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Ahator SD, Hegstad K, Lentz CS, Johannessen M. Deciphering Staphylococcus aureus-host dynamics using dual activity-based protein profiling of ATP-interacting proteins. mSystems 2024; 9:e0017924. [PMID: 38656122 PMCID: PMC11097646 DOI: 10.1128/msystems.00179-24] [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: 02/06/2024] [Accepted: 03/26/2024] [Indexed: 04/26/2024] Open
Abstract
The utilization of ATP within cells plays a fundamental role in cellular processes that are essential for the regulation of host-pathogen dynamics and the subsequent immune response. This study focuses on ATP-binding proteins to dissect the complex interplay between Staphylococcus aureus and human cells, particularly macrophages (THP-1) and keratinocytes (HaCaT), during an intracellular infection. A snapshot of the various protein activity and function is provided using a desthiobiotin-ATP probe, which targets ATP-interacting proteins. In S. aureus, we observe enrichment in pathways required for nutrient acquisition, biosynthesis and metabolism of amino acids, and energy metabolism when located inside human cells. Additionally, the direct profiling of the protein activity revealed specific adaptations of S. aureus to the keratinocytes and macrophages. Mapping the differentially activated proteins to biochemical pathways in the human cells with intracellular bacteria revealed cell-type-specific adaptations to bacterial challenges where THP-1 cells prioritized immune defenses, autophagic cell death, and inflammation. In contrast, HaCaT cells emphasized barrier integrity and immune activation. We also observe bacterial modulation of host processes and metabolic shifts. These findings offer valuable insights into the dynamics of S. aureus-host cell interactions, shedding light on modulating host immune responses to S. aureus, which could involve developing immunomodulatory therapies. IMPORTANCE This study uses a chemoproteomic approach to target active ATP-interacting proteins and examines the dynamic proteomic interactions between Staphylococcus aureus and human cell lines THP-1 and HaCaT. It uncovers the distinct responses of macrophages and keratinocytes during bacterial infection. S. aureus demonstrated a tailored response to the intracellular environment of each cell type and adaptation during exposure to professional and non-professional phagocytes. It also highlights strategies employed by S. aureus to persist within host cells. This study offers significant insights into the human cell response to S. aureus infection, illuminating the complex proteomic shifts that underlie the defense mechanisms of macrophages and keratinocytes. Notably, the study underscores the nuanced interplay between the host's metabolic reprogramming and immune strategy, suggesting potential therapeutic targets for enhancing host defense and inhibiting bacterial survival. The findings enhance our understanding of host-pathogen interactions and can inform the development of targeted therapies against S. aureus infections.
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- Stephen Dela Ahator
- Centre for New Antibacterial Strategies (CANS) & Research Group for Host-Microbe Interactions, Department of Medical Biology, Faculty of Health Sciences, UiT–The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
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- Centre for New Antibacterial Strategies (CANS) & Research Group for Host-Microbe Interactions, Department of Medical Biology, Faculty of Health Sciences, UiT–The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
- Norwegian National Advisory Unit on Detection of Antimicrobial Resistance, Department of Microbiology and Infection Control, University Hospital of North Norway, Tromsø, Norway
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- Centre for New Antibacterial Strategies (CANS) & Research Group for Host-Microbe Interactions, Department of Medical Biology, Faculty of Health Sciences, UiT–The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
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- Centre for New Antibacterial Strategies (CANS) & Research Group for Host-Microbe Interactions, Department of Medical Biology, Faculty of Health Sciences, UiT–The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
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Song Y, Sun M, Mu G, Tuo Y. Exopolysaccharide produced by Lactiplantibacillus plantarum Y12 exhibits inhibitory effect on the Shigella flexneri genes expression related to biofilm formation. Int J Biol Macromol 2023; 253:127048. [PMID: 37748596 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.127048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2023] [Revised: 09/20/2023] [Accepted: 09/21/2023] [Indexed: 09/27/2023]
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Shigella is a specific enteric pathogen in humans, causing symptoms of bacterial dysentery. The biofilm formation of S. flexneri contributes to the emergence of multidrug resistance and facilitates the establishment of persistent chronic infections. This study investigated the regulatory effects of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum Y12 exopolysaccharide (L-EPS) on gene expression and its spatial hindrance effects in inhibiting the biofilm formation of S. flexneri. The transcriptome analysis revealed a significant impact of L-EPS on the gene expression profile of S. flexneri, with a total of 968 genes showing significant changes (507 up-regulated and 461 down-regulated). The significantly down-regulated KEGG metabolic pathway enriched in phosphotransferase system, Embden-Meyerhf-Parnas, Citrate cycle, Lipopolysaccharide biosynthesis, Cationic antimicrobial peptide resistance, Two-component system. Moreover, L-EPS significantly down-regulated the gene expression levels of fimbriae synthesis (fimF), lipopolysaccharide synthesis (lptE, lptB), anchor protein repeat domain (arpA), virulence factor (lpp, yqgB), antibiotic resistance (marR, cusB, mdtL, mdlB), heavy metal resistance (zraP), and polysaccharide synthesis (mtgA, mdoB, mdoC). The expression of biofilm regulator factor (bssS) and two-component system suppressor factor (mgrB) were significantly up-regulated. The RT-qPCR results indicated that a major component of L-EPS (L-EPS 2-1) exhibited the gene regulatory effect on the S. flexneri biofilm formation. Furthermore, electrophoresis and isothermal microtitration calorimetry demonstrated that the interaction between L-EPS 2-1 and eDNA is electrostatic dependent on the change in environmental pH, disrupting the stable spatial structure of S. flexneri biofilm. In conclusion, L-EPS inhibited the biofilm formation of S. flexneri through gene regulation and spatial obstruction effects.
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- Yinglong Song
- School of Food Science and Technology, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian 116034, PR China
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- School of Food Science and Technology, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian 116034, PR China
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- School of Food Science and Technology, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian 116034, PR China; Dalian Probiotics Function Research Key Laboratory, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian 116034, PR China.
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- School of Food Science and Technology, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian 116034, PR China.
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Fenton CA, Tang Q, Olson DG, Maloney MI, Bose JL, Lynd LR, Fenton AW. Inhibition of Pyruvate Kinase From Thermoanaerobacterium saccharolyticum by IMP Is Independent of the Extra-C Domain. Front Microbiol 2021; 12:628308. [PMID: 33679651 PMCID: PMC7925390 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.628308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2020] [Accepted: 01/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
Abstract
The pyruvate kinase (PYK) isozyme from Thermoanaerobacterium saccharolyticum (TsPYK) has previously been used in metabolic engineering for improved ethanol production. This isozyme belongs to a subclass of PYK isozymes that include an extra C-domain. Like other isozymes that include this extra C-domain, we found that TsPYK is activated by AMP and ribose-5-phosphate (R5P). Our use of sugar-phosphate analogs generated a surprising result in that IMP and GMP are allosteric inhibitors (rather than activators) of TsPYK. We believe this to be the first report of any PYK isozyme being inhibited by IMP and GMP. A truncated protein that lacks the extra C-domain is also inhibited by IMP. A screen of several other bacterial PYK enzymes (include several that have the extra-C domain) indicates that the inhibition by IMP is specific to only a subset of those isozymes.
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- Christopher A Fenton
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, United States
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- Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, United States.,Oak Ridge National Laboratories, Center for Bioenergy Innovation, Oak Ridge, TN, United States
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- Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, United States.,Oak Ridge National Laboratories, Center for Bioenergy Innovation, Oak Ridge, TN, United States
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- Department of Microbiology, Molecular Genetics and Immunology, The University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, United States
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- Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, United States.,Oak Ridge National Laboratories, Center for Bioenergy Innovation, Oak Ridge, TN, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, United States
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Opening a Novel Biosynthetic Pathway to Dihydroxyacetone and Glycerol in Escherichia coli Mutants through Expression of a Gene Variant ( fsaAA129S) for Fructose 6-Phosphate Aldolase. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21249625. [PMID: 33348713 PMCID: PMC7767278 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21249625] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2020] [Revised: 12/05/2020] [Accepted: 12/15/2020] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Phosphofructokinase (PFK) plays a pivotal role in glycolysis. By deletion of the genes pfkA, pfkB (encoding the two PFK isoenzymes), and zwf (glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase) in Escherichia coli K-12, a mutant strain (GL3) with a complete block in glucose catabolism was created. Introduction of plasmid-borne copies of the fsaA wild type gene (encoding E. coli fructose 6-phosphate aldolase, FSAA) did not allow a bypass by splitting fructose 6-phosphate (F6P) into dihydroxyacetone (DHA) and glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate (G3P). Although FSAA enzyme activity was detected, growth on glucose was not reestablished. A mutant allele encoding for FSAA with an amino acid exchange (Ala129Ser) which showed increased catalytic efficiency for F6P, allowed growth on glucose with a µ of about 0.12 h−1. A GL3 derivative with a chromosomally integrated copy of fsaAA129S (GL4) grew with 0.05 h−1 on glucose. A mutant strain from GL4 where dhaKLM genes were deleted (GL5) excreted DHA. By deletion of the gene glpK (glycerol kinase) and overexpression of gldA (of glycerol dehydrogenase), a strain (GL7) was created which showed glycerol formation (21.8 mM; yield approximately 70% of the theoretically maximal value) as main end product when grown on glucose. A new-to-nature pathway from glucose to glycerol was created.
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Whitaker AM, Naik MT, Mosser RE, Reinhart GD. Propagation of the Allosteric Signal in Phosphofructokinase from Bacillus stearothermophilus Examined by Methyl-Transverse Relaxation-Optimized Spectroscopy Nuclear Magnetic Resonance. Biochemistry 2019; 58:5294-5304. [PMID: 31478644 PMCID: PMC9924234 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.9b00229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
Abstract
Phosphofructokinase from Bacillus stearothermophilus (BsPFK) is a 136 kDa homotetromeric enzyme. Binding of the substrate, fructose 6-phosphate (Fru-6-P), is allosterically regulated by the K-type inhibitor phosphoenolpyruvate (PEP). The allosteric coupling between the substrate and inhibitor is quantified by a standard coupling free energy that defines an equilibrium with the Fru-6-P-bound and PEP-bound complexes on one side and the apo form and ternary complex on the other. Methyl-transverse relaxation-optimized spectroscopy (Me-TROSY) nuclear magnetic resonance was employed to gain structural information about BsPFK in all four states of ligation relevant to the allosteric coupling. BsPFK was uniformly labeled with 15N and 2H and specifically labeled with δ-[13CH3]-isoleucine utilizing an isotopically labeled α-keto acid isoleucine precursor. Me-TROSY experiments were conducted on all four ligation states, and all 30 isoleucines, which are well dispersed throughout each subunit of the enzyme, are well-resolved in chemical shift correlation maps of 13C and 1H. Assignments for 17 isoleucines were determined through three-dimensional HMQC-NOESY experiments with [U-15N,2H];Ileδ1-[13CH3]-BsPFK and complementary HNCA and HNCOCA experiments with [U-2H,15N,13C]-BsPFK. The assignments allowed for the mapping of resonances representing isoleucine residues to a previously determined X-ray crystallography structure. This analysis, performed for all four states of ligation, has allowed specific regions of the enzyme influenced by the binding of allosteric ligands and those involved in the propagation of the allosteric effect to be identified and distinguished from one another.
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- Corresponding Author Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Texas A&M University, 2128 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843-2128. . Phone: (979) 862-2263
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Fructose metabolism in Chromohalobacter salexigens: interplay between the Embden-Meyerhof-Parnas and Entner-Doudoroff pathways. Microb Cell Fact 2019; 18:134. [PMID: 31409414 PMCID: PMC6692947 DOI: 10.1186/s12934-019-1178-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2019] [Accepted: 07/30/2019] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND The halophilic bacterium Chromohalobacter salexigens metabolizes glucose exclusively through the Entner-Doudoroff (ED) pathway, an adaptation which results in inefficient growth, with significant carbon overflow, especially at low salinity. Preliminary analysis of C. salexigens genome suggests that fructose metabolism could proceed through the Entner-Doudoroff and Embden-Meyerhof-Parnas (EMP) pathways. In order to thrive at high salinity, this bacterium relies on the biosynthesis and accumulation of ectoines as major compatible solutes. This metabolic pathway imposes a high metabolic burden due to the consumption of a relevant proportion of cellular resources, including both energy molecules (NADPH and ATP) and carbon building blocks. Therefore, the existence of more than one glycolytic pathway with different stoichiometries may be an advantage for C. salexigens. The aim of this work is to experimentally characterize the metabolism of fructose in C. salexigens. RESULTS Fructose metabolism was analyzed using in silico genome analysis, RT-PCR, isotopic labeling, and genetic approaches. During growth on fructose as the sole carbon source, carbon overflow was not observed in a wide range of salt concentrations, and higher biomass yields were reached. We unveiled the initial steps of the two pathways for fructose incorporation and their links to central metabolism. While glucose is metabolized exclusively through the Entner-Doudoroff (ED) pathway, fructose is also partially metabolized by the Embden-Meyerhof-Parnas (EMP) route. Tracking isotopic label from [1-13C] fructose to ectoines revealed that 81% and 19% of the fructose were metabolized through ED and EMP-like routes, respectively. Activities of enzymes from both routes were demonstrated in vitro by 31P-NMR. Genes encoding predicted fructokinase and 1-phosphofructokinase were cloned and the activities of their protein products were confirmed. Importantly, the protein encoded by csal1534 gene functions as fructose bisphosphatase, although it had been annotated previously as pyrophosphate-dependent phosphofructokinase. The gluconeogenic rather than glycolytic role of this enzyme in vivo is in agreement with the lack of 6-phosphofructokinase activity previously described. CONCLUSIONS Overall, this study shows that C. salexigens possesses a greater metabolic flexibility for fructose catabolism, the ED and EMP pathways contributing to a fine balancing of energy and biosynthetic demands and, subsequently, to a more efficient metabolism.
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Le SB, Heggeset TMB, Haugen T, Nærdal I, Brautaset T. 6-Phosphofructokinase and ribulose-5-phosphate 3-epimerase in methylotrophic Bacillus methanolicus ribulose monophosphate cycle. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2017; 101:4185-4200. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-017-8173-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2016] [Revised: 01/26/2017] [Accepted: 01/31/2017] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Whitaker AM, Reinhart GD. The effect of introducing small cavities on the allosteric inhibition of phosphofructokinase from Bacillus stearothermophilus. Arch Biochem Biophys 2016; 607:1-6. [PMID: 27477958 DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2016.06.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2016] [Revised: 06/07/2016] [Accepted: 06/25/2016] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
Abstract
The allosteric coupling free energy between ligands fructose-6-phosphate (Fru-6-P) and phospho(enol)pyruvate (PEP) for phosphofructokinase-1 (PFK) from the moderate thermophile, Bacillus stearothermophilus (BsPFK), results from compensating enthalpy and entropy components. In BsPFK the positive coupling free energy that defines inhibition is opposite in sign from the negative enthalpy term and is therefore determined by the larger absolute value of the negative entropy term. Variants of BsPFK were made to determine the effect of adding small cavities to the structure on the allosteric function of the enzyme. The BsPFK Ile → Val (cavity containing) mutants have varied values for the coupling free energy between PEP and Fru-6-P, indicating that the modifications altered the effectiveness of PEP as an inhibitor. Notably, the mutation I153V had a substantial positive impact on the magnitude of inhibition by PEP. Van't Hoff analysis determined that this is the result of decreased entropy-enthalpy compensation with a larger change in the enthalpy term compared to the entropy term.
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- Amy M Whitaker
- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Texas A&M University and Texas AgriLife Research, 2128 TAMU, College Station, TX, 77843-2128, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Texas A&M University and Texas AgriLife Research, 2128 TAMU, College Station, TX, 77843-2128, USA.
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McGresham MS, Reinhart GD. Enhancing allosteric inhibition in Thermus thermophilus Phosphofructokinase. Biochemistry 2015; 54:952-8. [PMID: 25531642 PMCID: PMC4310622 DOI: 10.1021/bi501127a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
Abstract
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The
coupling between the binding of the substrate Fru-6-P and the
inhibitor phospho(enol)pyruvate (PEP) in phosphofructokinase
(PFK) from the extreme thermophile Thermus thermophilus is much weaker than that seen in a PFK from Bacillus stearothermophilus. From the crystal structures of Bacillus stearothermophilus PFK (BsPFK) the residues at positions 59, 158, and 215 in BsPFK
are located on the path leading from the allosteric site to the nearest
active site and are part of the intricate hydrogen-bonding network
connecting the two sites. Substituting the corresponding residues
in Thermus thermophilus PFK (TtPFK) with the amino
acids found at these positions in BsPFK allowed us to enhance the
allosteric inhibition by PEP by nearly 3 kcal mol–1 (50-fold) to a value greater than or equal to the coupling observed
in BsPFK. Interestingly, each single variant N59D, A158T, and S215H
produced a roughly 1 kcal mol–1 increase in coupling
free energy of inhibition. The effects of these variants were essentially
additive in the three combinations of double variants N59D/A158T,
N59D/S215H, and A158T/S215H as well as in the triple variant N59D/A158T/S215H.
Consequently, while the hydrogen-bonding network identified is likely
involved in the inhibitory allosteric communication, a model requiring
a linked chain of interactions connecting the sites is not supported
by these data. Despite the fact that the allosteric activator of the
bacterial PFK, MgADP, binds at the same allosteric site, the substitutions
at positions 59, 158, and 215 do not have an equally dramatic effect
on the binding affinity and the allosteric activation by MgADP. The
effect of the S215H and N59D/A158T/S215H substitutions on the activation
by MgADP could not be determined because of a dramatic drop in MgADP
binding affinity that resulted from the S215H substitution. The single
variants N59D and A158T supported binding but showed little change
in the free energy of activation by MgADP compared to the wild type
TtPFK. These results support previous suggestions that heterotropic
inhibition and activation occur by different pathways prokaryotic
PFK.
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- Maria S McGresham
- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Texas A&M University and Texas AgriLife Research , College Station, Texas 77843-2128, United States
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Weaver DS, Keseler IM, Mackie A, Paulsen IT, Karp PD. A genome-scale metabolic flux model of Escherichia coli K-12 derived from the EcoCyc database. BMC SYSTEMS BIOLOGY 2014; 8:79. [PMID: 24974895 PMCID: PMC4086706 DOI: 10.1186/1752-0509-8-79] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2014] [Accepted: 06/19/2014] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Constraint-based models of Escherichia coli metabolic flux have played a key role in computational studies of cellular metabolism at the genome scale. We sought to develop a next-generation constraint-based E. coli model that achieved improved phenotypic prediction accuracy while being frequently updated and easy to use. We also sought to compare model predictions with experimental data to highlight open questions in E. coli biology. RESULTS We present EcoCyc-18.0-GEM, a genome-scale model of the E. coli K-12 MG1655 metabolic network. The model is automatically generated from the current state of EcoCyc using the MetaFlux software, enabling the release of multiple model updates per year. EcoCyc-18.0-GEM encompasses 1445 genes, 2286 unique metabolic reactions, and 1453 unique metabolites. We demonstrate a three-part validation of the model that breaks new ground in breadth and accuracy: (i) Comparison of simulated growth in aerobic and anaerobic glucose culture with experimental results from chemostat culture and simulation results from the E. coli modeling literature. (ii) Essentiality prediction for the 1445 genes represented in the model, in which EcoCyc-18.0-GEM achieves an improved accuracy of 95.2% in predicting the growth phenotype of experimental gene knockouts. (iii) Nutrient utilization predictions under 431 different media conditions, for which the model achieves an overall accuracy of 80.7%. The model's derivation from EcoCyc enables query and visualization via the EcoCyc website, facilitating model reuse and validation by inspection. We present an extensive investigation of disagreements between EcoCyc-18.0-GEM predictions and experimental data to highlight areas of interest to E. coli modelers and experimentalists, including 70 incorrect predictions of gene essentiality on glucose, 80 incorrect predictions of gene essentiality on glycerol, and 83 incorrect predictions of nutrient utilization. CONCLUSION Significant advantages can be derived from the combination of model organism databases and flux balance modeling represented by MetaFlux. Interpretation of the EcoCyc database as a flux balance model results in a highly accurate metabolic model and provides a rigorous consistency check for information stored in the database.
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- Daniel S Weaver
- Bioinformatics Research Group, SRI International, 333 Ravenswood Ave., 94025 Menlo Park, CA, USA
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- Bioinformatics Research Group, SRI International, 333 Ravenswood Ave., 94025 Menlo Park, CA, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Science, Macquarie University, Balaclava Rd, North Ryde NSW 2109, Australia
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- Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Science, Macquarie University, Balaclava Rd, North Ryde NSW 2109, Australia
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- Bioinformatics Research Group, SRI International, 333 Ravenswood Ave., 94025 Menlo Park, CA, USA
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Xie X, Liang Y, Liu H, Liu Y, Xu Q, Zhang C, Chen N. Modification of glycolysis and its effect on the production of L-threonine in Escherichia coli. J Ind Microbiol Biotechnol 2014; 41:1007-15. [PMID: 24671569 DOI: 10.1007/s10295-014-1436-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2013] [Accepted: 03/10/2014] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
Abstract
High concentrations of acetate, the main by-product of Escherichia coli (E. coli) high cell density culture, inhibit bacterial growth and L-threonine production. Since metabolic overflux causes acetate accumulation, we attempted to reduce acetate production by redirecting glycolysis flux to the pentose phosphate pathway by deleting the genes encoding phosphofructokinase (pfk) and/or pyruvate kinase (pyk) in an L-threonine-producing strain of E. coli, THRD. pykF, pykA, pfkA, and pfkB deletion mutants produced less acetate (9.44 ± 0.83, 3.86 ± 0.88, 0.30 ± 0.25, and 6.99 ± 0.85 g/l, respectively) than wild-type THRD cultures (19.75 ± 0.93 g/l). THRDΔpykF and THRDΔpykA produced 11.05 and 5.35 % more L-threonine, and achieved a 10.91 and 5.60 % higher yield on glucose, respectively. While THRDΔpfkA grew more slowly and produced less L-threonine than THRD, THRDΔpfkB produced levels of L-threonine (102.28 ± 2.80 g/l) and a yield on glucose (0.34 g/g) similar to that of THRD. The dual deletion mutant THRDΔpfkBΔpykF also achieved low acetate (7.42 ± 0.81 g/l) and high L-threonine yields (111.37 ± 2.71 g/l). The level of NADPH in THRDΔpfkA cultures was depressed, whereas all other mutants produced more NADPH than THRD did. These results demonstrated that modification of glycolysis in E. coli THRD reduced acetate production and increased accumulation of L-threonine.
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- Xixian Xie
- National and Local United Engineering Lab of Metabolic Control Fermentation Technology, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin, 300457, People's Republic of China
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McGresham MS, Lovingshimer M, Reinhart GD. Allosteric regulation in phosphofructokinase from the extreme thermophile Thermus thermophilus. Biochemistry 2014; 53:270-8. [PMID: 24328040 PMCID: PMC3982590 DOI: 10.1021/bi401402j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
An investigation into the kinetics and regulatory properties of the type-1 phosphofructokinase (PFK) from the extreme thermophile Thermus thermophilus (TtPFK) reveals an enzyme that is inhibited by PEP and activated by ADP by modifying the affinity exhibited for the substrate fructose 6-phosphate (Fru-6-P) in a manner analogous to other prokaryotic PFKs. However, TtPFK binds both of these allosteric ligands significantly more tightly than other bacterial PFKs while effecting a substantially more modest extent of inhibition or activation at 25 °C, reinforcing the principle that binding affinity and effectiveness can be both independent and uncorrelated to one another. These properties have allowed us to establish rigorously that PEP only inhibits by antagonizing the binding of Fru-6-P and not by influencing turnover, a conclusion that requires kcat to be determined under conditions in which both inhibitor and substrate are saturating simultaneously. In addition, the temperature dependence of the allosteric effects on Fru-6-P binding indicate that the coupling free energies are entropy-dominated, as observed previously for PFK from Bacillus stearothermophilus but not for PFK from Escherichia coli , supporting the hypothesis that entropy-dominated allosteric effects may be a characteristic of enzymes derived from thermostable organisms. For such enzymes, the root cause of the allosteric effect may not be easily discerned from static structural information such as that obtained from X-ray crystallography.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Texas A&M University and
Texas AgriLife Research, College Station, TX 77843-2128
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Texas A&M University and
Texas AgriLife Research, College Station, TX 77843-2128
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Mosser R, Reddy MCM, Bruning JB, Sacchettini JC, Reinhart GD. Redefining the role of the quaternary shift in Bacillus stearothermophilus phosphofructokinase. Biochemistry 2013; 52:5421-9. [PMID: 23859543 DOI: 10.1021/bi4002503] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Bacillus stearothermophilus phosphofructokinase (BsPFK) is a homotetramer that is allosterically inhibited by phosphoenolpyruvate (PEP), which binds along one dimer-dimer interface. The substrate, fructose 6-phosphate (Fru-6-P), binds along the other dimer-dimer interface. Evans et al. observed that the structure with inhibitor (phosphoglycolate) bound, compared to the structure of wild-type BsPFK with substrate and activator bound, exhibits a 7° rotation about the substrate-binding interface, termed the quaternary shift [Schirmer, T., and Evans, P. R. (1990) Nature 343, 140-145]. We report that the variant D12A BsPFK exhibits a 100-fold increase in its binding affinity for PEP, a 50-fold decrease in its binding affinity for Fru-6-P, but an inhibitory coupling comparable to that of the wild type. Crystal structures of the apo and PEP-bound forms of D12A BsPFK have been determined (Protein Data Bank entries 4I36 and 4I7E , respectively), and both indicate a shifted structure similar to the inhibitor-bound structure of the wild type. D12 does not directly bind to either substrate or inhibitor and is located along the substrate-binding interface. A conserved hydrogen bond between D12 and T156 forms across the substrate-binding subunit-subunit interface in the substrate-bound form of BsPFK. The variant T156A BsPFK, when compared to the wild type, shows a 30-fold increase in PEP binding affinity, a 17-fold decrease in Fru-6-P binding affinity, and an estimated coupling that is also approximately equal to that of the wild type. In addition, the T156A BsPFK crystal structure bound to PEP is reported (Protein Data Bank entry 4I4I ), and it exhibits a shifted structure similar to that of D12A BsPFK and the inhibitor-bound structure of the wild type. The results suggest that the main role of the quaternary shift may be to influence ligand binding and not to cause the heterotropic allosteric inhibition per se.
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- Rockann Mosser
- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Texas A&M University, and Texas A&M AgriLife Research, College Station, TX 77843-2128, USA
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Wang Y, San KY, Bennett GN. Improvement of NADPH bioavailability in Escherichia coli through the use of phosphofructokinase deficient strains. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2013; 97:6883-93. [PMID: 23558585 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-013-4859-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2012] [Revised: 03/11/2013] [Accepted: 03/13/2013] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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NADPH-dependent reactions play important roles in production of industrially valuable compounds. In this study, we used phosphofructokinase (PFK)-deficient strains to direct fructose-6-phosphate to be oxidized through the pentose phosphate pathway (PPP) to increase NADPH generation. pfkA or pfkB single deletion and double-deletion strains were tested for their ability to produce lycopene. Since lycopene biosynthesis requires many NADPH, levels of lycopene were compared in a set of isogenic strains, with the pfkA single deletion strain showing the highest lycopene yield. Using another NADPH-requiring process, a one-step reduction reaction of 2-chloroacrylate to 2-chloropropionic acid by 2-haloacrylate reductase, the pfkA pfkB double-deletion strain showed the highest yield of 2-chloropropionic acid product. The combined effect of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase overexpression or lactate dehydrogenase deletion with PFK deficiency on NADPH bioavailability was also studied. The results indicated that the flux distribution of fructose-6-phosphate between glycolysis and the pentose phosphate pathway determines the amount of NAPDH available for reductive biosynthesis.
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- Yipeng Wang
- Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, MS-140, Rice University, 6100 Main Street, Houston, TX 77005-1892, USA
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A pathway closely related to the (D)-tagatose pathway of gram-negative enterobacteria identified in the gram-positive bacterium Bacillus licheniformis. Appl Environ Microbiol 2013; 79:3511-5. [PMID: 23524682 DOI: 10.1128/aem.03918-12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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We report the first identification of a gene cluster involved in d-tagatose catabolism in Bacillus licheniformis. The pathway is closely related to the d-tagatose pathway of the Gram-negative bacterium Klebsiella oxytoca, in contrast to the d-tagatose 6-phosphate pathway described in the Gram-positive bacterium Staphylococcus aureus.
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Phong WY, Lin W, Rao SPS, Dick T, Alonso S, Pethe K. Characterization of phosphofructokinase activity in Mycobacterium tuberculosis reveals that a functional glycolytic carbon flow is necessary to limit the accumulation of toxic metabolic intermediates under hypoxia. PLoS One 2013; 8:e56037. [PMID: 23409118 PMCID: PMC3567006 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0056037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2012] [Accepted: 01/04/2013] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Metabolic versatility has been increasingly recognized as a major virulence mechanism that enables Mycobacterium tuberculosis to persist in many microenvironments encountered in its host. Glucose is one of the most abundant carbon sources that is exploited by many pathogenic bacteria in the human host. M. tuberculosis has an intact glycolytic pathway that is highly conserved in all clinical isolates sequenced to date suggesting that glucose may represent a non-negligible source of carbon and energy for this pathogen in vivo. Fructose-6-phosphate phosphorylation represents the key-committing step in glycolysis and is catalyzed by a phosphofructokinase (PFK) activity. Two genes, pfkA and pfkB have been annotated to encode putative PFK in M. tuberculosis. Here, we show that PFKA is the sole PFK enzyme in M. tuberculosis with no functional redundancy with PFKB. PFKA is required for growth on glucose as sole carbon source. In co-metabolism experiments, we report that disruption of the glycolytic pathway at the PFK step results in intracellular accumulation of sugar-phosphates that correlated with significant impairment of the cell viability. Concomitantly, we found that the presence of glucose is highly toxic for the long-term survival of hypoxic non-replicating mycobacteria, suggesting that accumulation of glucose-derived toxic metabolites does occur in the absence of sustained aerobic respiration. The culture medium traditionally used to study the physiology of hypoxic mycobacteria is supplemented with glucose. In this medium, M. tuberculosis can survive for only 7-10 days in a true non-replicating state before death is observed. By omitting glucose in the medium this period could be extended for up to at least 40 days without significant viability loss. Therefore, our study suggests that glycolysis leads to accumulation of glucose-derived toxic metabolites that limits long-term survival of hypoxic mycobacteria. Such toxic effect is exacerbated when the glycolytic pathway is disrupted at the PKF step.
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- Wai Yee Phong
- Novartis Institute for Tropical Diseases, Singapore, Singapore
- Department of Microbiology, Immunology Programme, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, Life Sciences Institute, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology Programme, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, Life Sciences Institute, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
- Singapore-Massachusetts Institute of Technology Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART), CREATE NUS Campus, Singapore, Singapore
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- Novartis Institute for Tropical Diseases, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology Programme, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, Life Sciences Institute, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
- Singapore-Massachusetts Institute of Technology Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART), CREATE NUS Campus, Singapore, Singapore
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- Novartis Institute for Tropical Diseases, Singapore, Singapore
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Mosser R, Reddy MCM, Bruning JB, Sacchettini JC, Reinhart GD. Structure of the apo form of Bacillus stearothermophilus phosphofructokinase. Biochemistry 2012; 51:769-75. [PMID: 22212099 DOI: 10.1021/bi201548p] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The crystal structure of the unliganded form of Bacillus stearothermophilus phosphofructokinase (BsPFK) was determined using molecular replacement to 2.8 Å resolution (Protein Data Bank entry 3U39 ). The apo BsPFK structure serves as the basis for the interpretation of any structural changes seen in the binary or ternary complexes. When the apo BsPFK structure is compared with the previously published liganded structures of BsPFK, the structural impact that the binding of the ligands produces is revealed. This comparison shows that the apo form of BsPFK resembles the substrate-bound form of BsPFK, a finding that differs from previous predictions.
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- Rockann Mosser
- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Texas A&M University and Texas AgriLife Research, College Station, Texas 77843-2128, United States
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Tie C, Reinhart GD. An in vivo approach to isolating allosteric pathways using hybrid multimeric proteins. Methods Mol Biol 2012; 796:307-315. [PMID: 22052497 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-61779-334-9_16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Hybrid tetramers of Escherichia coli phosphofructokinase (EC 2.7.1.11; EcPFK) have been used to dissect the complicated allosteric interactions within the native tetramer. The method used previously to generate hybrids in vitro involves dissociation of the parent proteins with KSCN followed by re-association as KSCN is removed via dialysis. However, this procedure is time consuming and is plagued with low hybrid yields. Consequently, we have attempted to produce hybrids more quickly and with potentially higher yields in vivo by co-expressing the parental EcPFK protein in E. coli. Wild-type EcPFK gene was cloned into pALTER-Ex2 and pALTER-1, respectively. Site-directed mutagenesis was performed to make mutant EcPFK gene in pALTER-1. Since each vector has a different origin of replication and antibiotic selection marker, we were able to co-transform both plasmids to competent E. coli cells. Following an affinity purification column, anion-exchange chromatography was used to separate the five hybrid species (4:0, 3:1, 2:2, 1:3, 0:4). While all five hybrid species were obtained, the amount 1:3 and 0:4 hybrids were very small. By changing the expression vector for the mutant EcPFK protein from pALTER-1 to pALTER-Ex1 and the charge-tag mutations from K2E/K3E to K90E/K91E, the yield of 1:3 hybrid was substantially increased. The in vivo method does increase the yield of the hybrids produced while decreasing the time required for their isolation.
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- Cuijuan Tie
- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Texas A&M University and Texas AgriLife Research, College Station, TX, USA
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Šmerc A, Sodja E, Legiša M. Posttranslational modification of 6-phosphofructo-1-kinase as an important feature of cancer metabolism. PLoS One 2011; 6:e19645. [PMID: 21573193 PMCID: PMC3087806 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0019645] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2010] [Accepted: 04/12/2011] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Background Human cancers consume larger amounts of glucose compared to normal tissues with most being converted and excreted as lactate despite abundant oxygen availability (Warburg effect). The underlying higher rate of glycolysis is therefore at the root of tumor formation and growth. Normal control of glycolytic allosteric enzymes appears impaired in tumors; however, the phenomenon has not been fully resolved. Methodology/Principal Findings In the present paper, we show evidence that the native 85-kDa 6-phosphofructo-1-kinase (PFK1), a key regulatory enzyme of glycolysis that is normally under the control of feedback inhibition, undergoes posttranslational modification. After proteolytic cleavage of the C-terminal portion of the enzyme, an active, shorter 47-kDa fragment was formed that was insensitive to citrate and ATP inhibition. In tumorigenic cell lines, only the short fragments but not the native 85-kDa PFK1 were detected by immunoblotting. Similar fragments were detected also in a tumor tissue that developed in mice after the subcutaneous infection with tumorigenic B16-F10 cells. Based on limited proteolytic digestion of the rabbit muscle PFK-M, an active citrate inhibition-resistant shorter form was obtained, indicating that a single posttranslational modification step was possible. The exact molecular masses of the active shorter PFK1 fragments were determined by inserting the truncated genes constructed from human muscle PFK1 cDNA into a pfk null E. coli strain. Two E. coli transformants encoding for the modified PFK1s of 45,551 Da and 47,835 Da grew in glucose medium. The insertion of modified truncated human pfkM genes also stimulated glucose consumption and lactate excretion in stable transfectants of non-tumorigenic human HEK cell, suggesting the important role of shorter PFK1 fragments in enhancing glycolytic flux. Conclusions/Significance Posttranslational modification of PFK1 enzyme might be the pivotal factor of deregulated glycolytic flux in tumors that in combination with altered signaling mechanisms essentially supports fast proliferation of cancer cells.
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- Andreja Šmerc
- Department of Biotechnology, National Institute of Chemistry, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Biotechnology, National Institute of Chemistry, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Biotechnology, National Institute of Chemistry, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Chin JW, Cirino PC. Improved NADPH supply for xylitol production by engineered Escherichia coli with glycolytic mutations. Biotechnol Prog 2011; 27:333-41. [PMID: 21344680 DOI: 10.1002/btpr.559] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2010] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Escherichia coli engineered to uptake xylose while metabolizing glucose was previously shown to produce high levels of xylitol from a mixture of glucose and xylose when expressing NADPH-dependent xylose reductase from Candida boidinii (CbXR) (Cirino et al., Biotechnol Bioeng. 2006;95:1167-1176). We then described the effects of deletions of key metabolic pathways (e.g., Embden-Meyerhof-Parnas and pentose phosphate pathway) and reactions (e.g., transhydrogenase and NADH dehydrogenase) on resting-cell xylitol yield (Y RPG: moles of xylitol produced per mole of glucose consumed) (Chin et al., Biotechnol Bioeng. 2009;102:209-220). These prior results demonstrated the importance of direct NADPH supply by NADP+-utilizing enzymes in central metabolism for driving heterologous NADPH-dependent reactions. This study describes strain modifications that improve coupling between glucose catabolism (oxidation) and xylose reduction using two fundamentally different strategies. We first examined the effects of deleting the phosphofructokinase (pfk) gene(s) on growth-uncoupled xylitol production and found that deleting both pfkA and sthA (encoding the E. coli-soluble transhydrogenase) improved the xylitol Y RPG from 3.4 ± 0.6 to 5.4 ± 0.4. The second strategy focused on coupling aerobic growth on glucose to xylitol production by deleting pgi (encoding phosphoglucose isomerase) and sthA. Impaired growth due to imbalanced NADPH metabolism (Sauer et al., J Biol Chem. 2004;279:6613-6619) was alleviated upon expressing CbXR, resulting in xylitol production similar to that of the growth-uncoupled precursor strains but with much less acetate secretion and more efficient utilization of glucose. Intracellular nicotinamide cofactor levels were also quantified, and the magnitude of the change in the NADPH/NADP+ ratio measured from cells consuming glucose in the absence vs. presence of xylose showed a strong correlation to the resulting Y RPG.
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- Jonathan W Chin
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA
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Usenik A, Legiša M. Evolution of allosteric citrate binding sites on 6-phosphofructo-1-kinase. PLoS One 2010; 5:e15447. [PMID: 21124851 PMCID: PMC2990764 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0015447] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2010] [Accepted: 09/22/2010] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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As an important part of metabolism, metabolic flux through the glycolytic pathway is tightly regulated. The most complex control is exerted on 6-phosphofructo-1-kinase (PFK1) level; this control overrules the regulatory role of other allosteric enzymes. Among other effectors, citrate has been reported to play a vital role in the suppression of this enzyme's activity. In eukaryotes, amino acid residues forming the allosteric binding site for citrate are found both on the N- and the C-terminal region of the enzyme. These site has evolved from the phosphoenolpyruvate/ADP binding site of bacterial PFK1 due to the processes of duplication and tandem fusion of prokaryotic ancestor gene followed by the divergence of the catalytic and effector binding sites. Stricter inhibition of the PFK1 enzyme was needed during the evolution of multi-cellular organisms, and the most stringent control of PFK1 by citrate occurs in vertebrates. By substituting a single amino acid (K557R or K617A) as a component of the allosteric binding site in the C-terminal region of human muscle type PFK-M with a residue found in the corresponding site of a fungal enzyme, the inhibitory effect of citrate was attenuated. Moreover, the proteins carrying these single mutations enabled growth of E. coli transformants encoding mutated human PFK-M in a glucose-containing medium that did not support the growth of E. coli transformed with native human PFK-M. Substitution of another residue at the citrate-binding site (D591V) of human PFK-M resulted in the complete loss of activity. Detailed analyses revealed that the mutated PFK-M subunits formed dimers but were unable to associate into the active tetrameric holoenzyme. These results suggest that stricter control over glycolytic flux developed in metazoans, whose somatic cells are largely characterized by slow proliferation.
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- Aleksandra Usenik
- Department of Biotechnology, National Institute of Chemistry, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Biotechnology, National Institute of Chemistry, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Capuder M, Šolar T, Benčina M, Legiša M. Highly active, citrate inhibition resistant form of Aspergillus niger 6-phosphofructo-1-kinase encoded by a modified pfkA gene. J Biotechnol 2009; 144:51-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2009.04.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2009] [Revised: 03/20/2009] [Accepted: 04/03/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Mony BM, Mehta M, Jarori GK, Sharma S. Plant-like phosphofructokinase from Plasmodium falciparum belongs to a novel class of ATP-dependent enzymes. Int J Parasitol 2009; 39:1441-53. [PMID: 19505469 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2009.05.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2009] [Revised: 04/23/2009] [Accepted: 05/05/2009] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Malaria parasite-infected erythrocytes exhibit enhanced glucose utilisation and 6-phospho-1-fructokinase (PFK) is a key enzyme in glycolysis. Here we present the characterisation of PFK from the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. Of the two putative PFK genes on chromosome 9 (PfPFK9) and 11 (PfPFK11), only the PfPFK9 gene appeared to possess all the catalytic features appropriate for PFK activity. The deduced PfPFK proteins contain domains homologous to the plant-like pyrophosphate (PPi)-dependent PFK beta and alpha subunits, which are quite different from the human erythrocyte PFK protein. The PfPFK9 gene beta and alpha regions were cloned and expressed as His(6)- and GST-tagged proteins in Escherichia coli. Complementation of PFK-deficient E. coli and activity analysis of purified recombinant proteins confirmed that PfPFK9beta possessed catalytic activity. Monoclonal antibodies against the recombinant beta protein confirmed that the PfPFK9 protein has beta and alpha domains fused into a 200 kDa protein, as opposed to the independent subunits found in plants. Despite an overall structural similarity to plant PPi-PFKs, the recombinant protein and the parasite extract exhibited only ATP-dependent enzyme activity, and none with PPi. Unlike host PFK, the Plasmodium PFK was insensitive to fructose-2,6-bisphosphate (F-2,6-bP), phosphoenolpyruvate (PEP) and citrate. A comparison of the deduced PFK proteins from several protozoan PFK genome databases implicates a unique class of ATP-dependent PFK present amongst the apicomplexan protozoans.
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- Binny M Mony
- Department of Biological Sciences, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Homi Bhabha Road, Mumbai 400 005, Maharashtra, India.
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Fenton AW, Hutchinson M. The pH dependence of the allosteric response of human liver pyruvate kinase to fructose-1,6-bisphosphate, ATP, and alanine. Arch Biochem Biophys 2009; 484:16-23. [PMID: 19467627 DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2009.01.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2008] [Revised: 01/12/2009] [Accepted: 01/13/2009] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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The allosteric regulation of human liver pyruvate kinase (hL-PYK) by fructose-1,6-bisphosphate (Fru-1,6-BP; activator), ATP (inhibitor) and alanine (Ala; inhibitor) was monitored over a pH range from 6.5 to 8.0 at 37 degrees C. As a function of increasing pH, hL-PYK's affinity for the substrate phosphoenolpyruvate (PEP), and for Fru-1,6-BP decreases, while affinities for ATP and alanine slightly increases. At pH 6.5, Fru-1,6-BP and ATP elicit only small allosteric impacts on PEP affinity. As pH increases, Fru-1,6-BP and ATP elicit greater allosteric responses, but the response to alanine is relatively constant. Since the magnitudes of the allosteric coupling for ATP and for alanine inhibition are different and the pH dependences of these magnitudes are not similar, these inhibitors likely elicit their responses using different molecular mechanisms. In addition, our results fail to support a general correlation between pH dependent changes in effector affinity and pH dependent changes in the corresponding allosteric response.
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- Aron W Fenton
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The University of Kansas Medical Center, MS 3030, 3901 Rainbow Boulevard, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA.
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