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Li J, Sharma M, Meek R, Alhifthi A, Armstrong Z, Soler NM, Lee M, Goddard-Borger ED, Blaza JN, Davies GJ, Williams SJ. Molecular basis of sulfolactate synthesis by sulfolactaldehyde dehydrogenase from Rhizobium leguminosarum. Chem Sci 2023; 14:11429-11440. [PMID: 37886098 PMCID: PMC10599462 DOI: 10.1039/d3sc01594g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2023] [Accepted: 08/25/2023] [Indexed: 10/28/2023] Open
Abstract
Sulfolactate (SL) is a short-chain organosulfonate that is an important reservoir of sulfur in the biosphere. SL is produced by oxidation of sulfolactaldehyde (SLA), which in turn derives from sulfoglycolysis of the sulfosugar sulfoquinovose, or through oxidation of 2,3-dihydroxypropanesulfonate. Oxidation of SLA is catalyzed by SLA dehydrogenases belonging to the aldehyde dehydrogenase superfamily. We report that SLA dehydrogenase RlGabD from the sulfoglycolytic bacterium Rhizobium leguminsarum SRDI565 can use both NAD+ and NADP+ as cofactor to oxidize SLA, and indicatively operates through a rapid equilibrium ordered mechanism. We report the cryo-EM structure of RlGabD bound to NADH, revealing a tetrameric quaternary structure and supporting proposal of organosulfonate binding residues in the active site, and a catalytic mechanism. Sequence based homology searches identified SLA dehydrogenase homologs in a range of putative sulfoglycolytic gene clusters in bacteria predominantly from the phyla Actinobacteria, Firmicutes, and Proteobacteria. This work provides a structural and biochemical view of SLA dehydrogenases to complement our knowledge of SLA reductases, and provide detailed insights into a critical step in the organosulfur cycle.
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- Jinling Li
- School of Chemistry and Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, University of Melbourne Parkville Victoria 3010 Australia
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- York Structural Biology Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of York York YO10 5DD UK
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- York Structural Biology Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of York York YO10 5DD UK
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- School of Chemistry and Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, University of Melbourne Parkville Victoria 3010 Australia
- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science (Female Section), Jazan University Jazan 82621 Saudi Arabia
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- School of Chemistry and Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, University of Melbourne Parkville Victoria 3010 Australia
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- ACRF Chemical Biology Division, The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research Parkville Victoria 3010 Australia
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- School of Chemistry and Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, University of Melbourne Parkville Victoria 3010 Australia
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- ACRF Chemical Biology Division, The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research Parkville Victoria 3010 Australia
- Department of Medical Biology, University of Melbourne Parkville Victoria 3010 Australia
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- York Structural Biology Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of York York YO10 5DD UK
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- York Structural Biology Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of York York YO10 5DD UK
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- School of Chemistry and Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, University of Melbourne Parkville Victoria 3010 Australia
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Fernández-Silva A, Juárez-Vázquez AL, González-Segura L, Juárez-Díaz JA, Muñoz-Clares RA. The uncharacterized Pseudomonas aeruginosa PA4189 is a novel and efficient aminoacetaldehyde dehydrogenase. Biochem J 2023; 480:259-281. [PMID: 36727473 DOI: 10.1042/bcj20220567] [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: 11/24/2022] [Revised: 01/31/2023] [Accepted: 02/02/2023] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Neither the Pseudomonas aeruginosa aldehyde dehydrogenase encoded by the PA4189 gene nor its ortholog proteins have been biochemically or structurally characterized and their physiological function is unknown. We cloned the PA4189 gene, obtained the PA4189 recombinant protein, and studied its structure-function relationships. PA4189 is an NAD+-dependent aminoaldehyde dehydrogenase highly efficient with protonated aminoacetaldehyde and 3-aminopropionaldehyde, which are much more preferred to the non-protonated species as indicated by pH studies. Based on the higher activity with aminoacetaldehyde than with 3-aminopropionaldehyde, we propose that aminoacetaldehyde might be the PA4189 physiological substrate. Even though at the physiological pH of P. aeruginosa cells the non-protonated aminoacetaldehyde species will be predominant, and despite the competition of these species with the protonated ones, PA4189 would very efficiently oxidize ACTAL in vivo, producing glycine. To our knowledge, PA4189 is the first reported enzyme that might metabolize ACTAL, which is considered a dead-end metabolite because its consuming reactions are unknown. The PA4189 crystal structure reported here suggested that the charge and size of the active-site residue Glu457, which narrows the aldehyde-entrance tunnel, greatly define the specificity for small positively charged aldehydes, as confirmed by the kinetics of the E457G and E457Q variants. Glu457 and the residues that determine Glu457 conformation inside the active site are conserved in the PA4189 orthologs, which we only found in proteobacteria species. Also is conserved the PA4189 genomic neighborhood, which suggests that PA4189 participates in an uncharacterized metabolic pathway. Our results open the door to future efforts to characterize this pathway.
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- Arline Fernández-Silva
- Departamento de Bioquímica, Facultad de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de México 04510, Mexico
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Facultad de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de México 04510, Mexico
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Facultad de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de México 04510, Mexico
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- Departamento de Biología Comparada, Facultad de Ciencias, Ciudad Universitaria, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de México 04510, Mexico
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Facultad de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de México 04510, Mexico
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Castellví A, Pequerul R, Barracco V, Juanhuix J, Parés X, Farrés J. Structural and biochemical evidence that ATP inhibits the cancer biomarker human aldehyde dehydrogenase 1A3. Commun Biol 2022; 5:354. [PMID: 35418200 PMCID: PMC9007972 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-022-03311-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2021] [Accepted: 03/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Human aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH) participates in the oxidative stress response and retinoid metabolism, being involved in several diseases, including cancer, diabetes and obesity. The ALDH1A3 isoform has recently elicited wide interest because of its potential use as a cancer stem cell biomarker and drug target. We report high-resolution three-dimensional ALDH1A3 structures for the apo-enzyme, the NAD+ complex and a binary complex with ATP. Each subunit of the ALDH1A3-ATP complex contains one ATP molecule bound to the adenosine-binding pocket of the cofactor-binding site. The ATP complex also shows a molecule, putatively identified as a polyethylene glycol aldehyde, covalently bound to the active-site cysteine. This mimics the thioacyl-enzyme catalytic intermediate, which is trapped in a dead enzyme lacking an active cofactor. At physiological concentrations, ATP inhibits the dehydrogenase activity of ALDH1A3 and other isoforms, with a Ki value of 0.48 mM for ALDH1A3, showing a mixed inhibition type against NAD+. ATP also inhibits esterase activity in a concentration-dependent manner. The current ALDH1A3 structures at higher resolution will facilitate the rational design of potent and selective inhibitors. ATP binding to ALDH1A3 enables activity modulation by the energy status of the cell and metabolic reprogramming, which may be relevant in several disease conditions. Three X-ray structures are presented of human aldehyde dehydrogenase family 1 member A3 (ALDH1A3), a potential cancer stem cell biomarker (alone, with NAD+ and with ATP) and structure determination performed using molecular replacement.
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- Albert Castellví
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biosciences, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Barcelona, Spain.,Alba Synchrotron, carrer de la Llum 2-26, 08290 Cerdanyola del Vallès, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biosciences, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biosciences, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Barcelona, Spain
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- Alba Synchrotron, carrer de la Llum 2-26, 08290 Cerdanyola del Vallès, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biosciences, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biosciences, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Barcelona, Spain.
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Eisenberg P, Albert L, Teuffel J, Zitzow E, Michaelis C, Jarick J, Sehlke C, Große L, Bader N, Nunes-Alves A, Kreikemeyer B, Schindelin H, Wade RC, Fiedler T. The Non-phosphorylating Glyceraldehyde-3-Phosphate Dehydrogenase GapN Is a Potential New Drug Target in Streptococcus pyogenes. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:802427. [PMID: 35242116 PMCID: PMC8886048 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.802427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2021] [Accepted: 01/14/2022] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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The strict human pathogen Streptococcus pyogenes causes infections of varying severity, ranging from self-limiting suppurative infections to life-threatening diseases like necrotizing fasciitis or streptococcal toxic shock syndrome. Here, we show that the non-phosphorylating glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase GapN is an essential enzyme for S. pyogenes. GapN converts glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate into 3-phosphoglycerate coupled to the reduction of NADP to NADPH. The knock-down of gapN by antisense peptide nucleic acids (asPNA) significantly reduces viable bacterial counts of S. pyogenes laboratory and macrolide-resistant clinical strains in vitro. As S. pyogenes lacks the oxidative part of the pentose phosphate pathway, GapN appears to be the major NADPH source for the bacterium. Accordingly, other streptococci that carry a complete pentose phosphate pathway are not prone to asPNA-based gapN knock-down. Determination of the crystal structure of the S. pyogenes GapN apo-enzyme revealed an unusual cis-peptide in proximity to the catalytic binding site. Furthermore, using a structural modeling approach, we correctly predicted competitive inhibition of S. pyogenes GapN by erythrose 4-phosphate, indicating that our structural model can be used for in silico screening of specific GapN inhibitors. In conclusion, the data provided here reveal that GapN is a potential target for antimicrobial substances that selectively kill S. pyogenes and other streptococci that lack the oxidative part of the pentose phosphate pathway.
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- Philip Eisenberg
- Institute of Medical Microbiology, Virology, and Hygiene, Rostock University Medical Centre, Rostock, Germany
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- Rudolf Virchow Center for Integrative and Translational Bioimaging, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Molecular and Cellular Modeling Group, Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Microbiology, Virology, and Hygiene, Rostock University Medical Centre, Rostock, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Microbiology, Virology, and Hygiene, Rostock University Medical Centre, Rostock, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Microbiology, Virology, and Hygiene, Rostock University Medical Centre, Rostock, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Microbiology, Virology, and Hygiene, Rostock University Medical Centre, Rostock, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Microbiology, Virology, and Hygiene, Rostock University Medical Centre, Rostock, Germany
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- Rudolf Virchow Center for Integrative and Translational Bioimaging, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Molecular and Cellular Modeling Group, Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies, Heidelberg, Germany.,Center for Molecular Biology (ZMBH), DKFZ-ZMBH Alliance, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Microbiology, Virology, and Hygiene, Rostock University Medical Centre, Rostock, Germany
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- Rudolf Virchow Center for Integrative and Translational Bioimaging, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Molecular and Cellular Modeling Group, Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies, Heidelberg, Germany.,Center for Molecular Biology (ZMBH), DKFZ-ZMBH Alliance, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany.,Interdisciplinary Center for Scientific Computing (IWR), Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Microbiology, Virology, and Hygiene, Rostock University Medical Centre, Rostock, Germany
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Shortall K, Djeghader A, Magner E, Soulimane T. Insights into Aldehyde Dehydrogenase Enzymes: A Structural Perspective. Front Mol Biosci 2021; 8:659550. [PMID: 34055881 PMCID: PMC8160307 DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2021.659550] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2021] [Accepted: 04/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Aldehyde dehydrogenases engage in many cellular functions, however their dysfunction resulting in accumulation of their substrates can be cytotoxic. ALDHs are responsible for the NAD(P)-dependent oxidation of aldehydes to carboxylic acids, participating in detoxification, biosynthesis, antioxidant and regulatory functions. Severe diseases, including alcohol intolerance, cancer, cardiovascular and neurological diseases, were linked to dysfunctional ALDH enzymes, relating back to key enzyme structure. An in-depth understanding of the ALDH structure-function relationship and mechanism of action is key to the understanding of associated diseases. Principal structural features 1) cofactor binding domain, 2) active site and 3) oligomerization mechanism proved critical in maintaining ALDH normal activity. Emerging research based on the combination of structural, functional and biophysical studies of bacterial and eukaryotic ALDHs contributed to the appreciation of diversity within the superfamily. Herewith, we discuss these studies and provide our interpretation for a global understanding of ALDH structure and its purpose–including correct function and role in disease. Our analysis provides a synopsis of a common structure-function relationship to bridge the gap between the highly studied human ALDHs and lesser so prokaryotic models.
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- Kim Shortall
- Department of Chemical Sciences, Bernal Institute, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, Bernal Institute, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, Bernal Institute, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, Bernal Institute, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
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Investigating the reaction and substrate preference of indole-3-acetaldehyde dehydrogenase from the plant pathogen Pseudomonas syringae PtoDC3000. Biosci Rep 2021; 40:227102. [PMID: 33325526 PMCID: PMC7745063 DOI: 10.1042/bsr20202959] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2020] [Revised: 11/24/2020] [Accepted: 12/01/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Aldehyde dehydrogenases (ALDHs) catalyze the conversion of various aliphatic and aromatic aldehydes into corresponding carboxylic acids. Traditionally considered as housekeeping enzymes, new biochemical roles are being identified for members of ALDH family. Recent work showed that AldA from the plant pathogen Pseudomonas syringae strain PtoDC3000 (PtoDC3000) functions as an indole-3-acetaldehyde dehydrogenase for the synthesis of indole-3-acetic acid (IAA). IAA produced by AldA allows the pathogen to suppress salicylic acid-mediated defenses in the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana. Here we present a biochemical and structural analysis of the AldA indole-3-acetaldehyde dehydrogenase from PtoDC3000. Site-directed mutants targeting the catalytic residues Cys302 and Glu267 resulted in a loss of enzymatic activity. The X-ray crystal structure of the catalytically inactive AldA C302A mutant in complex with IAA and NAD+ showed the cofactor adopting a conformation that differs from the previously reported structure of AldA. These structures suggest that NAD+ undergoes a conformational change during the AldA reaction mechanism similar to that reported for human ALDH. Site-directed mutagenesis of the IAA binding site indicates that changes in the active site surface reduces AldA activity; however, substitution of Phe169 with a tryptophan altered the substrate selectivity of the mutant to prefer octanal. The present study highlights the inherent biochemical versatility of members of the ALDH enzyme superfamily in P. syringae.
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Isobutanol production freed from biological limits using synthetic biochemistry. Nat Commun 2020; 11:4292. [PMID: 32855421 PMCID: PMC7453195 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-18124-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2020] [Accepted: 08/07/2020] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Cost competitive conversion of biomass-derived sugars into biofuel will require high yields, high volumetric productivities and high titers. Suitable production parameters are hard to achieve in cell-based systems because of the need to maintain life processes. As a result, next-generation biofuel production in engineered microbes has yet to match the stringent cost targets set by petroleum fuels. Removing the constraints imposed by having to maintain cell viability might facilitate improved production metrics. Here, we report a cell-free system in a bioreactor with continuous product removal that produces isobutanol from glucose at a maximum productivity of 4 g L−1 h−1, a titer of 275 g L−1 and 95% yield over the course of nearly 5 days. These production metrics exceed even the highly developed ethanol fermentation process. Our results suggest that moving beyond cells has the potential to expand what is possible for bio-based chemical production. A cell free or synthetic biochemistry approach offers a way to circumvent the many constraints of living cells. Here, the authors demonstrate, via enzyme and process enhancements, the production of isobutanol with the metrics exceeding highly developed ethanol fermentation.
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Wang Y, Li PY, Zhang Y, Cao HY, Wang YJ, Li CY, Wang P, Su HN, Chen Y, Chen XL, Zhang YZ. 3,6-Anhydro-L-Galactose Dehydrogenase VvAHGD is a Member of a New Aldehyde Dehydrogenase Family and Catalyzes by a Novel Mechanism with Conformational Switch of Two Catalytic Residues Cysteine 282 and Glutamate 248. J Mol Biol 2020; 432:2186-2203. [PMID: 32087198 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2020.02.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2019] [Revised: 02/05/2020] [Accepted: 02/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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3,6-anhydro-α-L-galactose (L-AHG) is one of the main monosaccharide constituents of red macroalgae. In the recently discovered bacterial L-AHG catabolic pathway, L-AHG is first oxidized by a NAD(P)+-dependent dehydrogenase (AHGD), which is a key step of this pathway. However, the catalytic mechanism(s) of AHGDs is still unclear. Here, we identified and characterized an AHGD from marine bacterium Vibrio variabilis JCM 19239 (VvAHGD). The NADP+-dependent VvAHGD could efficiently oxidize L-AHG. Phylogenetic analysis suggested that VvAHGD and its homologs represent a new aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH) family with different substrate preferences from reported ALDH families, named the L-AHGDH family. To explain the catalytic mechanism of VvAHGD, we solved the structures of VvAHGD in the apo form and complex with NADP+ and modeled its structure with L-AHG. Based on structural, mutational, and biochemical analyses, the cofactor channel and the substrate channel of VvAHGD are identified, and the key residues involved in the binding of NADP+ and L-AHG and the catalysis are revealed. VvAHGD performs catalysis by controlling the consecutive connection and interruption of the cofactor channel and the substrate channel via the conformational changes of its two catalytic residues Cys282 and Glu248. Comparative analyses of structures and enzyme kinetics revealed that differences in the substrate channels (in shape, size, electrostatic surface, and residue composition) lead to the different substrate preferences of VvAHGD from other ALDHs. This study on VvAHGD sheds light on the diversified catalytic mechanisms and evolution of NAD(P)+-dependent ALDHs.
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- Yue Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Marine Biotechnology Research Center, Shandong University, Qingdao, 266237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Marine Biotechnology Research Center, Shandong University, Qingdao, 266237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Marine Biotechnology Research Center, Shandong University, Qingdao, 266237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Marine Biotechnology Research Center, Shandong University, Qingdao, 266237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Marine Biotechnology Research Center, Shandong University, Qingdao, 266237, China
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- College of Marine Life Sciences, and Frontiers Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266003, China; Laboratory for Marine Biology and Biotechnology, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266237, China
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- College of Marine Life Sciences, and Frontiers Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266003, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Marine Biotechnology Research Center, Shandong University, Qingdao, 266237, China
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- College of Marine Life Sciences, and Frontiers Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266003, China; School of Life Sciences, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL, United Kingdom
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Marine Biotechnology Research Center, Shandong University, Qingdao, 266237, China; Laboratory for Marine Biology and Biotechnology, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266237, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Marine Biotechnology Research Center, Shandong University, Qingdao, 266237, China; College of Marine Life Sciences, and Frontiers Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266003, China; Laboratory for Marine Biology and Biotechnology, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266237, China.
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Rahuel-Clermont S, Bchini R, Barbe S, Boutserin S, André I, Talfournier F. Enzyme Active Site Loop Revealed as a Gatekeeper for Cofactor Flip by Targeted Molecular Dynamics Simulations and FRET-Based Kinetics. ACS Catal 2019. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.8b03951] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Université de Lorraine, CNRS, IMoPA, Campus Biologie Santé, F-54000 Nancy, France
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- Laboratoire d’Ingénierie des Systèmes Biologiques et Procédés, LISBP, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, INRA, INSA, Toulouse, France, 135, Avenue de Rangueil, F-31077 Toulouse cedex 04, France
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- Université de Lorraine, CNRS, IMoPA, Campus Biologie Santé, F-54000 Nancy, France
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- Laboratoire d’Ingénierie des Systèmes Biologiques et Procédés, LISBP, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, INRA, INSA, Toulouse, France, 135, Avenue de Rangueil, F-31077 Toulouse cedex 04, France
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- Université de Lorraine, CNRS, IMoPA, Campus Biologie Santé, F-54000 Nancy, France
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Hayes K, Noor M, Djeghader A, Armshaw P, Pembroke T, Tofail S, Soulimane T. The quaternary structure of Thermus thermophilus aldehyde dehydrogenase is stabilized by an evolutionary distinct C-terminal arm extension. Sci Rep 2018; 8:13327. [PMID: 30190503 PMCID: PMC6127216 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-31724-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2018] [Accepted: 08/22/2018] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
Abstract
Aldehyde dehydrogenases (ALDH) form a superfamily of dimeric or tetrameric enzymes that catalyze the oxidation of a broad range of aldehydes into their corresponding carboxylic acids with the concomitant reduction of the cofactor NAD(P) into NAD(P)H. Despite their varied polypeptide chain length and oligomerisation states, ALDHs possess a conserved architecture of three domains: the catalytic domain, NAD(P)+ binding domain, and the oligomerization domain. Here, we describe the structure and function of the ALDH from Thermus thermophilus (ALDHTt) which exhibits non-canonical features of both dimeric and tetrameric ALDH and a previously uncharacterized C-terminal arm extension forming novel interactions with the N-terminus in the quaternary structure. This unusual tail also interacts closely with the substrate entry tunnel in each monomer providing further mechanistic detail for the recent discovery of tail-mediated activity regulation in ALDH. However, due to the novel distal extension of the tail of ALDHTt and stabilizing termini-interactions, the current model of tail-mediated substrate access is not apparent in ALDHTt. The discovery of such a long tail in a deeply and early branching phylum such as Deinococcus-Thermus indicates that ALDHTt may be an ancestral or primordial metabolic model of study. This structure provides invaluable evidence of how metabolic regulation has evolved and provides a link to early enzyme regulatory adaptations.
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- Kevin Hayes
- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Limerick, Limerick, V94 T9PX, Ireland.,Bernal Institute, University of Limerick, Limerick, V94 T9PX, Ireland
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Limerick, Limerick, V94 T9PX, Ireland.,Bernal Institute, University of Limerick, Limerick, V94 T9PX, Ireland
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Limerick, Limerick, V94 T9PX, Ireland.,Bernal Institute, University of Limerick, Limerick, V94 T9PX, Ireland
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Limerick, Limerick, V94 T9PX, Ireland.,Bernal Institute, University of Limerick, Limerick, V94 T9PX, Ireland
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Limerick, Limerick, V94 T9PX, Ireland.,Bernal Institute, University of Limerick, Limerick, V94 T9PX, Ireland
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- Bernal Institute, University of Limerick, Limerick, V94 T9PX, Ireland.,Physics Department, University of Limerick, Limerick, V94 T9PX, Ireland
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Limerick, Limerick, V94 T9PX, Ireland. .,Bernal Institute, University of Limerick, Limerick, V94 T9PX, Ireland.
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Imber M, Loi VV, Reznikov S, Fritsch VN, Pietrzyk-Brzezinska AJ, Prehn J, Hamilton C, Wahl MC, Bronowska AK, Antelmann H. The aldehyde dehydrogenase AldA contributes to the hypochlorite defense and is redox-controlled by protein S-bacillithiolation in Staphylococcus aureus. Redox Biol 2018; 15:557-568. [PMID: 29433022 PMCID: PMC5975064 DOI: 10.1016/j.redox.2018.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2017] [Revised: 02/01/2018] [Accepted: 02/02/2018] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
Abstract
Staphylococcus aureus produces bacillithiol (BSH) as major low molecular weight (LMW) thiol which functions in thiol-protection and redox-regulation by protein S-bacillithiolation under hypochlorite stress. The aldehyde dehydrogenase AldA was identified as S-bacillithiolated at its active site Cys279 under NaOCl stress in S. aureus. Here, we have studied the expression, function, redox regulation and structural changes of AldA of S. aureus. Transcription of aldA was previously shown to be regulated by the alternative sigma factor SigmaB. Northern blot analysis revealed SigmaB-independent induction of aldA transcription under formaldehyde, methylglyoxal, diamide and NaOCl stress. Deletion of aldA resulted in a NaOCl-sensitive phenotype in survival assays, suggesting an important role of AldA in the NaOCl stress defense. Purified AldA showed broad substrate specificity for oxidation of several aldehydes, including formaldehyde, methylglyoxal, acetaldehyde and glycol aldehyde. Thus, AldA could be involved in detoxification of aldehyde substrates that are elevated under NaOCl stress. Kinetic activity assays revealed that AldA is irreversibly inhibited under H2O2 treatment in vitro due to overoxidation of Cys279 in the absence of BSH. Pre-treatment of AldA with BSH prior to H2O2 exposure resulted in reversible AldA inactivation due to S-bacillithiolation as revealed by activity assays and BSH-specific Western blot analysis. Using molecular docking and molecular dynamic simulation, we further show that BSH occupies two different positions in the AldA active site depending on the AldA activation state. In conclusion, we show here that AldA is an important target for S-bacillithiolation in S. aureus that is up-regulated under NaOCl stress and functions in protection under hypochlorite stress.
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- Marcel Imber
- Freie Universität Berlin, Institute for Biology-Microbiology, Königin-Luise-Strasse 12-16, D-14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Freie Universität Berlin, Institute for Biology-Microbiology, Königin-Luise-Strasse 12-16, D-14195 Berlin, Germany
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- School of Chemistry, Bedson Building, Newcastle University, NE1 7RU Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Freie Universität Berlin, Institute for Biology-Microbiology, Königin-Luise-Strasse 12-16, D-14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Freie Universität Berlin, Laboratory of Structural Biochemistry, D-14195 Berlin, Germany; Institute of Technical Biochemistry, Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Sciences, Lodz University of Technology, Lodz 90-924, Poland
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- Freie Universität Berlin, Institute for Biology-Microbiology, Königin-Luise-Strasse 12-16, D-14195 Berlin, Germany
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- School of Pharmacy, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7TJ, UK
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- Freie Universität Berlin, Laboratory of Structural Biochemistry, D-14195 Berlin, Germany; Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie, Macromolecular Crystallography, D-12489 Berlin, Germany
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- School of Chemistry, Bedson Building, Newcastle University, NE1 7RU Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Freie Universität Berlin, Institute for Biology-Microbiology, Königin-Luise-Strasse 12-16, D-14195 Berlin, Germany.
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Chen Y, Zhu JY, Ho Hong K, Mikles DC, Georg GI, Goldstein AS, Amory JK, Schönbrunn E. Structural Basis of ALDH1A2 Inhibition by Irreversible and Reversible Small Molecule Inhibitors. ACS Chem Biol 2018; 13:582-590. [PMID: 29240402 PMCID: PMC6089219 DOI: 10.1021/acschembio.7b00685] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Enzymes of the ALDH1A subfamily of aldehyde dehydrogenases are crucial in regulating retinoic acid (RA) signaling and have received attention as potential drug targets. ALDH1A2 is the primary RA-synthesizing enzyme in mammalian spermatogenesis and is therefore considered a viable drug target for male contraceptive development. However, only a small number of ALDH1A2 inhibitors have been reported, and information on the structure of ALDH1A2 was limited to the NAD-liganded enzyme void of substrate or inhibitors. Herein, we describe the mechanism of action of structurally unrelated reversible and irreversible inhibitors of human ALDH1A2 using direct binding studies and X-ray crystallography. All inhibitors bind to the active sites of tetrameric ALDH1A2. Compound WIN18,446 covalently reacts with the side chain of the catalytic residue Cys320, resulting in a chiral adduct in ( R) configuration. The covalent adduct directly affects the neighboring NAD molecule, which assumes a contracted conformation suboptimal for the dehydrogenase reaction. The reversible inhibitors interact predominantly through direct hydrogen bonding interactions with residues in the vicinity of Cys320 without affecting NAD. Upon interaction with inhibitors, a large flexible loop assumes regular structure, thereby shielding the active site from solvent. The precise knowledge of the binding modes provides a new framework for the rational design of novel inhibitors of ALDH1A2 with improved potency and selectivity profiles.
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- Yan Chen
- Drug Discovery Department, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, Florida 33612, United States
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- Drug Discovery Department, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, Florida 33612, United States
- Present Address Dart Neuroscience, San Diego, CA 92131, USA
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Institute for Therapeutics Discovery and Development, College of Pharmacy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55414, United States
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- Drug Discovery Department, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, Florida 33612, United States
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Institute for Therapeutics Discovery and Development, College of Pharmacy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55414, United States
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- Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, United States
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- Drug Discovery Department, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, Florida 33612, United States
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Becher E, Heese A, Claußen L, Eisen S, Jehmlich N, Rohwerder T, Purswani J. Active site alanine preceding catalytic cysteine determines unique substrate specificity in bacterial CoA-acylating prenal dehydrogenase. FEBS Lett 2018; 592:1150-1160. [PMID: 29485713 DOI: 10.1002/1873-3468.13019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2017] [Revised: 02/08/2018] [Accepted: 02/19/2018] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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In detoxification and fermentation processes, acylating dehydrogenases catalyze the reversible oxidation of aldehydes to their corresponding acyl-CoA esters. Here, we characterize an enzyme from Aquincola tertiaricarbonis L108 responsible for prenal (3-methyl-2-butenal) to 3-methylcrotonyl-CoA oxidation. Enzyme kinetics demonstrate a preference for C5 substrates not yet observed in aldehyde dehydrogenases. Compared to acetaldehyde and acetyl-CoA, conversion of valeraldehyde and valeryl-CoA is > 100- and 8-fold more efficient, respectively. Enzyme variants with A254I, A254P, and A254G mutations indicate that active site Ala preceding the catalytic C255 is crucial for this unique specificity. These results shed new light on evolutionary adaptation of aldehyde dehydrogenases toward xenobiotics and structure-guided design of highly specific enzymes for production of biofuels, such as linear or iso-branched butanols and pentanols.
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- Ellen Becher
- Department of Environmental Microbiology, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Environmental Microbiology, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Environmental Microbiology, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Environmental Microbiology, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Systems Biology, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Environmental Microbiology, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Environmental Microbiology, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Leipzig, Germany
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Jung K, Hong SH, Ngo HPT, Ho TH, Ahn YJ, Oh DK, Kang LW. Crystal structures of an atypical aldehyde dehydrogenase having bidirectional oxidizing and reducing activities. Int J Biol Macromol 2017; 105:816-824. [PMID: 28732729 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2017.07.112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2017] [Revised: 07/17/2017] [Accepted: 07/17/2017] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Aldehyde dehydrogenases (ALDHs) are NAD(P)+-dependent oxidoreductases that catalyze the oxidation of a variety of aldehydes to their acid forms. In this study, we determined the crystal structures of ALDH from Bacillus cereus (BcALDH), alone, and in complex with NAD+ and NADP+. This enzyme can oxidize all-trans-retinal to all-trans-retinoic acid using either NAD+ or NADP+ with equal efficiency, and atypically, as a minor activity, can reduce all-trans-retinal to all-trans-retinol using NADPH. BcALDH accommodated the additional 2'-phosphate of NADP+ by expanding the cofactor-binding pocket and upshifting the AMP moiety in NADP+. The nicotinamide moiety in NAD+ and NADP+ had direct interactions with the conserved catalytic residues (Cys300 and Glu266) and caused concerted conformational changes. We superimposed the structure of retinoic acid bound to human ALDH1A3 onto the BcALDH structure and speculated a model of the substrate all-trans-retinal bound to BcALDH. We also proposed a plausible mechanism for the minor reducing activity of BcALDH. These BcALDH structures will be useful in understanding cofactor specificity and the catalytic mechanism of an atypical bacterial BcALDH and should help the development of a new biocatalyst to produce retinoic acid and related high-end products.
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- Kyoungho Jung
- Department of Biological Sciences, Konkuk University, Seoul 143-701, South Korea
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- Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Konkuk University, Seoul 143-701, South Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Konkuk University, Seoul 143-701, South Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Konkuk University, Seoul 143-701, South Korea
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- Department of Life Science, Sangmyung University, Seoul 110-743, South Korea
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- Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Konkuk University, Seoul 143-701, South Korea.
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Konkuk University, Seoul 143-701, South Korea.
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Zahniser MPD, Prasad S, Kneen MM, Kreinbring CA, Petsko GA, Ringe D, McLeish MJ. Structure and mechanism of benzaldehyde dehydrogenase from Pseudomonas putida ATCC 12633, a member of the Class 3 aldehyde dehydrogenase superfamily. Protein Eng Des Sel 2017; 30:271-278. [PMID: 28338942 DOI: 10.1093/protein/gzx015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2016] [Accepted: 02/23/2017] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
Abstract
Benzaldehyde dehydrogenase from Pseudomonas putida (PpBADH) belongs to the Class 3 aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH) family. The Class 3 ALDHs are unusual in that they are generally dimeric (rather than tetrameric), relatively non-specific and utilize both NAD+ and NADP+. To date, X-ray structures of three Class 3 ALDHs have been determined, of which only two have cofactor bound, both in the NAD+ form. Here we report the crystal structure of PpBADH in complex with NADP+ and a thioacyl intermediate adduct. The overall architecture of PpBADH resembles that of most other members of the ALDH superfamily, and the cofactor binding residues are well conserved. Conversely, the pattern of cofactor binding for the rat Class 3 ALDH differs from that of PpBADH and other ALDHs. This has been interpreted in terms of a different mechanism for the rat enzyme. Comparison with the PpBADH structure, as well as multiple sequence alignments, suggest that one of two conserved glutamates, at positions 215 (209 in rat) and 337 (333 in rat), would act as the general base necessary to hydrolyze the thioacyl intermediate. While the latter is the general base in the rat Class 3 ALDH, site-specific mutagenesis indicates that Glu215 is the likely candidate for PpBADH, a result more typical of the Class 1 and 2 ALDH families. Finally, this study shows that hydride transfer is not rate limiting, lending further credence to the suggestion that PpBADH is more similar to the Class 1 and 2 ALDHs than it is to other Class 3 ALDHs.
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- Megan P D Zahniser
- Department of Biochemistry, Brandeis University, 415 South St., Waltham, MA 02454,USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI), 402 N. Blackford Street, Indianapolis, IN 46202,USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI), 402 N. Blackford Street, Indianapolis, IN 46202,USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Brandeis University, 415 South St., Waltham, MA 02454, USA.,Rosenstiel Basic Medical Sciences Research Center, MS029, 415 South Street, Waltham, MA 02454, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Brandeis University, 415 South St., Waltham, MA 02454, USA.,Rosenstiel Basic Medical Sciences Research Center, MS029, 415 South Street, Waltham, MA 02454, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Brandeis University, 415 South St., Waltham, MA 02454, USA.,Rosenstiel Basic Medical Sciences Research Center, MS029, 415 South Street, Waltham, MA 02454, USA.,Department of Chemistry, Brandeis University, 415 South St., Waltham, MA 02454, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI), 402 N. Blackford Street, Indianapolis, IN 46202,USA
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Buchman CD, Hurley TD. Inhibition of the Aldehyde Dehydrogenase 1/2 Family by Psoralen and Coumarin Derivatives. J Med Chem 2017; 60:2439-2455. [PMID: 28219011 PMCID: PMC5765548 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.6b01825] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 (ALDH2), one of 19 ALDH superfamily members, catalyzes the NAD+-dependent oxidation of aldehydes to their respective carboxylic acids. In this study, we further characterized the inhibition of four psoralen and coumarin derivatives toward ALDH2 and compared them to the ALDH2 inhibitor daidzin for selectivity against five ALDH1/2 isoenzymes. Compound 2 (Ki = 19 nM) binds within the aldehyde-binding site of the free enzyme species of ALDH2. Thirty-three structural analogs were examined to develop a stronger SAR profile. Seven compounds maintained or improved upon the selectivity toward one of the five ALDH1/2 isoenzymes, including compound 36, a selective inhibitor for ALDH2 (Ki = 2.4 μM), and compound 32, which was 10-fold selective for ALDH1A1 (Ki = 1.2 μM) versus ALDH1A2. Further medicinal chemistry on the compounds' basic scaffold could enhance the potency and selectivity for ALDH1A1 or ALDH2 and generate chemical probes to examine the unique and overlapping functions of the ALDH1/2 isoenzymes.
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NADP-Dependent Aldehyde Dehydrogenase from Archaeon Pyrobaculum sp.1860: Structural and Functional Features. ARCHAEA-AN INTERNATIONAL MICROBIOLOGICAL JOURNAL 2016; 2016:9127857. [PMID: 27956891 PMCID: PMC5121451 DOI: 10.1155/2016/9127857] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2016] [Revised: 08/26/2016] [Accepted: 09/14/2016] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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We present the functional and structural characterization of the first archaeal thermostable NADP-dependent aldehyde dehydrogenase AlDHPyr1147. In vitro, AlDHPyr1147 catalyzes the irreversible oxidation of short aliphatic aldehydes at 60-85°С, and the affinity of AlDHPyr1147 to the NADP+ at 60°С is comparable to that for mesophilic analogues at 25°С. We determined the structures of the apo form of AlDHPyr1147 (3.04 Å resolution), three binary complexes with the coenzyme (1.90, 2.06, and 2.19 Å), and the ternary complex with the coenzyme and isobutyraldehyde as a substrate (2.66 Å). The nicotinamide moiety of the coenzyme is disordered in two binary complexes, while it is ordered in the ternary complex, as well as in the binary complex obtained after additional soaking with the substrate. AlDHPyr1147 structures demonstrate the strengthening of the dimeric contact (as compared with the analogues) and the concerted conformational flexibility of catalytic Cys287 and Glu253, as well as Leu254 and the nicotinamide moiety of the coenzyme. A comparison of the active sites of AlDHPyr1147 and dehydrogenases characterized earlier suggests that proton relay systems, which were previously proposed for dehydrogenases of this family, are blocked in AlDHPyr1147, and the proton release in the latter can occur through the substrate channel.
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Yang Y, Davis I, Ha U, Wang Y, Shin I, Liu A. A Pitcher-and-Catcher Mechanism Drives Endogenous Substrate Isomerization by a Dehydrogenase in Kynurenine Metabolism. J Biol Chem 2016; 291:26252-26261. [PMID: 27810899 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m116.759712] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2016] [Revised: 10/18/2016] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Aldehyde dehydrogenase typically performs oxidation of aldehydes to their corresponding carboxylic acid while reducing NAD(P)+ to NAD(P)H via covalent catalysis mediated by an active-site cysteine residue. One member of this superfamily, the enzyme 2-aminomuconate-6-semialdehyde dehydrogenase (AMSDH), is a component of the kynurenine pathway, which catabolizes tryptophan in mammals and certain bacteria. AMSDH catalyzes the NAD+-dependent oxidation of 2-aminomuconate semialdehyde to 2-aminomuconate. We recently determined the first crystal structure of AMSDH and several catalytic cycle intermediates. A conserved asparagine in the oxyanion hole, Asn-169, is found to be H-bonded to substrate-derived intermediates in the active site of AMSDH during catalysis, including both the covalently bound thiohemiacetal and thioacyl intermediates. To better interrogate the significance of the hydrogen bond provided by Asn-169 to the reaction mechanism of AMSDH, we created Ala, Ser, Asp, and Gln mutants and studied them using biochemical, kinetic, crystallographic, and computational studies. The in crystallo chemical reaction of the primary substrate with the co-crystalized complex of the N169D mutant and NAD+ led to the successful trapping of a new catalytic intermediate that was not previously seen. The structural and computational data are consistent with a substrate imine/enol tautomer intermediate being formed prior to the formation of the covalent bond between the substrate and the active-site cysteine. Thus, AMSDH surprisingly includes an isomerization process within its known catalytic mechanism. These data establish a hidden intrinsic isomerization activity of the dehydrogenase and allow us to propose a pitcher-catcher type of catalytic mechanism for the isomerization.
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- Yu Yang
- From the Department of Chemistry, University of Texas, San Antonio, Texas 78249 and
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- From the Department of Chemistry, University of Texas, San Antonio, Texas 78249 and.,the Department of Chemistry, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia 30303
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- the Department of Chemistry, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia 30303
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- From the Department of Chemistry, University of Texas, San Antonio, Texas 78249 and
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- From the Department of Chemistry, University of Texas, San Antonio, Texas 78249 and
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- From the Department of Chemistry, University of Texas, San Antonio, Texas 78249 and .,the Department of Chemistry, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia 30303
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Muñoz-Clares RA, González-Segura L, Riveros-Rosas H, Julián-Sánchez A. Amino acid residues that affect the basicity of the catalytic glutamate of the hydrolytic aldehyde dehydrogenases. Chem Biol Interact 2015; 234:45-58. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2015.01.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2014] [Revised: 12/21/2014] [Accepted: 01/15/2015] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Huo L, Davis I, Liu F, Andi B, Esaki S, Iwaki H, Hasegawa Y, Orville AM, Liu A. Crystallographic and spectroscopic snapshots reveal a dehydrogenase in action. Nat Commun 2015; 6:5935. [PMID: 25565451 PMCID: PMC4286809 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms6935] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2014] [Accepted: 11/21/2014] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Aldehydes are ubiquitous intermediates in metabolic pathways and their innate reactivity can often make them quite unstable. There are several aldehydic intermediates in the metabolic pathway for tryptophan degradation that can decay into neuroactive compounds that have been associated with numerous neurological diseases. An enzyme of this pathway, 2-aminomuconate-6-semialdehyde dehydrogenase, is responsible for ‘disarming’ the final aldehydic intermediate. Here we show the crystal structures of a bacterial analogue enzyme in five catalytically relevant forms: resting state, one binary and two ternary complexes, and a covalent, thioacyl intermediate. We also report the crystal structures of a tetrahedral, thiohemiacetal intermediate, a thioacyl intermediate and an NAD+-bound complex from an active site mutant. These covalent intermediates are characterized by single-crystal and solution-state electronic absorption spectroscopy. The crystal structures reveal that the substrate undergoes an E/Z isomerization at the enzyme active site before an sp3-to-sp2 transition during enzyme-mediated oxidation. Aldehydes are common intermediates in enzymatic pathways, but their high reactivity can make them difficult to observe. Here, the authors study the mechanism of aldehyde deactivation in a dehydrogenase, showing a key E/Z isomerization and observing a thiohemiacetal intermediate by crystal structure analysis.
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- Lu Huo
- 1] Department of Chemistry, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia 30303, USA [2] Molecular Basis of Disease Area of Focus Program, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia 30303, USA
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- 1] Department of Chemistry, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia 30303, USA [2] Molecular Basis of Disease Area of Focus Program, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia 30303, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia 30303, USA
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- Photon Sciences Directorate, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, USA
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- 1] Department of Chemistry, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia 30303, USA [2] Molecular Basis of Disease Area of Focus Program, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia 30303, USA
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- Department of Life Science and Biotechnology and ORDIST, Kansai University, Suita, Osaka 564-8680, Japan
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- Department of Life Science and Biotechnology and ORDIST, Kansai University, Suita, Osaka 564-8680, Japan
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- 1] Photon Sciences Directorate, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, USA [2] Biosciences Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, USA
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- 1] Department of Chemistry, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia 30303, USA [2] Molecular Basis of Disease Area of Focus Program, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia 30303, USA
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Hwang HJ, Park JH, Kim JH, Kong MK, Kim JW, Park JW, Cho KM, Lee PC. Engineering of a butyraldehyde dehydrogenase ofClostridium saccharoperbutylacetonicumto fit an engineered 1,4-butanediol pathway inEscherichia coli. Biotechnol Bioeng 2014; 111:1374-84. [DOI: 10.1002/bit.25196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2013] [Revised: 01/12/2014] [Accepted: 01/17/2014] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Hee Jin Hwang
- Department of Molecular Science and Technology; Ajou University; Woncheon-dong Yeongtong-gu Suwon 443-749 South Korea
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- Biomaterials Lab.; Bio Research Center; Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology; Yongin 449-712 South Korea
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- Department of Molecular Science and Technology; Ajou University; Woncheon-dong Yeongtong-gu Suwon 443-749 South Korea
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- Department of Molecular Science and Technology; Ajou University; Woncheon-dong Yeongtong-gu Suwon 443-749 South Korea
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- Department of Molecular Science and Technology; Ajou University; Woncheon-dong Yeongtong-gu Suwon 443-749 South Korea
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- Biomaterials Lab.; Bio Research Center; Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology; Yongin 449-712 South Korea
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- Biomaterials Lab.; Bio Research Center; Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology; Yongin 449-712 South Korea
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- Department of Molecular Science and Technology; Ajou University; Woncheon-dong Yeongtong-gu Suwon 443-749 South Korea
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Agarwal V, Peck SC, Chen JH, Borisova SA, Chekan JR, van der Donk WA, Nair SK. Structure and function of phosphonoacetaldehyde dehydrogenase: the missing link in phosphonoacetate formation. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013; 21:125-35. [PMID: 24361046 DOI: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2013.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2013] [Revised: 11/06/2013] [Accepted: 11/14/2013] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Phosphonates (C-PO₃²⁻) have applications as antibiotics, herbicides, and detergents. In some environments, these molecules represent the predominant source of phosphorus, and several microbes have evolved dedicated enzymatic machineries for phosphonate degradation. For example, most common naturally occurring phosphonates can be catabolized to either phosphonoacetaldehyde or phosphonoacetate, which can then be hydrolyzed to generate inorganic phosphate and acetaldehyde or acetate, respectively. The phosphonoacetaldehyde oxidase gene (phnY) links these two hydrolytic processes and provides a previously unknown catabolic mechanism for phosphonoacetate production in the microbial metabolome. Here, we present biochemical characterization of PhnY and high-resolution crystal structures of the apo state, as well as complexes with substrate, cofactor, and product. Kinetic analysis of active site mutants demonstrates how a highly conserved aldehyde dehydrogenase active site has been modified in nature to generate activity with a phosphonate substrate.
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- Vinayak Agarwal
- Center for Biophysics and Computational Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA; Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA; Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA; Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA; Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
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- Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA; Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA; Department of Biochemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA; Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA; Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA.
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- Center for Biophysics and Computational Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA; Department of Biochemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA; Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA.
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Smith NE, Tie WJ, Flematti GR, Stubbs KA, Corry B, Attwood PV, Vrielink A. Mechanism of the dehydrogenase reaction of DmpFG and analysis of inter-subunit channeling efficiency and thermodynamic parameters in the overall reaction. Int J Biochem Cell Biol 2013; 45:1878-85. [PMID: 23742989 DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2013.05.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2013] [Revised: 05/23/2013] [Accepted: 05/27/2013] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The bifunctional, microbial enzyme DmpFG is comprised of two subunits: the aldolase, DmpG, and the dehydrogenase, DmpF. DmpFG is of interest due to its ability to channel substrates between the two spatially distinct active sites. While the aldolase is well studied, significantly less is known about the dehydrogenase. Steady-state kinetic measurements of the reverse reaction of DmpF confirmed that the dehydrogenase uses a ping-pong mechanism, with substrate inhibition by acetyl CoA indicating that NAD(+)/NADH and CoA/acetyl CoA bind to the same site in DmpF. The Km of DmpF for exogenous acetaldehyde as a substrate was 23.7 mM, demonstrating the necessity for the channel to deliver acetaldehyde directly from the aldolase to the dehydrogenase active site. A channeling assay on the bifunctional enzyme gave an efficiency of 93% indicating that less than 10% of the toxic acetaldehyde leaks out of the channel into the bulk media, prior to reaching the dehydrogenase active site. The thermodynamic activation parameters of the reactions catalyzed by the aldolase, the dehydrogenase and the DmpFG complex were determined. The Gibb's free energy of activation for the dehydrogenase reaction was lower than that obtained for the full DmpFG reaction, in agreement with the high kcat obtained for the dehydrogenase reaction in isolation. Furthermore, although both the DmpF and DmpG reactions occur with small, favorable entropies of activation, the full DmpFG reaction occurs with a negative entropy of activation. This supports the concept of allosteric structural communication between the two enzymes to coordinate their activities.
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- Natalie E Smith
- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia
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Arutyunov D, Schmalhausen E, Orlov V, Rahuel-Clermont S, Nagradova N, Branlant G, Muronetz V. An unusual effect of NADP+ on the thermostability of the nonphosphorylating glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase from Streptococcus mutans. Biochem Cell Biol 2013; 91:295-302. [PMID: 24032678 DOI: 10.1139/bcb-2012-0104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Adiabatic differential scanning calorimetry was used to investigate the effect of NADP+ on the irreversible thermal denaturation of the nonphosphorylating glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPN) from Streptococcus mutans. The GAPN-NADP+ binary complex showed a strongly decreased thermal stability, with a difference of about 20 °C between the temperatures of the thermal transition peak maxima of the complex and the free protein. This finding was similar to the previously described thermal destabilization of GAPN upon binding of inorganic phosphate to the substrate binding site and can be interpreted as the shift of the equilibrium between 2 conformers of tetrameric GAPN upon addition of the coenzyme. Single amino acid substitution, known to abolish the NADP+ binding, cancelled the calorimetric effect of the coenzyme. GAPN thermal inactivation was considerably decelerated in the presence of NADP+ showing that the apparent change in stability of the active centre can be the opposite to that of the whole protein molecule. NADP+ could also reactivate the inactive GAPN* species, obtained by the heating of the apoenzyme below the thermal denaturation transition temperature. These effects may reflect a mechanism that provides GAPN the sufficient flexibility for the earlier observed profound active site reorganizations required during the catalytic cycle. The elevated thermal stability of the apoenzyme may, in turn, be important for maintaining a constant level of active GAPN--an enzyme that is known to be crucial for the effective supply of the reducing equivalents in S. mutans and its ability to grow under aerobic conditions.
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- Denis Arutyunov
- a Belozersky Institute of Physico-Chemical Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow 119992, Russia
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Yuan Z, Yin B, Wei D, Yuan YRA. Structural basis for cofactor and substrate selection by cyanobacterium succinic semialdehyde dehydrogenase. J Struct Biol 2013; 182:125-35. [PMID: 23500184 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2013.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2012] [Revised: 02/28/2013] [Accepted: 03/03/2013] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH) catalyzes the oxidation of aldehydes to carboxylic acids. Cyanobacterium Synechococcus contains one ALDH enzyme (Sp2771), together with a novel 2-oxoglutarate decarboxylase, to complete a non-canonical tricarboxylic acid cycle. However, the molecular mechanisms for substrate selection and cofactor preference by Sp2771 are largely unknown. Here, we report crystal structures of wild type Sp2771, Sp2771 S419A mutant and ternary structure of Sp2771 C262A mutant in complex with NADP(+) and SSA, as well as binary structure of Gluconobacter oxydans aldehyde dehydrogenase (Gox0499) in complex with PEG. Structural comparison of Sp2771 with Gox0499, coupled with mutational analysis, demonstrates that Ser157 residue in Sp2771 and corresponding Pro159 residue in Gox0499 play critical structural roles in determining NADP(+) and NAD(+) preference for Sp2771 and Gox0499, respectively, whereas size and distribution of hydrophobic residues along the substrate binding funnel determine substrate selection. Hence, our work has provided insightful structural information into cofactor and substrate selection by ALDH.
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- Zuanning Yuan
- Department of Biological Sciences and Centre for Bioimaging Sciences, National University of Singapore, 14 Science Drive 4, Singapore 117543, Singapore
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Kopečny D, Končitíková R, Tylichová M, Vigouroux A, Moskalíková H, Soural M, Šebela M, Moréra S. Plant ALDH10 family: identifying critical residues for substrate specificity and trapping a thiohemiacetal intermediate. J Biol Chem 2013; 288:9491-507. [PMID: 23408433 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m112.443952] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Plant ALDH10 family members are aminoaldehyde dehydrogenases (AMADHs), which oxidize ω-aminoaldehydes to the corresponding acids. They have been linked to polyamine catabolism, osmoprotection, secondary metabolism (fragrance), and carnitine biosynthesis. Plants commonly contain two AMADH isoenzymes. We previously studied the substrate specificity of two AMADH isoforms from peas (PsAMADHs). Here, two isoenzymes from tomato (Solanum lycopersicum), SlAMADHs, and three AMADHs from maize (Zea mays), ZmAMADHs, were kinetically investigated to obtain further clues to the catalytic mechanism and the substrate specificity. We also solved the high resolution crystal structures of SlAMADH1 and ZmAMADH1a because these enzymes stand out from the others regarding their activity. From the structural and kinetic analysis, we can state that five residues at positions 163, 288, 289, 444, and 454 (PsAMADHs numbering) can, directly or not, significantly modulate AMADH substrate specificity. In the SlAMADH1 structure, a PEG aldehyde derived from the precipitant forms a thiohemiacetal intermediate, never observed so far. Its absence in the SlAMADH1-E260A structure suggests that Glu-260 can activate the catalytic cysteine as a nucleophile. We show that the five AMADHs studied here are capable of oxidizing 3-dimethylsulfoniopropionaldehyde to the cryo- and osmoprotectant 3-dimethylsulfoniopropionate. For the first time, we also show that 3-acetamidopropionaldehyde, the third aminoaldehyde besides 3-aminopropionaldehyde and 4-aminobutyraldehyde, is generally oxidized by AMADHs, meaning that these enzymes are unique in metabolizing and detoxifying aldehyde products of polyamine degradation to nontoxic amino acids. Finally, gene expression profiles in maize indicate that AMADHs might be important for controlling ω-aminoaldehyde levels during early stages of the seed development.
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- David Kopečny
- Department of Protein Biochemistry and Proteomics, Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Olomouc, Czech Republic.
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González-Segura L, Ho KK, Perez-Miller S, Weiner H, Hurley TD. Catalytic contribution of threonine 244 in human ALDH2. Chem Biol Interact 2013; 202:32-40. [PMID: 23295226 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2012.12.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2012] [Revised: 12/19/2012] [Accepted: 12/26/2012] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Amongst the numerous conserved residues in the aldehyde dehydrogenase superfamily, the precise role of Thr-244 remains enigmatic. Crystal structures show that this residue lies at the interface between the coenzyme-binding and substrate-binding sites with the side chain methyl substituent oriented toward the B-face of the nicotinamide ring of the NAD(P)(+) coenzyme, when in position for hydride transfer. Site-directed mutagenesis in ALDH1A1 and GAPN has suggested a role for Thr-244 in stabilizing the nicotinamide ring for efficient hydride transfer. Additionally, these studies also revealed a negative effect on cofactor binding which is not fully explained by the interaction with the nicotinamide ring. However, it is suggestive that Thr-244 immediately precedes helix αG, which forms one-half of the primary binding interface for the coenzyme. Hence, in order to more fully investigate the role of this highly conserved residue, we generated valine, alanine, glycine and serine substitutions for Thr-244 in human ALDH2. All four substituted enzymes exhibited reduced catalytic efficiency toward substrate and coenzyme. We also determined the crystal structure of the T244A enzyme in the absence and presence of coenzyme. In the apo-enzyme, the alpha G helix, which is key to NAD binding, exhibits increased temperature factors accompanied by a small displacement toward the active site cysteine. This structural perturbation was reversed in the coenzyme-bound complex. Our studies confirm a role for the Thr-244 beta methyl in the accurate positioning of the nicotinamide ring for efficient catalysis. We also identify a new role for Thr-244 in the stabilization of the N-terminal end of helix αG. This suggests that Thr-244, although less critical than Glu-487, is also an important contributor toward coenzyme binding.
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- Lilian González-Segura
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202-5122, United States
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Zaffagnini M, Fermani S, Costa A, Lemaire SD, Trost P. Plant cytoplasmic GAPDH: redox post-translational modifications and moonlighting properties. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2013; 4:450. [PMID: 24282406 PMCID: PMC3824636 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2013.00450] [Citation(s) in RCA: 116] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2013] [Accepted: 10/21/2013] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) is a ubiquitous enzyme involved in glycolysis and shown, particularly in animal cells, to play additional roles in several unrelated non-metabolic processes such as control of gene expression and apoptosis. This functional versatility is regulated, in part at least, by redox post-translational modifications that alter GAPDH catalytic activity and influence the subcellular localization of the enzyme. In spite of the well established moonlighting (multifunctional) properties of animal GAPDH, little is known about non-metabolic roles of GAPDH in plants. Plant cells contain several GAPDH isoforms with different catalytic and regulatory properties, located both in the cytoplasm and in plastids, and participating in glycolysis and the Calvin-Benson cycle. A general feature of all GAPDH proteins is the presence of an acidic catalytic cysteine in the active site that is overly sensitive to oxidative modifications, including glutathionylation and S-nitrosylation. In Arabidopsis, oxidatively modified cytoplasmic GAPDH has been successfully used as a tool to investigate the role of reduced glutathione, thioredoxins and glutaredoxins in the control of different types of redox post-translational modifications. Oxidative modifications inhibit GAPDH activity, but might enable additional functions in plant cells. Mounting evidence support the concept that plant cytoplasmic GAPDH may fulfill alternative, non-metabolic functions that are triggered by redox post-translational modifications of the protein under stress conditions. The aim of this review is to detail the molecular mechanisms underlying the redox regulation of plant cytoplasmic GAPDH in the light of its crystal structure, and to provide a brief inventory of the well known redox-dependent multi-facetted properties of animal GAPDH, together with the emerging roles of oxidatively modified GAPDH in stress signaling pathways in plants.
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- Mirko Zaffagnini
- Laboratory of Plant Redox Biology, Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, University of BolognaBologna, Italy
- *Correspondence: Mirko Zaffagnini and Paolo Trost, Laboratory of Plant Redox Biology, Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, University of Bologna, Via Irnerio 42, 40126 Bologna, Italy e-mail: ;
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- Department of Chemistry “G. Ciamician”, University of BolognaBologna, Italy
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- Department of Biosciences, University of MilanoMilano, Italy
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- Laboratoire de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire des Eucaryotes, FRE3354, Institut de Biologie Physico-Chimique, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université Pierre et Marie CurieParis, France
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- Laboratory of Plant Redox Biology, Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, University of BolognaBologna, Italy
- *Correspondence: Mirko Zaffagnini and Paolo Trost, Laboratory of Plant Redox Biology, Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, University of Bologna, Via Irnerio 42, 40126 Bologna, Italy e-mail: ;
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Bchini R, Vasiliou V, Branlant G, Talfournier F, Rahuel-Clermont S. Retinoic acid biosynthesis catalyzed by retinal dehydrogenases relies on a rate-limiting conformational transition associated with substrate recognition. Chem Biol Interact 2012; 202:78-84. [PMID: 23220587 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2012.11.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2012] [Revised: 11/15/2012] [Accepted: 11/19/2012] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Retinoic acid (RA), a metabolite of vitamin A, exerts pleiotropic effects throughout life in vertebrate organisms. Thus, RA action must be tightly regulated through the coordinated action of biosynthetic and degrading enzymes. The last step of retinoic acid biosynthesis is irreversibly catalyzed by the NAD-dependent retinal dehydrogenases (RALDH), which are members of the aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH) superfamily. Low intracellular retinal concentrations imply efficient substrate molecular recognition to ensure high affinity and specificity of RALDHs for retinal. This study addresses the molecular basis of retinal recognition in human ALDH1A1 (or RALDH1) and rat ALDH1A2 (or RALDH2), through the comparison of the catalytic behavior of retinal analogs and use of the fluorescence properties of retinol. We show that, in contrast to long chain unsaturated substrates, the rate-limiting step of retinal oxidation by RALDHs is associated with acylation. Use of the fluorescence resonance energy transfer upon retinol interaction with RALDHs provides evidence that retinal recognition occurs in two steps: binding into the substrate access channel, and a slower structural reorganization with a rate constant of the same magnitude as the kcat for retinal oxidation: 0.18 vs. 0.07 and 0.25 vs. 0.1 s(-1) for ALDH1A1 and ALDH1A2, respectively. This suggests that the conformational transition of the RALDH-retinal complex significantly contributes to the rate-limiting step that controls the kinetics of retinal oxidation, as a prerequisite for the formation of a catalytically competent Michaelis complex. This conclusion is consistent with the general notion that structural flexibility within the active site of ALDH enzymes has been shown to be an integral component of catalysis.
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- Raphaël Bchini
- Unité Mixte de Recherche CNRS-Université de Lorraine 7214 AREMS, ARN-RNP Structure-Fonction-Maturation, Enzymologie Moléculaire et Structurale, Faculté de Médecine, Biopôle, Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France
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Riveros-Rosas H, González-Segura L, Julián-Sánchez A, Díaz-Sánchez AG, Muñoz-Clares RA. Structural determinants of substrate specificity in aldehyde dehydrogenases. Chem Biol Interact 2012; 202:51-61. [PMID: 23219887 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2012.11.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2012] [Revised: 11/24/2012] [Accepted: 11/27/2012] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Within the aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH) superfamily, proteins belonging to the ALDH9, ALDH10, ALDH25, ALDH26 and ALDH27 families display activity as ω-aminoaldehyde dehydrogenases (AMADHs). These enzymes participate in polyamine, choline and arginine catabolism, as well as in synthesis of several osmoprotectants and carnitine. Active site aromatic and acidic residues are involved in binding the ω-aminoaldehydes in plant ALDH10 enzymes. In order to ascertain the degree of conservation of these residues among AMADHs and to evaluate their possible relevance in determining the aminoaldehyde specificity, we compared the known amino acid sequences of every ALDH family that have at least one member with known crystal structure, as well as the electrostatic potential surface of the aldehyde binding sites of these structures. Our analyses showed that four or three aromatic residues form a similar "aromatic box" in the active site of the AMADH enzymes, being the equivalents to Phe170 and Trp177 (human ALDH2 numbering) strictly conserved in all of them, which supports their relevance in binding the aminoaldehyde by cation-π interactions. In addition, all AMADHs exhibit a negative electrostatic potential surface in the aldehyde-entrance tunnel, due to side-chain carboxyl and hydroxyl groups or main-chain carbonyl groups. In contrast, ALDHs that have non-polar or negatively charged substrates exhibit neutral or positive electrostatic potential surfaces, respectively. Finally, our comparative sequence analyses revealed that the residues equivalent to Asp121 and Phe170 are highly conserved in many ALDH families irrespective of their substrate specificity-suggesting that they perform a role in catalysis additional or different to binding of the substrate-and that the positions Met124, Cys301, and Cys303 are hot spots changed during evolution to confer aldehyde specificity to several ALDH families.
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- Héctor Riveros-Rosas
- Departamento de Bioquímica, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 04510 México, DF, Mexico
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Chen Y, Thompson DC, Koppaka V, Jester JV, Vasiliou V. Ocular aldehyde dehydrogenases: protection against ultraviolet damage and maintenance of transparency for vision. Prog Retin Eye Res 2012; 33:28-39. [PMID: 23098688 DOI: 10.1016/j.preteyeres.2012.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2012] [Revised: 10/04/2012] [Accepted: 10/05/2012] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH) enzymes catalyze the NAD(P)(+)-dependent oxidation of a wide variety of endogenous and exogenous aldehydes to their corresponding acids. Some members of the ALDH superfamily of enzymes are abundantly expressed in the mammalian cornea and lens in a taxon-specific manner. Considered to be corneal and lens crystallins, they confer protective and transparent properties upon these ocular tissues. ALDH3A1 is highly expressed in the cornea of most mammals, with the exception of rabbit that expresses exclusively ALDH1A1 in the cornea. ALDH1A1 is present in both the cornea and lens of several animal species. As a result of their catalytic and non-catalytic functions, ALDH3A1 and ALDH1A1 proteins protect inner ocular tissues from ultraviolet radiation and reactive oxygen-induced damage. In addition, these corneal crystallins contribute to cellular transparency in corneal stromal keratocytes, supporting a structural role of these ALDH proteins. A putative regulatory function of ALDH3A1 on corneal cell proliferation has also been proposed. Finally, the three retinaldehyde dehydrogenases cooperatively mediate retinoic acid signaling during the eye development.
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- Ying Chen
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Molecular Toxicology and Environmental Health Sciences Program, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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Curran SP, Connon SJ. The Thiolate-Catalyzed Intermolecular Crossed Tishchenko Reaction: Highly Chemoselective Coupling of Two Different Aromatic Aldehydes. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2012. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201206343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Curran SP, Connon SJ. The Thiolate-Catalyzed Intermolecular Crossed Tishchenko Reaction: Highly Chemoselective Coupling of Two Different Aromatic Aldehydes. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2012; 51:10866-70. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201206343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2012] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Lang BS, Gorren ACF, Oberdorfer G, Wenzl MV, Furdui CM, Poole LB, Mayer B, Gruber K. Vascular bioactivation of nitroglycerin by aldehyde dehydrogenase-2: reaction intermediates revealed by crystallography and mass spectrometry. J Biol Chem 2012; 287:38124-34. [PMID: 22988236 PMCID: PMC3488082 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m112.371716] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Aldehyde dehydrogenase-2 (ALDH2) catalyzes the bioactivation of nitroglycerin (glyceryl trinitrate, GTN) in blood vessels, resulting in vasodilation by nitric oxide (NO) or a related species. Because the mechanism of this reaction is still unclear we determined the three-dimensional structures of wild-type (WT) ALDH2 and of a triple mutant of the protein that exhibits low denitration activity (E268Q/C301S/C303S) in complex with GTN. The structure of the triple mutant showed that GTN binds to the active site via polar contacts to the oxyanion hole and to residues 268 and 301 as well as by van der Waals interactions to hydrophobic residues of the catalytic pocket. The structure of the GTN-soaked wild-type protein revealed a thionitrate adduct to Cys-302 as the first reaction intermediate, which was also found by mass spectrometry (MS) experiments. In addition, the MS data identified sulfinic acid as the irreversibly inactivated enzyme species. Assuming that the structures of the triple mutant and wild-type ALDH2 reflect binding of GTN to the catalytic site and the first reaction step, respectively, superposition of the two structures indicates that denitration of GTN is initiated by nucleophilic attack of Cys-302 at one of the terminal nitrate groups, resulting in formation of the observed thionitrate intermediate and release of 1,2-glyceryl dinitrate. Our results shed light on the molecular mechanism of the GTN denitration reaction and provide useful information on the structural requirements for high affinity binding of organic nitrates to the catalytic site of ALDH2.
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- Barbara S Lang
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Graz, 8010 Graz, Austria
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Bchini R, Dubourg-Gerecke H, Rahuel-Clermont S, Aubry A, Branlant G, Didierjean C, Talfournier F. Adenine binding mode is a key factor in triggering the early release of NADH in coenzyme A-dependent methylmalonate semialdehyde dehydrogenase. J Biol Chem 2012; 287:31095-103. [PMID: 22782904 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m112.350272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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Structural dynamics associated with cofactor binding have been shown to play key roles in the catalytic mechanism of hydrolytic NAD(P)-dependent aldehyde dehydrogenases (ALDH). By contrast, no information is available for their CoA-dependent counterparts. We present here the first crystal structure of a CoA-dependent ALDH. The structure of the methylmalonate semialdehyde dehydrogenase (MSDH) from Bacillus subtilis in binary complex with NAD(+) shows that, in contrast to what is observed for hydrolytic ALDHs, the nicotinamide ring is well defined in the electron density due to direct and H(2)O-mediated hydrogen bonds with the carboxamide. The structure also reveals that a conformational isomerization of the NMNH is possible in MSDH, as shown for hydrolytic ALDHs. Finally, the adenine ring is substantially more solvent-exposed, a result that could be explained by the presence of a Val residue at position 229 in helix α(F) that reduces the depth of the binding pocket and the absence of Gly-225 at the N-terminal end of helix α(F). Substitution of glycine for Val-229 and/or insertion of a glycine residue at position 225 resulted in a significant decrease of the rate constant associated with the dissociation of NADH from the NADH/thioacylenzyme complex, thus demonstrating that the weaker stabilization of the adenine ring is a key factor in triggering the early NADH release in the MSDH-catalyzed reaction. This study provides for the first time structural insights into the mechanism whereby the cofactor binding mode is responsible at least in part for the different kinetic behaviors of the hydrolytic and CoA-dependent ALDHs.
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- Raphaël Bchini
- Unité Mixte de Recherche CNRS-Université de Lorraine 7214 AREMS, ARN-RNP Structure-Fonction-Maturation, Enzymologie Moléculaire et Structurale, Faculté de Médecine, Biopôle, 9 Avenue de la Forêt de Haye, BP 184, 54506 Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France
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Koppaka V, Thompson DC, Chen Y, Ellermann M, Nicolaou KC, Juvonen RO, Petersen D, Deitrich RA, Hurley TD, Vasiliou V. Aldehyde dehydrogenase inhibitors: a comprehensive review of the pharmacology, mechanism of action, substrate specificity, and clinical application. Pharmacol Rev 2012; 64:520-39. [PMID: 22544865 PMCID: PMC3400832 DOI: 10.1124/pr.111.005538] [Citation(s) in RCA: 403] [Impact Index Per Article: 33.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Aldehyde dehydrogenases (ALDHs) belong to a superfamily of enzymes that play a key role in the metabolism of aldehydes of both endogenous and exogenous derivation. The human ALDH superfamily comprises 19 isozymes that possess important physiological and toxicological functions. The ALDH1A subfamily plays a pivotal role in embryogenesis and development by mediating retinoic acid signaling. ALDH2, as a key enzyme that oxidizes acetaldehyde, is crucial for alcohol metabolism. ALDH1A1 and ALDH3A1 are lens and corneal crystallins, which are essential elements of the cellular defense mechanism against ultraviolet radiation-induced damage in ocular tissues. Many ALDH isozymes are important in oxidizing reactive aldehydes derived from lipid peroxidation and thereby help maintain cellular homeostasis. Increased expression and activity of ALDH isozymes have been reported in various human cancers and are associated with cancer relapse. As a direct consequence of their significant physiological and toxicological roles, inhibitors of the ALDH enzymes have been developed to treat human diseases. This review summarizes known ALDH inhibitors, their mechanisms of action, isozyme selectivity, potency, and clinical uses. The purpose of this review is to 1) establish the current status of pharmacological inhibition of the ALDHs, 2) provide a rationale for the continued development of ALDH isozyme-selective inhibitors, and 3) identify the challenges and potential therapeutic rewards associated with the creation of such agents.
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- Vindhya Koppaka
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Colorado Denver, 12850 East Montview Blvd., Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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Baker P, Carere J, Seah SYK. Substrate specificity, substrate channeling, and allostery in BphJ: an acylating aldehyde dehydrogenase associated with the pyruvate aldolase BphI. Biochemistry 2012; 51:4558-67. [PMID: 22574886 DOI: 10.1021/bi300407y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BphJ, a nonphosphorylating acylating aldehyde dehydrogenase, catalyzes the conversion of aldehydes to form acyl-coenzyme A in the presence of NAD(+) and coenzyme A (CoA). The enzyme is structurally related to the nonacylating aldehyde dehydrogenases, aspartate-β-semialdehyde dehydrogenase and phosphorylating glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase. Cys-131 was identified as the catalytic thiol in BphJ, and pH profiles together with site-specific mutagenesis data demonstrated that the catalytic thiol is not activated by an aspartate residue, as previously proposed. In contrast to the wild-type enzyme that had similar specificities for two- or three-carbon aldehydes, an I195A variant was observed to have a 20-fold higher catalytic efficiency for butyraldehyde and pentaldehyde compared to the catalytic efficiency of the wild type toward its natural substrate, acetaldehyde. BphJ forms a heterotetrameric complex with the class II aldolase BphI that channels aldehydes produced in the aldol cleavage reaction to the dehydrogenase via a molecular tunnel. Replacement of Ile-171 and Ile-195 with bulkier amino acid residues resulted in no more than a 35% reduction in acetaldehyde channeling efficiency, showing that these residues are not critical in gating the exit of the channel. Likewise, the replacement of Asn-170 in BphJ with alanine and aspartate did not substantially alter aldehyde channeling efficiencies. Levels of activation of BphI by BphJ N170A, N170D, and I171A were reduced by ≥3-fold in the presence of NADH and ≥4.5-fold when BphJ was undergoing turnover, indicating that allosteric activation of the aldolase has been compromised in these variants. The results demonstrate that the dehydrogenase coordinates the catalytic activity of BphI through allostery rather than through aldehyde channeling.
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- Perrin Baker
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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Curran SP, Connon SJ. Selenide Ions as Catalysts for Homo- and Crossed-Tishchenko Reactions of Expanded Scope. Org Lett 2012; 14:1074-7. [DOI: 10.1021/ol203439g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Simon P. Curran
- School of Chemistry, Centre for Synthesis and Chemical Biology, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, University of Dublin, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland
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- School of Chemistry, Centre for Synthesis and Chemical Biology, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, University of Dublin, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland
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Egger S, Chaikuad A, Klimacek M, Kavanagh KL, Oppermann U, Nidetzky B. Structural and kinetic evidence that catalytic reaction of human UDP-glucose 6-dehydrogenase involves covalent thiohemiacetal and thioester enzyme intermediates. J Biol Chem 2011; 287:2119-29. [PMID: 22123821 PMCID: PMC3265891 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m111.313015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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Biosynthesis of UDP-glucuronic acid by UDP-glucose 6-dehydrogenase (UGDH) occurs through the four-electron oxidation of the UDP-glucose C6 primary alcohol in two NAD+-dependent steps. The catalytic reaction of UGDH is thought to involve a Cys nucleophile that promotes formation of a thiohemiacetal enzyme intermediate in the course of the first oxidation step. The thiohemiacetal undergoes further oxidation into a thioester, and hydrolysis of the thioester completes the catalytic cycle. Herein we present crystallographic and kinetic evidence for the human form of UGDH that clarifies participation of covalent catalysis in the enzymatic mechanism. Substitution of the putative catalytic base for water attack on the thioester (Glu161) by an incompetent analog (Gln161) gave a UGDH variant (E161Q) in which the hydrolysis step had become completely rate-limiting so that a thioester enzyme intermediate accumulated at steady state. By crystallizing E161Q in the presence of 5 mm UDP-glucose and 2 mm NAD+, we succeeded in trapping a thiohemiacetal enzyme intermediate and determined its structure at 2.3 Å resolution. Cys276 was covalently modified in the structure, establishing its role as catalytic nucleophile of the reaction. The thiohemiacetal reactive C6 was in a position suitable to become further oxidized by hydride transfer to NAD+. The proposed catalytic mechanism of human UGDH involves Lys220 as general base for UDP-glucose alcohol oxidation and for oxyanion stabilization during formation and breakdown of the thiohemiacetal and thioester enzyme intermediates. Water coordinated to Asp280 deprotonates Cys276 to function as an aldehyde trap and also provides oxyanion stabilization. Glu161 is the Brønsted base catalytically promoting the thioester hydrolysis.
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- Sigrid Egger
- Institute of Biotechnology and Biochemical Engineering, Graz University of Technology, A-8010 Graz, Austria
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Bains J, Leon R, Temke KG, Boulanger MJ. Elucidating the reaction mechanism of the benzoate oxidation pathway encoded aldehyde dehydrogenase from Burkholderia xenovorans LB400. Protein Sci 2011; 20:1048-59. [PMID: 21495107 DOI: 10.1002/pro.639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2011] [Revised: 04/04/2011] [Accepted: 04/07/2011] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Oxidation of cis-3,4-dehydroadipyl-CoA semialdehyde to cis-3,4-dehydroadipyl-CoA by the aldehyde dehydrogenase, ALDH(C) (EC.1.2.1.77), is an essential step in the metabolism of benzoate in Burkholderia xenovorans LB400. In a previous study, we established a structural blueprint for this novel group of ALDH enzymes. Here, we build significantly on this initial work and propose a detailed reaction mechanism for ALDH(C) based on comprehensive structural and functional investigations of active site residues. Kinetic analyses reveal essential roles for C296 as the nucleophile and E257 as the associated general base. Structural analyses of E257Q and C296A variants suggest a dynamic charge repulsion relationship between E257 and C296 that contributes to the inherent flexibility of E257 in the native enzyme, which is further regulated by E496 and E167. A proton relay network anchored by E496 and supported by E167 and K168 serves to reset E257 for the second catalytic step. We also propose that E167, which is unique to ALDH(C) and its homologs, serves a critical role in presenting the catalytic water to the newly reset E257 such that the enzyme can proceed with deacylation and product release. Collectively, the reaction mechanism proposed for ALDH(C) promotes a greater understanding of these novel ALDH enzymes, the ALDH super-family in general, and benzoate degradation in B. xenovorans LB400.
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- Jasleen Bains
- Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia V8W3P6, Canada
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Tsybovsky Y, Krupenko SA. Conserved catalytic residues of the ALDH1L1 aldehyde dehydrogenase domain control binding and discharging of the coenzyme. J Biol Chem 2011; 286:23357-67. [PMID: 21540484 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m111.221069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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The C-terminal domain (C(t)-FDH) of 10-formyltetrahydrofolate dehydrogenase (FDH, ALDH1L1) is an NADP(+)-dependent oxidoreductase and a structural and functional homolog of aldehyde dehydrogenases. Here we report the crystal structures of several C(t)-FDH mutants in which two essential catalytic residues adjacent to the nicotinamide ring of bound NADP(+), Cys-707 and Glu-673, were replaced separately or simultaneously. The replacement of the glutamate with an alanine causes irreversible binding of the coenzyme without any noticeable conformational changes in the vicinity of the nicotinamide ring. Additional replacement of cysteine 707 with an alanine (E673A/C707A double mutant) did not affect this irreversible binding indicating that the lack of the glutamate is solely responsible for the enhanced interaction between the enzyme and the coenzyme. The substitution of the cysteine with an alanine did not affect binding of NADP(+) but resulted in the enzyme lacking the ability to differentiate between the oxidized and reduced coenzyme: unlike the wild-type C(t)-FDH/NADPH complex, in the C707A mutant the position of NADPH is identical to the position of NADP(+) with the nicotinamide ring well ordered within the catalytic center. Thus, whereas the glutamate restricts the affinity for the coenzyme, the cysteine is the sensor of the coenzyme redox state. These conclusions were confirmed by coenzyme binding experiments. Our study further suggests that the binding of the coenzyme is additionally controlled by a long-range communication between the catalytic center and the coenzyme-binding domain and points toward an α-helix involved in the adenine moiety binding as a participant of this communication.
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- Yaroslav Tsybovsky
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina 29425, USA
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Talfournier F, Stines-Chaumeil C, Branlant G. Methylmalonate-semialdehyde dehydrogenase from Bacillus subtilis: substrate specificity and coenzyme A binding. J Biol Chem 2011; 286:21971-81. [PMID: 21515690 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m110.213280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Methylmalonate-semialdehyde dehydrogenase (MSDH) belongs to the CoA-dependent aldehyde dehydrogenase subfamily. It catalyzes the NAD-dependent oxidation of methylmalonate semialdehyde (MMSA) to propionyl-CoA via the acylation and deacylation steps. MSDH is the only member of the aldehyde dehydrogenase superfamily that catalyzes a β-decarboxylation process in the deacylation step. Recently, we demonstrated that the β-decarboxylation is rate-limiting and occurs before CoA attack on the thiopropionyl enzyme intermediate. Thus, this prevented determination of the transthioesterification kinetic parameters. Here, we have addressed two key aspects of the mechanism as follows: 1) the molecular basis for recognition of the carboxylate of MMSA; and 2) how CoA binding modulates its reactivity. We substituted two invariant arginines, Arg-124 and Arg-301, by Leu. The second-order rate constant for the acylation step for both mutants was decreased by at least 50-fold, indicating that both arginines are essential for efficient MMSA binding through interactions with the carboxylate group. To gain insight into the transthioesterification, we substituted MMSA with propionaldehyde, as both substrates lead to the same thiopropionyl enzyme intermediate. This allowed us to show the following: 1) the pK(app) of CoA decreases by ∼3 units upon binding to MSDH in the deacylation step; and 2) the catalytic efficiency of the transthioesterification is increased by at least 10(4)-fold relative to a chemical model. Moreover, we observed binding of CoA to the acylation complex, supporting a CoA-binding site distinct from that of NAD(H).
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- François Talfournier
- Unité Mixte de Recherche CNRS, Université Henri Poincaré 7214 AREMS, ARN-RNP Structure-Fonction-Maturation, Enzymologie Moléculaire et Structurale, Nancy Université, Faculté des Sciences et Technologies, Bd. des Aiguillettes, BP 70239, 54506 Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy Cedex, France.
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O' Connor CJ, Manoni F, Curran SP, Connon SJ. Microwave-assisted efficient thiolate-catalysed homo- and crossed intermolecular Tishchenko reactions. NEW J CHEM 2011. [DOI: 10.1039/c0nj00790k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Muñoz-Clares RA, González-Segura L, Díaz-Sánchez AG. Crystallographic evidence for active-site dynamics in the hydrolytic aldehyde dehydrogenases. Implications for the deacylation step of the catalyzed reaction. Chem Biol Interact 2010; 191:137-46. [PMID: 21195066 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2010.12.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2010] [Revised: 12/21/2010] [Accepted: 12/21/2010] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The overall chemical mechanism of the reaction catalyzed by the hydrolytic aldehyde dehydrogenases (ALDHs) involves three main steps: (1) nucleophilic attack of the thiol group of the catalytic cysteine on the carbonyl carbon of the aldehyde substrate; (2) hydride transfer from the tetrahedral thiohemiacetal intermediate to the pyridine ring of NAD(P)(+); and (3) hydrolysis of the resulting thioester intermediate (deacylation). Crystal structures of different ALDHs from several organisms-determined in the absence and presence of bound NAD(P)(+), NAD(P)H, aldehydes, or acid products-showed specific details at the atomic level about the catalytic residues involved in each of the catalytic steps. These structures also showed the conformational flexibility of the nicotinamide half of the cofactor, and of the catalytic cysteinyl and glutamyl residues, the latter being the general base that activates the hydrolytic water molecule in the deacylation step. The architecture of the ALDH active site allows for this conformational flexibility, which, undoubtedly, is crucial for catalysis in these enzymes. Focusing in the deacylation step of the ALDH-catalyzed reaction, here we review and systematize the crystallographic evidence of the structural features responsible for the conformational flexibility of the catalytic glutamyl residue, and for the positioning of the hydrolytic water molecule inside the ALDH active site. Based on the analysis of the available crystallographic data and of energy-minimized models of the thioester reaction intermediate, as well as on the results of theoretical calculations of the pK(a) of the carboxyl group of the catalytic glutamic acid in its three different conformations, we discuss the role that the conformational flexibility of this residue plays in the activation of the hydrolytic water. We also propose a critical participation in the water activation process of the peptide bond to which the catalytic glutamic acid in the intermediate conformation is hydrogen bonded.
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- Rosario A Muñoz-Clares
- Departamento de Bioquímica, Facultad de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México DF, Mexico.
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Estey T, Chen Y, Carpenter JF, Vasiliou V. Structural and functional modifications of corneal crystallin ALDH3A1 by UVB light. PLoS One 2010; 5:e15218. [PMID: 21203538 PMCID: PMC3006428 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0015218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2010] [Accepted: 10/29/2010] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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As one of the most abundantly expressed proteins in the mammalian corneal epithelium, aldehyde dehydrogenase 3A1 (ALDH3A1) plays critical and multifaceted roles in protecting the cornea from oxidative stress. Recent studies have demonstrated that one protective mechanism of ALDH3A1 is the direct absorption of UV-energy, which reduces damage to other corneal proteins such as glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase through a competition mechanism. UV-exposure, however, leads to the inactivation of ALDH3A1 in such cases. In the current study, we demonstrate that UV-light caused soluble, non-native aggregation of ALDH3A1 due to both covalent and non-covalent interactions, and that the formation of the aggregates was responsible for the loss of ALDH3A1 enzymatic activity. Spectroscopic studies revealed that as a result of aggregation, the secondary and tertiary structure of ALDH3A1 were perturbed. LysC peptide mapping using MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry shows that UV-induced damage to ALDH3A1 also includes chemical modifications to Trp, Met, and Cys residues. Surprisingly, the conserved active site Cys of ALDH3A1 does not appear to be affected by UV-exposure; this residue remained intact after exposure to UV-light that rendered the enzyme completely inactive. Collectively, our data suggest that the UV-induced inactivation of ALDH3A1 is a result of non-native aggregation and associated structural changes rather than specific damage to the active site Cys.
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- Tia Estey
- Center for Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, Colorado, United States of America
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- Molecular Toxicology & Environmental Health Sciences Program, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, Colorado, United States of America
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- Center for Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, Colorado, United States of America
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- Center for Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, Colorado, United States of America
- Molecular Toxicology & Environmental Health Sciences Program, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, Colorado, United States of America
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Cronin L, Manoni F, O' Connor C, Connon S. Tunable Bromomagnesium Thiolate Tishchenko Reaction Catalysts: Intermolecular Aldehyde-Trifluoromethylketone Coupling. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2010. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.200907167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Cronin L, Manoni F, O' Connor C, Connon S. Tunable Bromomagnesium Thiolate Tishchenko Reaction Catalysts: Intermolecular Aldehyde-Trifluoromethylketone Coupling. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2010; 49:3045-8. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.200907167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Tylichová M, Kopecný D, Moréra S, Briozzo P, Lenobel R, Snégaroff J, Sebela M. Structural and functional characterization of plant aminoaldehyde dehydrogenase from Pisum sativum with a broad specificity for natural and synthetic aminoaldehydes. J Mol Biol 2010; 396:870-82. [PMID: 20026072 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2009.12.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2009] [Revised: 12/08/2009] [Accepted: 12/10/2009] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Aminoaldehyde dehydrogenases (AMADHs, EC 1.2.1.19) belong to the large aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH) superfamily, namely, the ALDH9 family. They oxidize polyamine-derived omega-aminoaldehydes to the corresponding omega-amino acids. Here, we report the first X-ray structures of plant AMADHs: two isoenzymes, PsAMADH1 and PsAMADH2, from Pisum sativum in complex with beta-nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD(+)) at 2.4 and 2.15 A resolution, respectively. Both recombinant proteins are dimeric and, similarly to other ALDHs, each monomer is composed of an oligomerization domain, a coenzyme binding domain and a catalytic domain. Each subunit binds NAD(+) as a coenzyme, contains a solvent-accessible C-terminal peroxisomal targeting signal (type 1) and a cation bound in the cavity close to the NAD(+) binding site. While the NAD(+) binding mode is classical for PsAMADH2, that for PsAMADH1 is unusual among ALDHs. A glycerol molecule occupies the substrate binding site and mimics a bound substrate. Structural analysis and substrate specificity study of both isoenzymes in combination with data published previously on other ALDH9 family members show that the established categorization of such enzymes into distinct groups based on substrate specificity is no more appropriate, because many of them seem capable of oxidizing a large spectrum of aminoaldehyde substrates. PsAMADH1 and PsAMADH2 can oxidize N,N,N-trimethyl-4-aminobutyraldehyde into gamma-butyrobetaine, which is the carnitine precursor in animal cells. This activity highly suggests that in addition to their contribution to the formation of compatible osmolytes such as glycine betaine, beta-alanine betaine and gamma-aminobutyric acid, AMADHs might participate in carnitine biosynthesis in plants.
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- Martina Tylichová
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Palacký University, Slechtitelů 11, CZ-783 71 Olomouc, Czech Republic
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Perez-Miller S, Younus H, Vanam R, Chen CH, Mochly-Rosen D, Hurley TD. Alda-1 is an agonist and chemical chaperone for the common human aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 variant. Nat Struct Mol Biol 2010; 17:159-64. [PMID: 20062057 DOI: 10.1038/nsmb.1737] [Citation(s) in RCA: 175] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2009] [Accepted: 11/17/2009] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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In approximately one billion people, a point mutation inactivates a key detoxifying enzyme, aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH2). This mitochondrial enzyme metabolizes toxic biogenic and environmental aldehydes, including the endogenously produced 4-hydroxynonenal (4HNE) and the environmental pollutant acrolein, and also bioactivates nitroglycerin. ALDH2 is best known, however, for its role in ethanol metabolism. The accumulation of acetaldehyde following the consumption of even a single alcoholic beverage leads to the Asian alcohol-induced flushing syndrome in ALDH2*2 homozygotes. The ALDH2*2 allele is semidominant, and heterozygotic individuals show a similar but less severe phenotype. We recently identified a small molecule, Alda-1, that activates wild-type ALDH2 and restores near-wild-type activity to ALDH2*2. The structures of Alda-1 bound to ALDH2 and ALDH2*2 reveal how Alda-1 activates the wild-type enzyme and how it restores the activity of ALDH2*2 by acting as a structural chaperone.
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- Samantha Perez-Miller
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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The oxyanion hole of Pseudomonas fluorescens mannitol 2-dehydrogenase: a novel structural motif for electrostatic stabilization in alcohol dehydrogenase active sites. Biochem J 2009; 425:455-63. [PMID: 19857201 DOI: 10.1042/bj20091441] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The side chains of Asn191 and Asn300 constitute a characteristic structural motif of the active site of Pseudomonas fluorescens mannitol 2-dehydrogenase that lacks precedent in known alcohol dehydrogenases and resembles the canonical oxyanion binding pocket of serine proteases. We have used steady-state and transient kinetic studies of the effects of varied pH and deuterium isotopic substitutions in substrates and solvent on the enzymatic rates to delineate catalytic consequences resulting from individual and combined replacements of the two asparagine residues by alanine. The rate constants for the overall hydride transfer to and from C-2 of mannitol, which were estimated as approximately 5 x 102 s-1 and approximately 1.5 x 103 s-1 in the wild-type enzyme respectively, were selectively slowed, between 540- and 2700-fold, in single-site mannitol 2-dehydrogenase mutants. These effects were additive in the corresponding doubly mutated enzyme, suggesting independent functioning of the two asparagine residues in catalysis. Partial disruption of the oxyanion hole in single-site mutants caused an upshift, by >or=1.2 pH units, in the kinetic pK of the catalytic acid-base Lys295 in the enzyme-NAD+-mannitol complex. The oxyanion hole of mannitol 2-dehydrogenase is suggested to drive a precatalytic conformational equilibrium at the ternary complex level in which the reactive group of the substrate is 'activated' for chemical conversion through its precise alignment with the unprotonated side chain of Lys295 (mannitol oxidation) and C=O bond polarization by the carboxamide moieties of Asn191 and Asn300 (fructose reduction). In the subsequent hydride transfer step, the two asparagine residues provide approximately 40 kJ/mol of electrostatic stabilization.
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