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Zhang J, Lin L, Wei W, Wei D. Identification, Characterization, and Computer-Aided Rational Design of a Novel Thermophilic Esterase from Geobacillus subterraneus, and Application in the Synthesis of Cinnamyl Acetate. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 2024; 196:3553-3575. [PMID: 37713064 DOI: 10.1007/s12010-023-04697-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/16/2023] [Indexed: 09/16/2023]
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Investigation of a novel thermophilic esterase gene from Geobacillus subterraneus DSMZ 13552 indicated a high amino acid sequence similarity of 25.9% to a reported esterase from Geobacillus sp. A strategy that integrated computer-aided rational design tools was developed to select mutation sites. Six mutants were selected from four criteria based on the simulated saturation mutation (including 19 amino acid residues) results. Of these, the mutants Q78Y and G119A were found to retain 87% and 27% activity after incubation at 70 °C for 20 min, compared with the 19% activity for the wild type. Subsequently, a double-point mutant (Q78Y/G119A) was obtained and identified with optimal temperature increase from 65 to 70 °C and a 41.51% decrease in Km. The obtained T1/2 values of 42.2 min (70 °C) and 16.9 min (75 °C) for Q78Y/G119A showed increases of 340% and 412% compared with that in the wild type. Q78Y/G119A was then employed as a biocatalyst to synthesize cinnamyl acetate, for which the conversion rate reached 99.40% with 0.3 M cinnamyl alcohol at 60 °C. The results validated the enhanced enzymatic properties of the mutant and indicated better prospects for industrial application as compared to that in the wild type. This study reported a method by which an enzyme could evolve to achieve enhanced thermostability, thereby increasing its potential for industrial applications, which could also be expanded to other esterases.
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- Jin Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, Newworld Institute of Biotechnology, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Shanghai Institute of Technology, Shanghai, 201418, People's Republic of China
- Research Laboratory for Functional Nanomaterial, National Engineering Research Center for Nanotechnology, Shanghai, 200241, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, Newworld Institute of Biotechnology, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, People's Republic of China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, Newworld Institute of Biotechnology, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, People's Republic of China
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Romero G, Contreras LM, Aguirre Céspedes C, Wilkesman J, Clemente-Jiménez JM, Rodríguez-Vico F, Las Heras-Vázquez FJ. Efficiency Assessment between Entrapment and Covalent Bond Immobilization of Mutant β-Xylosidase onto Chitosan Support. Polymers (Basel) 2023; 15:3170. [PMID: 37571063 PMCID: PMC10421103 DOI: 10.3390/polym15153170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2023] [Revised: 07/17/2023] [Accepted: 07/23/2023] [Indexed: 08/13/2023] Open
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The Y509E mutant of β-xylosidase from Geobacillus stearothermophilus (XynB2Y509E) (which also bears xylanase activity) has been immobilized in chitosan spheres through either entrapment or covalent bond formation methods. The maximum immobilization yield by entrapment was achieved by chitosan beads developed using a 2% chitosan solution after 1 h of maturation time in CFG buffer with ethanol. On the other hand, the highest value in covalent bond immobilization was observed when employing chitosan beads that were prepared from a 2% chitosan solution after 4 h of activation in 1% glutaraldehyde solution at pH 8. The activity expressed after immobilization by covalent bonding was 23% higher compared to the activity expressed following entrapment immobilization, with values of 122.3 and 99.4 IU.g-1, respectively. Kinetic data revealed that catalytic turnover values were decreased as compared to a free counterpart. Both biocatalysts showed increased thermal and pH stability, along with an improved storage capacity, as they retained 88% and 40% of their activity after being stored at 4 °C for two months. Moreover, XynB2Y509E immobilized by covalent binding also exhibited outstanding reusability, retaining 92% of activity after 10 cycles of reuse. In conclusion, our results suggest that the covalent bond method appears to be the best choice for XynB2Y509E immobilization.
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- Gabriela Romero
- Center for Environmental, Biological and Chemical Research, Experimental Faculty of Sciences and Technology, University of Carabobo, Valencia 2001, Venezuela; (G.R.); (J.W.)
- Department of Basic Sciences, School of Bioanalysis, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Carabobo, Naguanagua 2005, Venezuela
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- Center for Environmental, Biological and Chemical Research, Experimental Faculty of Sciences and Technology, University of Carabobo, Valencia 2001, Venezuela; (G.R.); (J.W.)
- Department of Chemistry and Physics, University of Almeria, Building CITE 1, Carretera de Sacramento s/n, La Cañada de San Urbano, 04120 Almeria, Spain; (J.M.C.-J.); (F.R.-V.)
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- Centro de Energía, Department of Environmental Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción, Casilla 297, Concepción 4090541, Chile;
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- Center for Environmental, Biological and Chemical Research, Experimental Faculty of Sciences and Technology, University of Carabobo, Valencia 2001, Venezuela; (G.R.); (J.W.)
- Institute for Biochemistry, University of Applied Sciences Mannheim, Paul-Wittsack-Straße 10, D-68163 Mannheim, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Physics, University of Almeria, Building CITE 1, Carretera de Sacramento s/n, La Cañada de San Urbano, 04120 Almeria, Spain; (J.M.C.-J.); (F.R.-V.)
- Campus de Excelencia Internacional Agroalimentario ceiA3, University of Almeria, 04120 Almeria, Spain
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- Department of Chemistry and Physics, University of Almeria, Building CITE 1, Carretera de Sacramento s/n, La Cañada de San Urbano, 04120 Almeria, Spain; (J.M.C.-J.); (F.R.-V.)
- Campus de Excelencia Internacional Agroalimentario ceiA3, University of Almeria, 04120 Almeria, Spain
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- Department of Chemistry and Physics, University of Almeria, Building CITE 1, Carretera de Sacramento s/n, La Cañada de San Urbano, 04120 Almeria, Spain; (J.M.C.-J.); (F.R.-V.)
- Campus de Excelencia Internacional Agroalimentario ceiA3, University of Almeria, 04120 Almeria, Spain
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Xylan Deconstruction by Thermophilic Thermoanaerobacterium bryantii Hemicellulases Is Stimulated by Two Oxidoreductases. Catalysts 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/catal12020182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Thermoanaerobacterium bryantii strain mel9T is a thermophilic bacterium isolated from a waste pile of a corn-canning factory. The genome of T. bryantii mel9T was sequenced and a hemicellulase gene cluster was identified. The cluster encodes seven putative enzymes, which are likely an endoxylanase, an α-glucuronidase, two oxidoreductases, two β-xylosidases, and one acetyl xylan esterase. These genes were designated tbxyn10A, tbagu67A, tbheoA, tbheoB, tbxyl52A, tbxyl39A, and tbaxe1A, respectively. Only TbXyn10A released reducing sugars from birchwood xylan, as shown by thin-layer chromatography analysis. The five components of the hemicellulase cluster (TbXyn10A, TbXyl39A, TbXyl52A, TbAgu67A, and TbAxe1A) functioned in synergy to hydrolyze birchwood xylan. Surprisingly, the two putative oxidoreductases increased the enzymatic activities of the gene products from the xylanolytic gene cluster in the presence of NADH and manganese ions. The two oxidoreductases were therefore named Hemicellulase-Enhancing Oxidoreductases (HEOs). All seven enzymes were thermophilic and acted in synergy to degrade xylans at 60 °C. Except for TbXyn10A, the other enzymes encoded by the gene cluster were conserved with high amino acid identities (85–100%) in three other Thermoanaerobacterium species. The conservation of the gene cluster is, therefore, suggestive of an important role of these enzymes in xylan degradation by these bacteria. The mechanism for enhancement of hemicellulose degradation by the HEOs is under investigation. It is anticipated, however, that the discovery of these new actors in hemicellulose deconstruction will have a significant impact on plant cell wall deconstruction in the biofuel industry.
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Romero G, Contreras LM, Aguirre C, Wilkesman J, Clemente-Jiménez JM, Rodríguez-Vico F, Las Heras-Vázquez FJ. Characterization of Cross-Linked Enzyme Aggregates of the Y509E Mutant of a Glycoside Hydrolase Family 52 β-xylosidase from G. stearothermophilus. Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26020451. [PMID: 33467076 PMCID: PMC7830863 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26020451] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2020] [Revised: 01/13/2021] [Accepted: 01/14/2021] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Cross-linked enzyme aggregates (CLEAs) of the Y509E mutant of glycoside hydrolase family 52 β-xylosidase from Geobacillus stearothermophilus with dual activity of β-xylosidase and xylanase (XynB2Y509E) were prepared. Ammonium sulfate was used as the precipitant agent, and glutaraldehyde as cross-linking agent. The optimum conditions were found to be 90% ammonium sulfate, 12.5 mM glutaraldehyde, 3 h of cross-linking reaction at 25 °C, and pH 8.5. Under these (most effective) conditions, XynB2Y509E-CLEAs retained 92.3% of their original β-xylosidase activity. Biochemical characterization of both crude and immobilized enzymes demonstrated that the maximum pH and temperature after immobilization remained unchanged (pH 6.5 and 65 °C). Moreover, an improvement in pH stability and thermostability was also found after immobilization. Analysis of kinetic parameters shows that the K
m value of XynB2Y509E-CLEAs obtained was slightly higher than that of free XynB2Y509E (1.2 versus 0.9 mM). Interestingly, the xylanase activity developed by the mutation was also conserved after the immobilization process.
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- Gabriela Romero
- Center for Environmental, Biological and Chemical Research, Experimental Faculty of Sciences and Technology, University of Carabobo, Valencia 2001, Venezuela; (G.R.); (L.M.C.); (J.W.)
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- Center for Environmental, Biological and Chemical Research, Experimental Faculty of Sciences and Technology, University of Carabobo, Valencia 2001, Venezuela; (G.R.); (L.M.C.); (J.W.)
- Department of Chemistry and Physics, University of Almeria, Building CITE I, Carretera de Sacramento s/n, La Cañada de San Urbano, 04120 Almería, Spain; (J.M.C.-J.); (F.R.-V.)
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- Centro de Investigación en Biodiversidad y Ambientes Sustentables (CIBAS), Department of Environmental Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción, Casilla 297, Concepción 4090541, Chile;
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- Center for Environmental, Biological and Chemical Research, Experimental Faculty of Sciences and Technology, University of Carabobo, Valencia 2001, Venezuela; (G.R.); (L.M.C.); (J.W.)
- Institute for Biochemistry, University of Applied Sciences Mannheim, Paul-Wittsack-Straße 10, D-68163 Mannheim, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Physics, University of Almeria, Building CITE I, Carretera de Sacramento s/n, La Cañada de San Urbano, 04120 Almería, Spain; (J.M.C.-J.); (F.R.-V.)
- Campus de Excelencia Internacional Agroalimentario ceiA3, University of Almeria, 04120 Almería, Spain
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- Department of Chemistry and Physics, University of Almeria, Building CITE I, Carretera de Sacramento s/n, La Cañada de San Urbano, 04120 Almería, Spain; (J.M.C.-J.); (F.R.-V.)
- Campus de Excelencia Internacional Agroalimentario ceiA3, University of Almeria, 04120 Almería, Spain
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- Department of Chemistry and Physics, University of Almeria, Building CITE I, Carretera de Sacramento s/n, La Cañada de San Urbano, 04120 Almería, Spain; (J.M.C.-J.); (F.R.-V.)
- Campus de Excelencia Internacional Agroalimentario ceiA3, University of Almeria, 04120 Almería, Spain
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +34-950-015055
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Teramoto K, Tsutsui S, Sato T, Fujimoto Z, Kaneko S. Substrate Specificities of GH8, GH39, and GH52 β-xylosidases from Bacillus halodurans C-125 Toward Substituted Xylooligosaccharides. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 2021; 193:1042-1055. [PMID: 33394289 DOI: 10.1007/s12010-020-03451-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2020] [Accepted: 11/08/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Substrate specificities of glycoside hydrolase families 8 (Rex), 39 (BhXyl39), and 52 (BhXyl52) β-xylosidases from Bacillus halodurans C-125 were investigated. BhXyl39 hydrolyzed xylotriose most efficiently among the linear xylooligosaccharides. The activity decreased in the order of xylohexaose > xylopentaose > xylotetraose and it had little effect on xylobiose. In contrast, BhXyl52 hydrolyzed xylobiose and xylotriose most efficiently, and its activity decreased when the main chain became longer as follows: xylotetraose > xylopentaose > xylohexaose. Rex produced O-β-D-xylopyranosyl-(1 → 4)-[O-α-L-arabinofuranosyl-(1 → 3)]-O-β-D-xylopyranosyl-(1 → 4)-β-D-xylopyranose (Ara2Xyl3) and O-β-D-xylopyranosyl-(1 → 4)-[O-4-O-methyl-α-D-glucuronopyranosyl-(l → 2)]-β-D-xylopyranosyl-(1 → 4)-β-D-xylopyranose (MeGlcA2Xyl3), which lost a xylose residue from the reducing end of O-β-D-xylopyranosyl-(1 → 4)-[O-α-L-arabinofuranosyl-(1 → 3)]-O-β-D-xylopyranosyl-(1 → 4)-β-D-xylopyranosyl-(1 → 4)-β-D-xylopyranose (Ara3Xyl4) and O-β-D-xylopyranosyl-(1 → 4)-[O-4-O-methyl-α-D-glucuronopyranosyl-(1 → 2)]-β-D-xylopyranosyl-(1 → 4)-β-D-xylopyranosyl-(1 → 4)-β-D-xylopyranose (MeGlcA3Xyl4). It was considered that there is no space to accommodate side chains at subsite -1. BhXyl39 rapidly hydrolyzes the non-reducing-end xylose linkages of MeGlcA3Xyl4, while the arabinose branch does not significantly affect the enzyme activity because it degrades Ara3Xyl4 as rapidly as unmodified xylotetraose. The model structure suggested that BhXyl39 enhanced the activity for MeGlcA3Xyl4 by forming a hydrogen bond between glucuronic acid and Lys265. BhXyl52 did not hydrolyze Ara3Xyl4 and MeGlcA3Xyl4 because it has a narrow substrate binding pocket and 2- and 3-hydroxyl groups of xylose at subsite +1 hydrogen bond to the enzyme.
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- Koji Teramoto
- Department of Subtropical Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture, University of the Ryukyus, 1 Senbaru, Nishihara, Okinawa, 903-0213, Japan
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- Department of Subtropical Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture, University of the Ryukyus, 1 Senbaru, Nishihara, Okinawa, 903-0213, Japan.,The United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Kagoshima University, Korimoto, Kagoshima, 890-0065, Japan
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- Advanced Analysis Center, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO), 2-1-2 Kannondai, Tsukuba, 305-8602, Japan
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- Advanced Analysis Center, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO), 2-1-2 Kannondai, Tsukuba, 305-8602, Japan
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- Department of Subtropical Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture, University of the Ryukyus, 1 Senbaru, Nishihara, Okinawa, 903-0213, Japan. .,The United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Kagoshima University, Korimoto, Kagoshima, 890-0065, Japan.
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A novel β-xylosidase from Anoxybacillus sp. 3M towards an improved agro-industrial residues saccharification. Int J Biol Macromol 2019; 122:1224-1234. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2018.09.075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2018] [Revised: 09/11/2018] [Accepted: 09/12/2018] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Solomon HV, Tabachnikov O, Lansky S, Salama R, Feinberg H, Shoham Y, Shoham G. Structure-function relationships in Gan42B, an intracellular GH42 β-galactosidase from Geobacillus stearothermophilus. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015; 71:2433-48. [PMID: 26627651 DOI: 10.1107/s1399004715018672] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2015] [Accepted: 10/05/2015] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Geobacillus stearothermophilus T-6 is a Gram-positive thermophilic soil bacterium that contains a battery of degrading enzymes for the utilization of plant cell-wall polysaccharides, including xylan, arabinan and galactan. A 9.4 kb gene cluster has recently been characterized in G. stearothermophilus that encodes a number of galactan-utilization elements. A key enzyme of this degradation system is Gan42B, an intracellular GH42 β-galactosidase capable of hydrolyzing short β-1,4-galactosaccharides into galactose units, making it of high potential for various biotechnological applications. The Gan42B monomer is made up of 686 amino acids, and based on sequence homology it was suggested that Glu323 is the catalytic nucleophile and Glu159 is the catalytic acid/base. In the current study, the detailed three-dimensional structure of wild-type Gan42B (at 2.45 Å resolution) and its catalytic mutant E323A (at 2.50 Å resolution), as determined by X-ray crystallography, are reported. These structures demonstrate that the three-dimensional structure of the Gan42B monomer generally correlates with the overall fold observed for GH42 proteins, consisting of three main domains: an N-terminal TIM-barrel domain, a smaller mixed α/β domain, and the smallest all-β domain at the C-terminus. The two catalytic residues are located in the TIM-barrel domain in a pocket-like active site such that their carboxylic functional groups are about 5.3 Å from each other, consistent with a retaining mechanism. The crystal structure demonstrates that Gan42B is a homotrimer, resembling a flowerpot in general shape, in which each monomer interacts with the other two to form a cone-shaped tunnel cavity in the centre. The cavity is ∼35 Å at the wide opening and ∼5 Å at the small opening and ∼40 Å in length. The active sites are situated at the interfaces between the monomers, so that every two neighbouring monomers participate in the formation of each of the three active sites of the trimer. They are located near the small opening of the cone tunnel, all facing the centre of the cavity. The biological relevance of this trimeric structure is supported by independent results obtained from gel-permeation chromatography. These data and their comparison to the structural data of related GH42 enzymes are used for a more general discussion concerning structure-activity aspects in this GH family.
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- Hodaya V Solomon
- Institute of Chemistry and the Laboratory for Structural Chemistry and Biology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 91904, Israel
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- Department of Biotechnology and Food Engineering, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 32000, Israel
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- Institute of Chemistry and the Laboratory for Structural Chemistry and Biology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 91904, Israel
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- Department of Biotechnology and Food Engineering, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 32000, Israel
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- Institute of Chemistry and the Laboratory for Structural Chemistry and Biology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 91904, Israel
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- Department of Biotechnology and Food Engineering, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 32000, Israel
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- Institute of Chemistry and the Laboratory for Structural Chemistry and Biology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 91904, Israel
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Jordan DB, Braker JD. Rate-limiting steps of a stereochemistry retaining β-d-xylosidase from Geobacillus stearothermophilus acting on four substrates. Arch Biochem Biophys 2015; 583:73-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2015.08.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2015] [Revised: 08/06/2015] [Accepted: 08/07/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Dann R, Lansky S, Lavid N, Zehavi A, Belakhov V, Baasov T, Dvir H, Manjasetty B, Belrhali H, Shoham Y, Shoham G. Preliminary crystallographic analysis of Xyn52B2, a GH52 β-D-xylosidase from Geobacillus stearothermophilus T6. ACTA CRYSTALLOGRAPHICA SECTION F-STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY COMMUNICATIONS 2014; 70:1675-82. [PMID: 25484225 DOI: 10.1107/s2053230x14023887] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2014] [Accepted: 10/29/2014] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Geobacillus stearothermophilus T6 is a thermophilic bacterium that possesses an extensive hemicellulolytic system, including over 40 specific genes that are dedicated to this purpose. For the utilization of xylan, the bacterium uses an extracellular xylanase which degrades xylan to decorated xylo-oligomers that are imported into the cell. These oligomers are hydrolyzed by side-chain-cleaving enzymes such as arabinofuranosidases, acetylesterases and a glucuronidase, and finally by an intracellular xylanase and a number of β-xylosidases. One of these β-xylosidases is Xyn52B2, a GH52 enzyme that has already proved to be useful for various glycosynthesis applications. In addition to its demonstrated glycosynthase properties, interest in the structural aspects of Xyn52B2 stems from its special glycoside hydrolase family, GH52, the structures and mechanisms of which are only starting to be resolved. Here, the cloning, overexpression, purification and crystallization of Xyn52B2 are reported. The most suitable crystal form that has been obtained belonged to the orthorhombic P212121 space group, with average unit-cell parameters a = 97.7, b = 119.1, c = 242.3 Å. Several X-ray diffraction data sets have been collected from flash-cooled crystals of this form, including the wild-type enzyme (3.70 Å resolution), the E335G catalytic mutant (2.95 Å resolution), a potential mercury derivative (2.15 Å resolution) and a selenomethionine derivative (3.90 Å resolution). These data are currently being used for detailed three-dimensional structure determination of the Xyn52B2 protein.
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- Roie Dann
- Institute of Chemistry and the Laboratory for Structural Chemistry and Biology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 91904, Israel
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- Institute of Chemistry and the Laboratory for Structural Chemistry and Biology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 91904, Israel
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- Department of Biotechnology and Food Engineering, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 32000, Israel
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- Department of Biotechnology and Food Engineering, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 32000, Israel
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- Schulich Faculty of Chemistry, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 32000, Israel
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- Schulich Faculty of Chemistry, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 32000, Israel
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- Technion Center for Structural Biology, Lorry I. Lokey Center for Life Sciences and Engineering, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 32000, Israel
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- European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Grenoble Outstation, 71 Avenue des Martyrs, 38000 Grenoble, France
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- European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Grenoble Outstation, 71 Avenue des Martyrs, 38000 Grenoble, France
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- Department of Biotechnology and Food Engineering, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 32000, Israel
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- Institute of Chemistry and the Laboratory for Structural Chemistry and Biology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 91904, Israel
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Lansky S, Salama R, Solomon HV, Feinberg H, Belrhali H, Shoham Y, Shoham G. Structure-specificity relationships in Abp, a GH27 β-L-arabinopyranosidase from Geobacillus stearothermophilus T6. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014; 70:2994-3012. [PMID: 25372689 DOI: 10.1107/s139900471401863x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2014] [Accepted: 08/15/2014] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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L-Arabinose sugar residues are relatively abundant in plants and are found mainly in arabinan polysaccharides and in other arabinose-containing polysaccharides such as arabinoxylans and pectic arabinogalactans. The majority of the arabinose units in plants are present in the furanose form and only a small fraction of them are present in the pyranose form. The L-arabinan-utilization system in Geobacillus stearothermophilus T6, a Gram-positive thermophilic soil bacterium, has recently been characterized, and one of the key enzymes was found to be an intracellular β-L-arabinopyranosidase (Abp). Abp, a GH27 enzyme, was shown to remove β-L-arabinopyranose residues from synthetic substrates and from the native substrates sugar beet arabinan and larch arabinogalactan. The Abp monomer is made up of 448 amino acids, and based on sequence homology it was suggested that Asp197 is the catalytic nucleophile and Asp255 is the catalytic acid/base. In the current study, the detailed three-dimensional structure of wild-type Abp (at 2.28 Å resolution) and its catalytic mutant Abp-D197A with (at 2.20 Å resolution) and without (at 2.30 Å resolution) a bound L-arabinose product are reported as determined by X-ray crystallography. These structures demonstrate that the three-dimensional structure of the Abp monomer correlates with the general fold observed for GH27 proteins, consisting of two main domains: an N-terminal TIM-barrel domain and a C-terminal all-β domain. The two catalytic residues are located in the TIM-barrel domain, such that their carboxylic functional groups are about 5.9 Å from each other, consistent with a retaining mechanism. An isoleucine residue (Ile67) located at a key position in the active site is shown to play a critical role in the substrate specificity of Abp, providing a structural basis for the high preference of the enzyme towards arabinopyranoside over galactopyranoside substrates. The crystal structure demonstrates that Abp is a tetramer made up of two `open-pincers' dimers, which clamp around each other to form a central cavity. The four active sites of the Abp tetramer are situated on the inner surface of this cavity, all opening into the central space of the cavity. The biological relevance of this tetrameric structure is supported by independent results obtained from size-exclusion chromatography (SEC), dynamic light-scattering (DLS) and small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) experiments. These data and their comparison to the structural data of related GH27 enzymes are used for a more general discussion concerning structure-selectivity aspects in this glycoside hydrolase (GH) family.
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- Shifra Lansky
- Institute of Chemistry and the Laboratory for Structural Chemistry and Biology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 91904, Israel
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- Department of Biotechnology and Food Engineering, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 32000, Israel
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- Institute of Chemistry and the Laboratory for Structural Chemistry and Biology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 91904, Israel
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- Institute of Chemistry and the Laboratory for Structural Chemistry and Biology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 91904, Israel
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- European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Grenoble Outstation and the Unit for Virus Host-Cell Interactions, Université Grenoble Alpes-EMBL-CNRS, 71 Avenue des Martyrs, 38000 Grenoble, France
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- Department of Biotechnology and Food Engineering, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 32000, Israel
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- Institute of Chemistry and the Laboratory for Structural Chemistry and Biology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 91904, Israel
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Jain I, Kumar V, Satyanarayana T. Applicability of recombinant β-xylosidase from the extremely thermophilic bacterium Geobacillus thermodenitrificans in synthesizing alkylxylosides. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2014; 170:462-469. [PMID: 25164338 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2014.07.113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2014] [Revised: 07/26/2014] [Accepted: 07/28/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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The β-xylosidase encoding gene (XsidB) of the extremely thermophilic bacterium Geobacillus thermodenitrificans has been cloned and expressed in Escherichia coli. The homotrimeric recombinant XsidB is of 204.0kDa, which is optimally active at 60°C and pH 7.0 with T1/2 of 58min at 70°C. The β-xylosidase remains unaffected in the presence of most metal ions and organic solvents. The Km [p-nitrophenyl β-xyloside (pNPX)], Vmax and kcat values of the enzyme are 2×10(-3)M, 1250μmolesmg(-1)min(-1) and 13.20×10(5)min(-1), respectively. The enzyme catalyzes transxylosylation reactions in the presence of alcohols as acceptors. The pharmaceutically important β-methyl-d-xylosides could be produced using pNPX as the donor and methanol as acceptor. The products of transxylosylation were identified by TLC and HPLC, and the structure was confirmed by (1)H NMR analysis. The enzyme is also useful in synthesizing transxylosylation products from the wheat bran hydrolysate.
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- Ira Jain
- Department of Microbiology, University of Delhi South Campus, Benito Juarez Road, New Delhi 110021, India.
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Delhi South Campus, Benito Juarez Road, New Delhi 110021, India.
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Delhi South Campus, Benito Juarez Road, New Delhi 110021, India.
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Zhang S, Wang H, Shi P, Xu B, Bai Y, Luo H, Yao B. Cloning, expression, and characterization of a thermostable β-xylosidase from thermoacidophilic Alicyclobacillus sp. A4. Process Biochem 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2014.05.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Biochemical characterization of two thermostable xylanolytic enzymes encoded by a gene cluster of Caldicellulosiruptor owensensis. PLoS One 2014; 9:e105264. [PMID: 25127169 PMCID: PMC4134300 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0105264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2014] [Accepted: 07/19/2014] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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The xylanolytic extremely thermophilic bacterium Caldicellulosiruptor owensensis provides a promising platform for xylan utilization. In the present study, two novel xylanolytic enzymes, GH10 endo-β-1,4-xylanase (Coxyn A) and GH39 β-1,4-xylosidase (Coxyl A) encoded in one gene cluster of C.owensensis were heterogeneously expressed and biochemically characterized. The optimum temperature of the two xylanlytic enzymes was 75°C, and the respective optimum pH for Coxyn A and Coxyl A was 7.0 and 5.0. The difference of Coxyn A and Coxyl A in solution was existing as monomer and homodimer respectively, it was also observed in predicted secondary structure. Under optimum condition, the catalytic efficiency (kcat/Km) of Coxyn A was 366 mg ml−1 s−1 on beechwood xylan, and the catalytic efficiency (kcat/Km) of Coxyl A was 2253 mM−1 s−1 on pNP-β-D-xylopyranoside. Coxyn A degraded xylan to oligosaccharides, which were converted to monomer by Coxyl A. The two intracellular enzymes might be responsible for xylooligosaccharides utilization in C.owensensis, also provide a potential way for xylan degradation in vitro.
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GH52 xylosidase from Geobacillus stearothermophilus: characterization and introduction of xylanase activity by site‑directed mutagenesis of Tyr509. J Ind Microbiol Biotechnol 2014; 41:65-74. [PMID: 24122394 DOI: 10.1007/s10295-013-1351-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2013] [Accepted: 09/18/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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A xylosidase gene, gsxyn, was cloned from the deep-sea thermophilic Geobacillus stearothermophilus, which consisted of 2,118 bp and encoded a protein of 705 amino acids with a calculated molecular mass of 79.8 kDa. The GSxyn of glycoside hydrolase family 52 (GH52) displayed its maximum activity at 70 °C and pH 5.5. The K m and k cat values of GSxyn for ρNPX were 0.48 mM and 36.64 s−1, respectively. Interestingly, a new exo-xylanase activity was introduced into GSxyn by mutating the tyrosine509 into glutamic acid, whereas the resultant enzyme variant, Y509E, retained the xylosidase activity. The optimum xylanase activity of theY509E mutant displayed at pH 6.5 and 50 °C, and retained approximately 45 % of its maximal activity at 55 °C, pH 6.5 for 60 min. The K m and k cat values of the xylanase activity of Y509E mutant for beechwood xylan were 5.10 mg/ml and 22.53 s−1, respectively. The optimum xylosidase activity of theY509E mutant displayed at pH 5.5 and 60 °C. The K m and k cat values of the xylosidase activity of Y509E mutant for ρNPX were 0.51 mM and 22.53 s−1, respectively. This report demonstrated that GH52 xylosidase has provided a platform for generating bifunctional enzymes for industrially significant and complex substrates, such as plant cell wall.
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Espina G, Eley K, Pompidor G, Schneider TR, Crennell SJ, Danson MJ. A novel β-xylosidase structure fromGeobacillus thermoglucosidasius: the first crystal structure of a glycoside hydrolase family GH52 enzyme reveals unpredicted similarity to other glycoside hydrolase folds. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014; 70:1366-74. [DOI: 10.1107/s1399004714002788] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2013] [Accepted: 02/06/2014] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Geobacillus thermoglucosidasiusis a thermophilic bacterium that is able to ferment both C6 and C5 sugars to produce ethanol. During growth on hemicellulose biomass, an intracellular β-xylosidase catalyses the hydrolysis of xylo-oligosaccharides to the monosaccharide xylose, which can then enter the pathways of central metabolism. The gene encoding aG. thermoglucosidasiusβ-xylosidase belonging to CAZy glycoside hydrolase family GH52 has been cloned and expressed inEscherichia coli. The recombinant enzyme has been characterized and a high-resolution (1.7 Å) crystal structure has been determined, resulting in the first reported structure of a GH52 family member. A lower resolution (2.6 Å) structure of the enzyme–substrate complex shows the positioning of the xylobiose substrate to be consistent with the proposed retaining mechanism of the family; additionally, the deep cleft of the active-site pocket, plus the proximity of the neighbouring subunit, afford an explanation for the lack of catalytic activity towards the polymer xylan. Whilst the fold of theG. thermoglucosidasiusβ-xylosidase is completely different from xylosidases in other CAZy families, the enzyme surprisingly shares structural similarities with other glycoside hydrolases, despite having no more than 13% sequence identity.
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Lansky S, Alalouf O, Salama R, Dvir H, Shoham Y, Shoham G. Preliminary crystallographic analysis of a double mutant of the acetyl xylo-oligosaccharide esterase Axe2 in its dimeric form. ACTA CRYSTALLOGRAPHICA SECTION F-STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY COMMUNICATIONS 2014; 70:476-81. [PMID: 24699743 DOI: 10.1107/s2053230x14004129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2014] [Accepted: 02/22/2014] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Xylans are polymeric sugars constituting a significant part of the plant cell wall. They are usually substituted with acetyl side groups attached at positions 2 or 3 of the xylose backbone units. Acetylxylan esterases are part of the hemicellulolytic system of many microorganisms which utilize plant biomass for growth. These enzymes hydrolyze the ester linkages of the xylan acetyl groups and thus improve the accessibility of main-chain-hydrolyzing enzymes and their ability to break down the sugar backbone units. The acetylxylan esterases are therefore critically important for those microorganisms and as such could be used for a wide range of biotechnological applications. The structure of an acetylxylan esterase (Axe2) isolated from the thermophilic bacterium Geobacillus stearothermophilus T6 has been determined, and it has been demonstrated that the wild-type enzyme is present as a unique torus-shaped octamer in the crystal and in solution. In order to understand the functional origin of this unique oligomeric structure, a series of rational noncatalytic, site-specific mutations have been made on Axe2. Some of these mutations led to a different dimeric form of the protein, which showed a significant reduction in catalytic activity. One of these double mutants, Axe2-Y184F-W190P, has recently been overexpressed, purified and crystallized. The best crystals obtained belonged to the orthorhombic space group P212121, with unit-cell parameters a = 71.1, b = 106.0, c = 378.6 Å. A full diffraction data set to 2.3 Å resolution has been collected from a flash-cooled crystal of this type at 100 K using synchrotron radiation. This data set is currently being used for the three-dimensional structure analysis of the Axe2-Y184F-W190P mutant in its dimeric form.
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- Shifra Lansky
- Institute of Chemistry and the Laboratory for Structural Chemistry and Biology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 91904, Israel
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- Department of Biotechnology and Food Engineering, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 32000, Israel
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- Department of Biotechnology and Food Engineering, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 32000, Israel
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- Technion Center for Structural Biology, Lorry I. Lokey Center for Life Sciences and Engineering, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 32000, Israel
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- Department of Biotechnology and Food Engineering, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 32000, Israel
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- Institute of Chemistry and the Laboratory for Structural Chemistry and Biology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 91904, Israel
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Lansky S, Alalouf O, Solomon HV, Alhassid A, Govada L, Chayen NE, Belrhali H, Shoham Y, Shoham G. A unique octameric structure of Axe2, an intracellular acetyl-xylooligosaccharide esterase from Geobacillus stearothermophilus. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014; 70:261-78. [PMID: 24531461 DOI: 10.1107/s139900471302840x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2013] [Accepted: 10/15/2013] [Indexed: 08/26/2023]
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Geobacillus stearothermophilus T6 is a thermophilic, Gram-positive soil bacterium that possesses an extensive and highly regulated hemicellulolytic system, allowing the bacterium to efficiently degrade high-molecular-weight polysaccharides such as xylan, arabinan and galactan. As part of the xylan-degradation system, the bacterium uses a number of side-chain-cleaving enzymes, one of which is Axe2, a 219-amino-acid intracellular serine acetylxylan esterase that removes acetyl side groups from xylooligosaccharides. Bioinformatic analyses suggest that Axe2 belongs to the lipase GDSL family and represents a new family of carbohydrate esterases. In the current study, the detailed three-dimensional structure of Axe2 is reported, as determined by X-ray crystallography. The structure of the selenomethionine derivative Axe2-Se was initially determined by single-wavelength anomalous diffraction techniques at 1.70 Å resolution and was used for the structure determination of wild-type Axe2 (Axe2-WT) and the catalytic mutant Axe2-S15A at 1.85 and 1.90 Å resolution, respectively. These structures demonstrate that the three-dimensional structure of the Axe2 monomer generally corresponds to the SGNH hydrolase fold, consisting of five central parallel β-sheets flanked by two layers of helices (eight α-helices and five 310-helices). The catalytic triad residues, Ser15, His194 and Asp191, are lined up along a substrate channel situated on the concave surface of the monomer. Interestingly, the Axe2 monomers are assembled as a `doughnut-shaped' homo-octamer, presenting a unique quaternary structure built of two staggered tetrameric rings. The eight active sites are organized in four closely situated pairs, which face the relatively wide internal cavity. The biological relevance of this octameric structure is supported by independent results obtained from gel-filtration, TEM and SAXS experiments. These data and their comparison to the structural data of related hydrolases are used for a more general discussion focusing on the structure-function relationships of enzymes of this category.
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- Shifra Lansky
- Institute of Chemistry and the Laboratory for Structural Chemistry and Biology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 91904 Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Biotechnology and Food Engineering, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, 32000 Haifa, Israel
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- Institute of Chemistry and the Laboratory for Structural Chemistry and Biology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 91904 Jerusalem, Israel
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- Institute of Chemistry and the Laboratory for Structural Chemistry and Biology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 91904 Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, England
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- Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, England
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- European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, BP 220, 38043 Grenoble, France
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- Department of Biotechnology and Food Engineering, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, 32000 Haifa, Israel
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- Institute of Chemistry and the Laboratory for Structural Chemistry and Biology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 91904 Jerusalem, Israel
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β-xylosidases and α-L-arabinofuranosidases: accessory enzymes for arabinoxylan degradation. Biotechnol Adv 2013; 32:316-32. [PMID: 24239877 DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2013.11.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2013] [Revised: 10/28/2013] [Accepted: 11/09/2013] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Arabinoxylan (AX) is among the most abundant hemicelluloses on earth and one of the major components of feedstocks that are currently investigated as a source for advanced biofuels. As global research into these sustainable biofuels is increasing, scientific knowledge about the enzymatic breakdown of AX advanced significantly over the last decade. This review focuses on the exo-acting AX hydrolases, such as α-arabinofuranosidases and β-xylosidases. It aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the diverse substrate specificities and corresponding structural features found in the different glycoside hydrolase families. A careful review of the available literature reveals a marked difference in activity between synthetically labeled and naturally occurring substrates, often leading to erroneous enzymatic annotations. Therefore, special attention is given to enzymes with experimental evidence on the hydrolysis of natural polymers.
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Jordan DB, Vermillion KE, Grigorescu AA, Braker JD. Rehabilitation of faulty kinetic determinations and misassigned glycoside hydrolase family of retaining mechanism β-xylosidases. Arch Biochem Biophys 2013; 537:176-84. [PMID: 23916587 DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2013.07.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2013] [Revised: 07/19/2013] [Accepted: 07/22/2013] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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We obtained Cx1 from a commercial supplier, whose catalog listed it as a β-xylosidase of glycoside hydrolase family 43. NMR experiments indicate retention of anomeric configuration in its reaction stereochemistry, opposing the assignment of GH43, which follows an inverting mechanism. Partial protein sequencing indicates Cx1 is similar to but not identical to β-xylosidases of GH52, including Q09LZ0, that have retaining mechanisms. Q09LZ0 β-xylosidase had been characterized biochemically in kinetic reactions that contained Tris. We overproduced Q09LZ0 and demonstrated that Tris is a competitive inhibitor of the β-xylosidase. Also, the previous work used grossly incorrect extinction coefficients for product 4-nitrophenol. We redetermined kinetic parameters using reactions that omitted Tris and using correct extinction coefficients for 4-nitrophenol. Cx1 and Q09LZ0 β-xylosidases were thus shown to possess similar kinetic properties when acting on 4-nitrophenyl-β-d-xylopyranoside and xylobiose. kcat pH profiles of Cx1 and Q09LZ0 acting on 4-nitrophenyl-β-d-xylopyranoside and xylobiose have patterns containing two rate increases with increasing acidity, not reported before for glycoside hydrolases. The dexylosylation step of 4-nitrophenyl-β-d-xylopyranoside hydrolysis mediated by Q09LZ0 is not rate determining for kcat(4NPX).
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- Douglas B Jordan
- USDA-ARS-National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research, Peoria, IL 61604, USA.
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Balazs YS, Lisitsin E, Carmiel O, Shoham G, Shoham Y, Schmidt A. Identifying critical unrecognized sugar-protein interactions in GH10 xylanases fromGeobacillus stearothermophilususing STD NMR. FEBS J 2013; 280:4652-65. [DOI: 10.1111/febs.12437] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2013] [Revised: 07/01/2013] [Accepted: 07/05/2013] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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- Yael S. Balazs
- Schulich Faculty of Chemistry and Russell Berrie Nanotechnology Institute; Technion - Israel Institute of Technology; Haifa Israel
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- Schulich Faculty of Chemistry and Russell Berrie Nanotechnology Institute; Technion - Israel Institute of Technology; Haifa Israel
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- Schulich Faculty of Chemistry and Russell Berrie Nanotechnology Institute; Technion - Israel Institute of Technology; Haifa Israel
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- Schulich Faculty of Chemistry and Russell Berrie Nanotechnology Institute; Technion - Israel Institute of Technology; Haifa Israel
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- Schulich Faculty of Chemistry and Russell Berrie Nanotechnology Institute; Technion - Israel Institute of Technology; Haifa Israel
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- Schulich Faculty of Chemistry and Russell Berrie Nanotechnology Institute; Technion - Israel Institute of Technology; Haifa Israel
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The receptor binding domain of botulinum neurotoxin serotype A (BoNT/A) inhibits BoNT/A and BoNT/E intoxications in vivo. CLINICAL AND VACCINE IMMUNOLOGY : CVI 2013; 20:1266-73. [PMID: 23761665 DOI: 10.1128/cvi.00268-13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The receptor binding domain of botulinum neurotoxin (BoNT), also designated the C terminus of the heavy chain (H(C)), is a promising vaccine candidate against botulism. In this study, a highly efficient expression system for the protein was developed in Escherichia coli, which provided yields that were 1 order of magnitude higher than those reported to date (350 mg H(C) per liter). The product was highly immunogenic, protecting mice from a challenge with 10(5) 50% lethal dose (LD(50)) after a single vaccination and generating a neutralizing titer of 49.98 IU/ml after three immunizations. In addition, a single boost with HC increased neutralizing titers by up to 1 order of magnitude in rabbits hyperimmunized against toxoid. Moreover, we demonstrate here for the first time in vivo inhibition of BoNT/A intoxication by H(C)/A, presumably due to a blockade of the neurotoxin protein receptor SV2. Administration of HC/A delayed the time to death from 10.4 to 27.3 h in mice exposed to a lethal dose of BoNT/A (P = 0.0005). Since BoNT/A and BoNT/E partially share SV2 isoforms as their protein receptors, the ability of H(C)/A to cross-inhibit BoNT/E intoxication was evaluated. The administration of H(C)/A together with BoNT/E led to 50% survival and significantly delayed the time to death for the nonsurviving mice (P = 0.003). Furthermore, a combination of H(C)/A and a subprotective dose of antitoxin E fully protected mice against 850 mouse LD(50) of BoNT/E, suggesting complementary mechanisms of protection consisting of toxin neutralization by antibodies and receptor blocking by H(C)/A.
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Anand A, Kumar V, Satyanarayana T. Characteristics of thermostable endoxylanase and β-xylosidase of the extremely thermophilic bacterium Geobacillus thermodenitrificans TSAA1 and its applicability in generating xylooligosaccharides and xylose from agro-residues. Extremophiles 2013; 17:357-66. [DOI: 10.1007/s00792-013-0524-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2012] [Accepted: 01/31/2013] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Yeoman CJ, Han Y, Dodd D, Schroeder CM, Mackie RI, Cann IKO. Thermostable enzymes as biocatalysts in the biofuel industry. ADVANCES IN APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY 2010; 70:1-55. [PMID: 20359453 DOI: 10.1016/s0065-2164(10)70001-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 173] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Lignocellulose is the most abundant carbohydrate source in nature and represents an ideal renewable energy source. Thermostable enzymes that hydrolyze lignocellulose to its component sugars have significant advantages for improving the conversion rate of biomass over their mesophilic counterparts. We review here the recent literature on the development and use of thermostable enzymes for the depolymerization of lignocellulosic feedstocks for biofuel production. Furthermore, we discuss the protein structure, mechanisms of thermostability, and specific strategies that can be used to improve the thermal stability of lignocellulosic biocatalysts.
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- Carl J Yeoman
- Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, USA
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The family 52 beta-xylosidase from Geobacillus stearothermophilus is a dimer: structural and biophysical characterization of a glycoside hydrolase. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-PROTEINS AND PROTEOMICS 2008; 1784:1924-34. [PMID: 18657634 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbapap.2008.06.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2008] [Revised: 06/24/2008] [Accepted: 06/25/2008] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Xylans are the most abundant polysaccharides forming the plant cell wall hemicelluloses, and they are degraded, among other proteins, by beta-xylosidase enzymes. In this work, the structural and biophysical properties of the family 52 beta-xylosidase from Geobacillus stearothermophilus, XynB2, are described. Size exclusion chromatography, analytical centrifugation, ITC, CD, fluorescence (steady state and ANS-binding) and FTIR were used to obtain the structure, the oligomerization state and the conformational changes of XynB2, as pH, chemical denaturants or temperature were modified. This report describes the first extensive conformational characterization of a family 52 beta-xylosidase. The active protein was a highly hydrated dimer, whose active site was formed by the two protomers, and it probably involved aromatic residues. At low pH, the protein was not active and it populated a monomeric molten-globule-like species, which had a conformational transition with a pK(a) of approximately 4.0. Thermal and chemical-denaturations of the native protein showed hysteresis behaviour. The protein at physiological pH was formed by alpha-helix (30%) and beta-sheet (30%), as shown by CD and FTIR. Comparison with other xylosidases of the same family indicates that the percentages of secondary structure seem to be conserved among the members of the family.
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Ben-David A, Bravman T, Balazs YS, Czjzek M, Schomburg D, Shoham G, Shoham Y. Glycosynthase activity of Geobacillus stearothermophilus GH52 beta-xylosidase: efficient synthesis of xylooligosaccharides from alpha-D-xylopyranosyl fluoride through a conjugated reaction. Chembiochem 2008; 8:2145-51. [PMID: 17955483 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.200700414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Glycosynthases are mutant glycosidases in which the acidic nucleophile is replaced by a small inert residue. In the presence of glycosyl fluorides of the opposite anomeric configuration (to that of their natural substrates), these enzymes can catalyze glycosidic bond formation with various acceptors. In this study we demonstrate that XynB2E335G, a nucleophile-deficient mutant of a glycoside hydrolase family 52 beta-xylosidase from G. stearothermophilus, can function as an efficient glycosynthase, using alpha-D-xylopyranosyl fluoride as a donor and various aryl sugars as acceptors. The mutant enzyme can also catalyze the self-condensation reaction of alpha-D-xylopyranosyl fluoride, providing mainly alpha-D-xylobiosyl fluoride. The self-condensation kinetics exhibited apparent classical Michaelis-Menten behavior, with kinetic constants of 1.3 s(-1) and 2.2 mM for k(cat) and K(M(acceptor)), respectively, and a k(cat)/K(M(acceptor)) value of 0.59 s(-1) mM(-1). When the beta-xylosidase E335G mutant was combined with a glycoside hydrolase family 10 glycosynthase, high-molecular-weight xylooligomers were readily obtained from the affordable alpha-D-xylopyranosyl fluoride as the sole substrate.
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- Alon Ben-David
- Department of Biotechnology and Food Engineering and Institute of Catalysis Science and Technology, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 32000, Israel
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Quintero D, Velasco Z, Hurtado-Gómez E, Neira JL, Contreras LM. Isolation and characterization of a thermostable β-xylosidase in the thermophilic bacterium Geobacillus pallidus. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-PROTEINS AND PROTEOMICS 2007; 1774:510-8. [PMID: 17363348 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbapap.2007.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2006] [Revised: 02/01/2007] [Accepted: 02/06/2007] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The isolation, purification, biochemical and biophysical characterization of the first reported beta-xylosidase from Geobacillus pallidus are described. The protein has an optimum pH close to 8 and an optimum temperature of 70 degrees C. These biochemical properties agree with those obtained by spectroscopic techniques, namely, circular dichroism (CD), infrared (FTIR) and fluorescence measurements. Thermal denaturation, followed by CD and FTIR, showed an apparent thermal denaturation midpoint close to 80 degrees C. The protein was probably a hydrated trimer in solution with, an elongated shape, as shown by gel filtration experiments. FTIR deconvolution spectra indicated that the protein contains a high percentage of alpha-helix (44%) and beta-sheet (40%). The sequencing of the N terminus and the biochemical features indicate that this new member of beta-xylosidases belongs to the GH52 family. Since there are no reported structural studies of any member of this family, our studies provide the first clue for the full conformational characterization of this protein family.
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- Denny Quintero
- Departamento de Biología, Facultad Experimental de Ciencias y Tecnología, Universidad de Carabobo, Valencia, Venezuela
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Shulami S, Zaide G, Zolotnitsky G, Langut Y, Feld G, Sonenshein AL, Shoham Y. A two-component system regulates the expression of an ABC transporter for xylo-oligosaccharides in Geobacillus stearothermophilus. Appl Environ Microbiol 2006; 73:874-84. [PMID: 17142383 PMCID: PMC1800775 DOI: 10.1128/aem.02367-06] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Geobacillus stearothermophilus T-6 utilizes an extensive and highly regulated hemicellulolytic system. The genes comprising the xylanolytic system are clustered in a 39.7-kb chromosomal segment. This segment contains a 6-kb transcriptional unit (xynDCEFG) coding for a potential two-component system (xynDC) and an ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transport system (xynEFG). The xynD promoter region contains a 16-bp inverted repeat resembling the operator site for the xylose repressor, XylR. XylR was found to bind specifically to this sequence, and binding was efficiently prevented in vitro in the presence of xylose. The ABC transport system was shown to comprise an operon of three genes (xynEFG) that is transcribed from its own promoter. The nonphosphorylated fused response regulator, His6-XynC, bound to a 220-bp fragment corresponding to the xynE operator. DNase I footprinting analysis showed four protected zones that cover the -53 and the +34 regions and revealed direct repeat sequences of a GAAA-like motif. In vitro transcriptional assays and quantitative reverse transcription-PCR demonstrated that xynE transcription is activated 140-fold in the presence of 1.5 microM XynC. The His6-tagged sugar-binding lipoprotein (XynE) of the ABC transporter interacted with different xylosaccharides, as demonstrated by isothermal titration calorimetry. The change in the heat capacity of binding (DeltaCp) for XynE with xylotriose suggests a stacking interaction in the binding site that can be provided by a single Trp residue and a sugar moiety. Taken together, our data show that XynEFG constitutes an ABC transport system for xylo-oligosaccharides and that its transcription is negatively regulated by XylR and activated by the response regulator XynC, which is part of a two-component sensing system.
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- Smadar Shulami
- Department of Biotechnology and Food Engineering, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 32000, Israel
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Smaali I, Rémond C, O'Donohue MJ. Expression in Escherichia coli and characterization of β-xylosidases GH39 and GH-43 from Bacillus halodurans C-125. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2006; 73:582-90. [PMID: 16896606 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-006-0512-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2006] [Revised: 05/17/2006] [Accepted: 05/17/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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To develop xylosidases as tools for the hydrolysis of wheat bran arabinoxylans, two beta-xylosidases from Bacillus halodurans C-125 have been cloned and expressed in Escherichia coli. The recombinant (His)(6)-tagged enzymes, designated as XylBH39 and XylBH43, were efficiently purified using Ni(2+)-affinity chromatography. Determination of native molecular masses indicated that XylBH43 is dimeric in solution, whereas a similar analysis of XylBH39 did not allow differentiation between the dimeric and trimeric states. Both enzymes had similar pH and temperature optima (pH 7.5 and 55 degrees C for XylBH39 and pH 8 and 60 degrees C for XylBH43) and were relatively stable over the pH range of 3.5-8.5. In contrast, XylBH39 was more thermostable. At 60 degrees C, XylBH39 and XylBH43 displayed approximate half-life values of 2.40 and 0.05 h, respectively. The comparison of the ratio k (cat)/K (M) revealed that XylBH43 hydrolyzed p-nitrophenyl-beta-D: -xyloside more efficiently (4.6-fold) than XylBH39. Similarly, while XylBH43 was 18-fold less active on p-nitrophenyl-alpha-L: -arabinofuranoside, XylBH39 was essentially inactive on this substrate. Using either p-nitrophenyl-beta-D: -xyloside or xylotriose, XylBH39 performed transglycosylation, while xylobiose proved to be a poor substrate for both hydrolysis and transglycosylation. The use of XylBH39 and XylBH43 for the posttreatment of endoxylanase-generated wheat bran hydrolysates revealed that XylBH43 efficiently produced xylose monomers (385 microg/ml after 330 min incubation). Its activity was improved by the simultaneous deployment of an alpha-L: -arabinofuranosidase. Together, these enzymes were able to release 521 microg/ml of xylose after 330 min. This constitutes an approximate yield improvement of 35%.
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- Issam Smaali
- Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, UMR 614, 8 rue Gabriel Voisin, B.P. 316, 51688 Reims, Cedex 2, France
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Czjzek M, Ben David A, Bravman T, Shoham G, Henrissat B, Shoham Y. Enzyme–Substrate Complex Structures of a GH39 β-Xylosidase from Geobacillus stearothermophilus. J Mol Biol 2005; 353:838-46. [PMID: 16212978 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2005.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2005] [Revised: 08/31/2005] [Accepted: 09/01/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Beta-D-Xylosidases are glycoside hydrolases that catalyse the release of xylose units from short xylooligosaccharides and are engaged in the final breakdown of plant cell-wall hemicelluloses. beta-D-Xylosidases are found in glycoside hydrolase families 3, 39, 43, 52 and 54. The first crystal structure of a GH39 beta-xylosidase revealed a multi-domain organization with the catalytic domain having the canonical (beta/alpha)8 barrel fold. Here, we report the crystal structure of the GH39 Geobacillus stearothermophilus beta-D-xylosidase, inactivated by a point mutation of the general acid-base residue E160A, in complex with the chromogenic substrate molecule 2,5-dinitrophenyl-beta-D-xyloside. Surprisingly, six of the eight active sites present in the crystallographic asymmetric unit contain the trapped covalent glycosyl-enzyme intermediate, while two of them still contain the uncleaved substrate. The structural characterization of these two critical species along the reaction coordinate of this enzyme identifies the residues forming its xyloside-binding pocket as well as those essential for its aglycone recognition.
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- Mirjam Czjzek
- Station Biologique de Roscoff, Végétaux Marins et Biomolécules, UMR7139-CNRS-UPMC, Place George Teissier, BP74, 29682 Roscoff, France.
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Purification and characterization of ?-xylosidase from Streptomyces sp. CH7 and its gene sequence analysis. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 2004. [DOI: 10.1007/s11274-004-4513-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Zolotnitsky G, Cogan U, Adir N, Solomon V, Shoham G, Shoham Y. Mapping glycoside hydrolase substrate subsites by isothermal titration calorimetry. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2004; 101:11275-80. [PMID: 15277671 PMCID: PMC509194 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0404311101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 106] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Relating thermodynamic parameters to structural and biochemical data allows a better understanding of substrate binding and its contribution to catalysis. The analysis of the binding of carbohydrates to proteins or enzymes is a special challenge because of the multiple interactions and forces involved. Isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC) provides a direct measure of binding enthalpy (DeltaHa) and allows the determination of the binding constant (free energy), entropy, and stoichiometry. In this study, we used ITC to elucidate the binding thermodynamics of xylosaccharides for two xylanases of family 10 isolated from Geobacillus stearothermophilus T-6. The change in the heat capacity of binding (DeltaCp = DeltaH/DeltaT) for xylosaccharides differing in one sugar unit was determined by using ITC measurements at different temperatures. Because hydrophobic stacking interactions are associated with negative DeltaCp, the data allow us to predict the substrate binding preference in the binding subsites based on the crystal structure of the enzyme. The proposed positional binding preference was consistent with mutants lacking aromatic binding residues at different subsites and was also supported by tryptophan fluorescence analysis.
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- Gennady Zolotnitsky
- Department of Biotechnology, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 32000, Israel
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Bravman T, Belakhov V, Solomon D, Shoham G, Henrissat B, Baasov T, Shoham Y. Identification of the catalytic residues in family 52 glycoside hydrolase, a beta-xylosidase from Geobacillus stearothermophilus T-6. J Biol Chem 2003; 278:26742-9. [PMID: 12738774 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m304144200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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beta-d-Xylosidases (EC 3.2.1.37) are exo-type glycoside hydrolases that hydrolyze short xylooligosaccharides to xylose units. The enzymatic hydrolysis of the glycosidic bond involves two carboxylic acid residues, and their identification, together with the stereochemistry of the reaction, provides crucial information on the catalytic mechanism. Two catalytic mutants of a beta-xylosidase from Geobacillus stearothermophilus T-6 were subjected to detailed kinetic analysis to verify their role in catalysis. The activity of the E335G mutant decreased approximately 106-fold, and this activity was enhanced 103-fold in the presence of external nucleophiles such as formate and azide, resulting in a xylosyl-azide product with an opposite anomeric configuration. These results are consistent with Glu335 as the nucleophile in this retaining enzyme. The D495G mutant was subjected to detailed kinetic analysis using substrates bearing different leaving groups (pKa). The mutant exhibited 103-fold reduction in activity, and the Brønsted plot of log(kcat) versus pKa revealed that deglycosylation is the rate-limiting step, indicating that this step was reduced by 103-fold. The rates of the glycosylation step, as reflected by the specificity constant (kcat/Km), were similar to those of the wild type enzyme for hydrolysis of substrates requiring little protonic assistance (low pKa) but decreased 102-fold for those that require strong acid catalysis (high pKa). Furthermore, the pH dependence profile of the mutant enzyme revealed that acid catalysis is absent. Finally, the presence of azide significantly enhanced the mutant activity accompanied with the generation of a xylosyl-azide product with retained anomeric configuration. These results are consistent with Asp495 acting as the acid-base in XynB2.
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- Tsafrir Bravman
- Department of Food Engineering and Biotechnology, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 32000, Israel
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