compromise O2-dependent energy production. While bacteria are known to adapt to RNS, a key tool employed by macrophages to combat infections, the exact mechanisms are unknown. METHODS The bacterium was cultured in a defined mineral medium and cell-free extracts obtained at the same growth phase were utilized for various biochemical studies Blue native polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis followed by in-gel activity assays, high performance liquid chromatography and co-immunoprecipitaton are applied to investigate the effects of RNS on the model microbe Pseudomonas fluorescens. RESULTS Citrate is channeled away from the tricarboxylic acid cycle using a novel metabolon consisting of citrate lyase (CL), phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase (PEPC) and pyruvate phosphate dikinase (PPDK). This metabolic engine comprising three disparate enzymes appears to transiently assemble as a supercomplex aimed at ATP synthesis. The up-regulation in the activities of adenylate kinase (AK) and nucleoside diphosphate kinase (NDPK) ensured the efficacy of this ATP-making machine. CONCLUSION Microbes may escape the effects of nitrosative stress by re-engineering metabolic networks in order to generate and store ATP anaerobically when the electron transport chain is defective. GENERAL SIGNIFICANCE The molecular configuration described herein provides further understanding of how metabolism plays a key role in the adaptation to nitrosative stress and reveals novel targets that will inform the development of antimicrobial agents to counter RNS-resistant pathogens.
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Appanna VP, Auger C, Thomas SC, Omri A. Fumarate metabolism and ATP production in Pseudomonas fluorescens exposed to nitrosative stress. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 2014; 106:431-8. [PMID: 24923559 DOI: 10.1007/s10482-014-0211-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2014] [Accepted: 06/03/2014] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Although nitrosative stress is known to severely impede the ability of living systems to generate adenosine triphosphate (ATP) via oxidative phosphorylation, there is limited information on how microorganisms fulfill their energy needs in order to survive reactive nitrogen species (RNS). In this study we demonstrate an elaborate strategy involving substrate-level phosphorylation that enables the soil microbe Pseudomonas fluorescens to synthesize ATP in a defined medium with fumarate as the sole carbon source. The enhanced activities of such enzymes as phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase and pyruvate phosphate dikinase coupled with the increased activities of phospho-transfer enzymes like adenylate kinase and nucleoside diphophate kinase provide an effective strategy to produce high energy nucleosides in an O2-independent manner. The alternate ATP producing machinery is fuelled by the precursors derived from fumarate with the aid of fumarase C and fumarate reductase. This metabolic reconfiguration is key to the survival of P. fluorescens and reveals potential targets against RNS-resistant organisms.
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- Varun P Appanna
- Department of Biology, Laurentian University, Sudbury, ON, P3E2C6, Canada
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Xu S, Liu P, Lu X, Zhang J, Huang L, Hua W, He D, Ouyang J. A highly sensitive “turn-on” fluorescent sensor for the detection of human serum proteins based on the size exclusion of the polyacrylamide gel. Electrophoresis 2013; 35:546-53. [DOI: 10.1002/elps.201300308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2013] [Revised: 09/27/2013] [Accepted: 10/01/2013] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Shenghao Xu
- Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Photochemistry; College of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University; Ministry of Education; Beijing P. R. China
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- Zhengzhou Tobacco Research Institute; CNTC; Zhengzhou P. R. China
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- National Institutes for Food and Drug Control; Beijing P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Photochemistry; College of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University; Ministry of Education; Beijing P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory for Cell Proliferation and Regulation Biology; Beijing Normal University; Ministry of Education; Beijing P. R. China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory; Beijing Ditan Hospital; Capital Medical University; Beijing P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory for Cell Proliferation and Regulation Biology; Beijing Normal University; Ministry of Education; Beijing P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Photochemistry; College of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University; Ministry of Education; Beijing P. R. China
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Han S, Auger C, Castonguay Z, Appanna VP, Thomas SC, Appanna VD. The unravelling of metabolic dysfunctions linked to metal-associated diseases by blue native polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. Anal Bioanal Chem 2012; 405:1821-31. [PMID: 23001308 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-012-6413-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2012] [Revised: 09/01/2012] [Accepted: 09/05/2012] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Gel electrophoresis is routinely used to separate and analyse macromolecules in biological systems. Although many of these electrophoretic techniques necessitate the denaturing of the analytes prior to their analysis, blue native polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (BN-PAGE) permits the investigation of proteins/enzymes and their supramolecular structures such as the metabolon in native form. This attribute renders this analytical tool conducive to deciphering the metabolic perturbations invoked by metal toxicity. In this review, we elaborate on how BN-PAGE has led to the discovery of the dysfunctional metabolic pathways associated with disorders such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and obesity that have been observed as a consequence of exposure to various metal toxicants.
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- Sungwon Han
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Laurentian University, Sudbury, ON P3E 2C6, Canada
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Han S, Auger C, Appanna VP, Lemire J, Castonguay Z, Akbarov E, Appanna VD. A blue native polyacrylamide gel electrophoretic technology to probe the functional proteomics mediating nitrogen homeostasis in Pseudomonas fluorescens. J Microbiol Methods 2012; 90:206-10. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2012.05.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2012] [Revised: 05/08/2012] [Accepted: 05/08/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Singh R, Lemire J, Mailloux RJ, Chénier D, Hamel R, Appanna VD. An ATP and oxalate generating variant tricarboxylic acid cycle counters aluminum toxicity in Pseudomonas fluorescens. PLoS One 2009; 4:e7344. [PMID: 19809498 PMCID: PMC2752808 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0007344] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2009] [Accepted: 09/11/2009] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Although the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle is essential in almost all aerobic organisms, its precise modulation and integration in global cellular metabolism is not fully understood. Here, we report on an alternative TCA cycle uniquely aimed at generating ATP and oxalate, two metabolites critical for the survival of Pseudomonas fluorescens. The upregulation of isocitrate lyase (ICL) and acylating glyoxylate dehydrogenase (AGODH) led to the enhanced synthesis of oxalate, a dicarboxylic acid involved in the immobilization of aluminum (Al). The increased activity of succinyl-CoA synthetase (SCS) and oxalate CoA-transferase (OCT) in the Al-stressed cells afforded an effective route to ATP synthesis from oxalyl-CoA via substrate level phosphorylation. This modified TCA cycle with diminished efficacy in NADH production and decreased CO(2)-evolving capacity, orchestrates the synthesis of oxalate, NADPH, and ATP, ingredients pivotal to the survival of P. fluorescens in an Al environment. The channeling of succinyl-CoA towards ATP formation may be an important function of the TCA cycle during anaerobiosis, Fe starvation and O(2)-limited conditions.
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- Ranji Singh
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
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Lemire J, Mailloux R, Puiseux-Dao S, Appanna VD. Aluminum-induced defective mitochondrial metabolism perturbs cytoskeletal dynamics in human astrocytoma cells. J Neurosci Res 2009; 87:1474-83. [PMID: 19084901 DOI: 10.1002/jnr.21965] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Although aluminum (Al), a known environmental toxin, has been implicated in a variety of neurological disorders, the molecular mechanism responsible for these conditions is not fully understood. In this report, we demonstrate the ability of Al to trigger mitochondrial dysfunction and ineffective adenosine triphosphate (ATP) production. This situation severely affected cytoskeletal dynamics. Whereas the control cells had well-defined structures, the Al-exposed astrocytoma cells appeared as globular structures. Creatine kinase (CK) and profilin-2, two critical modulators of cellular morphology, were markedly diminished in the astrocytoma cells treated with Al. Antioxidants such as alpha-ketoglutarate and N-acetylcysteine mitigated the occurrence of the globular-shaped cells promoted by Al toxicity. Taken together, these data reveal an intricate link between ATP metabolism and astrocytic dysfunction and provide molecular insights into the pathogenesis of Al-induced neurological diseases.
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- J Lemire
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
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Remmerie N, Roef L, Van De Slijke E, Van Leene J, Persiau G, Eeckhout D, Stals H, Laukens K, Lemière F, Esmans E, Van Onckelen H, Inzé D, De Jaeger G, Witters E. A bioanalytical method for the proteome wide display and analysis of protein complexes from whole plant cell lysates. Proteomics 2009; 9:598-609. [DOI: 10.1002/pmic.200800100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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A novel strategy involved in [corrected] anti-oxidative defense: the conversion of NADH into NADPH by a metabolic network. PLoS One 2008; 3:e2682. [PMID: 18628998 PMCID: PMC2443280 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0002682] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2008] [Accepted: 06/18/2008] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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The reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH) is pivotal to the cellular anti-oxidative defence strategies in most organisms. Although its production mediated by different enzyme systems has been relatively well-studied, metabolic networks dedicated to the biogenesis of NADPH have not been fully characterized. In this report, a metabolic pathway that promotes the conversion of reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NADH), a pro-oxidant into NADPH has been uncovered in Pseudomonas fluorescens exposed to oxidative stress. Enzymes such as pyruvate carboxylase (PC), malic enzyme (ME), malate dehydrogenase (MDH), malate synthase (MS), and isocitrate lyase (ICL) that are involved in disparate metabolic modules, converged to create a metabolic network aimed at the transformation of NADH into NADPH. The downregulation of phosphoenol carboxykinase (PEPCK) and the upregulation of pyruvate kinase (PK) ensured that this metabolic cycle fixed NADH into NADPH to combat the oxidative stress triggered by the menadione insult. This is the first demonstration of a metabolic network invoked to generate NADPH from NADH, a process that may be very effective in combating oxidative stress as the increase of an anti-oxidant is coupled to the decrease of a pro-oxidant.
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