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Takenaka M, Kamasaka K, Daryong K, Tsuchikane K, Miyazawa S, Fujihana S, Hori Y, Vavricka CJ, Hosoyama A, Kawasaki H, Shirai T, Araki M, Nakagawa A, Minami H, Kondo A, Hasunuma T. Integrated pathway mining and selection of an artificial CYP79-mediated bypass to improve benzylisoquinoline alkaloid biosynthesis. Microb Cell Fact 2024; 23:178. [PMID: 38879464 PMCID: PMC11179272 DOI: 10.1186/s12934-024-02453-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2024] [Accepted: 06/06/2024] [Indexed: 06/19/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Computational mining of useful enzymes and biosynthesis pathways is a powerful strategy for metabolic engineering. Through systematic exploration of all conceivable combinations of enzyme reactions, including both known compounds and those inferred from the chemical structures of established reactions, we can uncover previously undiscovered enzymatic processes. The application of the novel alternative pathways enables us to improve microbial bioproduction by bypassing or reinforcing metabolic bottlenecks. Benzylisoquinoline alkaloids (BIAs) are a diverse group of plant-derived compounds with important pharmaceutical properties. BIA biosynthesis has developed into a prime example of metabolic engineering and microbial bioproduction. The early bottleneck of BIA production in Escherichia coli consists of 3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetaldehyde (DHPAA) production and conversion to tetrahydropapaveroline (THP). Previous studies have selected monoamine oxidase (MAO) and DHPAA synthase (DHPAAS) to produce DHPAA from dopamine and oxygen; however, both of these enzymes produce toxic hydrogen peroxide as a byproduct. RESULTS In the current study, in silico pathway design is applied to relieve the bottleneck of DHPAA production in the synthetic BIA pathway. Specifically, the cytochrome P450 enzyme, tyrosine N-monooxygenase (CYP79), is identified to bypass the established MAO- and DHPAAS-mediated pathways in an alternative arylacetaldoxime route to DHPAA with a peroxide-independent mechanism. The application of this pathway is proposed to result in less formation of toxic byproducts, leading to improved production of reticuline (up to 60 mg/L at the flask scale) when compared with that from the conventional MAO pathway. CONCLUSIONS This study showed improved reticuline production using the bypass pathway predicted by the M-path computational platform. Reticuline production in E. coli exceeded that of the conventional MAO-mediated pathway. The study provides a clear example of the integration of pathway mining and enzyme design in creating artificial metabolic pathways and suggests further potential applications of this strategy in metabolic engineering.
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- Musashi Takenaka
- Bacchus Bio innovation Co. Ltd, 6-3-7-505 Minatojima Minamimachi, Chuo-ku, Kobe, 650-0047, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science, Technology and Innovation, Kobe University, 1-1 Rokkodai, Nada, Kobe, 657-8501, Japan
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- National Institute of Technology and Evaluation, 2-49-10 Nishihara, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, 1510066, Japan
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- National Institute of Technology and Evaluation, 2-49-10 Nishihara, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, 1510066, Japan
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- National Institute of Technology and Evaluation, 2-49-10 Nishihara, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, 1510066, Japan
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- Bacchus Bio innovation Co. Ltd, 6-3-7-505 Minatojima Minamimachi, Chuo-ku, Kobe, 650-0047, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science, Technology and Innovation, Kobe University, 1-1 Rokkodai, Nada, Kobe, 657-8501, Japan
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- Department of Biotechnology and Life Science, Graduate School of Engineering, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, 2-24-16 Naka-cho, Koganei, Tokyo, 184-8588, Japan
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- National Institute of Technology and Evaluation, 2-49-10 Nishihara, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, 1510066, Japan
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- National Institute of Technology and Evaluation, 2-49-10 Nishihara, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, 1510066, Japan
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- Center for Sustainable Resource Science, RIKEN, 1-7-22 Suehiro, Tsurumi, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 230-0045, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science, Technology and Innovation, Kobe University, 1-1 Rokkodai, Nada, Kobe, 657-8501, Japan
- Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Yoshida-Konoe-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606- 8501, Japan
- National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, 6-1 Kishibe-Shimmachi, Suita, Osaka, 564-8565, Japan
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- Research Institute for Bioresources and Biotechnology, Ishikawa Prefectural University, 1-308, Suematsu, Nonoichi city, Ishikawa, Japan
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- Research Institute for Bioresources and Biotechnology, Ishikawa Prefectural University, 1-308, Suematsu, Nonoichi city, Ishikawa, Japan
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- Bacchus Bio innovation Co. Ltd, 6-3-7-505 Minatojima Minamimachi, Chuo-ku, Kobe, 650-0047, Japan
- Graduate School of Science, Technology and Innovation, Kobe University, 1-1 Rokkodai, Nada, Kobe, 657-8501, Japan
- Center for Sustainable Resource Science, RIKEN, 1-7-22 Suehiro, Tsurumi, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 230-0045, Japan
- Engineering Biology Research Center, Kobe University, 1-1 Rokkodai, Nada, Kobe, 657-8501, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science, Technology and Innovation, Kobe University, 1-1 Rokkodai, Nada, Kobe, 657-8501, Japan.
- Center for Sustainable Resource Science, RIKEN, 1-7-22 Suehiro, Tsurumi, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 230-0045, Japan.
- Engineering Biology Research Center, Kobe University, 1-1 Rokkodai, Nada, Kobe, 657-8501, Japan.
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Lechtenberg T, Wynands B, Wierckx N. Engineering 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) oxidation in Pseudomonas boosts tolerance and accelerates 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA) production. Metab Eng 2024; 81:262-272. [PMID: 38154655 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymben.2023.12.010] [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: 10/26/2023] [Revised: 12/12/2023] [Accepted: 12/21/2023] [Indexed: 12/30/2023]
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Due to its tolerance properties, Pseudomonas has gained particular interest as host for oxidative upgrading of the toxic aldehyde 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) into 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA), a promising biobased alternative to terephthalate in polyesters. However, until now, the native enzymes responsible for aldehyde oxidation are unknown. Here, we report the identification of the primary HMF-converting enzymes of P. taiwanensis VLB120 and P. putida KT2440 by extended gene deletions. The key players in HMF oxidation are a molybdenum-dependent periplasmic oxidoreductase and a cytoplasmic dehydrogenase. Deletion of the corresponding genes almost completely abolished HMF oxidation, leading instead to aldehyde reduction. In this context, two HMF-reducing dehydrogenases were also revealed. These discoveries enabled enhancement of Pseudomonas' furanic aldehyde oxidation machinery by genomic overexpression of the respective genes. The resulting BOX strains (Boosted OXidation) represent superior hosts for biotechnological synthesis of FDCA from HMF. The increased oxidation rates provide greatly elevated HMF tolerance, thus tackling one of the major drawbacks of whole-cell catalysis with this aldehyde. Furthermore, the ROX (Reduced OXidation) and ROAR (Reduced Oxidation And Reduction) deletion mutants offer a solid foundation for future development of Pseudomonads as biotechnological chassis notably for scenarios where rapid HMF conversion is undesirable.
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- Thorsten Lechtenberg
- Institute of Bio- and Geosciences IBG-1: Biotechnology, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany.
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- Institute of Bio- and Geosciences IBG-1: Biotechnology, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany.
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- Institute of Bio- and Geosciences IBG-1: Biotechnology, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany.
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Steunou AS, Babot M, Durand A, Bourbon ML, Liotenberg S, Miotello G, Armengaud J, Ouchane S. Discriminating Susceptibility of Xanthine Oxidoreductase Family to Metals. Microbiol Spectr 2023; 11:e0481422. [PMID: 37458582 PMCID: PMC10434068 DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.04814-22] [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] [Received: 11/22/2022] [Accepted: 06/16/2023] [Indexed: 08/19/2023] Open
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The xanthine oxidoreductase (XOR) family are metal-containing enzymes that use the molybdenum cofactor (Moco), 2Fe-2S clusters, and flavin adenine dinucleotide (FAD) for their catalytic activity. This large molybdoenzyme family includes xanthine, aldehyde, and CO dehydrogenases. XORs are widely distributed from bacteria to humans due to their key roles in the catabolism of purines, aldehydes, drugs, and xenobiotics, as well as interconversions between CO and CO2. Assessing the effect of excess metals on the Rubrivivax gelatinosus bacterium, we found that exposure to copper (Cu) or cadmium (Cd) caused a dramatic decrease in the activity of a high-molecular-weight soluble complex exhibiting nitroblue tetrazolium reductase activity. Mass spectrometry and genetic analyses showed that the complex corresponds to a putative CO dehydrogenase (pCOD). Using mutants that accumulate either Cu+ or Cd2+ in the cytoplasm, we show that Cu+ or Cd2+ is a potent inhibitor of XORs (pCOD and the xanthine dehydrogenase [XDH]) in vivo. This is the first in vivo demonstration that Cu+ affects Moco-containing enzymes. The specific inhibitory effect of these compounds on the XOR activity is further supported in vitro by direct addition of competing metals to protein extracts. Moreover, emphasis is given on the inhibitory effect of Cu on bovine XOR, showing that the XOR family could be a common target of Cu. Given the conservation of XOR structure and function across the tree of life, we anticipate that our findings could be transferable to other XORs and organisms. IMPORTANCE The high toxicity of Cu, Cd, Pb, As, and other metals arises from their ability to cross membranes and target metalloenzymes in the cytoplasm. Identifying these targets provides insights into the toxicity mechanisms. The vulnerability of metalloenzymes arises from the accessibility of their cofactors to ions. Accordingly, many enzymes whose cofactors are solvent exposed are likely to be targets of competing metals. Here, we describe for the first time, with in vivo and in vitro experiments, a direct effect of excess Cu on the xanthine oxidoreductase family (XOR/XDH/pCOD). We show that toxic metal affects these Moco enzymes, and we suggest that access to the Moco center by Cu ions could explain the Cu inhibition of XORs in living organisms. Human XOR activity is associated with hyperuricemia, xanthinuria, gout arthritis, and other diseases. Our findings in vivo highlight XOR as a Cu target and thus support the potential use of Cu in metal-based therapeutics against these diseases.
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- Anne-Soisig Steunou
- Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, CNRS, Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, CNRS, Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, CNRS, Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, CNRS, Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, CNRS, Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, INRAE, Département Médicaments et Technologies pour la Santé (DMTS), SPI, Bagnols-sur-Cèze, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, INRAE, Département Médicaments et Technologies pour la Santé (DMTS), SPI, Bagnols-sur-Cèze, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, CNRS, Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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Butler ND, Anderson SR, Dickey RM, Nain P, Kunjapur AM. Combinatorial gene inactivation of aldehyde dehydrogenases mitigates aldehyde oxidation catalyzed by E. coli resting cells. Metab Eng 2023; 77:294-305. [PMID: 37100193 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymben.2023.04.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2023] [Revised: 04/11/2023] [Accepted: 04/23/2023] [Indexed: 04/28/2023]
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Aldehydes are attractive chemical targets both as end products in the flavors and fragrances industry and as intermediates due to their propensity for C-C bond formation. Here, we identify and address unexpected oxidation of a model collection of aromatic aldehydes, including many that originate from biomass degradation. When diverse aldehydes are supplemented to E. coli cells grown under aerobic conditions, as expected they are either reduced by the wild-type MG1655 strain or stabilized by a strain engineered for reduced aromatic aldehyde reduction (the E. coli RARE strain). Surprisingly, when these same aldehydes are supplemented to resting cell preparations of either E. coli strain, under many conditions we observe substantial oxidation. By performing combinatorial inactivation of six candidate aldehyde dehydrogenase genes in the E. coli genome using multiplexed automatable genome engineering (MAGE), we demonstrate that this oxidation can be substantially slowed, with greater than 50% retention of 6 out of 8 aldehydes when assayed 4 h after their addition. Given that our newly engineered strain exhibits reduced oxidation and reduction of aromatic aldehydes, we dubbed it the E. coli ROAR strain. We applied the new strain to resting cell biocatalysis for two kinds of reactions - the reduction of 2-furoic acid to furfural and the condensation of 3-hydroxy-benzaldehyde and glycine to form a beta hydroxylated non-standard amino acid. In each case, we observed substantial improvements in product titer 20 h after reaction initiation (9-fold and 10-fold, respectively). Moving forward, the use of this strain to generate resting cells should allow aldehyde product isolation, further enzymatic conversion, or chemical reactivity under cellular contexts that better accommodate aldehyde toxicity.
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- Neil D Butler
- Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, University of Delaware, Newar, DE, 19716, USA
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- Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, University of Delaware, Newar, DE, 19716, USA
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- Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, University of Delaware, Newar, DE, 19716, USA
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- Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, University of Delaware, Newar, DE, 19716, USA
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- Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, University of Delaware, Newar, DE, 19716, USA.
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Wells M, Kim M, Akob DM, Basu P, Stolz JF. Impact of the Dimethyl Sulfoxide Reductase Superfamily on the Evolution of Biogeochemical Cycles. Microbiol Spectr 2023; 11:e0414522. [PMID: 36951557 PMCID: PMC10100899 DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.04145-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2022] [Accepted: 03/01/2023] [Indexed: 03/24/2023] Open
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The dimethyl sulfoxide reductase (or MopB) family is a diverse assemblage of enzymes found throughout Bacteria and Archaea. Many of these enzymes are believed to have been present in the last universal common ancestor (LUCA) of all cellular lineages. However, gaps in knowledge remain about how MopB enzymes evolved and how this diversification of functions impacted global biogeochemical cycles through geologic time. In this study, we perform maximum likelihood phylogenetic analyses on manually curated comparative genomic and metagenomic data sets containing over 47,000 distinct MopB homologs. We demonstrate that these enzymes constitute a catalytically and mechanistically diverse superfamily defined not by the molybdopterin- or tungstopterin-containing [molybdopterin or tungstopterin bis(pyranopterin guanine dinucleotide) (Mo/W-bisPGD)] cofactor but rather by the structural fold that binds it in the protein. Our results suggest that major metabolic innovations were the result of the loss of the metal cofactor or the gain or loss of protein domains. Phylogenetic analyses also demonstrated that formate oxidation and CO2 reduction were the ancestral functions of the superfamily, traits that have been vertically inherited from the LUCA. Nearly all of the other families, which drive all other biogeochemical cycles mediated by this superfamily, originated in the bacterial domain. Thus, organisms from Bacteria have been the key drivers of catalytic and biogeochemical innovations within the superfamily. The relative ordination of MopB families and their associated catalytic activities emphasize fundamental mechanisms of evolution in this superfamily. Furthermore, it underscores the importance of prokaryotic adaptability in response to the transition from an anoxic to an oxidized atmosphere. IMPORTANCE The MopB superfamily constitutes a repertoire of metalloenzymes that are central to enduring mysteries in microbiology, from the origin of life and how microorganisms and biogeochemical cycles have coevolved over deep time to how anaerobic life adapted to increasing concentrations of O2 during the transition from an anoxic to an oxic world. Our work emphasizes that phylogenetic analyses can reveal how domain gain or loss events, the acquisition of novel partner subunits, and the loss of metal cofactors can stimulate novel radiations of enzymes that dramatically increase the catalytic versatility of superfamilies. We also contend that the superfamily concept in protein evolution can uncover surprising kinships between enzymes that have remarkably different catalytic and physiological functions.
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- Michael Wells
- Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
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- Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
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- United States Geological Survey, Geology, Energy, and Minerals Science Center, Reston, Virginia, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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Cooper B. The Detriment of Salicylic Acid to the Pseudomonas savastanoi pv. phaseolicola Proteome. MOLECULAR PLANT-MICROBE INTERACTIONS : MPMI 2022; 35:814-824. [PMID: 35612310 DOI: 10.1094/mpmi-05-22-0104-r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
Abstract
Salicylic acid (SA), a natural product, is the major hormonal regulator of the plant immune system. SA also has antibacterial activity that is not completely elucidated. To gain a better understanding of this, Pseudomonas savastanoi pv. phaseolicola, a bacterial pathogen of beans, was exposed to sub-inhibitory amounts of SA and was then examined using quantitative mass spectrometry. Among the 2,185 proteins quantified, there were pronounced increases in p-hydroxybenzoic acid efflux pumps and multidrug efflux pumps. By contrast there were significant decreases in porin proteins, high-osmolarity response proteins, and protein components of the type VI secretion system. In addition, there were alterations in enzymes likely affecting the production of alginate, which is needed for infection. Furthermore, there was a decrease in an enzyme needed to detoxify methylglyoxal. Assays confirmed a reduction in alginate production and an increase in cellular methylglyoxal concentrations after SA treatment. Culture assays demonstrated that SA altered bacterial growth curves more so than other hydroxylated benzoic acid isomers. These data reveal that SA is antibiotic and that P. savastanoi pv. phaseolicola significantly alters its proteome in response to SA in vitro. Similar alterations to the bacterial proteome occur in beans during an immune reaction when SA increases at the site of infection. Thus, in beans, SA likely deters bacterial infection by adversely altering the bacterial proteome. [Formula: see text] The author(s) have dedicated the work to the public domain under the Creative Commons CC0 "No Rights Reserved" license by waiving all of his or her rights to the work worldwide under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights, to the extent allowed by law, 2022.
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- Bret Cooper
- Soybean Genomics and Improvement Laboratory, USDA-ARS, Beltsville, MD, 20705, U.S.A
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Lazarević S, Đanic M, Al-Salami H, Mooranian A, Mikov M. Gut Microbiota Metabolism of Azathioprine: A New Hallmark for Personalized Drug-Targeted Therapy of Chronic Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Front Pharmacol 2022; 13:879170. [PMID: 35450035 PMCID: PMC9016117 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2022.879170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2022] [Accepted: 03/16/2022] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Despite the growing number of new drugs approved for the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), the long-term clinical use of thiopurine therapy and the well-known properties of conventional drugs including azathioprine have made their place in IBD therapy extremely valuable. Despite the fact that thiopurine S-methyltransferase (TPMT) polymorphism has been recognized as a major cause of the interindividual variability in the azathioprine response, recent evidence suggests that there might be some yet unknown causes which complicate dosing strategies causing either failure of therapy or toxicity. Increasing evidence suggests that gut microbiota, with its ability to release microbial enzymes, affects the pharmacokinetics of numerous drugs and subsequently drastically alters clinical effectiveness. Azathioprine, as an orally administered drug which has a complex metabolic pathway, is the prime illustrative candidate for such microbial metabolism of drugs. Comprehensive databases on microbial drug-metabolizing enzymes have not yet been generated. This study provides insights into the current evidence on microbiota-mediated metabolism of azathioprine and systematically accumulates findings of bacteria that possess enzymes required for the azathioprine biotransformation. Additionally, it proposes concepts for the identification of gut bacteria species responsible for the metabolism of azathioprine that could aid in the prediction of dose-response effects, complementing pharmacogenetic approaches already applied in the optimization of thiopurine therapy of IBD. It would be of great importance to elucidate to what extent microbiota-mediated metabolism of azathioprine contributes to the drug outcomes in IBD patients which could facilitate the clinical implementation of novel tools for personalized thiopurine treatment of IBD.
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- Slavica Lazarević
- Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Clinical Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia
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- Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Clinical Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia
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- The Biotechnology and Drug Development Research Laboratory, Curtin Medical School & Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute, Curtin University, Perth, WA, Australia
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- The Biotechnology and Drug Development Research Laboratory, Curtin Medical School & Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute, Curtin University, Perth, WA, Australia.,Hearing Therapeutics Department, Ear Science Institute Australia, Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre, Nedlands, WA, Australia
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- Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Clinical Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia
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Gong W, Guerler A, Zhang C, Warner E, Li C, Zhang Y. Integrating Multimeric Threading With High-throughput Experiments for Structural Interactome of Escherichia coli. J Mol Biol 2021; 433:166944. [PMID: 33741411 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2021.166944] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2020] [Revised: 03/06/2021] [Accepted: 03/09/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
Abstract
Genome-wide protein-protein interaction (PPI) determination remains a significant unsolved problem in structural biology. The difficulty is twofold since high-throughput experiments (HTEs) have often a relatively high false-positive rate in assigning PPIs, and PPI quaternary structures are more difficult to solve than tertiary structures using traditional structural biology techniques. We proposed a uniform pipeline, Threpp, to address both problems. Starting from a pair of monomer sequences, Threpp first threads both sequences through a complex structure library, where the alignment score is combined with HTE data using a naïve Bayesian classifier model to predict the likelihood of two chains to interact with each other. Next, quaternary complex structures of the identified PPIs are constructed by reassembling monomeric alignments with dimeric threading frameworks through interface-specific structural alignments. The pipeline was applied to the Escherichia coli genome and created 35,125 confident PPIs which is 4.5-fold higher than HTE alone. Graphic analyses of the PPI networks show a scale-free cluster size distribution, consistent with previous studies, which was found critical to the robustness of genome evolution and the centrality of functionally important proteins that are essential to E. coli survival. Furthermore, complex structure models were constructed for all predicted E. coli PPIs based on the quaternary threading alignments, where 6771 of them were found to have a high confidence score that corresponds to the correct fold of the complexes with a TM-score >0.5, and 39 showed a close consistency with the later released experimental structures with an average TM-score = 0.73. These results demonstrated the significant usefulness of threading-based homologous modeling in both genome-wide PPI network detection and complex structural construction.
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- Weikang Gong
- Department of Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA; Faculty of Environmental and Life Sciences, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China
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- Department of Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Department of Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Department of Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Department of Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA; Faculty of Environmental and Life Sciences, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China.
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- Department of Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA; Department of Biological Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA.
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Zhong Q, Kobe B, Kappler U. Molybdenum Enzymes and How They Support Virulence in Pathogenic Bacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:615860. [PMID: 33362753 PMCID: PMC7759655 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.615860] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2020] [Accepted: 11/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
Abstract
Mononuclear molybdoenzymes are highly versatile catalysts that occur in organisms in all domains of life, where they mediate essential cellular functions such as energy generation and detoxification reactions. Molybdoenzymes are particularly abundant in bacteria, where over 50 distinct types of enzymes have been identified to date. In bacterial pathogens, all aspects of molybdoenzyme biology such as molybdate uptake, cofactor biosynthesis, and function of the enzymes themselves, have been shown to affect fitness in the host as well as virulence. Although current studies are mostly focused on a few key pathogens such as Escherichia coli, Salmonella enterica, Campylobacter jejuni, and Mycobacterium tuberculosis, some common themes for the function and adaptation of the molybdoenzymes to pathogen environmental niches are emerging. Firstly, for many of these enzymes, their role is in supporting bacterial energy generation; and the corresponding pathogen fitness and virulence defects appear to arise from a suboptimally poised metabolic network. Secondly, all substrates converted by virulence-relevant bacterial Mo enzymes belong to classes known to be generated in the host either during inflammation or as part of the host signaling network, with some enzyme groups showing adaptation to the increased conversion of such substrates. Lastly, a specific adaptation to bacterial in-host survival is an emerging link between the regulation of molybdoenzyme expression in bacterial pathogens and the presence of immune system-generated reactive oxygen species. The prevalence of molybdoenzymes in key bacterial pathogens including ESKAPE pathogens, paired with the mounting evidence of their central roles in bacterial fitness during infection, suggest that they could be important future drug targets.
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- Qifeng Zhong
- Australian Infectious Diseases Research Centre, School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, QLD, Australia
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- Australian Infectious Diseases Research Centre, School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, QLD, Australia.,Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, QLD, Australia
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- Australian Infectious Diseases Research Centre, School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, QLD, Australia
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Kozono I, Hibi M, Takeuchi M, Ogawa J. Purification and characterization of molybdenum-containing aldehyde dehydrogenase that oxidizes benzyl maltol derivative from Pseudomonas nitroreducens SB32154. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2020; 84:2390-2400. [PMID: 32729393 DOI: 10.1080/09168451.2020.1799749] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Maltol derivatives are used in a variety of fields due to their metal-chelating abilities. In the previous study, it was found that cytochrome P450 monooxygenase, P450nov, which has the ability to effectively convert the 2-methyl group in a maltol derivative, transformed 3-benzyloxy-2-methyl-4-pyrone (BMAL) to 2-(hydroxymethyl)-3-(phenylmethoxy)-4H-pyran-4-one (BMAL-OH) and slightly to 3-benzyloxy-4-oxo-4 H-pyran-2-carboxaldehyde (BMAL-CHO). We isolated Pseudomonas nitroreducens SB32154 with the ability to convert BMAL-CHO to BMAL-COOH from soil. The enzyme responsible for aldehyde oxidation, a BMAL-CHO dehydrogenase, was purified from P. nitroreducens SB32154 and characterized. The purified BMAL-CHO dehydrogenase was found to be a xanthine oxidase family enzyme with unique structure of heterodimer composed of 75 and 15 kDa subunits containing a molybdenum cofactor and [Fe-S] clusters, respectively. The enzyme showed broad substrate specificity toward benzaldehyde derivatives. Furthermore, one-pot conversion of BMAL to BMAL-COOH via BMAL-CHO by the combination of the BMAL-CHO dehydrogenase with P450nov was achieved.
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- Iori Kozono
- Division of Applied Life Sciences, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University , Kyoto, Japan.,Medicinal Chemistry Research Laboratory, Shionogi & Co., Ltd ., Osaka, Japan
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- Industrial Microbiology, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University , Kyoto, Japan.,Biotechnology Research Center and Department of Biotechnology, Toyama Prefectural University , Toyama, Japan
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- Industrial Microbiology, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University , Kyoto, Japan
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- Division of Applied Life Sciences, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University , Kyoto, Japan.,Research Unit for Physiological Chemistry, Kyoto University , Kyoto, Japan
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Terao M, Garattini E, Romão MJ, Leimkühler S. Evolution, expression, and substrate specificities of aldehyde oxidase enzymes in eukaryotes. J Biol Chem 2020; 295:5377-5389. [PMID: 32144208 PMCID: PMC7170512 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.rev119.007741] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Aldehyde oxidases (AOXs) are a small group of enzymes belonging to the larger family of molybdo-flavoenzymes, along with the well-characterized xanthine oxidoreductase. The two major types of reactions that are catalyzed by AOXs are the hydroxylation of heterocycles and the oxidation of aldehydes to their corresponding carboxylic acids. Different animal species have different complements of AOX genes. The two extremes are represented in humans and rodents; whereas the human genome contains a single active gene (AOX1), those of rodents, such as mice, are endowed with four genes (Aox1-4), clustering on the same chromosome, each encoding a functionally distinct AOX enzyme. It still remains enigmatic why some species have numerous AOX enzymes, whereas others harbor only one functional enzyme. At present, little is known about the physiological relevance of AOX enzymes in humans and their additional forms in other mammals. These enzymes are expressed in the liver and play an important role in the metabolisms of drugs and other xenobiotics. In this review, we discuss the expression, tissue-specific roles, and substrate specificities of the different mammalian AOX enzymes and highlight insights into their physiological roles.
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- Mineko Terao
- Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri IRCCS, via La Masa 19, 20156 Milano, Italy
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri IRCCS, via La Masa 19, 20156 Milano, Italy
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- UCIBIO-Applied Biomolecular Sciences Unit, Departamento de Química, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal
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- Department of Molecular Enzymology, Institute of Biochemistry and Biology, University of Potsdam, Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 24-25, 14476 Potsdam, Germany.
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Functional mononuclear molybdenum enzymes: challenges and triumphs in molecular cloning, expression, and isolation. J Biol Inorg Chem 2020; 25:547-569. [PMID: 32279136 DOI: 10.1007/s00775-020-01787-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2020] [Accepted: 03/30/2020] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Mononuclear molybdenum enzymes catalyze a variety of reactions that are essential in the cycling of nitrogen, carbon, arsenic, and sulfur. For decades, the structure and function of these crucial enzymes have been investigated to develop a fundamental knowledge for this vast family of enzymes and the chemistries they carry out. Therefore, obtaining abundant quantities of active enzyme is necessary for exploring this family's biochemical capability. This mini-review summarizes the methods for overexpressing mononuclear molybdenum enzymes in the context of the challenges encountered in the process. Effective methods for molybdenum cofactor synthesis and incorporation, optimization of expression conditions, improving isolation of active vs. inactive enzyme, incorporation of additional prosthetic groups, and inclusion of redox enzyme maturation protein chaperones are discussed in relation to the current molybdenum enzyme literature. This article summarizes the heterologous and homologous expression studies providing underlying patterns and potential future directions.
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Chen Y, Li Y, Chao H, Wu J, Zhu W, Fang T, Gao X, Yan D. Molecular cloning and characterisation of a novel xanthine oxidase from Cellulosimicrobium cellulans ATCC21606. Process Biochem 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2019.11.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Urmey AR, Zondlo NJ. Structural preferences of cysteine sulfinic acid: The sulfinate engages in multiple local interactions with the peptide backbone. Free Radic Biol Med 2020; 148:96-107. [PMID: 31883974 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2019.12.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2019] [Revised: 12/16/2019] [Accepted: 12/19/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Cysteine sulfinic acid (Cys-SO2-) is a non-enzymatic oxidative post-translational modification (PTM) that has been identified in hundreds of proteins. However, the effects of cysteine sulfination are in most cases poorly understood. Cys-SO2- is structurally distinctive, with long sulfur-carbon and sulfur-oxygen bonds, and with tetrahedral geometry around sulfur due to its lone pair. Cys-SO2- thus has a unique range of potential interactions with the protein backbone which could facilitate protein structural changes. Herein, the structural effects of cysteine oxidation to the sulfinic acid were investigated in model peptides and folded proteins using NMR spectroscopy, circular dichroism, bioinformatics, and computational studies. In the PDB, Cys-SO2- shows a greater preference for α-helix than Cys. In addition, Cys-SO2- is more commonly found in structures with φ > 0, including in multiple types of β-turn. Sulfinate oxygens engage in hydrogen bonds with adjacent (i or i + 1) amide hydrogens. Over half of sulfinates have at least one hydrogen bond with an adjacent amide, and several structures have hydrogen bonds with both adjacent amides. Alternately, sulfur or either oxygen can act as an electron donor for n→π* interactions with the backbone carbonyl of the same residue, as indicated by frequent S⋯CO or O⋯CO distances below the sums of their van der Waals radii in protein structures. In peptides, Cys-SO2- favored α-helical structure at the N-terminus, consistent with helix dipole effects and backbone hydrogen bonds with the sulfinate promoting α-helix. Cys-SO2- has only modestly greater polyproline II helix propensity than Cys-SH, likely due to competition from multiple side chain-backbone interactions. Cys-SO2- stabilizes the i+1 position of a β-turn relative to Cys-SH. Within proteins, the range of side chain-main chain interactions available to Cys-SO2- compared to Cys-SH provides a basis for potential changes in protein structure and function due to cysteine oxidation to the sulfinic acid.
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- Andrew R Urmey
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, 19716, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, 19716, United States.
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An in-depth view of potential dual effect of thymol in inhibiting xanthine oxidase activity: Electrochemical measurements in combination with four way PARAFAC analysis and molecular docking insights. Int J Biol Macromol 2018; 119:1298-1310. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2018.08.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2018] [Revised: 07/25/2018] [Accepted: 08/05/2018] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Enzymatic Preparation of 2,5-Furandicarboxylic Acid (FDCA)-A Substitute of Terephthalic Acid-By the Joined Action of Three Fungal Enzymes. Microorganisms 2018; 6:microorganisms6010005. [PMID: 29315223 PMCID: PMC5874619 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms6010005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2017] [Revised: 01/05/2018] [Accepted: 01/06/2018] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Enzymatic oxidation of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) and its oxidized derivatives was studied using three fungal enzymes: wild-type aryl alcohol oxidase (AAO) from three fungal species, wild-type peroxygenase from Agrocybe aegerita (AaeUPO), and recombinant galactose oxidase (GAO). The effect of pH on different reaction steps was evaluated and apparent kinetic data (Michaelis-Menten constants, turnover numbers, specific constants) were calculated for different enzyme-substrate ratios and enzyme combinations. Finally, the target product, 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA), was prepared in a multi-enzyme cascade reaction combining three fungal oxidoreductases at micro-scale. Furthermore, an oxidase-like reaction is proposed for heme-containing peroxidases, such as UPO, horseradish peroxidase, or catalase, causing the conversion of 5-formyl-2-furancarboxylic acid into FDCA in the absence of exogenous hydrogen peroxide.
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Uchida H, Mikami B, Yamane-Tanabe A, Ito A, Hirano K, Oki M. Crystal structure of an aldehyde oxidase from Methylobacillus sp. KY4400. J Biochem 2018; 163:321-328. [DOI: 10.1093/jb/mvy004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2017] [Accepted: 10/21/2017] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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- Hiroyuki Uchida
- Department of Applied Chemistry and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, University of Fukui, 9-1, Bunkyo 3-Chome, Fukui 910-8507, Japan
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- Division of Applied Life Sciences, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Gokasho, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan
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- Division of Applied Life Sciences, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Gokasho, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, University of Fukui, 9-1, Bunkyo 3-Chome, Fukui 910-8507, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, University of Fukui, 9-1, Bunkyo 3-Chome, Fukui 910-8507, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, University of Fukui, 9-1, Bunkyo 3-Chome, Fukui 910-8507, Japan
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Structure and electrochemistry of proteins harboring iron-sulfur clusters of different nuclearities. Part I. [4Fe-4S] + [2Fe-2S] iron-sulfur proteins. J Struct Biol 2017; 200:1-19. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2017.05.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2017] [Accepted: 05/25/2017] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Reschke S, Mebs S, Sigfridsson-Clauss KGV, Kositzki R, Leimkühler S, Haumann M. Protonation and Sulfido versus Oxo Ligation Changes at the Molybdenum Cofactor in Xanthine Dehydrogenase (XDH) Variants Studied by X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy. Inorg Chem 2017; 56:2165-2176. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.6b02846] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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- Stefan Reschke
- Institut für
Biochemie und Biologie, Molekulare Enzymologie, Universität Potsdam, 14476 Potsdam, Germany
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- Institut für Experimentalphysik, Freie Universität Berlin, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Institut für Experimentalphysik, Freie Universität Berlin, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Institut für
Biochemie und Biologie, Molekulare Enzymologie, Universität Potsdam, 14476 Potsdam, Germany
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- Institut für Experimentalphysik, Freie Universität Berlin, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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Genomic studies focus on key metabolites and pathways that, despite their obvious anthropocentric design, keep being 'predicted', while this is only finding again what is already known. As increasingly more genomes are sequenced, this lightpost effect may account at least in part for our failure to understand the function of a continuously growing number of genes. Core metabolism often goes astray, accidentally producing a variety of unexpected compounds. Catabolism of these forgotten metabolites makes an essential part of the functions coded in metagenomes. Here, I explore the fate of a limited number of those: compounds resulting from radical reactions and molecules derived from some reactive intermediates produced during normal metabolism. I try both to update investigators with the most recent literature and to uncover old articles that may open up new research avenues in the genome exploration of metabolism. This should allow us to foresee further developments in experimental genomics and genome annotation.
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- Antoine Danchin
- Institute of Cardiometabolism and NutritionHôpital de la Pitié‐Salpêtrière47 Boulevard de l'HôpitalParis75013France
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