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Chini A, Monte I, Zamarreño AM, García-Mina JM, Solano R. Evolution of the jasmonate ligands and their biosynthetic pathways. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2023; 238:2236-2246. [PMID: 36942932 DOI: 10.1111/nph.18891] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2023] [Accepted: 03/13/2023] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
Abstract
Different plant species employ different jasmonates to activate a conserved signalling pathway in land plants, where (+)-7-iso-JA-Ile (JA-Ile) is the ligand for the COI1/JAZ receptor in angiosperms and dn-cis-OPDA, dn-iso-OPDA and Δ4 -dn-iso-OPDA act as ligands in Marchantia polymorpha. In addition, some jasmonates play a COI1-independent role. To understand the distribution of bioactive jasmonates in the green lineage and how their biosynthetic pathways evolved, we performed phylogenetic analyses and systematic jasmonates profiling in representative species from different lineages. We found that both OPDA and dn-OPDA are ubiquitous in all tested land plants and present also in charophyte algae, underscoring their importance as ancestral signalling molecules. By contrast, JA-Ile biosynthesis emerged within lycophytes coincident with the evolutionary appearance of JAR1 function. We identified that the OPR3-independent JA biosynthesis pathway is ancient and predates the evolutionary appearance of the OPR3-dependent pathway. Moreover, we identified a negative correlation between dn-iso-OPDA and JA-Ile in land plants, which supports that in bryophytes and lycophytes dn-iso-OPDA represents the analogous hormone to JA-Ile in other vascular plants.
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- Andrea Chini
- Plant Molecular Genetics Department, Centro Nacional de Biotecnologia-CSIC (CNB-CSIC), 28049, Madrid, Spain
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- Plant Molecular Genetics Department, Centro Nacional de Biotecnologia-CSIC (CNB-CSIC), 28049, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Environmental Biology, Bioma Institute, University of Navarra, Navarra, 31008, Spain
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- Department of Environmental Biology, Bioma Institute, University of Navarra, Navarra, 31008, Spain
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- Plant Molecular Genetics Department, Centro Nacional de Biotecnologia-CSIC (CNB-CSIC), 28049, Madrid, Spain
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Livada J, Vargas AM, Martinez CA, Lewis RD. Ancestral Sequence Reconstruction Enhances Gene Mining Efforts for Industrial Ene Reductases by Expanding Enzyme Panels with Thermostable Catalysts. ACS Catal 2023. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.2c03859] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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- Jovan Livada
- Pfizer Global Research and Development, Chemical Research Development, MS 4073 Eastern Point Road, Groton, Connecticut 06340, United States
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- Pfizer Global Research and Development, Chemical Research Development, MS 4073 Eastern Point Road, Groton, Connecticut 06340, United States
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- Pfizer Global Research and Development, Chemical Research Development, MS 4073 Eastern Point Road, Groton, Connecticut 06340, United States
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- Pfizer Global Research and Development, Chemical Research Development, MS 4073 Eastern Point Road, Groton, Connecticut 06340, United States
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Böhmer S, Marx C, Goss R, Gilbert M, Sasso S, Happe T, Hemschemeier A. Chlamydomonas reinhardtii mutants deficient for Old Yellow Enzyme 3 exhibit increased photooxidative stress. PLANT DIRECT 2023; 7:e480. [PMID: 36685735 PMCID: PMC9840898 DOI: 10.1002/pld3.480] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2022] [Revised: 11/14/2022] [Accepted: 12/31/2022] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
Abstract
Old Yellow Enzymes (OYEs) are flavin-containing ene-reductases that have been intensely studied with regard to their biotechnological potential for sustainable chemical syntheses. OYE-encoding genes are found throughout the domains of life, but their physiological role is mostly unknown, one reason for this being the promiscuity of most ene-reductases studied to date. The unicellular green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii possesses four genes coding for OYEs, three of which we have analyzed biochemically before. Ene-reductase CrOYE3 stood out in that it showed an unusually narrow substrate scope and converted N-methylmaleimide (NMI) with high rates. This was recapitulated in a C. reinhardtii croye3 mutant that, in contrast to the wild type, hardly degraded externally added NMI. Here we show that CrOYE3-mediated NMI conversion depends on electrons generated photosynthetically by photosystem II (PSII) and that the croye3 mutant exhibits slightly decreased photochemical quenching in high light. Non-photochemical quenching is strongly impaired in this mutant, and it shows enhanced oxidative stress. The phenotypes of the mutant suggest that C. reinhardtii CrOYE3 is involved in the protection against photooxidative stress, possibly by converting reactive carbonyl species derived from lipid peroxides or maleimides from tetrapyrrole degradation.
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- Stefanie Böhmer
- Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, PhotobiotechnologyRuhr University BochumBochumGermany
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- SolarBioproducts RuhrBusiness Development Agency HerneHerneGermany
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- Institute of Biology, Plant PhysiologyLeipzig UniversityLeipzigGermany
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- Institute of Biology, Plant PhysiologyLeipzig UniversityLeipzigGermany
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- Institute of Biology, Plant PhysiologyLeipzig UniversityLeipzigGermany
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- Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, PhotobiotechnologyRuhr University BochumBochumGermany
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- Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, PhotobiotechnologyRuhr University BochumBochumGermany
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Malihan‐Yap L, Grimm HC, Kourist R. Recent Advances in Cyanobacterial Biotransformations. CHEM-ING-TECH 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/cite.202200077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Lenny Malihan‐Yap
- Graz University of Technology Institute of Molecular Biotechnology NAWI Graz 8010 Graz Austria
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- Graz University of Technology Institute of Molecular Biotechnology NAWI Graz 8010 Graz Austria
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- Graz University of Technology Institute of Molecular Biotechnology NAWI Graz 8010 Graz Austria
- ACIB GmbH 8010 Graz Austria
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Robescu MS, Loprete G, Gasparotto M, Vascon F, Filippini F, Cendron L, Bergantino E. The Family Keeps on Growing: Four Novel Fungal OYEs Characterized. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:3050. [PMID: 35328465 PMCID: PMC8954901 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23063050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2022] [Revised: 03/07/2022] [Accepted: 03/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Abstract
Aiming at expanding the portfolio of Old Yellow Enzymes (OYEs), which have been systematically studied to be employed in the chemical and pharmaceutical industries as useful biocatalysts, we decided to explore the immense reservoir of filamentous fungi. We drew from the genome of the two Ascomycetes Aspergillus niger and Botryotinia fuckeliana four new members of the OYE superfamily belonging to the classical and thermophilic-like subfamilies. The two BfOYEs show wider substrate spectra than the AnOYE homologues, which appear as more specialized biocatalysts. According to their mesophilic origins, the new enzymes neither show high thermostability nor extreme pH optimums. The crystal structures of BfOYE4 and AnOYE8 have been determined, revealing the conserved features of the thermophilic-like subclass as well as unique properties, such as a peculiar N-terminal loop involved in dimer surface interactions. For the classical representatives BfOYE1 and AnOYE2, model structures were built and analyzed, showing surprisingly wide open access to the active site cavities due to a shorter β6-loop and a disordered capping subdomain.
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- Synthetic Biology and Biotechnology Unit, Department of Biology, University of Padova, Viale G. Colombo 3, 35131 Padova, Italy; (M.S.R.); (G.L.); (M.G.); (F.V.); (F.F.); (L.C.)
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Ribeaucourt D, Höfler GT, Yemloul M, Bissaro B, Lambert F, Berrin JG, Lafond M, Paul CE. Tunable Production of ( R)- or ( S)-Citronellal from Geraniol via a Bienzymatic Cascade Using a Copper Radical Alcohol Oxidase and Old Yellow Enzyme. ACS Catal 2022; 12:1111-1116. [PMID: 35096467 PMCID: PMC8787751 DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.1c05334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2021] [Revised: 12/26/2021] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Biocatalytic pathways for the synthesis of (-)-menthol, the most sold flavor worldwide, are highly sought-after. To access the key intermediate (R)-citronellal used in current major industrial production routes, we established a one-pot bienzymatic cascade from inexpensive geraniol, overcoming the problematic biocatalytic reduction of the mixture of (E/Z)-isomers in citral by harnessing a copper radical oxidase (CgrAlcOx) and an old yellow enzyme (OYE). The cascade using OYE2 delivered 95.1% conversion to (R)-citronellal with 95.9% ee, a 62 mg scale-up affording high yield and similar optical purity. An alternative OYE, GluER, gave (S)-citronellal from geraniol with 95.3% conversion and 99.2% ee.
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- David Ribeaucourt
- INRAE, Aix Marseille Univ, UMR1163 Biodiversité et Biotechnologie Fongiques, 13009 Marseille, France
- Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, Centrale Marseille, iSm2, 13013 Marseille, France
- V. Mane Fils, 620 route de Grasse, 06620 Le Bar sur Loup, France
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- Biocatalysis, Department of Biotechnology, Delft University of Technology, Van der Maasweg 9, 2629 HZ Delft, The Netherlands
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- Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, Centrale Marseille, iSm2, 13013 Marseille, France
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- INRAE, Aix Marseille Univ, UMR1163 Biodiversité et Biotechnologie Fongiques, 13009 Marseille, France
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- V. Mane Fils, 620 route de Grasse, 06620 Le Bar sur Loup, France
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- INRAE, Aix Marseille Univ, UMR1163 Biodiversité et Biotechnologie Fongiques, 13009 Marseille, France
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- Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, Centrale Marseille, iSm2, 13013 Marseille, France
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- Biocatalysis, Department of Biotechnology, Delft University of Technology, Van der Maasweg 9, 2629 HZ Delft, The Netherlands
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Fan J, Zhang Y, Wu P, Zhang X, Bai Y. Enhancing cofactor regeneration of cyanobacteria for the light-powered synthesis of chiral alcohols. Bioorg Chem 2021; 118:105477. [PMID: 34814084 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2021.105477] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2021] [Revised: 11/04/2021] [Accepted: 11/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Cyanobacteria Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 was exploited as green cell factory for light-powered asymmetric synthesis of aromatic chiral alcohols. The effect of temperature, light, substrate and cell concentration on substrate conversions were investigated. Under the optimal condition, a series of chiral alcohols were synthesized with conversions up to 95% and enantiomer excess (ee) > 99%. We found that the addition of Na2S2O3 and Angeli's Salt increased the NADPH content by 20% and 25%, respectively. As a result, the time to reach 95% substrate conversion was shortened by 12 h, which demonstrated that the NADPH regeneration and hence the reaction rates can be regulated in cyanobacteria. This blue-green algae based biocatalysis showed its potential for chiral compounds production in future.
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- Jianhua Fan
- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, PR China; Department of Applied Biology, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, PR China; Department of Applied Biology, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, PR China; Department of Applied Biology, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, PR China; Department of Bioengineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, PR China; Department of Bioengineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, PR China.
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A New Thermophilic Ene-Reductase from the Filamentous Anoxygenic Phototrophic Bacterium Chloroflexus aggregans. Microorganisms 2021; 9:microorganisms9050953. [PMID: 33925162 PMCID: PMC8146883 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms9050953] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2021] [Revised: 04/23/2021] [Accepted: 04/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Aiming at expanding the biocatalytic toolbox of ene-reductase enzymes, we decided to explore photosynthetic extremophile microorganisms as unique reservoir of (new) biocatalytic activities. We selected a new thermophilic ene-reductase homologue in Chloroflexus aggregans, a peculiar filamentous bacterium. We report here on the functional and structural characterization of this new enzyme, which we called CaOYE. Produced in high yields in recombinant form, it proved to be a robust biocatalyst showing high thermostability, good solvent tolerance and a wide range of pH optimum. In a preliminary screening, CaOYE displayed a restricted substrate spectrum (with generally lower activities compared to other ene-reductases); however, given the amazing metabolic ductility and versatility of Chloroflexus aggregans, further investigations could pinpoint peculiar chemical activities. X-ray crystal structure has been determined, revealing conserved features of Class III (or thermophilic-like group) of the family of Old Yellow Enzymes: in the crystal packing, the enzyme was found to assemble as dimer even if it behaves as a monomer in solution. The description of CaOYE catalytic properties and crystal structure provides new details useful for enlarging knowledge, development and application of this class of enzymes.
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