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Functional Characterization of Recombinant Raw Starch Degrading α-Amylase from Roseateles terrae HL11 and Its Application on Cassava Pulp Saccharification. Catalysts 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/catal12060647] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Exploring new raw starch-hydrolyzing α-amylases and understanding their biochemical characteristics are important for the utilization of starch-rich materials in bio-industry. In this work, the biochemical characteristics of a novel raw starch-degrading α-amylase (HL11 Amy) from Roseateles terrae HL11 was firstly reported. Evolutionary analysis revealed that HL11Amy was classified into glycoside hydrolase family 13 subfamily 32 (GH13_32). It contains four protein domains consisting of domain A, domain B, domain C and carbohydrate-binding module 20 (CMB20). The enzyme optimally worked at 50 °C, pH 4.0 with a specific activity of 6270 U/mg protein and 1030 raw starch-degrading (RSD) U/mg protein against soluble starch. Remarkably, HL11Amy exhibited activity toward both raw and gelatinized forms of various substrates, with the highest catalytic efficiency (kcat/Km) on starch from rice, followed by potato and cassava, respectively. HL11Amy effectively hydrolyzed cassava pulp (CP) hydrolysis, with a reducing sugar yield of 736 and 183 mg/g starch from gelatinized and raw CP, equivalent to 72% and 18% conversion based on starch content in the substrate, respectively. These demonstrated that HL11Amy represents a promising raw starch-degrading enzyme with potential applications in starch modification and cassava pulp saccharification.
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Janíčková Z, Janeček Š. In Silico Analysis of Fungal and Chloride-Dependent α-Amylases within the Family GH13 with Identification of Possible Secondary Surface-Binding Sites. Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26185704. [PMID: 34577174 PMCID: PMC8467227 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26185704] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2021] [Revised: 09/10/2021] [Accepted: 09/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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This study brings a detailed bioinformatics analysis of fungal and chloride-dependent α-amylases from the family GH13. Overall, 268 α-amylase sequences were retrieved from subfamilies GH13_1 (39 sequences), GH13_5 (35 sequences), GH13_15 (28 sequences), GH13_24 (23 sequences), GH13_32 (140 sequences) and GH13_42 (3 sequences). Eight conserved sequence regions (CSRs) characteristic for the family GH13 were identified in all sequences and respective sequence logos were analysed in an effort to identify unique sequence features of each subfamily. The main emphasis was given on the subfamily GH13_32 since it contains both fungal α-amylases and their bacterial chloride-activated counterparts. In addition to in silico analysis focused on eventual ability to bind the chloride anion, the property typical mainly for animal α-amylases from subfamilies GH13_15 and GH13_24, attention has been paid also to the potential presence of the so-called secondary surface-binding sites (SBSs) identified in complexed crystal structures of some particular α-amylases from the studied subfamilies. As template enzymes with already experimentally determined SBSs, the α-amylases from Aspergillus niger (GH13_1), Bacillus halmapalus, Bacillus paralicheniformis and Halothermothrix orenii (all from GH13_5) and Homo sapiens (saliva; GH13_24) were used. Evolutionary relationships between GH13 fungal and chloride-dependent α-amylases were demonstrated by two evolutionary trees—one based on the alignment of the segment of sequences spanning almost the entire catalytic TIM-barrel domain and the other one based on the alignment of eight extracted CSRs. Although both trees demonstrated similar results in terms of a closer evolutionary relatedness of subfamilies GH13_1 with GH13_42 including in a wider sense also the subfamily GH13_5 as well as for subfamilies GH13_32, GH13_15 and GH13_24, some subtle differences in clustering of particular α-amylases may nevertheless be observed.
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- Zuzana Janíčková
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius, SK-91701 Trnava, Slovakia;
- Laboratory of Protein Evolution, Institute of Molecular Biology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, SK-84551 Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius, SK-91701 Trnava, Slovakia;
- Laboratory of Protein Evolution, Institute of Molecular Biology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, SK-84551 Bratislava, Slovakia
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Lakshmi SA, Shafreen RB, Priyanga A, Shiburaj S, Pandian SK. A highly divergent α-amylase from Streptomyces spp.: An evolutionary perspective. Int J Biol Macromol 2020; 163:2415-2428. [PMID: 32961188 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2020.09.103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2020] [Revised: 08/01/2020] [Accepted: 09/15/2020] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The present study deals with the genetic changes observed in the protein sequence of an α-amylase from Streptomyces spp. and its structural homologs from Pseudoalteromonas haloplanktis, invertebrates and mammals. The structural homologs are renowned for their important features such as chloride binding triad and a serine-protease like catalytic triad (a triad which is reported to be strictly conserved in all chloride-dependent α-amylases). These conserved regions are essential for allosteric activation of enzyme and conformational stability, respectively. An evaluation of these distinctive features in Streptomyces α-amylases revealed the role of mutations in conserved regions and evolution of chloride-independent α-amylases in Streptomyces spp. Besides, the study also discovers a highly divergent α-amylase from Streptomyces spp. which varies greatly even within the homologs of the same genus. Another very important feature is the number of disulfide bridges in which the structural homologs own eight Cys residues to form four disulfide bridges whereas Streptomyces α-amylases possess only seven Cys to form three disulfide bridges. The study also highlights the unique evolution of carbohydrate binding module 20 domain (CBM20 also known as raw starch binding domain or E domain) in Streptomyces α-amylases which is completely absent in α-amylases of other structural homologs.
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- Selvaraj Alagu Lakshmi
- Department of Biotechnology, Alagappa University, Science Campus, Karaikudi 630003, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Alagappa University, Science Campus, Karaikudi 630003, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Division of Microbiology, Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute, Palode, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala 695562, India; Department of Botany, University of Kerala, Kariavattom, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala 695581, India
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New insights into the origin and evolution of α-amylase genes in green plants. Sci Rep 2019; 9:4929. [PMID: 30894656 PMCID: PMC6426938 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-41420-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2018] [Accepted: 10/05/2018] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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Gene duplication is a source of genetic materials and evolutionary changes, and has been associated with gene family expansion. Functional divergence of duplicated genes is strongly directed by natural selections such as organism diversification and novel feature acquisition. We show that, plant α-amylase gene family (AMY) is comprised of six subfamilies (AMY1-AMY6) that fell into two ancient phylogenetic lineages (AMY3 and AMY4). Both AMY1 and AMY2 are grass-specific and share a single-copy ancestor, which is derived from grass AMY3 genes that have undergone massive tandem and whole-genome duplications during evolution. Ancestral features of AMY4 and AMY5/AMY6 genes have been retained among four green algal sequences (Chrein_08.g362450, Vocart_0021s0194, Dusali_0430s00012 and Monegl_16464), suggesting a gene duplication event following Chlorophyceae diversification. The observed horizontal gene transfers between plant and bacterial AMYs, and chromosomal locations of AMY3 and AMY4 genes in the most ancestral green body (C. reinhardtii), provide evidences for the monophyletic origin of plant AMYs. Despite subfamily-specific sequence divergence driven by natural selections, the active site and SBS1 are well-conserved across different AMY isoforms. The differentiated electrostatic potentials and hydrogen bands-forming residue polymorphisms, further imply variable digestive abilities for a broad substrates in particular tissues or subcellular localizations.
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Yang CH, Liu WH. Cloning and characterization of a maltotriose-producing α-amylase gene from Thermobifida fusca. J Ind Microbiol Biotechnol 2007; 34:325-30. [PMID: 17211634 DOI: 10.1007/s10295-006-0200-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2006] [Accepted: 12/04/2006] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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The gene (tfa), encoding a maltotriose-producing alpha-amylase from Thermobifida fusca NTU22, was cloned, sequenced and expressed in Escherichia coli. The gene consists of 1,815 base pairs and encodes a protein of 605 amino acids. The base composition of the tfa coding sequence is 69% G+C and the protein has a predicted pI value of 5.5. The deduced amino acid sequence of the tfa amylase exhibited a high degree of similarity with amylases from Thermomonospora curvata and Streptomyces amylases. The purified amylase could be detected as a single band of about 65 kDa by SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and this agrees with the predicted size based on the nucleotide sequence. The optimal pH and temperature of the purified amylase were 7.0 and 60 degrees C, respectively. The properties of purified amylase from the E. coli transformant are similar to that of an amylase purified from the original T. fusca NTU22.
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- Chao-Hsun Yang
- Institute of Microbiology and Biochemistry, National Taiwan University, No. 1, Sec. 4, Roosevelt Rd., Taipei 106, Taiwan
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Petrícek M, Petrícková K, Havlícek L, Felsberg J. Occurrence of two 5-aminolevulinate biosynthetic pathways in Streptomyces nodosus subsp. asukaensis is linked with the production of asukamycin. J Bacteriol 2006; 188:5113-23. [PMID: 16816183 PMCID: PMC1539946 DOI: 10.1128/jb.01919-05] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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We report the results of cloning genes for two key biosynthetic enzymes of different 5-aminolevulinic acid (ALA) biosynthetic routes from Streptomyces. The genes encode the glutamyl-tRNAGlu reductase (GluTR) of the C5 pathway and the ALA synthase (ALAS) of the Shemin pathway. While Streptomyces coelicolor A3(2) synthesizes ALA via the C5 route, both pathways are operational in Streptomyces nodosus subsp. asukaensis, a producer of asukamycin. In this strain, the C5 route produces ALA for tetrapyrrole biosynthesis; the ALA formed by the Shemin pathway serves as a precursor of the 2-amino-3-hydroxycyclopent-2-enone moiety (C5N unit), an antibiotic component. The growth of S. nodosus and S. coelicolor strains deficient in the GluTR genes (gtr) is strictly dependent on ALA or heme supplementation, whereas the defect in the ALAS-encoding gene (hemA-asuA) abolishes the asukamycin production in S. nodosus. The recombinant hemA-asuA gene was expressed in Escherichia coli and in Streptomyces, and the encoded enzyme activity was demonstrated both in vivo and in vitro. The hemA-asuA gene is situated within a putative cluster of asukamycin biosynthetic genes. This is the first report about the cloning of genes for two different ALA biosynthetic routes from a single bacterium.
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- Miroslav Petrícek
- Institute of Microbiology AS CR, Vídenská 1083, 142 20 Prague 4, Czech Republic.
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Janecek S, Svensson B, MacGregor EA. Relation between domain evolution, specificity, and taxonomy of the alpha-amylase family members containing a C-terminal starch-binding domain. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY 2003; 270:635-45. [PMID: 12581203 DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1033.2003.03404.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The alpha-amylase family (glycoside hydrolase family 13; GH 13) contains enzymes with approximately 30 specificities. Six types of enzyme from the family can possess a C-terminal starch-binding domain (SBD): alpha-amylase, maltotetraohydrolase, maltopentaohydrolase, maltogenic alpha-amylase, acarviose transferase, and cyclodextrin glucanotransferase (CGTase). Such enzymes are multidomain proteins and those that contain an SBD consist of four or five domains, the former enzymes being mainly hydrolases and the latter mainly transglycosidases. The individual domains are labelled A [the catalytic (beta/alpha)8-barrel], B, C, D and E (SBD), but D is lacking from the four-domain enzymes. Evolutionary trees were constructed for domains A, B, C and E and compared with the 'complete-sequence tree'. The trees for domains A and B and the complete-sequence tree were very similar and contain two main groups of enzymes, an amylase group and a CGTase group. The tree for domain C changed substantially, the separation between the amylase and CGTase groups being shortened, and a new border line being suggested to include the Klebsiella and Nostoc CGTases (both four-domain proteins) with the four-domain amylases. In the 'SBD tree' the border between hydrolases (mainly alpha-amylases) and transglycosidases (principally CGTases) was not readily defined, because maltogenic alpha-amylase, acarviose transferase, and the archaeal CGTase clustered together at a distance from the main CGTase cluster. Moreover the four-domain CGTases were rooted in the amylase group, reflecting sequence relationships for the SBD. It appears that with respect to the SBD, evolution in GH 13 shows a transition in the segment of the proteins C-terminal to the catalytic (beta/alpha)8-barrel(domain A).
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- Stefan Janecek
- Institute of Molecular Biology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovakia.
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Joshi B, Janda L, Stoytcheva Z, Tichy P. PkwA, a WD-repeat protein, is expressed in spore-derived mycelium of Thermomonospora curvata and phosphorylation of its WD domain could act as a molecular switch. MICROBIOLOGY (READING, ENGLAND) 2000; 146 Pt 12:3259-3267. [PMID: 11101684 DOI: 10.1099/00221287-146-12-3259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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WD-repeat proteins are found in all eukaryotes and are implicated in a variety of regulatory functions as a result of protein-protein interactions. PkwA from Thermomonospora curvata CCM3352 is a first potential example of a WD-repeat protein in a prokaryotic actinomycete. A mAb (3G2) was generated against the carboxy terminus of PkwA and was used to analyse the expression of PkwA in T. curvata. PkwA was detected in exponential growth phase following inoculation with spores, but could not be found at any stage of growth following inoculation with vegetative mycelium. PkwA and its WD domain were expressed in Escherichia coli as His-tag derivatives and purified on a Talon metal affinity matrix. The WD domain was phosphorylated by Pkg2, a membrane-spanning protein Ser/Thr kinase from 'Streptomyces granaticolor'. A membrane fraction from an exponential, spore-derived culture of T. curvata was found to phosphorylate the WD domain specifically in the presence of Mn(2+). These data confirm that PkwA is expressed in spore-derived exponential growth phase of T. curvata and could play a role as a molecular switch in a signalling pathway.
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- Bharat Joshi
- Laboratory of Physiology and Genetics of Actinomycetes, Institute of Microbiology, AS CR, Videnska 1083, 142 20, Prague-4, Czech Republic1
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- Laboratory of Physiology and Genetics of Actinomycetes, Institute of Microbiology, AS CR, Videnska 1083, 142 20, Prague-4, Czech Republic1
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- Laboratory of Physiology and Genetics of Actinomycetes, Institute of Microbiology, AS CR, Videnska 1083, 142 20, Prague-4, Czech Republic1
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- Laboratory of Physiology and Genetics of Actinomycetes, Institute of Microbiology, AS CR, Videnska 1083, 142 20, Prague-4, Czech Republic1
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Janda L, Damborský J, Petrícek M, Spízek J, Tichý P. Molecular characterization of the Thermomonospora curvata aglA gene encoding a thermotolerant alpha-1,4-glucosidase. J Appl Microbiol 2000; 88:773-83. [PMID: 10792537 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.2000.01019.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The cloning, sequencing and structural characterization of a gene encoding a thermostable alpha-1,4-glucosidase from Thermomonospora curvata is described. DNA sequence analysis revealed four open reading frames designated aglA, aglR, aglE and aglF. The aglA gene encodes a thermostable alpha-1,4-glucosidase from T. curvata and is situated between two genes, aglR and aglE. Genes aglA, aglE and aglF are transcribed in the same direction, while aglR is transcribed in the opposite direction. By comparing the amino acid sequence of the alpha-1,4-glucosidase from T. curvata with other alpha-glucanases, it appears that the enzyme is a member of the alpha-amylase family. The proteins of this family have an (alpha/beta)8 barrel super secondary structure. The topology of the alpha-1,4-glucosidase was predicted by computer-assisted analysis. The topology of the secondary structures of the alpha-1,4-glucosidase resembles the structure of barley alpha-amylase, but the primary structure resembles most closely the oligo-1,6-glucosidase from Bacillus cereus. Putative catalytic residues (D221, E281 and D343) and calcium binding residues (N116, E179, D191, H224 or G225) are proposed.
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- L Janda
- Institute of Microbiology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague and Laboratory of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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Coronado MAJ, Vargas C, Mellado E, Tegos G, Drainas C, Nieto JNJ, Ventosa A. The alpha-amylase gene amyH of the moderate halophile Halomonas meridiana: cloning and molecular characterization. MICROBIOLOGY (READING, ENGLAND) 2000; 146 ( Pt 4):861-868. [PMID: 10784044 DOI: 10.1099/00221287-146-4-861] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Two types of Tn1732-induced mutants defective in extracellular amylase activity were isolated from the moderate halophile Halomonas meridiana DSM 5425. Type I mutants displayed amylase activity in the periplasm, and were unable to use any of the carbon sources tested, including starch and its hydrolysis product maltose. The type II mutant was affected in the gene responsible for the synthesis of the extracellular alpha-amylase. This gene (amyH) was isolated by functional complementation of mutant II and sequenced. The deduced protein (AmyH) showed a high degree of homology to a proposed family of alpha-amylases consisting of enzymes from Alteromonas (Pseudoalteromonas) haloplanktis, Thermomonospora curvata, streptomycetes, insects and mammals. AmyH contained the four highly conserved regions in amylases, as well as a high content of acidic amino acids. The amyH gene was functional in the moderate halophile Halomonas elongata and, when cloned in a multicopy vector, in Escherichia coli. AmyH is believed to be the first extracellular-amylase-encoding gene isolated from a moderate halophile, a group of extremophiles of great biotechnological potential. In addition, H. meridiana and H. elongata were able to secrete the thermostable alpha-amylase from Bacillus licheniformis, indicating that members of the genus Halomonas are good candidates for use as cell factories to produce heterologous extracellular enzymes.
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- Marı A-José Coronado
- Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Seville, 41012 Seville, Spain1
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- Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Seville, 41012 Seville, Spain1
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- Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Seville, 41012 Seville, Spain1
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- Sector of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece2
- Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Seville, 41012 Seville, Spain1
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- Sector of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece2
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- Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Seville, 41012 Seville, Spain1
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- Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Seville, 41012 Seville, Spain1
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Stoytcheva Z, Joshi B, Spízek J, Tichý P. WD-repeat protein encoding genes among prokaryotes of the Streptomyces genus. Folia Microbiol (Praha) 2000; 45:407-13. [PMID: 11347268 DOI: 10.1007/bf02817613] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Southern hybridization with probes designed for detection of WD-repeats coding sequences gave positive results in 21 streptomycete strains indicating that WD-repeats encoding genes are massively spread among streptomycetes. One of them, the wdlA gene of Streptomyces lincolnensis, codes for a 971 amino acid protein with seven WD-repeats in its C-terminus, two transmembrane domains and an ATP/GTP binding site upstream of the WD-repeat region.
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- Z Stoytcheva
- Laboratory of Physiology and Genetics of Actinomycetes, Institute of Microbiology, Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic, 142 20 Prague 4, Czechia.
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Sumitani JI, Nagae H, Kawaguchi T, Arai M. Bacillus animal type α-amylase: Cloning and sequencing of the gene, and comparison of the deduced amino acid sequence with that of other amylases. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1998. [DOI: 10.1016/s0922-338x(98)80088-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Janecek S. alpha-Amylase family: molecular biology and evolution. PROGRESS IN BIOPHYSICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 1997; 67:67-97. [PMID: 9401418 DOI: 10.1016/s0079-6107(97)00015-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 146] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Yin XH, Gagnat J, Gerbaud C, Guérineau M, Virolle MJ. Cloning and characterization of a new alpha-amylase gene from Streptomyces lividans TK24. Gene X 1997; 197:37-45. [PMID: 9332348 DOI: 10.1016/s0378-1119(97)00231-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Streptomyces lividans TK24 possesses a very weak amylolytic activity, nevertheless Southern blot analysis carried out at high stringency revealed that this strain does contain a gene strongly related to the well expressed alpha-amylase gene (amlSL) of Streptomyces limosus. To clone this related gene, three genomic banks of S. lividans TK24 were constructed into the multicopy plasmid vector pIJ699 and transformed into the same strain. Two different genes were isolated. One (amlA) has been previously described, whereas the other (amlB) has never been described. Sub-cloning experiments localized amlB to a 3 kb BamHI-NotI fragment that was sequenced. Frame analysis on sequence data revealed the presence of a 1719 bp long open reading frame encoding a 573 amino acid protein of 61214 kDa. Northern blot analysis identified a unique 1.8 kb monocistronic transcript. Primer extension allowed the localization of the transcription start point 108 bp upstream of the translational start codon and demonstrated that the gene was transcribed from a unique typical eubacterial-like promoter. AmlB shares 74.7% amino acid identity with the alpha-amylase of S. limosus and only 27.2% with the amylolytic enzyme encoded by amlA.
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- X H Yin
- Laboratoire de Biologie et Génétique Moléculaire, Institut de Génétique et Microbiologie, CNRS URA1354, Université Paris-Sud, Orsay, France
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Evers B, Petríćek M, Thiem J. Specificity of amylases and cyclodextrin-glucanotransferase in reactions with 2-deoxy-maltooligosaccharides. Carbohydr Res 1997; 300:153-9. [PMID: 9203340 DOI: 10.1016/s0008-6215(97)00040-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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2-Deoxy-maltooligosaccharides of different chain length were tested as substrates for exo- and endo-amylases. Cleavage occurred with beta-amylase, yielding 2,2'-dideoxy-maltose, and with amyloglucosidase. With the alpha-amylase from Thermomonospora curvata tris-(2-deoxy)-maltotriose and the corresponding tetra- and pentasaccharides were formed. Porcine pancreatic alpha-amylase did not tolerate the deoxygenated substrate, nor were cyclization experiments with cyclodextrin-glucanotransferase (CGT) successful. In a coupling reaction with CGT, however, a series of transfer products to the acceptor 2-deoxyglucose were obtained.
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- B Evers
- Institut für Organische Chemie, Universität Hamburg, Germany
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Iefuji H, Chino M, Kato M, Iimura Y. Raw-starch-digesting and thermostable alpha-amylase from the yeast Cryptococcus sp. S-2: purification, characterization, cloning and sequencing. Biochem J 1996; 318 ( Pt 3):989-96. [PMID: 8836148 PMCID: PMC1217715 DOI: 10.1042/bj3180989] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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A starch-degrading enzyme produced by the yeast Cryptococcus sp. S-2 was purified in only one step by using an alpha-cyclodextrin-Sepharose 6B column, and was characterized as an alpha-amylase (EC 3.2.1.1). The molecular mass and isoelectric point of purified alpha-amylase (AMY-CS2) were estimated to be 66 kDa and 4.2 respectively. AMY-CS2 has raw-starch-digesting and raw-starch-absorbing activities. Furthermore it was shown to be thermostable. An open reading frame of the cDNA specified 611 amino acids, including a putative signal peptide of 20 amino acids. The N-terminal region of AMY-CS2 (from the N-terminus to position 496) had 49.7% similarity with the whole region of alpha-amylase from Aspergillus oryzae (Taka-amylase), whereas the C-terminal region had a sequence that was similar to the C-terminal region of glucoamylase G1 from A. niger. In addition, putative raw-starch-binding motifs exist in some amylolytic enzymes. A mutant AMY-CS2 that lacks the C-terminal domain lost not only its ability to bind or digest raw starch, but also its thermostability. Consequently it is possible that the putative raw-starch-binding domain of AMY-CS2 plays a role not only in the molecule's raw-starch-digesting ability but also in its thermostability.
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- H Iefuji
- National Research Institute of Brewing, Higashi-Hiroshima, Japan
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Janda L, Tichý P, Spízek J, Petrícek M. A deduced Thermomonospora curvata protein containing serine/threonine protein kinase and WD-repeat domains. J Bacteriol 1996; 178:1487-9. [PMID: 8631732 PMCID: PMC177829 DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.5.1487-1489.1996] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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The gene pkwA coding for a typical WD-repeat protein was found in the chromosome of the bacterium Thermomonospora curvata CCM 3352. Until now WD-repeat proteins were through to be confined to eukaryotes.
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- L Janda
- Institute of Microbiology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague
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Diverse functional roles of multifunctional proteins arise from either their independent functional domains or dual activities mediated through a single active site. Presence of multifunctional proteins significantly enhances the metabolic efficiency of a cell. Microorganisms utilising complex substrates with extensive microheterogeneities, such as carbohydrates evolved batteries of multifunctional glucanases, facilitating parsimonious utilisation of these substrates. Various attempts have since been made to artificially construct these glucanases. Analysis of information on various glucanases would be helpful in understanding the evolutionary interrelationship between this class of enzymes and will give an insight into the structural features controlling different unrelated activities. This review examines the genesis, evolution and structural features of multifunctional glucanases.
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- N N Kumar
- Molecular Biology Research Laboratory, Department of Zoology, University of Pune, Pune-411 007, India
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Hofemeister B, König S, Hoang V, Engel J, Mayer G, Hansen G, Hofemeister J. The gene amyE(TV1) codes for a nonglucogenic alpha-amylase from Thermoactinomyces vulgaris 94-2A in Bacillus subtilis. Appl Environ Microbiol 1994; 60:3381-9. [PMID: 7944369 PMCID: PMC201813 DOI: 10.1128/aem.60.9.3381-3389.1994] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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We isolated the gene amyE(TV1) from Thermoactinomyces vulgaris 94-2A encoding a nonglucogenic alpha-amylase (AmyTV1). A chromosomal DNA fragment of 2,247 bp contained an open reading frame of 483 codons, which was expressed in Escherichia coli and Bacillus subtilis. The deduced amino acid sequence of the AmyTV1 protein was confirmed by sequencing of several peptides derived from the enzyme isolated from a T. vulgaris 94-2A culture. The amino acid sequence was aligned with several known alpha-amylase sequences. We found 83% homology with the 48-kDa alpha-amylase part of the Bacillus polymyxa beta-alpha-amylase polyprotein and 50% homology with Taka amylase A of Aspergillus oryzae but only 45% homology with another T. vulgaris amylase (neopullulanase, TVA II) recently cloned from strain R-47. The putative promoter region was characterized with primer extension and deletion experiments and by expression studies with B. subtilis. Multiple promoter sites (P3, P2, and P1) were found; P1 alone drives about 1/10 of the AmyTV1 expression directed by the native tandem configuration P3P2P1. The expression levels in B. subtilis could be enhanced by fusion of the amyE(TV1) coding region to the promoter of the Bacillus amyloliquefaciens alpha-amylase gene.
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- B Hofemeister
- Institut für Pflanzengenetik und Kulturpflanzenforschung, Gatersleben, Germany
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Janecek S. Sequence similarities and evolutionary relationships of microbial, plant and animal alpha-amylases. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY 1994; 224:519-24. [PMID: 7925367 DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1994.00519.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Amino acid sequence comparison of 37 alpha-amylases from microbial, plant and animal sources was performed to identify their mutual sequence similarities in addition to the five already described conserved regions. These sequence regions were examined from structure/function and evolutionary perspectives. An unrooted evolutionary tree of alpha-amylases was constructed on a subset of 55 residues from the alignment of sequence similarities along with conserved regions. The most important new information extracted from the tree was as follows: (a) the close evolutionary relationship of Alteromonas haloplanctis alpha-amylase (thermolabile enzyme from an antarctic psychrotroph) with the already known group of homologous alpha-amylases from streptomycetes, Thermomonospora curvata, insects and mammals, and (b) the remarkable 40.1% identity between starch-saccharifying Bacillus subtilis alpha-amylase and the enzyme from the ruminal bacterium Butyrivibrio fibrisolvens, an alpha-amylase with an unusually large polypeptide chain (943 residues in the mature enzyme). Due to a very high degree of similarity, the whole amino acid sequences of three groups of alpha-amylases, namely (a) fungi and yeasts, (b) plants, and (c) A. haloplanctis, streptomycetes, T. curvata, insects and mammals, were aligned independently and their unrooted distance trees were calculated using these alignments. Possible rooting of the trees was also discussed. Based on the knowledge of the location of the five disulfide bonds in the structure of pig pancreatic alpha-amylase, the possible disulfide bridges were established for each of these groups of homologous alpha-amylases.
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- S Janecek
- Institute of Ecobiology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava
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Krausová M, Klégr M, Spízek J. Isolation of DNA-dependent RNA polymerase from the thermophilic actinomycete Thermomonospora curvata. Folia Microbiol (Praha) 1994; 39:7-12. [PMID: 8181783 DOI: 10.1007/bf02814521] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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DNA-Dependent RNA polymerase (EC 2.7.7.6) was isolated from Thermomonospora curvata. The purification steps included precipitation with Polymin P, elution of the precipitate with 0.3 mol/L KCl, precipitation with ammonium sulfate, affinity chromatography on heparin-agarose and molecular filtration on Biogel A 1.5 m.
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- M Krausová
- Institute of Microbiology, Academy of Sciences of Czech Republic, Prague
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New nucleotide sequence data on the EMBL File Server. Nucleic Acids Res 1992; 20:3257-75. [PMID: 1620629 PMCID: PMC312473 DOI: 10.1093/nar/20.12.3257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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