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Lin Y, Yin Y, Oger P, Gong Y, Zhou X, Bai Y, Zhang L. New insights into thermostable iron-containing/activated alcohol dehydrogenases from hyperthermophiles. Int J Biol Macromol 2024; 275:133707. [PMID: 38972651 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.133707] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2024] [Revised: 06/21/2024] [Accepted: 07/05/2024] [Indexed: 07/09/2024]
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Alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) is an important enzyme that catalyzes alcohol oxidation and/or aldehyde reduction. As one of NAD+-dependent ADH types, iron-containing/activated ADH (Fe-ADH) is ubiquitous in Bacteria, Archaea, and Eukaryotes, possessing a similar "tunnel-like" structure that is composed of a domain A in its N-terminus and a domain B in its C-terminus. A conserved "GGGS" sequence in the domain A of Fe-ADH associates with NAD+, and one conserved Asp residue and three conserved His residues in the domain B are its catalytic active sites by surrounding with Fe atom, suggesting that it might employ similar catalytic mechanism. Notably, all the biochemically characterized Fe-ADHs from hyperthermophiles that thrive in above 80 °C possess two unique characteristics that are absent in other Fe-ADHs: thermophilicity and thermostability, thereby demonstrating that they can oxidize alcohol and reduce aldehyde at high temperature. Considering these two unique characteristics, Fe-ADHs from hyperthermophiles are potentially industrial biocatalysts for alcohol and aldehyde biotransformation at high temperature. Herein, we reviewed structural and biochemical characteristics of Fe-ADHs from hyperthermophiles, focusing on similarity and difference between Fe-ADHs from hyperthermophiles and their homologs from non-hyperthermophiles, and between hyperthermophilic archaeal Fe-ADHs and bacterial homologs. Furthermore, we proposed future directions of Fe-ADHs from hyperthermophiles.
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- Yushan Lin
- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou City, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou City, China
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- Univ Lyon, INSA De Lyon, CNRS UMR 5240, Lyon, France
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- Beijing Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou City, China.
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou City, China.
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou City, China.
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Wu L, Zhang L. Biochemical and Functional Characterization of an Iron-Containing Alcohol Dehydrogenase from Thermococcus barophilus Ch5. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 2022; 194:5537-5555. [DOI: 10.1007/s12010-022-04052-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Shanbhag AP, Ghatak A, Rajagopal S. Industrial light at the end of the Iron-containing (group III) alcohol dehydrogenase tunnel. Biotechnol Appl Biochem 2022; 70:537-552. [PMID: 35751426 DOI: 10.1002/bab.2376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2022] [Accepted: 06/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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There are three prominent alcohol dehydrogenases superfamilies: Short-chain, Medium-chain, and Iron-containing alcohol dehydrogenases (FeADHs). Many members are valuable catalysts for producing industrially relevant products such as Active pharmaceutical Intermediates, Chiral synthons, Biopolymers, Biofuels and secondary metabolites. However, FeADHs are the least explored enzymes among the superfamilies for commercial tenacities. They portray a conserved structure having a 'tunnel-like' cofactor and substrate binding site with particular functions, despite representing high sequence diversity. Interestingly, phylogenetic analysis demarcates enzymes catalyzing distinct native substrates where closely related clades convert similar molecules. Further, homologs from various mesophilic and thermophilic microbes have been explored for designing a solvent and temperature resistant enzyme for industrial purposes. The review explores different Iron-containing alcohol dehydrogenases potential engineering of the enzymes and substrates helpful in manufacturing commercial products. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
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- Anirudh P Shanbhag
- Bugworks Research India Pvt. Ltd., C-CAMP, National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS), UAS GKVK Campus, Bangalore, 560065.,Department of Biophysics, Molecular Biology and Bioinformatics, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, 700009, India
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- Department of Biophysics, Molecular Biology and Bioinformatics, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, 700009, India.,Biomoneta Research Pvt. Ltd., C-CAMP, National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS), UAS GKVK Campus, Bangalore, 560065
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- Bugworks Research India Pvt. Ltd., C-CAMP, National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS), UAS GKVK Campus, Bangalore, 560065
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Yang Y, Ren W, Xu H, Cheng L, Dapaah MF, He R, Ma H. Incorporating Transcriptomic-Metabolomic analysis reveal the effect of ultrasound on ethanol production in Saccharomyces Cerevisiae. ULTRASONICS SONOCHEMISTRY 2021; 79:105791. [PMID: 34666239 PMCID: PMC8560834 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2021.105791] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2021] [Revised: 10/01/2021] [Accepted: 10/12/2021] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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This study reports an enhancement of ethanol yield in Saccharomyces cerevisiae with low-intensity ultrasonic irradiation using fixed mode frequency generated by a self-developed six-frequencies (20, 23, 25, 28, 33, 40 kHz) ultrasonic device in our group. After sonication treatment, the ethanol production potential was determined. Under the optimal conditions of ultrasonic treatment (ultrasonic frequency 28 kHz, power density 180 W/L, and treatment time 24 h), the maximum ethanol yield increased by 34.87% compared to the control. Transcriptome sequencing showed that the ultrasonic treatment had expressional regulations on genes involved in pyruvate metabolism, glycolysis, pentose phosphate pathway, glucose transport, and reducing power production. The quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) further confirmed the changes in gene expression (up- or down-regulation). Metabolomics revealed that ultrasonic treatments increased intracellular glucose and nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NADH) contents, which are key metabolites for ethanol synthesis. Besides, ultrasonic treatments decreased the acetate and its derivatives resulting in lowered reverse consumption of pyruvate and thus promoted ethanol synthesis. These changes in gene expression and metabolites content might be the main reason why the ethanol yield in Saccharomyces cerevisiae increased after ultrasonic irradiation.
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- Yao Yang
- School of the Environment and Safety Engineering, Jiangsu University, 301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212013, China; School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, 301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212013, China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, 301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212013, China; Institute of Food Physical Processing, Jiangsu University, 301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212013, China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, 301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212013, China; Institute of Food Physical Processing, Jiangsu University, 301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212013, China
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- School of the Environment and Safety Engineering, Jiangsu University, 301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212013, China
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- School of the Environment and Safety Engineering, Jiangsu University, 301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212013, China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, 301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212013, China; Institute of Food Physical Processing, Jiangsu University, 301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212013, China.
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, 301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212013, China; Institute of Food Physical Processing, Jiangsu University, 301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212013, China
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Lin GH, Hsieh MC, Shu HY. Role of Iron-Containing Alcohol Dehydrogenases in Acinetobacter baumannii ATCC 19606 Stress Resistance and Virulence. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22189921. [PMID: 34576087 PMCID: PMC8465190 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22189921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2021] [Revised: 09/11/2021] [Accepted: 09/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Most bacteria possess alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) genes (Adh genes) to mitigate alcohol toxicity, but these genes have functions beyond alcohol degradation. Previous research has shown that ADH can modulate quorum sensing in Acinetobacter baumannii, a rising opportunistic pathogen. However, the number and nature of Adh genes in A. baumannii have not yet been fully characterized. We identified seven alcohol dehydrogenases (NAD+-ADHs) from A. baumannii ATCC 19606, and examined the roles of three iron-containing ADHs, ADH3, ADH4, and ADH6. Marker-less mutation was used to generate Adh3, Adh4, and Adh6 single, double, and triple mutants. Disrupted Adh4 mutants failed to grow in ethanol-, 1-butanol-, or 1-propanol-containing mediums, and recombinant ADH4 exhibited strongest activity against ethanol. Stress resistance assays with inorganic and organic hydroperoxides showed that Adh3 and Adh6 were key to oxidative stress resistance. Virulence assays performed on the Galleria mellonella model organism revealed that Adh4 mutants had comparable virulence to wild-type, while Adh3 and Adh6 mutants had reduced virulence. The results suggest that ADH4 is primarily involved in alcohol metabolism, while ADH3 and ADH6 are key to stress resistance and virulence. Further investigation into the roles of other ADHs in A. baumannii is warranted.
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- Guang-Huey Lin
- Master Program of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien 97004, Taiwan; (G.-H.L.); (M.-C.H.)
- Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien 97004, Taiwan
- International College, Tzu Chi University, Hualien 97004, Taiwan
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- Master Program of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien 97004, Taiwan; (G.-H.L.); (M.-C.H.)
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- Department of Bioscience Technology, Chang Jung Christian University, Tainan 71101, Taiwan
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +886-6-278-5123 (ext. 3211); Fax: +886-6-278-5010
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Eze MO, Hose GC, George SC, Daniel R. Diversity and metagenome analysis of a hydrocarbon-degrading bacterial consortium from asphalt lakes located in Wietze, Germany. AMB Express 2021; 11:89. [PMID: 34125309 PMCID: PMC8203775 DOI: 10.1186/s13568-021-01250-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2021] [Accepted: 06/08/2021] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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The pollution of terrestrial and aquatic environments by petroleum contaminants, especially diesel fuel, is a persistent environmental threat requiring cost-effective and environmentally sensitive remediation approaches. Bioremediation is one such approach, but is dependent on the availability of microorganisms with the necessary metabolic abilities and environmental adaptability. The aim of this study was to examine the microbial community in a petroleum contaminated site, and isolate organisms potentially able to degrade hydrocarbons. Through successive enrichment of soil microorganisms from samples of an historic petroleum contaminated site in Wietze, Germany, we isolated a bacterial consortium using diesel fuel hydrocarbons as sole carbon and energy source. The 16S rRNA gene analysis revealed the dominance of Alphaproteobacteria. We further reconstructed a total of 18 genomes from both the original soil sample and the isolated consortium. The analysis of both the metagenome of the consortium and the reconstructed metagenome-assembled genomes show that the most abundant bacterial genus in the consortium, Acidocella, possess many of the genes required for the degradation of diesel fuel aromatic hydrocarbons, which are often the most toxic component. This can explain why this genus proliferated in all the enrichment cultures. Therefore, this study reveals that the microbial consortium isolated in this study and its dominant genus, Acidocella, could potentially serve as an effective inoculum for the bioremediation of sites polluted with diesel fuel or other organic contaminants.
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- Michael O Eze
- Department of Genomic and Applied Microbiology and Göttingen Genomics Laboratory, Georg-August University of Göttingen, 37077, Göttingen, Germany.
- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, 2109, Australia.
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, 2109, Australia
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- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, 2109, Australia
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- Department of Genomic and Applied Microbiology and Göttingen Genomics Laboratory, Georg-August University of Göttingen, 37077, Göttingen, Germany
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Zhang L, Jiang D, Li Y, Wu L, Liu Q, Dong K, Oger P. Characterization of a novel type III alcohol dehydrogenase from Thermococcus barophilus Ch5. Int J Biol Macromol 2021; 171:491-501. [PMID: 33428959 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2020.12.197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2020] [Revised: 12/25/2020] [Accepted: 12/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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The genome of the hyperthermophilic and piezophilic euryarchaeaon Thermococcus barophilus Ch5 encodes three putative alcohol dehydrogenases (Tba ADHs). Herein, we characterized Tba ADH547 biochemically and probed its catalytic mechanism by mutational studies. Our data demonstrate that Tba ADH547 can oxidize ethanol and reduce acetaldehyde at high temperature with the same optimal temperature (75 °C) and exhibit similar thermostability for oxidization and reduction reactions. However, Tba ADH547 has different optimal pH for oxidation and reduction: 8.5 for oxidation and 7.0 for reduction. Tba ADH547 is dependent on a divalent ion for its oxidation activity, among which Mn2+ is optimal. However, Tba ADH547 displays about 20% reduction activity without a divalent ion, and the maximal activity with Fe2+. Furthermore, Tba ADH547 showcases a strong substrate preference for 1-butanol and 1-hexanol over ethanol and other alcohols. Similarly, Tba ADH547 prefers butylaldehyde to acetaldehyde as its reduction substrate. Mutational studies showed that the mutations of residues D195, H199, H262 and H274 to Ala result in the significant activity loss of Tba ADH547, suggesting that residues D195, H199, H262 and H274 are responsible for catalysis. Overall, Tba ADH547 is a thermoactive ADH with novel biochemical characteristics, thereby allowing this enzyme to be a potential biocatalyst.
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- Likui Zhang
- Guangling College, Yangzhou University, China; College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Marine Science & Technology Institute, Yangzhou University, China.
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Marine Science & Technology Institute, Yangzhou University, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Marine Science & Technology Institute, Yangzhou University, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Marine Science & Technology Institute, Yangzhou University, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Marine Science & Technology Institute, Yangzhou University, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Marine Science & Technology Institute, Yangzhou University, China
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- Univ Lyon, INSA de Lyon, CNRS UMR 5240, Villeurbanne, France.
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Lowerre KM, Espinosa A, Paz-Y-Miño-C G, Hemme C. Bioinformatics Structural and Phylogenetic Characterization of Entamoeba histolytica Alcohol Dehydrogenase 2 (EhADH2). ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2019; 90:30-41. [PMID: 34103738 DOI: 10.1893/0005-3155-90.1.30] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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An amitochondriate parasite, Entamoeba histolytica, has a bifunctional ADHE enzyme (EhADH2) that contains separate acetaldehyde (ALDH) and alcohol (ADH) dehydrogenase activities. In a cluster of 25 bifunctional enzymes of single cell eukaryotes and bacteria, we present a phylogenetic analysis that suggests a lateral gene transfer event (prokaryotic ancestor to single-cell eukaryotic ancestor) and a complex structure that aligns with key homologs in the ADHE evolutionary history based on their similarity with bacterial alcohol dehydrogenases. We show that the ADHE in Entamoeba lineage diverged independently but shows significant similarities to the structure of ADHE in Fusobacterium, and a complex model that maps its ALDH and ADH domain well with bacteria such as Geobaccillus thermoglucosidasius. Our analyses likely support a lateral acquisition of an EhADH2-like ancestral gene from bacteria. Several evolutionary analyses software programs reveal that the enzyme structure is highly conserved, and maintains a similar function within a diverse set of pathogens, including Escherichia coli and Clostridium spp.
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- Katie M Lowerre
- Department of Biology, Roger Williams University, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA
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- Department of Biology, Roger Williams University, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA
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- New England Center for the Public Understanding of Science, Roger Williams University, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA
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- RI-INBRE Bioinformatics Core, Department of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, Rhode Island, USA
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Wang Y, Weisenhorn E, MacDiarmid CW, Andreini C, Bucci M, Taggart J, Banci L, Russell J, Coon JJ, Eide DJ. The cellular economy of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae zinc proteome. Metallomics 2018; 10:1755-1776. [PMID: 30358795 PMCID: PMC6291366 DOI: 10.1039/c8mt00269j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Zinc is an essential cofactor for many proteins. A key mechanism of zinc homeostasis during deficiency is "zinc sparing" in which specific zinc-binding proteins are repressed to reduce the cellular requirement. In this report, we evaluated zinc sparing across the zinc proteome of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The yeast zinc proteome of 582 known or potential zinc-binding proteins was identified using a bioinformatics analysis that combined global domain searches with local motif searches. Protein abundance was determined by mass spectrometry. In zinc-replete cells, we detected over 2500 proteins among which 229 were zinc proteins. Based on copy number estimates and binding stoichiometries, a replete cell contains ∼9 million zinc-binding sites on proteins. During zinc deficiency, many zinc proteins decreased in abundance and the zinc-binding requirement decreased to ∼5 million zinc atoms per cell. Many of these effects were due at least in part to changes in mRNA levels rather than simply protein degradation. Measurements of cellular zinc content showed that the level of zinc atoms per cell dropped from over 20 million in replete cells to only 1.7 million in deficient cells. These results confirmed the ability of replete cells to store excess zinc and suggested that the majority of zinc-binding sites on proteins in deficient cells are either unmetalated or mismetalated. Our analysis of two abundant zinc proteins, Fba1 aldolase and Met6 methionine synthetase, supported that hypothesis. Thus, we have discovered widespread zinc sparing mechanisms and obtained evidence of a high accumulation of zinc proteins that lack their cofactor during deficiency.
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- Yirong Wang
- Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA.
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Thompson CE, Freitas LB, Salzano FM. Molecular evolution and functional divergence of alcohol dehydrogenases in animals, fungi and plants. Genet Mol Biol 2018; 41:341-354. [PMID: 29668010 PMCID: PMC5913725 DOI: 10.1590/1678-4685-gmb-2017-0047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2017] [Accepted: 06/19/2017] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Alcohol dehydrogenases belong to the large superfamily of medium-chain
dehydrogenases/reductases, which occur throughout the biological world and are
involved with many important metabolic routes. We considered the phylogeny of
190 ADH sequences of animals, fungi, and plants. Non-class III
Caenorhabditis elegans ADHs were seen closely related to
tetrameric fungal ADHs. ADH3 forms a sister group to amphibian, reptilian, avian
and mammalian non-class III ADHs. In fishes, two main forms are identified: ADH1
and ADH3, whereas in amphibians there is a new ADH form (ADH8). ADH2 is found in
Mammalia and Aves, and they formed a monophyletic group. Additionally, mammalian
ADH4 seems to result from an ADH1 duplication, while in Fungi, ADH formed
clusters based on types and genera. The plant ADH isoforms constitute a basal
clade in relation to ADHs from animals. We identified amino acid residues
responsible for functional divergence between ADH types in fungi, mammals, and
fishes. In mammals, these differences occur mainly between ADH1/ADH4 and
ADH3/ADH5, whereas functional divergence occurred in fungi between ADH1/ADH5,
ADH5/ADH4, and ADH5/ADH3. In fishes, the forms also seem to be functionally
divergent. The ADH family expansion exemplifies a neofunctionalization process
where reiterative duplication events are related to new activities.
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- Claudia E Thompson
- Departamento de Farmacociências, Unidade de Genômica e Bioinformática Clínica, Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.,Unidade de Biologia Teórica e Computacional, Centro de Biotecnologia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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- Departamento de Genética, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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- Departamento de Genética, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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Gaona-López C, Julián-Sánchez A, Riveros-Rosas H. Diversity and Evolutionary Analysis of Iron-Containing (Type-III) Alcohol Dehydrogenases in Eukaryotes. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0166851. [PMID: 27893862 PMCID: PMC5125639 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0166851] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2016] [Accepted: 11/05/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) activity is widely distributed in the three domains of life. Currently, there are three non-homologous NAD(P)+-dependent ADH families reported: Type I ADH comprises Zn-dependent ADHs; type II ADH comprises short-chain ADHs described first in Drosophila; and, type III ADH comprises iron-containing ADHs (FeADHs). These three families arose independently throughout evolution and possess different structures and mechanisms of reaction. While types I and II ADHs have been extensively studied, analyses about the evolution and diversity of (type III) FeADHs have not been published yet. Therefore in this work, a phylogenetic analysis of FeADHs was performed to get insights into the evolution of this protein family, as well as explore the diversity of FeADHs in eukaryotes. PRINCIPAL FINDINGS Results showed that FeADHs from eukaryotes are distributed in thirteen protein subfamilies, eight of them possessing protein sequences distributed in the three domains of life. Interestingly, none of these protein subfamilies possess protein sequences found simultaneously in animals, plants and fungi. Many FeADHs are activated by or contain Fe2+, but many others bind to a variety of metals, or even lack of metal cofactor. Animal FeADHs are found in just one protein subfamily, the hydroxyacid-oxoacid transhydrogenase (HOT) subfamily, which includes protein sequences widely distributed in fungi, but not in plants), and in several taxa from lower eukaryotes, bacteria and archaea. Fungi FeADHs are found mainly in two subfamilies: HOT and maleylacetate reductase (MAR), but some can be found also in other three different protein subfamilies. Plant FeADHs are found only in chlorophyta but not in higher plants, and are distributed in three different protein subfamilies. CONCLUSIONS/SIGNIFICANCE FeADHs are a diverse and ancient protein family that shares a common 3D scaffold with a patchy distribution in eukaryotes. The majority of sequenced FeADHs from eukaryotes are distributed in just two subfamilies, HOT and MAR (found mainly in animals and fungi). These two subfamilies comprise almost 85% of all sequenced FeADHs in eukaryotes.
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- Carlos Gaona-López
- Departamento de Bioquímica, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM). Cd. Universitaria, Ciudad de México, México
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM). Cd. Universitaria, Ciudad de México, México
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM). Cd. Universitaria, Ciudad de México, México
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Frey J, Rusche H, Schink B, Schleheck D. Cloning, functional expression and characterization of a bifunctional 3-hydroxybutanal dehydrogenase /reductase involved in acetone metabolism by Desulfococcus biacutus. BMC Microbiol 2016; 16:280. [PMID: 27884109 PMCID: PMC5123277 DOI: 10.1186/s12866-016-0899-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2016] [Accepted: 11/17/2016] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background The strictly anaerobic, sulfate-reducing bacterium Desulfococcus biacutus can utilize acetone as sole carbon and energy source for growth. Whereas in aerobic and nitrate-reducing bacteria acetone is activated by carboxylation with CO2 to acetoacetate, D. biacutus involves CO as a cosubstrate for acetone activation through a different, so far unknown pathway. Proteomic studies indicated that, among others, a predicted medium-chain dehydrogenase/reductase (MDR) superfamily, zinc-dependent alcohol dehydrogenase (locus tag DebiaDRAFT_04514) is specifically and highly produced during growth with acetone. Results The MDR gene DebiaDRAFT_04514 was cloned and overexpressed in E. coli. The purified recombinant protein required zinc as cofactor, and accepted NADH/NAD+ but not NADPH/NADP+ as electron donor/acceptor. The pH optimum was at pH 8, and the temperature optimum at 45 °C. Highest specific activities were observed for reduction of C3 - C5-aldehydes with NADH, such as propanal to propanol (380 ± 15 mU mg−1 protein), butanal to butanol (300 ± 24 mU mg−1), and 3-hydroxybutanal to 1,3-butanediol (248 ± 60 mU mg−1), however, the enzyme also oxidized 3-hydroxybutanal with NAD+ to acetoacetaldehyde (83 ± 18 mU mg−1). Conclusion The enzyme might play a key role in acetone degradation by D. biacutus, for example as a bifunctional 3-hydroxybutanal dehydrogenase/reductase. Its recombinant production may represent an important step in the elucidation of the complete degradation pathway. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12866-016-0899-9) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Jasmin Frey
- Department of Biology, University of Konstanz, Postbox 649, D-78457, Konstanz, Germany
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- Department of Biology, University of Konstanz, Postbox 649, D-78457, Konstanz, Germany
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- Department of Biology, University of Konstanz, Postbox 649, D-78457, Konstanz, Germany
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- Department of Biology, University of Konstanz, Postbox 649, D-78457, Konstanz, Germany.
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Jin Y, Zhang C, Liu W, Tang Y, Qi H, Chen H, Cao S. The Alcohol Dehydrogenase Gene Family in Melon (Cucumis melo L.): Bioinformatic Analysis and Expression Patterns. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2016; 7:670. [PMID: 27242871 PMCID: PMC4870255 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2016.00670] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2015] [Accepted: 05/01/2016] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Alcohol dehydrogenases (ADH), encoded by multigene family in plants, play a critical role in plant growth, development, adaptation, fruit ripening and aroma production. Thirteen ADH genes were identified in melon genome, including 12 ADHs and one formaldehyde dehydrogenease (FDH), designated CmADH1-12 and CmFDH1, in which CmADH1 and CmADH2 have been isolated in Cantaloupe. ADH genes shared a lower identity with each other at the protein level and had different intron-exon structure at nucleotide level. No typical signal peptides were found in all CmADHs, and CmADH proteins might locate in the cytoplasm. The phylogenetic tree revealed that 13 ADH genes were divided into three groups respectively, namely long-, medium-, and short-chain ADH subfamily, and CmADH1,3-11, which belongs to the medium-chain ADH subfamily, fell into six medium-chain ADH subgroups. CmADH12 may belong to the long-chain ADH subfamily, while CmFDH1 may be a Class III ADH and serve as an ancestral ADH in melon. Expression profiling revealed that CmADH1, CmADH2, CmADH10 and CmFDH1 were moderately or strongly expressed in different vegetative tissues and fruit at medium and late developmental stages, while CmADH8 and CmADH12 were highly expressed in fruit after 20 days. CmADH3 showed preferential expression in young tissues. CmADH4 only had slight expression in root. Promoter analysis revealed several motifs of CmADH genes involved in the gene expression modulated by various hormones, and the response pattern of CmADH genes to ABA, IAA and ethylene were different. These CmADHs were divided into ethylene-sensitive and -insensitive groups, and the functions of CmADHs were discussed.
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- Yazhong Jin
- Key Laboratory of Protected Horticulture of Education Ministry and Liaoning Province, Department of Horticulture, Shenyang Agricultural UniversityShenyang, China
- College of Agriculture, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural UniversityDaqing, China
- *Correspondence: Hongyan Qi, ; ; Yazhong Jin,
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- Key Laboratory of Protected Horticulture of Education Ministry and Liaoning Province, Department of Horticulture, Shenyang Agricultural UniversityShenyang, China
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- Key Laboratory of Protected Horticulture of Education Ministry and Liaoning Province, Department of Horticulture, Shenyang Agricultural UniversityShenyang, China
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- Key Laboratory of Protected Horticulture of Education Ministry and Liaoning Province, Department of Horticulture, Shenyang Agricultural UniversityShenyang, China
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- Key Laboratory of Protected Horticulture of Education Ministry and Liaoning Province, Department of Horticulture, Shenyang Agricultural UniversityShenyang, China
- *Correspondence: Hongyan Qi, ; ; Yazhong Jin,
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- Key Laboratory of Protected Horticulture of Education Ministry and Liaoning Province, Department of Horticulture, Shenyang Agricultural UniversityShenyang, China
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- Key Laboratory of Protected Horticulture of Education Ministry and Liaoning Province, Department of Horticulture, Shenyang Agricultural UniversityShenyang, China
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Jin Z, Wong A, Foo JL, Ng J, Cao Y, Chang MW, Yuan Y. Engineering
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to produce odd chain‐length fatty alcohols. Biotechnol Bioeng 2015; 113:842-51. [DOI: 10.1002/bit.25856] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2015] [Revised: 09/15/2015] [Accepted: 10/08/2015] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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- Zhu Jin
- Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (Ministry of Education)Tianjin UniversityTianjin300072PR China
- SynBio Research Platform, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and EngineeringSchool of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin UniversityTianjin300072PR China
- Department of BiochemistryYong Loo Lin School of MedicineNational University of Singapore14 Medical Drive117599Singapore
- NUS Synthetic Biology for Clinical and Technological Innovation (SynCTI)Life Sciences InstituteNational University of Singapore, 28 Medical Drive117456Singapore
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- Department of BiochemistryYong Loo Lin School of MedicineNational University of Singapore14 Medical Drive117599Singapore
- NUS Synthetic Biology for Clinical and Technological Innovation (SynCTI)Life Sciences InstituteNational University of Singapore, 28 Medical Drive117456Singapore
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- Department of BiochemistryYong Loo Lin School of MedicineNational University of Singapore14 Medical Drive117599Singapore
- NUS Synthetic Biology for Clinical and Technological Innovation (SynCTI)Life Sciences InstituteNational University of Singapore, 28 Medical Drive117456Singapore
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- Department of BiochemistryYong Loo Lin School of MedicineNational University of Singapore14 Medical Drive117599Singapore
- NUS Synthetic Biology for Clinical and Technological Innovation (SynCTI)Life Sciences InstituteNational University of Singapore, 28 Medical Drive117456Singapore
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- Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (Ministry of Education)Tianjin UniversityTianjin300072PR China
- SynBio Research Platform, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and EngineeringSchool of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin UniversityTianjin300072PR China
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- Department of BiochemistryYong Loo Lin School of MedicineNational University of Singapore14 Medical Drive117599Singapore
- NUS Synthetic Biology for Clinical and Technological Innovation (SynCTI)Life Sciences InstituteNational University of Singapore, 28 Medical Drive117456Singapore
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- Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (Ministry of Education)Tianjin UniversityTianjin300072PR China
- SynBio Research Platform, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and EngineeringSchool of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin UniversityTianjin300072PR China
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Pyruvate and acetyl-CoA form the backbone of central metabolism. The nonoxidative cleavage of pyruvate to acetyl-CoA and formate by the glycyl radical enzyme pyruvate formate lyase is one of the signature reactions of mixed-acid fermentation in enterobacteria. Under these conditions, formic acid accounts for up to one-third of the carbon derived from glucose. The further metabolism of acetyl-CoA to acetate via acetyl-phosphate catalyzed by phosphotransacetylase and acetate kinase is an exemplar of substrate-level phosphorylation. Acetyl-CoA can also be used as an acceptor of the reducing equivalents generated during glycolysis, whereby ethanol is formed by the polymeric acetaldehyde/alcohol dehydrogenase (AdhE) enzyme. The metabolism of acetyl-CoA via either the acetate or the ethanol branches is governed by the cellular demand for ATP and the necessity to reoxidize NADH. Consequently, in the absence of an electron acceptor mutants lacking either branch of acetyl-CoA metabolism fail to cleave pyruvate, despite the presence of PFL, and instead reduce it to D-lactate by the D-lactate dehydrogenase. The conversion of PFL to the active, radical-bearing species is controlled by a radical-SAM enzyme, PFL-activase. All of these reactions are regulated in response to the prevalent cellular NADH:NAD+ ratio. In contrast to Escherichia coli and Salmonella species, some genera of enterobacteria, e.g., Klebsiella and Enterobacter, produce the more neutral product 2,3-butanediol and considerable amounts of CO2 as fermentation products. In these bacteria, two molecules of pyruvate are converted to α-acetolactate (AL) by α-acetolactate synthase (ALS). AL is then decarboxylated and subsequently reduced to the product 2,3-butandiol.
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Tan Y, Liu J, Liu Z, Li F. Characterization of two novel butanol dehydrogenases involved in butanol degradation in syngas-utilizing bacterium Clostridium ljungdahlii DSM 13528. J Basic Microbiol 2013; 54:996-1004. [PMID: 23720212 DOI: 10.1002/jobm.201300046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2013] [Accepted: 04/24/2013] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Syngas utilizing bacterium Clostridium ljungdahlii DSM 13528 is a promising platform organism for a whole variety of different biofuels and biochemicals production from syngas. During syngas fermentation, C. ljungdahlii DSM 13528 could convert butanol into butyrate, which significantly reduces productivity of butanol. However, there has been no any enzyme involved in the degradation of butanol characterized in C. ljungdahlii DSM 13528. In this study two genes, CLJU_c24880 and CLJU_c39950, encoding putative butanol dehydrogenase (designated as BDH1 and BDH2) were identified in the genome of C. ljungdahlii DSM 13528 and qRT-PCR analysis showed the expression of bdh1 and bdh2 was significantly upregulated in the presence of 0.25% butanol. And the deduced amino acid sequence for BDH1 and BDH2 showed 69.85 and 68.04% identity with Clostridium acetobutylicum ADH1, respectively. Both BDH1 and BDH2 were oxygen-sensitive and preferred NADP(+) as cofactor and butanol as optimal substrate. The optimal temperature and pH for BDH1 were at 55 °C and pH 7.5 and specific activity was 18.07 ± 0.01 µmol min(-1) mg(-1) . BDH2 was a thermoactive dehydrogenase with maximum activity at 65 °C and at pH 7.0. The specific activity for BDH2 was 11.21 ± 0.02 µmol min(-1) mg(-1) . This study provided important information for understanding the molecular mechanism of butanol degradation and determining the targets for gene knockout to improve the productivity of butanol from syngas in C. ljungdahlii DSM 13528 in future.
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- Yang Tan
- Key Laboratory of Biofuels, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266101, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100039, China
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Molecular Cloning, Co-expression, and Characterization of Glycerol Dehydratase and 1,3-Propanediol Dehydrogenase from Citrobacter freundii. Mol Biotechnol 2012; 54:469-74. [DOI: 10.1007/s12033-012-9585-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Smidt O, du Preez JC, Albertyn J. Molecular and physiological aspects of alcohol dehydrogenases in the ethanol metabolism of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. FEMS Yeast Res 2011; 12:33-47. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1567-1364.2011.00760.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2011] [Revised: 10/31/2011] [Accepted: 11/03/2011] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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- Department of Microbial, Biochemical & Food Biotechnology; University of the Free State; Bloemfontein; South Africa
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- Department of Microbial, Biochemical & Food Biotechnology; University of the Free State; Bloemfontein; South Africa
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Hernández-Tobías A, Julián-Sánchez A, Piña E, Riveros-Rosas H. Natural alcohol exposure: Is ethanol the main substrate for alcohol dehydrogenases in animals? Chem Biol Interact 2011; 191:14-25. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2011.02.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2010] [Revised: 02/01/2011] [Accepted: 02/01/2011] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Wang N, Shi H, Yao Q, Zhou Y, Kang L, Chen H, Chen K. Cloning, expression and characterization of alcohol dehydrogenases in the silkworm Bombyx mori. Genet Mol Biol 2011; 34:240-3. [PMID: 21734824 PMCID: PMC3115317 DOI: 10.1590/s1415-47572011000200013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2010] [Accepted: 02/17/2011] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Alcohol dehydrogenases (ADH) are a class of enzymes that catalyze the reversible oxidation of alcohols to corresponding aldehydes or ketones, by using either nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) or nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADP), as coenzymes. In this study, a short-chain ADH gene was identified in Bombyx mori by 5'-RACE PCR. This is the first time the coding region of BmADH has been cloned, expressed, purified and then characterized. The cDNA fragment encoding the BmADH protein was amplified from a pool of silkworm cDNAs by PCR, and then cloned into E. coli expression vector pET-30a(+). The recombinant His-tagged BmADH protein was expressed in E. coli BL21 (DE3), and then purified by metal chelating affinity chromatography. The soluble recombinant BmADH, produced at low-growth temperature, was instrumental in catalyzing the ethanol-dependent reduction of NAD(+), thereby indicating ethanol as one of the substrates of BmADH.
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- Nan Wang
- Institute of Life Sciences, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu Province, P.R. China
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Brunke S, Seider K, Almeida RS, Heyken A, Fleck CB, Brock M, Barz D, Rupp S, Hube B. Candida glabrata tryptophan-based pigment production via the Ehrlich pathway. Mol Microbiol 2010; 76:25-47. [PMID: 20199593 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2010.07052.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Pigments contribute to the pathogenicity of many fungi, mainly by protecting fungal cells from host defence activities. Here, we have dissected the biosynthetic pathway of a tryptophan-derived pigment of the human pathogen Candida glabrata, identified key genes involved in pigment production and have begun to elucidate the possible biological function of the pigment. Using transcriptional analyses and a transposon insertion library, we have identified genes associated with pigment production. Targeted deletion mutants revealed that the pigment is a by-product of the Ehrlich pathway of tryptophan degradation: a mutant lacking a tryptophan-upregulated aromatic aminotransferase (Aro8) displayed significantly reduced pigmentation and a recombinantly expressed version of this protein was sufficient for pigment production in vitro. Pigment production is tightly regulated as the synthesis is affected by the presence of alternative nitrogen sources, carbon sources, cyclic AMP and oxygen. Growth of C. glabrata on pigment inducing medium leads to an increased resistance to hydrogen peroxide, an effect which was not observed with a mutant defective in pigmentation. Furthermore, pigmented yeast cells had a higher survival rate when exposed to human neutrophils and caused increased damage in a monolayer model of human epithelia, indicating a possible role of pigmentation during interactions with host cells.
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- Sascha Brunke
- Department of Microbial Pathogenicity Mechanisms, Hans-Knoell-Institute, Jena, Germany
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Fernandes S, Tuohy MG, Murray PG. Cloning, Heterologous Expression, and Characterization of the Xylitol and l-Arabitol Dehydrogenase Genes, Texdh and Telad, from the Thermophilic Fungus Talaromyces emersonii. Biochem Genet 2010; 48:480-95. [DOI: 10.1007/s10528-010-9332-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2009] [Accepted: 12/07/2009] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Gonçalves AT, Marçal D, Carrondo MA, Enguita FJ. Crystallization and preliminary X-ray characterization of a glycerol dehydrogenase from the human pathogen Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium. Acta Crystallogr Sect F Struct Biol Cryst Commun 2009; 65:698-701. [PMID: 19574643 PMCID: PMC2705638 DOI: 10.1107/s1744309109020296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2009] [Accepted: 05/27/2009] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Glycerol dehydrogenase (GldA) encoded by the STM4108 gene (gldA) has been related to the synthesis of HilA, a major transcriptional regulator that is responsible for the expression of invasion genes in the human pathogen Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium. Single colourless crystals were obtained from a recombinant preparation of GldA overexpressed in Escherichia coli. They belonged to space group P222(1), with unit-cell parameters a = 127.0, b = 160.1, c = 665.2 A. The crystals contained a very large number of molecules in the asymmetric unit, probably 30-35. Diffraction data were collected to 3.5 A resolution using synchrotron radiation at the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility.
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- A. T. Gonçalves
- Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Avenida da República, Apartado 127, 2781-901 Oeiras, Portugal
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- Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Avenida da República, Apartado 127, 2781-901 Oeiras, Portugal
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- Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Avenida da República, Apartado 127, 2781-901 Oeiras, Portugal
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- Cell Biology Unit, Institute of Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Lisbon, 1649-028 Lisbon, Portugal
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New Model for Polymerization of Oligomeric Alcohol Dehydrogenases into Nanoaggregates. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 2009; 160:1188-205. [DOI: 10.1007/s12010-009-8646-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2008] [Accepted: 04/12/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Persson B, Hedlund J, Jörnvall H. Medium- and short-chain dehydrogenase/reductase gene and protein families : the MDR superfamily. Cell Mol Life Sci 2009; 65:3879-94. [PMID: 19011751 PMCID: PMC2792335 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-008-8587-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 133] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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The MDR superfamily with ~350-residue subunits contains the classical liver alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH), quinone reductase, leukotriene B4 dehydrogenase and many more forms. ADH is a dimeric zinc metalloprotein and occurs as five different classes in humans, resulting from gene duplications during vertebrate evolution, the first one traced to ~500 MYA (million years ago) from an ancestral formaldehyde dehydrogenase line. Like many duplications at that time, it correlates with enzymogenesis of new activities, contributing to conditions for emergence of vertebrate land life from osseous fish. The speed of changes correlates with function, as do differential evolutionary patterns in separate segments. Subsequent recognitions now define at least 40 human MDR members in the Uniprot database (corresponding to 25 genes when excluding close homologues), and in all species at least 10888 entries. Overall, variability is large, but like for many dehydrogenases, subdivided into constant and variable forms, corresponding to household and emerging enzyme activities, respectively. This review covers basic facts and describes eight large MDR families and nine smaller families. Combined, they have specific substrates in metabolic pathways, some with wide substrate specificity, and several with little known functions.
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- B Persson
- IFM Bioinformatics, Linköping University, Sweden.
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1,3-Propanediol dehydrogenase from Klebsiella pneumoniae: decameric quaternary structure and possible subunit cooperativity. J Bacteriol 2008; 191:1143-51. [PMID: 19011020 DOI: 10.1128/jb.01077-08] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Klebsiella pneumoniae is a nosocomial pathogen frequently isolated from opportunistic infections, especially in clinical environments. In spite of its potential pathogenicity, this microorganism has several metabolic potentials that could be used in biotechnology applications. K. pneumoniae is able to metabolize glycerol as a sole source of carbon and energy. 1,3-Propanediol dehydrogenase is the core of the metabolic pathway for the use of glycerol. We have determined the crystallographic structure of 1,3-propanediol dehydrogenase, a type III Fe-NAD-dependent alcohol dehydrogenase, at 2.7-A resolution. The structure of the enzyme monomer is closely related to that of other alcohol dehydrogenases. The overall arrangement of the enzyme showed a decameric structure, formed by a pentamer of dimers, which is the catalytic form of the enzyme. Dimers are associated by strong ionic interactions that are responsible for the highly stable in vivo packing of the enzyme. Kinetic properties of the enzyme as determined in the article would suggest that this decameric arrangement is related to the cooperativity between monomers.
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de Smidt O, du Preez JC, Albertyn J. The alcohol dehydrogenases ofSaccharomyces cerevisiae: a comprehensive review. FEMS Yeast Res 2008; 8:967-78. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1567-1364.2008.00387.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 164] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Solieri L, Antúnez O, Pérez-Ortín JE, Barrio E, Giudici P. Mitochondrial inheritance and fermentative : oxidative balance in hybrids between Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Saccharomyces uvarum. Yeast 2008; 25:485-500. [PMID: 18615860 DOI: 10.1002/yea.1600] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Breeding between Saccharomyces species is a useful tool for obtaining improved wine yeast strains, combining fermentative features of parental species. In this work, 25 artificial Saccharomyces cerevisiae x Saccharomyces uvarum hybrids were constructed by spore conjugation. A multi-locus PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) analysis, targeting six nuclear gene markers and the ribosomal region including the 5.8S rRNA gene and the two internal transcribed spacers, showed that the hybrid genome is the result of two chromosome sets, one coming from S. cerevisiae and the other from S. uvarum. Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) typing showed uniparental inheritance in all hybrids. Furthermore, sibling hybrids, obtained by repeated crosses between the same parental strains, showed the same mtDNA, suggesting that the mitochondrial transmission is not stochastic or species-specific, but dependent on the parental strains. Finally four hybrids, two of which with S. cerevisiae mtDNA and two with S. uvarum mtDNA, were subjected to transcriptome analysis. Our results showed that the hybrids bearing S. cerevisiae mtDNA exhibited less expression of genes involved in glycolysis/fermentation pathways and in hexose transport compared to hybrids with S. uvarum mtDNA. Respiration assay confirmed the increased respiratory activity of hybrids with the S. cerevisiae mtDNA genome. These findings suggest that mtDNA type and fermentative : respiratory performances are correlated in S. cerevisiae x S. uvarum hybrids and the mtDNA type is an important trait for constructing new improved hybrids for winemaking.
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- Lisa Solieri
- Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, via Amendola 2, Padiglione Besta, Reggio Emilia, Italy.
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Wu CY, Bird AJ, Chung LM, Newton MA, Winge DR, Eide DJ. Differential control of Zap1-regulated genes in response to zinc deficiency in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. BMC Genomics 2008; 9:370. [PMID: 18673560 PMCID: PMC2535606 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-9-370] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2008] [Accepted: 08/01/2008] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The Zap1 transcription factor is a central player in the response of yeast to changes in zinc status. We previously used transcriptome profiling with DNA microarrays to identify 46 potential Zap1 target genes in the yeast genome. In this new study, we used complementary methods to identify additional Zap1 target genes. RESULTS With alternative growth conditions for the microarray experiments and a more sensitive motif identification algorithm, we identified 31 new potential targets of Zap1 activation. Moreover, an analysis of the response of Zap1 target genes to a range of zinc concentrations and to zinc withdrawal over time demonstrated that these genes respond differently to zinc deficiency. Some genes are induced under mild zinc deficiency and act as a first line of defense against this stress. First-line defense genes serve to maintain zinc homeostasis by increasing zinc uptake, and by mobilizing and conserving intracellular zinc pools. Other genes respond only to severe zinc limitation and act as a second line of defense. These second-line defense genes allow cells to adapt to conditions of zinc deficiency and include genes involved in maintaining secretory pathway and cell wall function, and stress responses. CONCLUSION We have identified several new targets of Zap1-mediated regulation. Furthermore, our results indicate that through the differential regulation of its target genes, Zap1 prioritizes mechanisms of zinc homeostasis and adaptive responses to zinc deficiency.
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- Chang-Yi Wu
- Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA.
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Kim JY, Tillison KS, Zhou S, Lee JH, Smas CM. Differentiation-dependent expression of Adhfe1 in adipogenesis. Arch Biochem Biophys 2007; 464:100-11. [PMID: 17559793 PMCID: PMC2426734 DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2007.04.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2007] [Revised: 04/16/2007] [Accepted: 04/17/2007] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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We have determined that adipocytes are a major site of expression of the transcript for the novel alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH), Adhfe1. Adhfe1 is unique in that the sequence of its encoded protein places it among the iron-activated ADHs. Western blot analysis reveals Adhfe1 encodes a 50 kDa protein and immunocytochemical staining indicates mitochondrial localization. Adhfe1 transcript exhibits differentiation-dependent expression during in vitro brown and white adipogenesis. Unlike many adipocyte-enriched genes, however, Adhfe1 transcript expression in adipocytes is refractory to TNFalpha-mediated downregulation. However, use of pharmacological inhibitors reveals PI 3-kinase-mediated signals maintain the basal level of Adhfe1 transcript in 3T3-L1 adipocytes. Tissue profiling studies show Adhfe1 transcript is restricted to white and brown adipose tissues, liver, and kidney. In comparison to C57BL/6 mice, Adhfe1 transcript is downregulated 40% in white adipose tissue of ob/ob obese mice. Further characterization of Adhfe1 should yield new insights into adipocyte function and energy metabolism.
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- Ji Young Kim
- Department of Biochemistry and Cancer Biology, Medical University of Ohio, Toledo, OH 43614, USA
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Benner SA, Glasfeld A, Piccirilli JA. Stereospecificity in Enzymology: Its Place in Evolution. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007. [DOI: 10.1002/9780470147283.ch3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/09/2023]
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Crichton P, Affourtit C, Moore A. Identification of a mitochondrial alcohol dehydrogenase in Schizosaccharomyces pombe: new insights into energy metabolism. Biochem J 2007; 401:459-64. [PMID: 16999687 PMCID: PMC1820810 DOI: 10.1042/bj20061181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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In the present study we have shown that mitochondria isolated from Schizosaccharomyces pombe exhibit antimycin A-sensitive oxygen uptake activity that is exclusively dependent on ethanol and is inhibited by trifluoroethanol, a potent inhibitor of ADH (alcohol dehydrogenase). Ethanol-dependent respiratory activity has, to our knowledge, not been reported in S. pombe mitochondria to date, which is surprising as it has been concluded previously that only one ADH gene, encoding a cytosolic enzyme, occurs in this yeast. Spectrophotometric enzyme assays reveal that ADH activity in isolated mitochondria is increased approximately 16-fold by Triton X-100, which demonstrates that the enzyme is located in the matrix. Using genetic knockouts, we show conclusively that the novel mitochondrial ADH is encoded by adh4 and, as such, is unrelated to ADH isoenzymes found in mitochondria of other yeasts. By performing a modular-kinetic analysis of mitochondrial electron transfer, we furthermore show how ethanol-dependent respiratory activity (which involves oxidation of matrix-located NADH) compares with that observed when succinate or externally added NADH are used as substrates. This analysis reveals distinct kinetic differences between substrates which fully explain the lack of respiratory control generally observed during ethanol oxidation in yeast mitochondria.
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- Paul G. Crichton
- Department of Biochemistry, School of Life Sciences, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton BN1 9QG, U.K
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- Department of Biochemistry, School of Life Sciences, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton BN1 9QG, U.K
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- Department of Biochemistry, School of Life Sciences, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton BN1 9QG, U.K
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Krause K, Kothe E. Use of RNA fingerprinting to identify fungal genes specifically expressed during ectomycorrhizal interaction. J Basic Microbiol 2006; 46:387-99. [PMID: 17009294 DOI: 10.1002/jobm.200610153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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The ecosystem soil is characterized by interactions between microorganisms and plants including mycorrhiza--mutualistic interactions between fungi and plant roots. Species of the basidiomycete genus Tricholoma form ectomycorrhiza with tree roots which is characterized by morphological and metabolic changes of both partners, yet molecular mechanisms of the interaction are poorly understood. We performed differential display with arbitrarily primed RT-PCR using ectomycorrhiza between the basidiomycete Tricholoma vaccinum and its compatible host spruce (Picea abies) to isolate mycorrhiza-specific fungal gene fragments. 76 differentially expressed PCR fragments were verified and checked for plant or fungal origin and expression pattern. Of 20 fungal fragments with mycorrhiza-specific expression, sequence analyses were performed to identify homologs with known function of the encoded protein. Among the genes identified were orthologs to an aldehyde dehydrogenase, an alcohol dehydrogenase and a protein of the MATE transporter family, all with possible function in plant pathogen response. A phospholipase B, a beta-glucosidase and a binding protein of basic amino acids might play a role in nutrient exchange and growth in planta. A protein similar to inactive E2 compounds of ubiquitin-conjugating enzymes like CROC-1 and MMS2, a Ras protein and an APS kinase were placed in signal transduction and two retrotransposons of the Ty3-gypsy and the Ty1-copia family are expressed most likely due to stress.
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- Katrin Krause
- University of Jena, Dept. Microbiology, Microbial Phytopathology, Neugasse 25, D-07743 Jena, Germany.
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Hirakawa H, Kamiya N, Kawarabayashi Y, Nagamune T. Properties of an alcohol dehydrogenase from the hyperthermophilic archaeon Aeropyrum pernix K1. J Biosci Bioeng 2005; 97:202-6. [PMID: 16233615 DOI: 10.1016/s1389-1723(04)70191-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2003] [Accepted: 12/26/2003] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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A NAD+-dependent medium-chain alcohol dehydrogenase from the hyperthermophilic archaeon Aeropyrum pernix K1 was expressed in Escherichia coli and purified. The recombinant enzyme was a homotetramer of molecular mass 1.6 x 10(2) kDa. The optimum pH for the oxidative reaction was around 10.5 and that for the reductive reaction was around 8.0. The enzyme had a broad substrate specificity including aliphatic and aromatic alcohols, aliphatic and aromatic ketones, and benzylaldehyde. This enzyme produced (S)-alcohols from the corresponding ketones. The enzyme was thermophilic and the catalytic activity increased up to 95 degrees C. It maintained 24% of the original catalytic activity after incubation for 30 min at 98 degrees C, indicating that this enzyme is highly thermostable.
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- Hidehiko Hirakawa
- Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
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Garfinkel DJ. Genome evolution mediated by Ty elements in Saccharomyces. Cytogenet Genome Res 2005; 110:63-9. [PMID: 16093659 DOI: 10.1159/000084939] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2003] [Accepted: 12/03/2003] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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How mobile genetic elements molded eukaryotic genomes is a key evolutionary question that gained wider popularity when mobile DNA sequences were shown to comprise about half of the human genome. Although Saccharomyces cerevisiae does not suffer such "genome obesity", five families of LTR-retrotransposons, Ty1, Ty2, Ty3, Ty4, and Ty5 elements, comprise about 3% of its genome. The availability of complete genome sequences from several Saccharomyces species, including members of the closely related sensu stricto group, present new opportunities for analyzing molecular mechanisms for chromosome evolution, speciation, and reproductive isolation. In this review I present key experiments from both the pre- and current genomic sequencing eras suggesting how Ty elements mediate genome evolution.
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- D J Garfinkel
- National Cancer Institute, Frederick, MD 21702-1201, USA.
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Sulzenbacher G, Alvarez K, Van Den Heuvel RHH, Versluis C, Spinelli S, Campanacci V, Valencia C, Cambillau C, Eklund H, Tegoni M. Crystal structure of E.coli alcohol dehydrogenase YqhD: evidence of a covalently modified NADP coenzyme. J Mol Biol 2004; 342:489-502. [PMID: 15327949 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2004.07.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2004] [Revised: 07/02/2004] [Accepted: 07/08/2004] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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In the course of a structural genomics program aiming at solving the structures of Escherichia coli open reading frame (ORF) products of unknown function, we have determined the structure of YqhD at 2.0A resolution using the single wavelength anomalous diffraction method at the Pt edge. The crystal structure of YqhD reveals that it is an NADP-dependent dehydrogenase, a result confirmed by activity measurements with several alcohols. The current interpretation of our findings is that YqhD is an alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) with preference for alcohols longer than C(3). YqhD is a dimer of 2x387 residues, each monomer being composed of two domains, a Rossmann-type fold and an alpha-helical domain. The crystals contain two dimers in the asymmetric unit. While one of the dimers contains a cofactor in both subunits, only one of the subunits in the second dimer contains it, making it possible to compare bound and unbound active sites. The active site contains a Zn atom, as verified by EXAFS on the crystals. The electron density maps of NADP revealed modifications of the nicotinamide ring by oxygen atoms at positions 5 and 6. Further analysis by electrospray mass spectrometry and comparison with the mass spectra of NADP and NADPH revealed the nature of the modification and the incorporation of two hydroxyl moieties at the 5 and 6 position in the nicotinamide ring, yielding NADPH(OH)(2). These modifications might be due to oxygen stress on an enzyme, which would functionally work under anaerobic conditions.
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- Gerlind Sulzenbacher
- Architecture et Fonction des Macromolécules Biologiques, UMR 6098, CNRS and Universités d'Aix-Marseille I and II, 31 chemin J. Aiguier, F-13402 Marseille Cedex 20, France
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Sakurai M, Tohda H, Kumagai H, Giga-Hama Y. A distinct type of alcohol dehydrogenase, adh4+, complements ethanol fermentation in an adh1-deficient strain of Schizosaccharomyces pombe. FEMS Yeast Res 2004; 4:649-54. [PMID: 15040954 DOI: 10.1016/j.femsyr.2003.12.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2003] [Revised: 12/26/2003] [Accepted: 12/29/2003] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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In the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe, only one alcohol dehydrogenase gene, adh1(+), has been identified. To elucidate the influence of adh1(+) on ethanol fermentation, we constructed the adh1 null strain (delta adh1). The delta adh1 cells still produced ethanol and grew fermentatively as the wild-type cells. Both DNA microarray and RT-PCR analysis demonstrated that this ethanol production is caused by the enhanced expression of a Saccharomyces cerevisiae ADH4-like gene product (SPAC5H10.06C named adh4(+)). Since the strain lacking both adh1 and adh4 genes (delta adh1 delta adh4) showed non-fermentative retarded growth, only these two ADHs produce ethanol for fermentative growth. This is the first observation that a S. cerevisiae ADH4-like alcohol dehydrogenase functions in yeast ethanol fermentation.
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- Masao Sakurai
- ASPEX Division, Asahi Glass Co. Ltd., 1150 Hazawa-cho, Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa 221-8755, Japan
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Carballeira JD, Álvarez E, Campillo M, Pardo L, Sinisterra JV. Diplogelasinospora grovesii IMI 171018, a new whole cell biocatalyst for the stereoselective reduction of ketones. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2004. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tetasy.2004.01.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Riveros-Rosas H, Julián-Sánchez A, Villalobos-Molina R, Pardo JP, Piña E. Diversity, taxonomy and evolution of medium-chain dehydrogenase/reductase superfamily. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY 2003; 270:3309-34. [PMID: 12899689 DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1033.2003.03704.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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A comprehensive, structural and functional, in silico analysis of the medium-chain dehydrogenase/reductase (MDR) superfamily, including 583 proteins, was carried out by use of extensive database mining and the blastp program in an iterative manner to identify all known members of the superfamily. Based on phylogenetic, sequence, and functional similarities, the protein members of the MDR superfamily were classified into three different taxonomic categories: (a) subfamilies, consisting of a closed group containing a set of ideally orthologous proteins that perform the same function; (b) families, each comprising a cluster of monophyletic subfamilies that possess significant sequence identity among them and might share or not common substrates or mechanisms of reaction; and (c) macrofamilies, each comprising a cluster of monophyletic protein families with protein members from the three domains of life, which includes at least one subfamily member that displays activity related to a very ancient metabolic pathway. In this context, a superfamily is a group of homologous protein families (and/or macrofamilies) with monophyletic origin that shares at least a barely detectable sequence similarity, but showing the same 3D fold. The MDR superfamily encloses three macrofamilies, with eight families and 49 subfamilies. These subfamilies exhibit great functional diversity including noncatalytic members with different subcellular, phylogenetic, and species distributions. This results from constant enzymogenesis and proteinogenesis within each kingdom, and highlights the huge plasticity that MDR superfamily members possess. Thus, through evolution a great number of taxa-specific new functions were acquired by MDRs. The generation of new functions fulfilled by proteins, can be considered as the essence of protein evolution. The mechanisms of protein evolution inside MDR are not constrained to conserve substrate specificity and/or chemistry of catalysis. In consequence, MDR functional diversity is more complex than sequence diversity. MDR is a very ancient protein superfamily that existed in the last universal common ancestor. It had at least two (and probably three) different ancestral activities related to formaldehyde metabolism and alcoholic fermentation. Eukaryotic members of this superfamily are more related to bacterial than to archaeal members; horizontal gene transfer among the domains of life appears to be a rare event in modern organisms.
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- Héctor Riveros-Rosas
- Depto. Bioquímica, Fac. Medicina, UNAM, Cd. Universitaria, México D.F., México; Depto. Farmacobiología, CINVESTAV-Sede Sur, México D.F., México
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Liu HL, Ho Y, Hsu CM. The effect of metal ions on the binding of ethanol to human alcohol dehydrogenase beta2beta2. J Biomed Sci 2003; 10:302-12. [PMID: 12711857 DOI: 10.1007/bf02256449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2002] [Accepted: 12/06/2002] [Indexed: 10/25/2022] Open
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Molecular docking simulations were performed in this study to investigate the importance of both structural and catalytic zinc ions in the human alcohol dehydrogenase beta(2)beta(2) on substrate binding. The structural zinc ion is not only important in maintaining the structural integrity of the enzyme, but also plays an important role in determining substrate binding. The replacement of the catalytic zinc ion or both catalytic and structural zinc ions with Cu(2+) results in better substrate binding affinity than with the wild-type enzyme. The width of the bottleneck formed by L116 and V294 in the substrate binding pocket plays an important role for substrate entrance. In addition, unfavorable contacts between the substrate and T48 and F93 prevent the substrate from moving too close to the metal ion. The optimal binding position occurs between 1.9 and 2.4 A from the catalytic metal ion.
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- Hsuan-Liang Liu
- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taipei University of Technology, No. 12 Sec. 3 Chung-Hsiao E. Road, Taipei, Taiwan 106, ROC.
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Liu HL, Ho Y, Hsu CM. The influence of metal ions on the substrate binding pocket of human alcohol dehydrogenase β2β2 by molecular modeling. Chem Phys Lett 2003. [DOI: 10.1016/s0009-2614(03)00411-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Hektor HJ, Kloosterman H, Dijkhuizen L. Identification of a magnesium-dependent NAD(P)(H)-binding domain in the nicotinoprotein methanol dehydrogenase from Bacillus methanolicus. J Biol Chem 2002; 277:46966-73. [PMID: 12351635 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m207547200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The Bacillus methanolicus methanol dehydrogenase (MDH) is a decameric nicotinoprotein alcohol dehydrogenase (family III) with one Zn(2+) ion, one or two Mg(2+) ions, and a tightly bound cofactor NAD(H) per subunit. The Mg(2+) ions are essential for binding of cofactor NAD(H) in MDH. A B. methanolicus activator protein strongly stimulates the relatively low coenzyme NAD(+)-dependent MDH activity, involving hydrolytic removal of the NMN(H) moiety of cofactor NAD(H) (Kloosterman, H., Vrijbloed, J. W., and Dijkhuizen, L. (2002) J. Biol. Chem. 277, 34785-34792). Members of family III of NAD(P)-dependent alcohol dehydrogenases contain three unique, conserved sequence motifs (domains A, B, and C). Domain C is thought to be involved in metal binding, whereas the functions of domains A and B are still unknown. This paper provides evidence that domain A constitutes (part of) a new magnesium-dependent NAD(P)(H)-binding domain. Site-directed mutants D100N and K103R lacked (most of the) bound cofactor NAD(H) and had lost all coenzyme NAD(+)-dependent MDH activity. Also mutants G95A and S97G were both impaired in cofactor NAD(H) binding but retained coenzyme NAD(+)-dependent MDH activity. Mutant G95A displayed a rather low MDH activity, whereas mutant S97G was insensitive to activator protein but displayed "fully activated" MDH reaction rates. The various roles of these amino acid residues in coenzyme and/or cofactor NAD(H) binding in MDH are discussed.
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- Harm J Hektor
- Department of Microbiology, Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology Institute, University of Groningen, Kerklaan 30, 9751 NN Haren, The Netherlands
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Ruzheinikov SN, Burke J, Sedelnikova S, Baker PJ, Taylor R, Bullough PA, Muir NM, Gore MG, Rice DW. Glycerol dehydrogenase. structure, specificity, and mechanism of a family III polyol dehydrogenase. Structure 2001; 9:789-802. [PMID: 11566129 DOI: 10.1016/s0969-2126(01)00645-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND Bacillus stearothermophilus glycerol dehydrogenase (GlyDH) (glycerol:NAD(+) 2-oxidoreductase, EC 1.1.1.6) catalyzes the oxidation of glycerol to dihydroxyacetone (1,3-dihydroxypropanone) with concomitant reduction of NAD(+) to NADH. Analysis of the sequence of this enzyme indicates that it is a member of the so-called iron-containing alcohol dehydrogenase family. Despite this sequence similarity, GlyDH shows a strict dependence on zinc for activity. On the basis of this, we propose to rename this group the family III metal-dependent polyol dehydrogenases. To date, no structural data have been reported for any enzyme in this group. RESULTS The crystal structure of B. stearothermophilus glycerol dehydrogenase has been determined at 1.7 A resolution to provide structural insights into the mechanistic features of this family. The enzyme has 370 amino acid residues, has a molecular mass of 39.5 kDa, and is a homooctamer in solution. CONCLUSIONS Analysis of the crystal structures of the free enzyme and of the binary complexes with NAD(+) and glycerol show that the active site of GlyDH lies in the cleft between the enzyme's two domains, with the catalytic zinc ion playing a role in stabilizing an alkoxide intermediate. In addition, the specificity of this enzyme for a range of diols can be understood, as both hydroxyls of the glycerol form ligands to the enzyme-bound Zn(2+) ion at the active site. The structure further reveals a previously unsuspected similarity to dehydroquinate synthase, an enzyme whose more complex chemistry shares a common chemical step with that catalyzed by glycerol dehydrogenase, providing a striking example of divergent evolution. Finally, the structure suggests that the NAD(+) binding domain of GlyDH may be related to that of the classical Rossmann fold by switching the sequence order of the two mononucleotide binding folds that make up this domain.
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- S N Ruzheinikov
- Krebs Institute for Biomolecular Research, Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, University of Sheffield, Firth Court, Western Bank, Sheffield S10 2TN, United Kingdom
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- D Li
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4, Canada
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Laue H, Cook AM. Biochemical and molecular characterization of taurine:pyruvate aminotransferase from the anaerobe Bilophila wadsworthia. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY 2000; 267:6841-8. [PMID: 11082195 DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1033.2000.01782.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Bilophila wadsworthia RZATAU is a Gram-negative bacterium which converts the sulfonate taurine (2-aminoethanesulfonate) to ammonia, acetate and sulfide in an anaerobic respiration. Taurine:pyruvate aminotransferase (Tpa) catalyses the initial metabolic reaction yielding alanine and sulfoacetaldehyde. We purified Tpa 72-fold to apparent homogeneity with an overall yield of 89%. The purified enzyme did not require addition of pyridoxal 5'-phosphate, but highly active enzyme was only obtained by addition of pyridoxal 5'-phosphate to all buffers during purification. SDS/PAGE revealed a single protein band with a molecular mass of 51 kDa. The apparent molecular mass of the native enzyme was 197 kDa as determined by gel filtration, which indicates a homotetrameric structure. The kinetic constants for taurine were: Km = 7.1 mM, Vmax = 1.20 nmol.s-1, and for pyruvate: Km = 0.82 mM, Vmax = 0.17 nmol.s-1. The purified enzyme was able to transaminate hypotaurine (2-aminosulfinate), taurine, beta-alanine and with low activity cysteine and 3-aminopropanesulfonate. In addition to pyruvate, 2-ketobutyrate and oxaloacetate were utilized as amino group acceptors. We have sequenced the encoding gene (tpa). It encoded a 50-kDa peptide, which revealed 33% identity to diaminopelargonate aminotransferase from Bacillus subtilis.
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- H Laue
- Fachbereich Biologie, Universität Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany.
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González E, Fernández MR, Larroy C, Solà L, Pericàs MA, Parés X, Biosca JA. Characterization of a (2R,3R)-2,3-butanediol dehydrogenase as the Saccharomyces cerevisiae YAL060W gene product. Disruption and induction of the gene. J Biol Chem 2000; 275:35876-85. [PMID: 10938079 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m003035200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 105] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The completion of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae genome project in 1996 showed that almost 60% of the potential open reading frames of the genome had no experimentally determined function. Using a conserved sequence motif present in the zinc-containing medium-chain alcohol dehydrogenases, we found several potential alcohol dehydrogenase genes with no defined function. One of these, YAL060W, was overexpressed using a multicopy inducible vector, and its protein product was purified to homogeneity. The enzyme was found to be a homodimer that, in the presence of NAD(+), but not of NADP, could catalyze the stereospecific oxidation of (2R,3R)-2, 3-butanediol (K(m) = 14 mm, k(cat) = 78,000 min(-)(1)) and meso-butanediol (K(m) = 65 mm, k(cat) = 46,000 min(-)(1)) to (3R)-acetoin and (3S)-acetoin, respectively. It was unable, however, to further oxidize these acetoins to diacetyl. In the presence of NADH, it could catalyze the stereospecific reduction of racemic acetoin ((3R/3S)- acetoin; K(m) = 4.5 mm, k(cat) = 98,000 min(-)(1)) to (2R,3R)-2,3-butanediol and meso-butanediol, respectively. The substrate stereospecificity was determined by analysis of products by gas-liquid chromatography. The YAL060W gene product can therefore be classified as an NAD-dependent (2R,3R)-2,3-butanediol dehydrogenase (BDH). S. cerevisiae could grow on 2,3-butanediol as the sole carbon and energy source. Under these conditions, a 3. 5-fold increase in (2R,3R)-2,3-butanediol dehydrogenase activity was observed in the total cell extracts. The isoelectric focusing pattern of the induced enzyme coincided with that of the pure BDH (pI 6.9). The disruption of the YAL060W gene was not lethal for the yeast under laboratory conditions. The disrupted strain could also grow on 2,3-butanediol, although attaining a lesser cell density than the wild-type strain. Taking into consideration the substrate specificity of the YAL060W gene product, we propose the name of BDH for this gene. The corresponding enzyme is the first eukaryotic (2R, 3R)-2,3-butanediol dehydrogenase characterized of the medium-chain dehydrogenase/reductase family.
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- E González
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, E-08193 Bellaterra (Barcelona),and Spain
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Ladrière JM, Georis I, Guérineau M, Vandenhaute J. Kluyveromyces marxianus exhibits an ancestral Saccharomyces cerevisiae genome organization downstream of ADH2. Gene 2000; 255:83-91. [PMID: 10974568 DOI: 10.1016/s0378-1119(00)00310-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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In Saccharomyces cerevisiae, the alcohol dehydrogenase genes ADH1 and ADH5 are part of a duplicated block of genome, thought to originate from a genome-wide duplication posterior to the divergence from the Kluyveromyces lineage. We report here the characterization of Kluyveromyces marxianus ADH2 and the five genes found in its immediate downstream region, MRPS9, YOL087C, RPB5, RIB7 and SPP381. The order of these six genes reflects the structure of the ancestral S. cerevisiae genome before the duplication that formed the blocks including ADH1 on chromosome XV and ADH5 on chromosome II, indicating these ADH genes share a direct ancestor. On the one hand, the two genes found immediately downstream of KmADH2 are located, for the first, downstream ADH5 and, for the second, downstream ADH1 in S. cerevisiae. On the other hand, the order of the paralogs included in the blocks of ADH1 and ADH5 in S. cerevisiae suggests that two of them have been inverted within one block after its formation, and that inversion is confirmed by the gene order observed in K. marxianus.
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- J M Ladrière
- Unité de Recherche en Biologie Moléculaire, Laboratoire de Génétique Moléculaire, Facultés Universitaires Notre-Dame de la Paix, Namur, Belgium.
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Lyons TJ, Gasch AP, Gaither LA, Botstein D, Brown PO, Eide DJ. Genome-wide characterization of the Zap1p zinc-responsive regulon in yeast. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2000; 97:7957-62. [PMID: 10884426 PMCID: PMC16652 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.97.14.7957] [Citation(s) in RCA: 250] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The Zap1p transcription factor senses cellular zinc status and increases expression of its target genes in response to zinc deficiency. Previously known Zap1p-regulated genes encode the Zrt1p, Zrt2p, and Zrt3p zinc transporter genes and Zap1p itself. To allow the characterization of additional genes in yeast important for zinc homeostasis, a systematic study of gene expression on the genome-wide scale was used to identify other Zap1p target genes. Using a combination of DNA microarrays and a computer-assisted analysis of shared motifs in the promoters of similarly regulated genes, we identified 46 genes that are potentially regulated by Zap1p. Zap1p-regulated expression of seven of these newly identified target genes was confirmed independently by using lacZ reporter fusions, suggesting that many of the remaining candidate genes are also Zap1p targets. Our studies demonstrate the efficacy of this combined approach to define the regulon of a specific eukaryotic transcription factor.
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- T J Lyons
- Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA
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Dickinson JR, Harrison SJ, Dickinson JA, Hewlins MJ. An investigation of the metabolism of isoleucine to active Amyl alcohol in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. J Biol Chem 2000; 275:10937-42. [PMID: 10753893 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.275.15.10937] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
Abstract
The metabolism of isoleucine to active amyl alcohol (2-methylbutanol) in yeast was examined by the use of (13)C nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, combined gas chromatography-mass spectrometry, and a variety of mutants. From the identified metabolites a number of routes between isoleucine and active amyl alcohol seemed possible. All involved the initial decarboxylation of isoleucine to alpha-keto-beta-methylvalerate. The first, via branched chain alpha-ketoacid dehydrogenase to alpha-methylbutyryl-CoA, was eliminated because abolition of branched-chain alpha-ketoacid dehydrogenase in an lpd1 disruption mutant did not prevent the formation of active amyl alcohol. However, the lpd1 mutant still produced large amounts of alpha-methylbutyrate which initially seemed contradictory because it had been assumed that alpha-methylbutyrate was derived from alpha-methylbutyryl-CoA via acyl-CoA hydrolase. Subsequently it was observed that alpha-methylbutyrate arises from the non-enzymic oxidation of alpha-methylbutyraldehyde (the immediate decarboxylation product of alpha-keto-beta-methylvalerate). Mutant studies showed that one of the decarboxylases encoded by PDC1, PDC5, PDC6, YDL080c, or YDR380w must be present to allow yeast to utilize alpha-keto-beta-methylvalerate. Apparently, any one of this family of decarboxylases is sufficient to allow the catabolism of isoleucine to active amyl alcohol. This is the first demonstration of a role for the gene product of YDR380w, and it also shows that the decarboxylation steps for each alpha-keto acid in the catabolic pathways of leucine, valine, and isoleucine are accomplished in subtly different ways. In leucine catabolism, the enzyme encoded by YDL080c is solely responsible for the decarboxylation of alpha-ketoisocaproate, whereas in valine catabolism any one of the isozymes of pyruvate decarboxylase will decarboxylate alpha-ketoisovalerate.
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Affiliation(s)
- J R Dickinson
- Cardiff School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff CF10 3TL, United Kingdom
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