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Meireles DDA, Yokomizo CH, Silva FP, Venâncio TM, Degenhardt MFDS, Oliveira CLPD, Netto LES. Functional diversity of YbbN/CnoX proteins: Insights from a comparative analysis of three thioredoxin-like oxidoreductases from Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Xylella fastidiosa and Escherichia coli. Redox Biol 2024; 72:103128. [PMID: 38554523 PMCID: PMC10998233 DOI: 10.1016/j.redox.2024.103128] [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: 12/21/2023] [Revised: 02/26/2024] [Accepted: 03/17/2024] [Indexed: 04/01/2024] Open
Abstract
YbbN/CnoX are proteins that display a Thioredoxin (Trx) domain linked to a tetratricopeptide domain. YbbN from Escherichia coli (EcYbbN) displays a co-chaperone (holdase) activity that is induced by HOCl. Here, we compared EcYbbN with YbbN proteins from Xylella fastidiosa (XfYbbN) and from Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PaYbbN). EcYbbN presents a redox active Cys residue at Trx domain (Cys63), 24 residues away from SQHC motif (SQHC[N24]C) that can form mixed disulfides with target proteins. In contrast, XfYbbN and PaYbbN present two Cys residues in the CXXC (CAPC) motif, while only PaYbbN shows the Cys residue equivalent to Cys63 of EcYbbN. Our phylogenetic analysis revealed that most of the YbbN proteins are in the bacteria domain of life and that their members can be divided into four groups according to the conserved Cys residues. EcYbbN (SQHC[N24]C), XfYbbN (CAPC[N24]V) and PaYbbN (CAPC[N24]C) are representatives of three sub-families. In contrast to EcYbbN, both XfYbbN and PaYbbN: (1) reduced an artificial disulfide (DTNB) and (2) supported the peroxidase activity of Peroxiredoxin Q from X. fastidiosa, suggesting that these proteins might function similarly to the canonical Trx enzymes. Indeed, XfYbbN was reduced by XfTrx reductase with a high catalytic efficiency (kcat/Km = 1.27 x 107 M-1 s-1), similar to the canonical XfTrx (XfTsnC). Furthermore, EcYbbN and XfYbbN, but not PaYbbN displayed HOCl-induced holdase activity. Remarkably, EcYbbN gained disulfide reductase activity while lost the HOCl-activated chaperone function, when the SQHC was replaced by CQHC. In contrast, the XfYbbN CAPA mutant lost the disulfide reductase activity, while kept its HOCl-induced chaperone function. In all cases, the induction of the holdase activity was accompanied by YbbN oligomerization. Finally, we showed that deletion of ybbN gene did not render in P. aeruginosa more sensitive stressful treatments. Therefore, YbbN/CnoX proteins display distinct properties, depending on the presence of the three conserved Cys residues.
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Affiliation(s)
- Diogo de Abreu Meireles
- Laboratório de Fisiologia e Bioquímica de Microrganismos, (LFBM), Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro, Campos do Goytacazes, RJ, Brazil.
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- Departamento de Genética e Biologia Evolutiva, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Química e Função de Peptídeos e Proteínas (LQFPP), Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro, Campos do Goytacazes, RJ, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Química e Função de Peptídeos e Proteínas (LQFPP), Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro, Campos do Goytacazes, RJ, Brazil
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- Departamento de Genética e Biologia Evolutiva, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil.
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Sahtout N, Sanders DAR. Biophysical and biochemical characterization of the thioredoxin system from Colwellia psychrerythraea. Proteins 2024; 92:370-383. [PMID: 37909486 DOI: 10.1002/prot.26627] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2023] [Revised: 09/24/2023] [Accepted: 10/17/2023] [Indexed: 11/03/2023]
Abstract
The thioredoxin system is a ubiquitous oxidoreductase system consisting of the enzyme thioredoxin reductase, the protein thioredoxin, and the cofactor nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate. The system has been comprehensively studied from many organisms, such as Escherichia coli; however, structural and functional analysis of this system from psychrophilic bacteria has not been as extensive. In this study, the thioredoxin system proteins of a psychrophilic bacterium, Colwellia psychrerythraea, were characterized using biophysical and biochemical techniques. Analysis of the complete genome sequence of the C. psychrerythraea thioredoxin system suggested the presence of a putative thioredoxin reductase and at least three thioredoxin. In this study, these identified putative thioredoxin system components were cloned, overexpressed, purified, and characterized. Our studies have indicated that the thioredoxin system proteins from E. coli were more stable than those from C. psychrerythraea. Consistent with these results, kinetic assays indicated that the thioredoxin reductase from E. coli had a higher optimal temperature than that from C. psychrerythraea.
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- Naheda Sahtout
- Department of Chemistry, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
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de Paula CP, de Oliveira da Silva JPM, Romanello KS, Bernardo VS, Torres FF, da Silva DGH, da Cunha AF. Peroxiredoxins in erythrocytes: far beyond the antioxidant role. J Mol Med (Berl) 2023; 101:1335-1353. [PMID: 37728644 DOI: 10.1007/s00109-023-02368-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2023] [Revised: 08/17/2023] [Accepted: 08/31/2023] [Indexed: 09/21/2023]
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The red blood cells (RBCs) are essential to transport oxygen (O2) and nutrients throughout the human body. Changes in the structure or functioning of the erythrocytes can lead to several deficiencies, such as hemolytic anemias, in which an increase in reactive oxidative species generation is involved in the pathophysiological process, playing a significant role in the severity of several clinical manifestations. There are important lines of defense against the damage caused by oxidizing molecules. Among the antioxidant molecules, the enzyme peroxiredoxin (Prx) has the higher decomposition power of hydrogen peroxide, especially in RBCs, standing out because of its abundance. This review aimed to present the recent findings that broke some paradigms regarding the three isoforms of Prxs found in RBC (Prx1, Prx2, and Prx6), showing that in addition to their antioxidant activity, these enzymes may have supplementary roles in transducing peroxide signals, as molecular chaperones, protecting from membrane damage, and maintenance of iron homeostasis, thus contributing to the overall survival of human RBCs, roles that seen to be disrupted in hemolytic anemia conditions.
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- Carla Peres de Paula
- Genetics and Evolution Department, Biological and Health Sciences Center, Federal University of São Carlos, São Carlos, Brazil.
- Biotechnology Graduate Program, Exact and Technology Sciences Center, Federal University of São Carlos, São Carlos, Brazil.
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- Genetics and Evolution Department, Biological and Health Sciences Center, Federal University of São Carlos, São Carlos, Brazil
- Evolutionary Genetics and Molecular Biology Graduate Program, Biological and Health Sciences Center, Federal University of São Carlos, São Carlos, Brazil
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- Genetics and Evolution Department, Biological and Health Sciences Center, Federal University of São Carlos, São Carlos, Brazil
- Evolutionary Genetics and Molecular Biology Graduate Program, Biological and Health Sciences Center, Federal University of São Carlos, São Carlos, Brazil
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- Department of Biology, Paulista State University, São Paulo, Brazil
- Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul, Campus de Três Lagoas, Três Lagoas, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
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- Genetics and Evolution Department, Biological and Health Sciences Center, Federal University of São Carlos, São Carlos, Brazil.
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Yang H, He K, Cao Y, Li Z, Ji Q, Sun J, Li G, Chen X, Mo H, Du G, Li Q. Comparative transcriptome analysis of Armillaria gallica 012m in response to ethephon treatment. PeerJ 2023; 11:e14714. [PMID: 37056223 PMCID: PMC10088873 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.14714] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2022] [Accepted: 12/19/2022] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
Abstract
Background
Gastrodia elata, known as a rootless, leafless, achlorophyllous and fully mycoheterotrophic orchid, needs to establish symbionts with particular Armillaria species to acquire nutrition and energy. Previous research findings had approved that ethylene (ET) played an important role in plant-fungi interaction and some receptors of ET had been discovered in microorganisms. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying the role of ET in the interaction between G. elata and Armillaria species remain unknown.
Methods
Exiguous ethephon (ETH) was added to agar and liquid media to observe the morphological features of mycelium and count the biomass respectively. Mycelium cultured in liquid media with exiguous ETH (0.1 ppm, 2.0 ppm, 5.0 ppm) were chosen to perform whole-transcriptome profiling through the RNA-seq technology (Illumina NGS sequencing). The DEGs of growth-related genes and candidate ET receptor domains were predicted on SMART.
Results
ETH-0.1 ppm and ETH-2 ppm could significantly improve the mycelium growth of A. gallica 012m, while ETH-5 ppm inhibited the mycelium growth in both solid and liquid media. The number of up-regulated or down-regulated genes increased along with the concentrations of ETH. The growth of mycelia might benefit from the up-regulated expression of Pyr_redox (Pyridine nucleotide-disulphide oxidoreductase), GAL4 (C6 zinc finger) and HMG (High Mobility Group) genes in the ETH-0.1 ppm and ETH-2 ppm. Therefore, the growth of mycelia might be impaired by the down-regulated expression of ZnF_C2H2 and ribosomal protein S4 proteins in the ETH-5 ppm. Seven ET receptor domains were predicted in A. gallica 012m. Based on cluster analysis and comparative studies of proteins, the putative ETH receptor domains of A. gallica 012m have a higher homologous correlation with fungi.
Conclusions
The responses of A. gallica 012m to ETH had a concentration effect similar to the plants’ responses to ET. Therefore, the number of up-regulated or down-regulated genes are increased along with the concentrations of ETH. Seven ET receptor protein domains were predicted in the genome and transcriptome of A. gallica 012m. We speculate that ETH receptors exist in A. gallica 012m and ethylene might play an important role in the plant-fungi interaction.
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- Haiying Yang
- Yunnan Minzu University, School of Chemistry and Environment, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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- Yunnan Minzu University, School of Chemistry and Environment, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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- Yunnan Minzu University, Key Laboratory of Chemistry in Ethnic Medicinal Resources Ministry of Education, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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- Yunnan Minzu University, Key Laboratory of Chemistry in Ethnic Medicinal Resources Ministry of Education, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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- Yunnan Minzu University, Key Laboratory of Chemistry in Ethnic Medicinal Resources Ministry of Education, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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- Yunnan Minzu University, Key Laboratory of Chemistry in Ethnic Medicinal Resources Ministry of Education, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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- Yunnan Minzu University, Key Laboratory of Chemistry in Ethnic Medicinal Resources Ministry of Education, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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- Yunnan Minzu University, Key Laboratory of Chemistry in Ethnic Medicinal Resources Ministry of Education, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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- Yunnan Minzu University, Key Laboratory of Chemistry in Ethnic Medicinal Resources Ministry of Education, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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- Yunnan Minzu University, Key Laboratory of Chemistry in Ethnic Medicinal Resources Ministry of Education, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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- Southwest Forestry University, Life Science College, Kunming, Yunnan, China
- Kunming Xianghao Technology Co. Ltd, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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Dos Santos MC, Tairum CA, Cabrera VIM, Guimarães Cauz AC, Ribeiro LF, Toledo Junior JC, Toyama MH, Lago JHG, Brocchi M, Netto LES, de Oliveira MA. Adenanthin Is an Efficient Inhibitor of Peroxiredoxins from Pathogens, Inhibits Bacterial Growth, and Potentiates Antibiotic Activities. Chem Res Toxicol 2022; 36:570-582. [PMID: 35537067 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrestox.2c00049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
Abstract
The emergence and re-emergence of bacterial strains resistant to multiple drugs represent a global health threat, and the search for novel biological targets is a worldwide concern. AhpC are enzymes involved in bacterial redox homeostasis by metabolizing diverse kinds of hydroperoxides. In pathogenic bacteria, AhpC are related to several functions, as some isoforms are characterized as virulence factors. However, no inhibitor has been systematically evaluated to date. Here we show that the natural ent-kaurane Adenanthin (Adn) efficiently inhibits AhpC and molecular interactions were explored by computer assisted simulations. Additionally, Adn interferes with growth and potentializes the effect of antibiotics (kanamycin and PMBN), positioning Adn as a promising compound to treat infections caused by multiresistant bacterial strains.
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- Melina Cardoso Dos Santos
- Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Estadual Paulista, UNESP, São Vicente, São Paulo 11330-900, Brazil
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- Departamento de Genética e Biologia Evolutiva, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo 05508-090, Brazil
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- Departamento de Genética, Evolução, Microbiologia e Imunologia, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, UNICAMP, Campinas, São Paulo 13083-862, Brazil
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- Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Estadual Paulista, UNESP, São Vicente, São Paulo 11330-900, Brazil
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- Departamento de Química, Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo 14040-901, Brazil
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- Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Estadual Paulista, UNESP, São Vicente, São Paulo 11330-900, Brazil
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- Centro de Ciências Naturais e Humanas, Universidade Federal do ABC, Santo André, São Paulo 09210-580, Brazil
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- Departamento de Genética, Evolução, Microbiologia e Imunologia, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, UNICAMP, Campinas, São Paulo 13083-862, Brazil
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- Departamento de Genética e Biologia Evolutiva, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo 05508-090, Brazil
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- Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Estadual Paulista, UNESP, São Vicente, São Paulo 11330-900, Brazil
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Vicker SL, Maina EN, Showalter AK, Tran N, Davidson EE, Bailey MR, McGarry SW, Freije WM, West JD. Broader than expected tolerance for substitutions in the WCGPCK catalytic motif of yeast thioredoxin 2. Free Radic Biol Med 2022; 178:308-313. [PMID: 34530076 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2021.09.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2021] [Revised: 09/07/2021] [Accepted: 09/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
Abstract
Thioredoxins constitute a key class of oxidant defense enzymes that facilitate disulfide bond reduction in oxidized substrate proteins. While thioredoxin's WCGPCK active site motif is highly conserved in traditional model organisms, predicted thioredoxins from newly sequenced genomes show variability in this motif, making ascertaining which genes encode functional thioredoxins with robust activity a challenge. To address this problem, we generated a semi-saturation mutagenesis library of approximately 70 thioredoxin variants harboring mutations adjacent to their catalytic cysteines, making substitutions in the Saccharomyces cerevisiae thioredoxin Trx2. Using this library, we determined how such substitutions impact oxidant defense in yeast along with how they influence disulfide reduction and interaction with binding partners in vivo. The majority of thioredoxin variants screened rescued the slow growth phenotype that accompanies deletion of the yeast cytosolic thioredoxins; however, the ability of these mutant proteins to protect against H2O2-mediated toxicity, facilitate disulfide reduction, and interact with redox partners varied widely, depending on the site being mutated and the substitution made. We report that thioredoxin is less tolerant of substitutions at its conserved tryptophan and proline in the active site motif, while it is more amenable to substitutions at the conserved glycine and lysine. Our work highlights a noteworthy plasticity within the active site of this critical oxidant defense enzyme.
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- Shayna L Vicker
- Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Program, Departments of Biology and Chemistry, The College of Wooster, Wooster, OH, USA
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- Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Program, Departments of Biology and Chemistry, The College of Wooster, Wooster, OH, USA
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- Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Program, Departments of Biology and Chemistry, The College of Wooster, Wooster, OH, USA
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- Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Program, Departments of Biology and Chemistry, The College of Wooster, Wooster, OH, USA
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- Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Program, Departments of Biology and Chemistry, The College of Wooster, Wooster, OH, USA
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- Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Program, Departments of Biology and Chemistry, The College of Wooster, Wooster, OH, USA
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- Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Program, Departments of Biology and Chemistry, The College of Wooster, Wooster, OH, USA
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- Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Program, Departments of Biology and Chemistry, The College of Wooster, Wooster, OH, USA
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- Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Program, Departments of Biology and Chemistry, The College of Wooster, Wooster, OH, USA.
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Verma R, Pradhan D, Nayek A, Singh H, Jain AK, Khan LA. Target-based drug repurposing against Candida albicans-A computational modeling, docking, and molecular dynamic simulations study. J Cell Biochem 2021; 123:289-305. [PMID: 34672012 DOI: 10.1002/jcb.30163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2021] [Revised: 10/05/2021] [Accepted: 10/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
Abstract
The emergence of multidrug-resistant strains of Candida albicans has become a global threat mostly due to co-infection with immune-compromised patients leading to invasive candidiasis. The life-threatening form of the disease can be managed quickly and effectively by drug repurposing. Thus, the study used in silico approaches to evaluate Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved drugs against three drug targets-TRR1, TOM40, and YHB1. The tertiary structures of three drug targets were modeled, refined, and evaluated for their structural integrity based on PROCHECK, ERRAT, and PROSA. High-throughput virtual screening of FDA-approved drugs (8815), interaction analysis, and energy profiles had revealed that DB01102 (Arbutamine), DB01611 (Hydroxychloroquine), and DB09319 (Carindacillin) exhibited better binding affinity with TRR1, TOM40, and YHB1, respectively. Notably, the molecular dynamic simulation explored that Gln45, Thr119, and Asp288 of TRR1; Thr107 and Ser121 of TOM40; Arg193, Glu213, and Ser228 of YHB1 are crucial residues for stable drug-target interaction. Additionally, it also prioritized Arbutamine-TRR1 as the best drug-target complex based on MM-PBSA (-52.72 kcal/mol), RMSD (2.43 Å), and radius of gyration (-21.49 Å) analysis. In-depth, PCA results supported the findings of molecular dynamic simulations. Interestingly, the conserved region (>70%) among the TRR1 sequences from pathogenic Candida species indicated the effectiveness of Arbutamine against multiple species of Candida as well. Thus, the study dispenses new insight and enriches the understanding of developing an advanced technique to consider potential antifungals against C. albicans. Nonetheless, a detailed experimental validation is needed to investigate the efficacy of Arbutamin against life-threatening candidiasis.
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- Rashi Verma
- Department of Biosciences, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India.,Biomedical Informatics Centre, Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi, India
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- Computational Genomics Centre, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Computational Genomics Centre, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi, India
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- Biomedical Informatics Centre, Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi, India
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Relevance of peroxiredoxins in pathogenic microorganisms. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2021; 105:5701-5717. [PMID: 34258640 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-021-11360-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2021] [Revised: 05/11/2021] [Accepted: 05/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
Abstract
The oxidative and nitrosative responses generated by animals and plants are important defenses against infection and establishment of pathogenic microorganisms such as bacteria, fungi, and protozoa. Among distinct oxidant species, hydroperoxides are a group of chemically diverse compounds that comprise small hydrophilic molecules, such as hydrogen peroxide and peroxynitrite, and bulky hydrophobic species, such as organic hydroperoxides. Peroxiredoxins (Prx) are ubiquitous enzymes that use a highly reactive cysteine residue to decompose hydroperoxides and can also perform other functions, like molecular chaperone and phospholipase activities, contributing to microbial protection against the host defenses. Prx are present in distinct cell compartments and, in some cases, they can be secreted to the extracellular environment. Despite their high abundance, Prx expression can be further increased in response to oxidative stress promoted by host defense systems, by treatment with hydroperoxides or by antibiotics. In consequence, some isoforms have been described as virulence factors, highlighting their importance in pathogenesis. Prx are very diverse and are classified into six different classes (Prx1-AhpC, BCP-PrxQ, Tpx, Prx5, Prx6, and AhpE) based on structural and biochemical features. Some groups are absent in hosts, while others present structural peculiarities that differentiate them from the host's isoforms. In this context, the intrinsic characteristics of these enzymes may aid the development of new drugs to combat pathogenic microorganisms. Additionally, since some isoforms are also found in the extracellular environment, Prx emerge as attractive targets for the production of diagnostic tests and vaccines. KEY POINTS: • Peroxiredoxins are front-line defenses against host oxidative and nitrosative stress. • Functional and structural peculiarities differ pathogen and host enzymes. • Peroxiredoxins are potential targets to microbicidal drugs.
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Tairum CA, Santos MC, Breyer CA, de Oliveira ALP, Cabrera VIM, Toledo-Silva G, Mori GM, Toyama MH, Netto LES, de Oliveira MA. Effects of Serine or Threonine in the Active Site of Typical 2-Cys Prx on Hyperoxidation Susceptibility and on Chaperone Activity. Antioxidants (Basel) 2021; 10:1032. [PMID: 34202406 PMCID: PMC8300647 DOI: 10.3390/antiox10071032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2021] [Revised: 06/02/2021] [Accepted: 06/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
Abstract
Typical 2-Cys peroxiredoxins (2-Cys Prx) are ubiquitous Cys-based peroxidases, which are stable as decamers in the reduced state, and may dissociate into dimers upon disulfide bond formation. A peroxidatic Cys (CP) takes part of a catalytic triad, together with a Thr/Ser and an Arg. Previously, we described that the presence of Ser (instead of Thr) in the active site stabilizes yeast 2-Cys Prx as decamers. Here, we compared the hyperoxidation susceptibilities of yeast 2-Cys Prx. Notably, 2-Cys Prx containing Ser (named here Ser-Prx) were more resistant to hyperoxidation than enzymes containing Thr (Thr-Prx). In silico analysis revealed that Thr-Prx are more frequent in all domains of life, while Ser-Prx are more abundant in bacteria. As yeast 2-Cys Prx, bacterial Ser-Prx are more stable as decamers than Thr-Prx. However, bacterial Ser-Prx were only slightly more resistant to hyperoxidation than Thr-Prx. Furthermore, in all cases, organic hydroperoxide inhibited more the peroxidase activities of 2-Cys Prx than hydrogen peroxide. Moreover, bacterial Ser-Prx displayed increased thermal resistance and chaperone activity, which may be related with its enhanced stability as decamers compared to Thr-Prx. Therefore, the single substitution of Thr by Ser in the catalytic triad results in profound biochemical and structural differences in 2-Cys Prx.
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- Carlos A. Tairum
- Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Estadual Paulista, UNESP, São Vicente 01049-010, Brazil; (C.A.T.); (M.C.S.); (C.A.B.); (A.L.P.d.O.); (V.I.M.C.); (M.H.T.)
- Departamento de Genética e Biologia Evolutiva, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo 01049-010, Brazil
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- Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Estadual Paulista, UNESP, São Vicente 01049-010, Brazil; (C.A.T.); (M.C.S.); (C.A.B.); (A.L.P.d.O.); (V.I.M.C.); (M.H.T.)
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- Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Estadual Paulista, UNESP, São Vicente 01049-010, Brazil; (C.A.T.); (M.C.S.); (C.A.B.); (A.L.P.d.O.); (V.I.M.C.); (M.H.T.)
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- Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Estadual Paulista, UNESP, São Vicente 01049-010, Brazil; (C.A.T.); (M.C.S.); (C.A.B.); (A.L.P.d.O.); (V.I.M.C.); (M.H.T.)
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- Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Estadual Paulista, UNESP, São Vicente 01049-010, Brazil; (C.A.T.); (M.C.S.); (C.A.B.); (A.L.P.d.O.); (V.I.M.C.); (M.H.T.)
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- Laboratório de Biomarcadores de Contaminação Aquática e Imunoquímica, Departamento de Bioquímica, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis 88040-900, Brazil;
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- Laboratório de Ecologia Molecular, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Estadual Paulista, UNESP, São Vicente 01049-010, Brazil;
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- Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Estadual Paulista, UNESP, São Vicente 01049-010, Brazil; (C.A.T.); (M.C.S.); (C.A.B.); (A.L.P.d.O.); (V.I.M.C.); (M.H.T.)
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- Departamento de Genética e Biologia Evolutiva, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo 01049-010, Brazil
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- Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Estadual Paulista, UNESP, São Vicente 01049-010, Brazil; (C.A.T.); (M.C.S.); (C.A.B.); (A.L.P.d.O.); (V.I.M.C.); (M.H.T.)
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Sidhu JS, Kaur N, Singh N. Trends in small organic fluorescent scaffolds for detection of oxidoreductase. Biosens Bioelectron 2021; 191:113441. [PMID: 34167075 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2021.113441] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2021] [Revised: 05/23/2021] [Accepted: 06/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Oxidoreductases are diverse class of enzymes engaged in modulating the redox homeostasis and cellular signaling cascades. Abnormal expression of oxidoreductases including thioredoxin reductase, azoreductase, cytochrome oxidoreductase, tyrosinase and monoamine oxidase leads to the initiation of numerous disorders. Thus, enzymes are the promising biomarkers of the diseased cells and their accurate detection has utmost significance for clinical diagnosis. The detection method must be extremely selective, sensitive easy to use, long self-life, mass manufacturable and disposable. Fluorescence assay approach has been developed potential substitute to conventional techniques used in enzyme's quantification. The fluorescent probes possess excellent stability, high spatiotemporal ratio and reproducibility represent applications in real sample analysis. Therefore, the enzymatic transformations have been monitored by small activatable organic fluorescent probes. These probes are generally integrated with enzyme's substrate/inhibitors to improve their binding affinity toward the enzyme's catalytic site. As the recognition unit bio catalyzed, the signaling unit produces the readout signals and provides novel insights to understand the biochemical reactions for diagnosis and development of point of care devices. Several structural modifications are required in fluorogenic scaffolds to tune the selectivity for a particular enzyme. Hence, the fluorescent probes with their structural features and enzymatic reaction mechanism of oxidoreductase are the key points discussed in this review. The basic strategies to detect each enzyme are discussed. The selectivity, sensitivity and real-time applications are critically compared. The kinetic parameters and futuristic opportunities are present, which would be enormous benefits for chemists and biologists to understand the facts to design and develop unique fluorophore molecules for clinical applications.
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- Jagpreet Singh Sidhu
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Ropar, Rupnagar, Punjab, 140001, India; Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Natural Products, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Panjab University, Chandigarh, 160014, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Ropar, Rupnagar, Punjab, 140001, India.
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Tsunematsu Y, Maeda N, Sato M, Hara K, Hashimoto H, Watanabe K, Hertweck C. Specialized Flavoprotein Promotes Sulfur Migration and Spiroaminal Formation in Aspirochlorine Biosynthesis. J Am Chem Soc 2020; 143:206-213. [PMID: 33351612 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c08879] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Epidithiodiketopiperazines (ETPs) are a class of ecologically and medicinally important cyclodipeptides bearing a reactive transannular disulfide bridge. Aspirochlorine, an antifungal and toxic ETP isolated from Aspergillus oryzae used in sake brewing, deviates from the common ETP scaffold owing to its unusual ring-enlarged disulfide bridge linked to a spiroaminal ring system. Although this disulfide ring system is implicated in the biological activity of ETPs the biochemical basis for this derailment has remained a mystery. Here we report the discovery of a novel oxidoreductase (AclR) that represents the first-in-class enzyme catalyzing both a carbon-sulfur bond migration and spiro-ring formation, and that the acl pathway involves a cryptic acetylation as a prerequisite for the rearrangement. Genetic screening in A. oryzae identified aclR as the candidate for the complex biotransformation, and the aclR-deficient mutant provided the biosynthetic intermediate, unexpectedly harboring an acetyl group. In vitro assays showed that AclR alone promotes 1,2-sulfamyl migration, elimination of the acetoxy group, and spiroaminal formation. AclR features a thioredoxin oxidoreductase fold with a noncanonical CXXH motif that is distinct from the CXXC in the disulfide forming oxidase for the ETP biosynthesis. Crystallographic and mutational analyses of AclR revealed that the CXXH motif is crucial for catalysis, whereas the flavin-adenine dinucleotide is required as a support of the protein fold, and not as a redox cofactor. AclR proved to be a suitable bioinformatics handle to discover a number of related fungal gene clusters that potentially code for the biosynthesis of derailed ETP compounds. Our results highlight a specialized role of the thioredoxin oxidoreductase family enzyme in the ETP pathway and expand the chemical diversity of small molecules bearing an aberrant disulfide pharmacophore.
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- Yuta Tsunematsu
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Shizuoka, Shizuoka 422-8526, Japan.,Department of Biomolecular Chemistry, Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Chemistry and Infection Biology (HKI), Beutenbergstrasse 11a, 07745 Jena, Germany
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Shizuoka, Shizuoka 422-8526, Japan
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Shizuoka, Shizuoka 422-8526, Japan
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Shizuoka, Shizuoka 422-8526, Japan
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Shizuoka, Shizuoka 422-8526, Japan
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Shizuoka, Shizuoka 422-8526, Japan
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- Department of Biomolecular Chemistry, Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Chemistry and Infection Biology (HKI), Beutenbergstrasse 11a, 07745 Jena, Germany.,Faculty of Biological Sciences, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, 07743 Jena, Germany
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Joardar N, Guevara-Flores A, Martínez-González JDJ, Sinha Babu SP. Thiol antioxidant thioredoxin reductase: A prospective biochemical crossroads between anticancer and antiparasitic treatments of the modern era. Int J Biol Macromol 2020; 165:249-267. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2020.09.096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2020] [Revised: 09/10/2020] [Accepted: 09/14/2020] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Longo LVG, Breyer CA, Novaes GM, Gegembauer G, Leitão NP, Octaviano CE, Toyama MH, de Oliveira MA, Puccia R. The Human Pathogen Paracoccidioides brasiliensis Has a Unique 1-Cys Peroxiredoxin That Localizes Both Intracellularly and at the Cell Surface. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2020; 10:394. [PMID: 32850492 PMCID: PMC7417364 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2020.00394] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2020] [Accepted: 06/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Paracoccidioides brasiliensis is a temperature-dependent dimorphic fungus that causes systemic paracoccidioidomycosis, a granulomatous disease. The massive production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) by the host's cellular immune response is an essential strategy to restrain the fungal growth. Among the ROS, the hydroperoxides are very toxic antimicrobial compounds and fungal peroxidases are part of the pathogen neutralizing antioxidant arsenal against the host's defense. Among them, the peroxiredoxins are highlighted, since some estimates suggest that they are capable of decomposing most of the hydroperoxides generated in the host's mitochondria and cytosol. We presently characterized a unique P. brasiliensis 1-Cys peroxiredoxin (PbPrx1). Our results reveal that it can decompose hydrogen peroxide and organic hydroperoxides very efficiently. We showed that dithiolic, but not monothiolic compounds or heterologous thioredoxin reductant systems, were able to retain the enzyme activity. Structural analysis revealed that PbPrx1 has an α/β structure that is similar to the 1-Cys secondary structures described to date and that the quaternary conformation is represented by a dimer, independently of the redox state. We investigated the PbPrx1 localization using confocal microscopy, fluorescence-activated cell sorter, and immunoblot, and the results suggested that it localizes both in the cytoplasm and at the cell wall of the yeast and mycelial forms of P. brasiliensis, as well as in the yeast mitochondria. Our present results point to a possible role of this unique P. brasiliensis 1-Cys Prx1 in the fungal antioxidant defense mechanisms.
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- Larissa Valle Guilhen Longo
- Departamento de Microbiologia, Imunologia e Parasitologia, Escola Paulista de Medicina-Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Departamento de Microbiologia, Imunologia e Parasitologia, Escola Paulista de Medicina-Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Departamento de Microbiologia, Imunologia e Parasitologia, Escola Paulista de Medicina-Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Departamento de Microbiologia, Imunologia e Parasitologia, Escola Paulista de Medicina-Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Departamento de Microbiologia, Imunologia e Parasitologia, Escola Paulista de Medicina-Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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Glutaredoxin-like protein (GLP)-a novel bacteria sulfurtransferase that protects cells against cyanide and oxidative stresses. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2020; 104:5477-5492. [PMID: 32307572 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-020-10491-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2019] [Revised: 02/14/2020] [Accepted: 02/20/2020] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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The pathogen Xylella fastidiosa belongs to the Xanthomonadaceae family, a large group of Gram-negative bacteria that cause diseases in many economically important crops. A predicted gene, annotated as glutaredoxin-like protein (glp), was found to be highly conserved among the genomes of different genera within this family and highly expressed in X. fastidiosa. Analysis of the GLP protein sequences revealed three protein domains: one similar to monothiol glutaredoxins (Grx), an Fe-S cluster and a thiosulfate sulfurtransferase/rhodanese domain (Tst/Rho), which is generally involved in sulfur metabolism and cyanide detoxification. To characterize the biochemical properties of GLP, we expressed and purified the X. fastidiosa recombinant GLP enzyme. Grx activity and Fe-S cluster formation were not observed, while an evaluation of Tst/Rho enzymatic activity revealed that GLP can detoxify cyanide and transfer inorganic sulfur to acceptor molecules in vitro. The biological activity of GLP relies on the cysteine residues in the Grx and Tst/Rho domains (Cys33 and Cys266, respectively), and structural analysis showed that GLP and GLPC266S were able to form high molecular weight oligomers (> 600 kDa), while replacement of Cys33 with Ser destabilized the quaternary structure. In vivo heterologous enzyme expression experiments in Escherichia coli revealed that GLP can protect bacteria against high concentrations of cyanide and hydrogen peroxide. Finally, phylogenetic analysis showed that homologous glp genes are distributed across Gram-negative bacterial families with conservation of the N- to C-domain order. However, no eukaryotic organism contains this enzyme. Altogether, these results suggest that GLP is an important enzyme with cyanide-decomposing and sulfurtransferase functions in bacteria, whose presence in eukaryotes we could not observe, representing a promising biological target for new pharmaceuticals.
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A review on the druggability of a thiol-based enzymatic antioxidant thioredoxin reductase for treating filariasis and other parasitic infections. Int J Biol Macromol 2020; 142:125-141. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2019.09.083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2019] [Revised: 09/10/2019] [Accepted: 09/11/2019] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Nava G, Maldonado G, Plancarte A. Cloning, expression, purification, and kinetic characterization of mitochondrial thioredoxin (TsTrx2), cytosolic thioredoxin (TsTrx1), and glutaredoxin (TsGrx1) from Taenia solium. Parasitol Res 2019; 118:1785-1797. [DOI: 10.1007/s00436-019-06336-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2018] [Accepted: 04/18/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Structure, Mechanism, and Inhibition of Aspergillus fumigatus Thioredoxin Reductase. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2019; 63:AAC.02281-18. [PMID: 30642940 DOI: 10.1128/aac.02281-18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2018] [Accepted: 12/29/2018] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Aspergillus fumigatus infections are associated with high mortality rates and high treatment costs. Limited available antifungals and increasing antifungal resistance highlight an urgent need for new antifungals. Thioredoxin reductase (TrxR) is essential for maintaining redox homeostasis and presents as a promising target for novel antifungals. We show that ebselen [2-phenyl-1,2-benzoselenazol-3(2H)-one] is an inhibitor of A. fumigatus TrxR (Ki = 0.22 μM) and inhibits growth of Aspergillus spp., with in vitro MIC values of 16 to 64 µg/ml. Mass spectrometry analysis demonstrates that ebselen interacts covalently with a catalytic cysteine of TrxR, Cys148. We also present the X-ray crystal structure of A. fumigatus TrxR and use in silico modeling of the enzyme-inhibitor complex to outline key molecular interactions. This provides a scaffold for future design of potent and selective antifungal drugs that target TrxR, improving the potency of ebselen toward inhbition of A. fumigatus growth.
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Haddad R, Heidari-Japelaghi R, Eslami-Bojnourdi N. Isolation and functional characterization of two thioredoxin h isoforms from grape. Int J Biol Macromol 2018; 120:2545-2551. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2018.09.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2017] [Revised: 05/05/2018] [Accepted: 09/05/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Laothanachareon T, Tamayo-Ramos JA, Nijsse B, Schaap PJ. Forward Genetics by Genome Sequencing Uncovers the Central Role of the Aspergillus niger goxB Locus in Hydrogen Peroxide Induced Glucose Oxidase Expression. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2269. [PMID: 30319579 PMCID: PMC6165874 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.02269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2018] [Accepted: 09/05/2018] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Aspergillus niger is an industrially important source for gluconic acid and glucose oxidase (GOx), a secreted commercially important flavoprotein which catalyses the oxidation of β-D-glucose by molecular oxygen to D-glucolactone and hydrogen peroxide. Expression of goxC, the GOx encoding gene and the concomitant two step conversion of glucose to gluconic acid requires oxygen and the presence of significant amounts of glucose in the medium and is optimally induced at pH 5.5. The molecular mechanisms underlying regulation of goxC expression are, however, still enigmatic. Genetic studies aimed at understanding GOx induction have indicated the involvement of at least seven complementation groups, for none of which the molecular basis has been resolved. In this study, a mapping-by-sequencing forward genetics approach was used to uncover the molecular role of the goxB locus in goxC expression. Using the Illumina and PacBio sequencing platforms a hybrid high quality draft genome assembly of laboratory strain N402 was obtained and used as a reference for mapping of genomic reads obtained from the derivative NW103:goxB mutant strain. The goxB locus encodes a thioredoxin reductase. A deletion of the encoding gene in the N402 parent strain led to a high constitutive expression level of the GOx and the lactonase encoding genes required for the two-step conversion of glucose in gluconic acid and of the catR gene encoding catalase R. This high constitutive level of expression was observed to be irrespective of the carbon source and oxidative stress applied. A model clarifying the role of GoxB in the regulation of the expression of goxC involving hydrogen peroxide as second messenger is presented.
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- Thanaporn Laothanachareon
- Laboratory of Systems and Synthetic Biology, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, Netherlands.,Enzyme Technology Laboratory, National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Pathumthani, Thailand
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- Laboratory of Systems and Synthetic Biology, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Systems and Synthetic Biology, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, Netherlands
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Gao J, Yuan W, Li Y, Bai F, Jiang Y. Synergistic effect of thioredoxin and its reductase from Kluyveromyces marxianus on enhanced tolerance to multiple lignocellulose-derived inhibitors. Microb Cell Fact 2017; 16:181. [PMID: 29084541 PMCID: PMC5663110 DOI: 10.1186/s12934-017-0795-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2017] [Accepted: 10/24/2017] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Multiple lignocellulose-derived inhibitors represent great challenges for bioethanol production from lignocellulosic materials. These inhibitors that are related to the levels of intracellular reactive oxidative species (ROS) make oxidoreductases a potential target for an enhanced tolerance in yeasts. RESULTS In this study, the thioredoxin and its reductase from Kluyveromyces marxianus Y179 was identified, which was subsequently achieved over-expression in Saccharomyces cerevisiae 280. In spite of the negative effects by expression of thioredoxin gene (KmTRX), the thioredoxin reductase (KmTrxR) helped to enhance tolerance to multiple lignocellulose-derived inhibitors, such as formic acid and acetic acid. In particular, compared with each gene expression, the double over-expression of KmTRX2 and KmTrxR achieved a better ethanol fermentative profiles under a mixture of formic acid, acetic acid, and furfural (FAF) with a shorter lag period. At last, the mechanism that improves the tolerance depended on a normal level of intracellular ROS for cell survival under stress. CONCLUSIONS The synergistic effect of KmTrxR and KmTRX2 provided the potential possibility for ethanol production from lignocellulosic materials, and give a general insight into the possible toxicity mechanisms for further theoretical research.
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- Jiaoqi Gao
- School of Life Science and Biotechnology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China
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- School of Life Science and Biotechnology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China.
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- School of Life Science and Biotechnology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 15261, USA
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Brogi S, Fiorillo A, Chemi G, Butini S, Lalle M, Ilari A, Gemma S, Campiani G. Structural characterization of Giardia duodenalis thioredoxin reductase (gTrxR) and computational analysis of its interaction with NBDHEX. Eur J Med Chem 2017; 135:479-490. [PMID: 28477573 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2017.04.057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2017] [Revised: 04/18/2017] [Accepted: 04/21/2017] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Giardia duodenalis is a microaerophilic parasite that colonizes the upper portions of the small intestine of humans. Giardia infection is a major contributor to diarrheal disease worldwide. Nitroheterocycles (e.g. metronidazole) or benzimidazoles (e.g. albendazole) are the most commonly used therapeutic agents. Unfortunately, their efficacy is reduced by low compliance or resistance phenomena. We recently discovered that the antitumoral drug 6-(7-nitro-2,1,3-benzoxadiazol-4-ylthio)hexanol (NBDHEX) is active against G. duodenalis trophozoites and its mode of action is linked to inhibition of thioredoxin reductase (gTrxR), a key component of Giardia redox system: gTrxR provides efficient defenses against reactive oxygen species (ROS), it is a target of 5-nitroimidazoles antiparasitic drugs and also contributes to their metabolism. However, the exact mechanism responsible for the gTrxR inhibition mediated by this chemical class of antigiardial compounds is yet to be defined. The definition of the structural determinants of activity against gTrxR could be important for the identification of novel drugs endowed with an innovative mode of action. With this aim, we solved the crystal structure of gTrxR and we analyzed in silico the binding mode of NBDHEX. The data presented herein could guide the development of NBDHEX derivatives tailored for selective inhibition of gTrxR as antigiardial agents.
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- Simone Brogi
- European Research Centre for Drug Discovery and Development (NatSynDrugs), Department of Biotechnology, Chemistry, and Pharmacy, Università di Siena via Aldo Moro 2, 53100 Siena, Italy
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- CNR (Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche) - Istituto di Biologia e Patologia Molecolari (IBPM), c/o Dipartimento di Scienze Biochimiche P.le Aldo Moro 5, 00185, Roma, Italy
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- European Research Centre for Drug Discovery and Development (NatSynDrugs), Department of Biotechnology, Chemistry, and Pharmacy, Università di Siena via Aldo Moro 2, 53100 Siena, Italy
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- European Research Centre for Drug Discovery and Development (NatSynDrugs), Department of Biotechnology, Chemistry, and Pharmacy, Università di Siena via Aldo Moro 2, 53100 Siena, Italy
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- Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Department of Infectious Diseases, viale Regina Elena 299, Rome, Italy.
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- CNR (Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche) - Istituto di Biologia e Patologia Molecolari (IBPM), c/o Dipartimento di Scienze Biochimiche P.le Aldo Moro 5, 00185, Roma, Italy.
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- European Research Centre for Drug Discovery and Development (NatSynDrugs), Department of Biotechnology, Chemistry, and Pharmacy, Università di Siena via Aldo Moro 2, 53100 Siena, Italy.
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- European Research Centre for Drug Discovery and Development (NatSynDrugs), Department of Biotechnology, Chemistry, and Pharmacy, Università di Siena via Aldo Moro 2, 53100 Siena, Italy
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The Architecture of Thiol Antioxidant Systems among Invertebrate Parasites. Molecules 2017; 22:molecules22020259. [PMID: 28208651 PMCID: PMC6155587 DOI: 10.3390/molecules22020259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2016] [Accepted: 02/03/2017] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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The use of oxygen as the final electron acceptor in aerobic organisms results in an improvement in the energy metabolism. However, as a byproduct of the aerobic metabolism, reactive oxygen species are produced, leaving to the potential risk of an oxidative stress. To contend with such harmful compounds, living organisms have evolved antioxidant strategies. In this sense, the thiol-dependent antioxidant defense systems play a central role. In all cases, cysteine constitutes the major building block on which such systems are constructed, being present in redox substrates such as glutathione, thioredoxin, and trypanothione, as well as at the catalytic site of a variety of reductases and peroxidases. In some cases, the related selenocysteine was incorporated at selected proteins. In invertebrate parasites, antioxidant systems have evolved in a diversity of both substrates and enzymes, representing a potential area in the design of anti-parasite strategies. The present review focus on the organization of the thiol-based antioxidant systems in invertebrate parasites. Differences between these taxa and its final mammal host is stressed. An understanding of the antioxidant defense mechanisms in this kind of parasites, as well as their interactions with the specific host is crucial in the design of drugs targeting these organisms.
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McCarver AC, Lessner FH, Soroeta JM, Lessner DJ. Methanosarcina acetivorans utilizes a single NADPH-dependent thioredoxin system and contains additional thioredoxin homologues with distinct functions. MICROBIOLOGY-SGM 2017; 163:62-74. [PMID: 27902413 DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.000406] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The thioredoxin system plays a central role in the intracellular redox maintenance in the majority of cells. The canonical system consists of an NADPH-dependent thioredoxin reductase (TrxR) and thioredoxin (Trx), a disulfide reductase. Although Trx is encoded in almost all sequenced genomes of methanogens, its incorporation into their unique physiology is not well understood. Methanosarcina acetivorans contains a single TrxR (MaTrxR) and seven Trx (MaTrx1-MaTrx7) homologues. We previously showed that MaTrxR and at least MaTrx7 compose a functional NADPH-dependent thioredoxin system. Here, we report the characterization of all seven recombinant MaTrxs. MaTrx1, MaTrx3, MaTrx4 and MaTrx5 lack appreciable disulfide reductase activity, unlike previously characterized MaTrx2, MaTrx6 and MaTrx7. Enzyme assays demonstrated that, of the MaTrxs, only the reduction of disulfide-containing MaTrx7 is linked to the oxidation of reduced coenzymes. NADPH is shown to be supplied to the MaTrxR-MaTrx7 system through the oxidation of the primary methanogen electron carriers F420H2 and ferredoxin, indicating that it serves as a primary intracellular reducing system in M. acetivorans. Bioinformatic analyses also indicate that the majority of methanogens likely utilize an NADPH-dependent thioredoxin system. The remaining MaTrxs may have specialized functions. MaTrx1 and MaTrx3 exhibited thiol oxidase activity. MaTrx3 and MaTrx6 are targeted to the membrane of M. acetivorans and likely function in the formation and the reduction of disulfides in membrane and/or extracellular proteins, respectively. This work provides insight into the incorporation of Trx into the metabolism of methanogens, and this reveals that methanogens contain Trx homologues with alternative properties and activities.
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- Addison C McCarver
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Arkansas-Fayetteville, Fayetteville, AR 72701, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Arkansas-Fayetteville, Fayetteville, AR 72701, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Arkansas-Fayetteville, Fayetteville, AR 72701, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Arkansas-Fayetteville, Fayetteville, AR 72701, USA
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Tairum CA, Santos MC, Breyer CA, Geyer RR, Nieves CJ, Portillo-Ledesma S, Ferrer-Sueta G, Toledo JC, Toyama MH, Augusto O, Netto LES, de Oliveira MA. Catalytic Thr or Ser Residue Modulates Structural Switches in 2-Cys Peroxiredoxin by Distinct Mechanisms. Sci Rep 2016; 6:33133. [PMID: 27629822 PMCID: PMC5024103 DOI: 10.1038/srep33133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2016] [Accepted: 08/22/2016] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Typical 2-Cys Peroxiredoxins (2-Cys Prxs) reduce hydroperoxides with extraordinary rates due to an active site composed of a catalytic triad, containing a peroxidatic cysteine (CP), an Arg, and a Thr (or Ser). 2-Cys Prx are involved in processes such as cancer; neurodegeneration and host-pathogen interactions. During catalysis, 2-Cys Prxs switch between decamers and dimers. Analysis of 2-Cys Prx structures in the fully folded (but not locally unfolded) form revealed a highly conserved, non-conventional hydrogen bond (CH-π) between the catalytic triad Thr of a dimer with an aromatic residue of an adjacent dimer. In contrast, structures of 2-Cys Prxs with a Ser in place of the Thr do not display this CH-π bond. Chromatographic and structural data indicate that the Thr (but not Ser) destabilizes the decamer structure in the oxidized state probably through steric hindrance. As a general trend, mutations in a yeast 2-Cys Prx (Tsa1) favoring the dimeric state also displayed a decreased catalytic activity. Remarkably, yeast naturally contains Thr-Ser variants (Tsa1 and Tsa2, respectively) with distinct oligomeric stabilities in their disulfide states.
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- Carlos A Tairum
- Instituto de Biociências, Campus do Litoral Paulista, Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho, São Vicente, São Paulo, 11330-900, Brazil
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- Instituto de Biociências, Campus do Litoral Paulista, Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho, São Vicente, São Paulo, 11330-900, Brazil
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- Instituto de Biociências, Campus do Litoral Paulista, Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho, São Vicente, São Paulo, 11330-900, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Instituto de Química, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, 05508-090, Brazil
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- Facultad de Ciencias - Universidad de la República - Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Departamento de Química, Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto - SP, 14040-901, Brazil
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- Instituto de Biociências, Campus do Litoral Paulista, Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho, São Vicente, São Paulo, 11330-900, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Instituto de Química, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, 05508-090, Brazil
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- Departamento de Genética e Biologia Evolutiva, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, 05508-090, Brazil
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- Instituto de Biociências, Campus do Litoral Paulista, Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho, São Vicente, São Paulo, 11330-900, Brazil
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Distinct roles of two cytoplasmic thioredoxin reductases (Trr1/2) in the redox system involving cysteine synthesis and host infection of Beauveria bassiana. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2016; 100:10363-10374. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-016-7688-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2016] [Revised: 05/17/2016] [Accepted: 06/13/2016] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Tomalin LE, Day AM, Underwood ZE, Smith GR, Dalle Pezze P, Rallis C, Patel W, Dickinson BC, Bähler J, Brewer TF, Chang CJL, Shanley DP, Veal EA. Increasing extracellular H2O2 produces a bi-phasic response in intracellular H2O2, with peroxiredoxin hyperoxidation only triggered once the cellular H2O2-buffering capacity is overwhelmed. Free Radic Biol Med 2016; 95:333-48. [PMID: 26944189 PMCID: PMC4891068 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2016.02.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2015] [Revised: 02/25/2016] [Accepted: 02/29/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Reactive oxygen species, such as H2O2, can damage cells but also promote fundamental processes, including growth, differentiation and migration. The mechanisms allowing cells to differentially respond to toxic or signaling H2O2 levels are poorly defined. Here we reveal that increasing external H2O2 produces a bi-phasic response in intracellular H2O2. Peroxiredoxins (Prx) are abundant peroxidases which protect against genome instability, ageing and cancer. We have developed a dynamic model simulating in vivo changes in Prx oxidation. Remarkably, we show that the thioredoxin peroxidase activity of Prx does not provide any significant protection against external rises in H2O2. Instead, our model and experimental data are consistent with low levels of extracellular H2O2 being efficiently buffered by other thioredoxin-dependent activities, including H2O2-reactive cysteines in the thiol-proteome. We show that when extracellular H2O2 levels overwhelm this buffering capacity, the consequent rise in intracellular H2O2 triggers hyperoxidation of Prx to thioredoxin-resistant, peroxidase-inactive form/s. Accordingly, Prx hyperoxidation signals that H2O2 defenses are breached, diverting thioredoxin to repair damage.
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- Lewis Elwood Tomalin
- Institute for Cell and Molecular Biosciences, Newcastle University, Framlington Place, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4HH, UK
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- Institute for Cell and Molecular Biosciences, Newcastle University, Framlington Place, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4HH, UK
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- Institute for Cell and Molecular Biosciences, Newcastle University, Framlington Place, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4HH, UK
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- Bioinformatics Support Unit, Newcastle University, Framlington Place, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4HH, UK
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- Institute for Cell and Molecular Biosciences, Newcastle University, Framlington Place, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4HH, UK
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- University College London, Department of Genetics, Evolution & Environment and Institute of Healthy Ageing, Gower Street - Darwin Building, London WC1E 6BT, UK
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- Institute for Cell and Molecular Biosciences, Newcastle University, Framlington Place, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4HH, UK
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- University College London, Department of Genetics, Evolution & Environment and Institute of Healthy Ageing, Gower Street - Darwin Building, London WC1E 6BT, UK
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Departments of Chemistry and Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Departments of Chemistry and Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Institute for Cell and Molecular Biosciences, Newcastle University, Framlington Place, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4HH, UK.
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- Institute for Cell and Molecular Biosciences, Newcastle University, Framlington Place, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4HH, UK.
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Parsonage D, Sheng F, Hirata K, Debnath A, McKerrow JH, Reed SL, Abagyan R, Poole LB, Podust LM. X-ray structures of thioredoxin and thioredoxin reductase from Entamoeba histolytica and prevailing hypothesis of the mechanism of Auranofin action. J Struct Biol 2016; 194:180-90. [PMID: 26876147 PMCID: PMC5003402 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2016.02.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2016] [Revised: 02/09/2016] [Accepted: 02/11/2016] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The anti-arthritic gold-containing drug Auranofin is lethal to the protozoan intestinal parasite Entamoeba histolytica, the causative agent of human amebiasis, in both culture and animal models of the disease. A putative mechanism of Auranofin action proposes that monovalent gold, Au(I), released from the drug, can bind to the redox-active dithiol group of thioredoxin reductase (TrxR). Au(I) binding in the active site is expected to prevent electron transfer to the downstream substrate thioredoxin (Trx), thus interfering with redox homeostasis in the parasite. To clarify the molecular mechanism of Auranofin action in more detail, we determined a series of atomic resolution X-ray structures for E. histolytica thioredoxin (EhTrx) and thioredoxin reductase (EhTrxR), the latter with and without Auranofin. Only the disulfide-bonded form of the active site dithiol (Cys(140)-Cys(143)) was invariably observed in crystals of EhTrxR in spite of the addition of reductants in various crystallization trials, and no gold was found associated with these cysteines. Non-catalytic Cys(286) was identified as the only site of modification, but further mutagenesis studies using the C286Q mutant demonstrated that this site was not responsible for inhibition of EhTrxR by Auranofin. Interestingly, we obtained both of the catalytically-relevant conformations of this bacterial-like, low molecular weight TrxR in crystals without requiring an engineered disulfide linkage between Cys mutants of TrxR and Trx (as was originally done with Escherichia coli TrxR and Trx). We note that the -CXXC- catalytic motif, even if reduced, would likely not provide space sufficient to bind Au(I) by both cysteines of the dithiol group.
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- Derek Parsonage
- Department of Biochemistry, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA
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- Center for Discovery and Innovation in Parasitic Diseases, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Center for Discovery and Innovation in Parasitic Diseases, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA; Department of Pathology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Center for Discovery and Innovation in Parasitic Diseases, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Center for Discovery and Innovation in Parasitic Diseases, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA; Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Center for Discovery and Innovation in Parasitic Diseases, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA
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- Center for Discovery and Innovation in Parasitic Diseases, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.
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Hägglund P, Finnie C, Yano H, Shahpiri A, Buchanan BB, Henriksen A, Svensson B. Seed thioredoxin h. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-PROTEINS AND PROTEOMICS 2016; 1864:974-82. [PMID: 26876537 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbapap.2016.02.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2015] [Revised: 01/20/2016] [Accepted: 02/09/2016] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Thioredoxins are nearly ubiquitous disulfide reductases involved in a wide range of biochemical pathways in various biological systems, and also implicated in numerous biotechnological applications. Plants uniquely synthesize an array of thioredoxins targeted to different cell compartments, for example chloroplastic f- and m-type thioredoxins involved in regulation of the Calvin-Benson cycle. The cytosolic h-type thioredoxins act as key regulators of seed germination and are recycled by NADPH-dependent thioredoxin reductase. The present review on thioredoxin h systems in plant seeds focuses on occurrence, reaction mechanisms, specificity, target protein identification, three-dimensional structure and various applications. The aim is to provide a general background as well as an update covering the most recent findings. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Plant Proteomics--a bridge between fundamental processes and crop production, edited by Dr. Hans-Peter Mock.
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- Per Hägglund
- Protein and Immune Systems Biology, Department of Systems Biology, Matematiktorvet, Building 301, Technical University of Denmark, DK-2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark.
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- Carlsberg Research Laboratory, Gamle Carlsberg Vej 4, DK-1799 Copenhagen V, Denmark
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- National Food Research Institute, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, Kannondai 2-1-12, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8642, Japan
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- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, College of Agriculture, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan 84156-83111, Iran
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- Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, Koshland Hall 111, Berkeley, CA 94720-3102, USA
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- Department of Large Protein Biophysics and Formulation, Global Research Unit, Novo Nordisk A/S, Novo Nordisk Park, DK-2760 Måløv, Denmark
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- Enzyme and Protein Chemistry, Department of Systems Biology, Elektrovej, Building 375, DK-2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark.
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Netto LES, de Oliveira MA, Tairum CA, da Silva Neto JF. Conferring specificity in redox pathways by enzymatic thiol/disulfide exchange reactions. Free Radic Res 2016; 50:206-45. [DOI: 10.3109/10715762.2015.1120864] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Netto LES, Antunes F. The Roles of Peroxiredoxin and Thioredoxin in Hydrogen Peroxide Sensing and in Signal Transduction. Mol Cells 2016; 39:65-71. [PMID: 26813662 PMCID: PMC4749877 DOI: 10.14348/molcells.2016.2349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 156] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2015] [Accepted: 12/18/2015] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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A challenge in the redox field is the elucidation of the molecular mechanisms, by which H2O2 mediates signal transduction in cells. This is relevant since redox pathways are disturbed in some pathologies. The transcription factor OxyR is the H2O2 sensor in bacteria, whereas Cys-based peroxidases are involved in the perception of this oxidant in eukaryotic cells. Three possible mechanisms may be involved in H2O2 signaling that are not mutually exclusive. In the simplest pathway, H2O2 signals through direct oxidation of the signaling protein, such as a phosphatase or a transcription factor. Although signaling proteins are frequently observed in the oxidized state in biological systems, in most cases their direct oxidation by H2O2 is too slow (10(1) M(-1)s(-1) range) to outcompete Cys-based peroxidases and glutathione. In some particular cellular compartments (such as vicinity of NADPH oxidases), it is possible that a signaling protein faces extremely high H2O2 concentrations, making the direct oxidation feasible. Alternatively, high H2O2 levels can hyperoxidize peroxiredoxins leading to local building up of H2O2 that then could oxidize a signaling protein (floodgate hypothesis). In a second model, H2O2 oxidizes Cys-based peroxidases that then through thiol-disulfide reshuffling would transmit the oxidized equivalents to the signaling protein. The third model of signaling is centered on the reducing substrate of Cys-based peroxidases that in most cases is thioredoxin. Is this model, peroxiredoxins would signal by modulating the thioredoxin redox status. More kinetic data is required to allow the identification of the complex network of thiol switches.
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- Luis E. S. Netto
- Departamento de Genética e Biologia Evolutiva, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo – SP,
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- Departamento de Química e Bioquímica, Centro de Química e Bioquímica, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa,
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Godoy JSR, Kioshima ÉS, Abadio AKR, Felipe MSS, de Freitas SM, Svidzinski TIE. Structural and functional characterization of the recombinant thioredoxin reductase from Candida albicans as a potential target for vaccine and drug design. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2015; 100:4015-25. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-015-7223-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2015] [Revised: 12/01/2015] [Accepted: 12/03/2015] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Expression of genes involved in the salicylic acid pathway in type h1 thioredoxin transiently silenced pepper plants during a begomovirus compatible interaction. Mol Genet Genomics 2015; 291:819-30. [PMID: 26606929 DOI: 10.1007/s00438-015-1148-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2015] [Accepted: 11/13/2015] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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The type-h thioredoxins (TRXs) play a fundamental role in oxidative stress tolerance and defense responses against pathogens. In pepper plants, type-h TRXs participate in the defense mechanism against Cucumber mosaic virus. The goal of this study was to analyze the role of the CaTRXh1-cicy gene in pepper plants during compatible interaction with a DNA virus, the Euphorbia mosaic virus-Yucatan Peninsula (EuMV-YP). The effects of a transient silencing of the CaTRXh1-cicy gene in pepper plants wëre evaluated by observing the accumulation of viral DNA and the visible symptoms of pepper plants under different treatments. The accumulation of salicylic acid (SA) and the relative expression of the defense genes NPR1 and PR10 were also evaluated. Results showed that viral DNA accumulation was higher in transiently CaTRXh1-cicy silenced plants that were also infected with EuMV-YP. Symptoms in these plants were more severe compared to the non-silenced plants infected with EuMV-YP. The SA levels in the EuMV-YP-infected plants were rapidly induced at 1 h post infection (hpi) in comparison to the non-silenced plants inoculated with EuMV-YP. Additionally, in pepper plants infected with EuMV-YP, the expression of NPR1 decreased by up to 41 and 58 % at 28 days post infection (dpi) compared to the non-silenced pepper plants infected with only EuMV-YP and healthy non-inoculated pepper plants, respectively. PR10 gene expression decreased by up to 70 % at 28 dpi. Overall, the results indicate that the CaTRXh1-cicy gene participates in defense mechanisms during the compatible interaction of pepper plants with the EuMV-YP DNA virus.
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Iqbal A, Gomes-Neto F, Myiamoto CA, Valente AP, Almeida FCL. Dissection of the water cavity of yeast thioredoxin 1: the effect of a hydrophobic residue in the cavity. Biochemistry 2015; 54:2429-42. [PMID: 25830254 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.5b00082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The water cavity of yeast thioredoxin 1 (yTrx1) is an ancestral, conserved structural element that is poorly understood. We recently demonstrated that the water cavity is involved in the complex protein dynamics that are responsible for the catalytically relevant event of coupling hydration, proton exchange, and motion at the interacting loops. Its main feature is the presence of the conserved polar residue, Asp24, which is buried in a hydrophobic cavity. Here, we evaluated the role of the solvation of Asp24 as the main element that is responsible for the formation of the water cavity in thioredoxins. We showed that the substitution of Asp24 with a hydrophobic residue (D24A) was not sufficient to completely close the cavity. The dynamics of the D24A mutant of yTrx1 at multiple time scales revealed that the D24A mutant presents motions at different time scales near the active site, interaction loops, and water cavity, revealing the existence of a smaller dissected cavity. Molecular dynamics simulation, along with experimental molecular dynamics, allowed a detailed description of the water cavity in wild-type yTrx1 and D24A. The cavity connects the interacting loops, the central β-sheet, and α-helices 2 and 4. It is formed by three contiguous lobes, which we call lobes A-C. Lobe A is hydrophilic and the most superficial. It is formed primarily by the conserved Lys54. Lobe B is the central lobe formed by the catalytically important residues Cys33 and Asp24, which are strategically positioned. Lobe C is the most hydrophobic and is formed by the conserved cis-Pro73. The central lobe B is closed upon introduction of the D24A mutation, revealing that independent forces other than solvation of Asp24 maintain lobes A and C in the open configuration. These data allow us to better understand the properties of this enzyme.
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- Anwar Iqbal
- †Institute of Medical Biochemistry, National Center of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Jiri Jonas, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- §Laboratory of Toxicology, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Fiocruz, 21045-900 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- ‡Center of Structural Biology and Bioimaging (CENABIO), Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- †Institute of Medical Biochemistry, National Center of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Jiri Jonas, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Björnberg O, Viennet T, Skjoldager N, Ćurović A, Nielsen KF, Svensson B, Hägglund P. Lactococcus lactis thioredoxin reductase is sensitive to light inactivation. Biochemistry 2015; 54:1628-37. [PMID: 25675241 DOI: 10.1021/bi5013639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Thioredoxin, involved in numerous redox pathways, is maintained in the dithiol state by the nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate-dependent flavoprotein thioredoxin reductase (TrxR). Here, TrxR from Lactococcus lactis is compared with the well-characterized TrxR from Escherichia coli. The two enzymes belong to the same class of low-molecular weight thioredoxin reductases and display similar kcat values (∼25 s(-1)) with their cognate thioredoxin. Remarkably, however, the L. lactis enzyme is inactivated by visible light and furthermore reduces molecular oxygen 10 times faster than E. coli TrxR. The rate of light inactivation under standardized conditions (λmax=460 nm and 4 °C) was reduced at lowered oxygen concentrations and in the presence of iodide. Inactivation was accompanied by a distinct spectral shift of the flavin adenine dinucleotide (FAD) that remained firmly bound. High-resolution mass spectrometric analysis of heat-extracted FAD from light-damaged TrxR revealed a mass increment of 13.979 Da, relative to that of unmodified FAD, corresponding to the addition of one oxygen atom and the loss of two hydrogen atoms. Tandem mass spectrometry confined the increase in mass of the isoalloxazine ring, and the extracted modified cofactor reacted with dinitrophenyl hydrazine, indicating the presence of an aldehyde. We hypothesize that a methyl group of FAD is oxidized to a formyl group. The significance of this not previously reported oxidation and the exceptionally high rate of oxygen reduction are discussed in relation to other flavin modifications and the possible occurrence of enzymes with similar properties.
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- Olof Björnberg
- Enzyme and Protein Chemistry, Department of Systems Biology, Technical University of Denmark , Building 224, Søltofts Plads, DK-2800 Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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Shaykholeslam Esfahani E, Shahpiri A. Thioredoxin h isoforms from rice are differentially reduced by NADPH/thioredoxin or GSH/glutaredoxin systems. Int J Biol Macromol 2014; 74:243-8. [PMID: 25541357 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2014.12.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2014] [Revised: 12/02/2014] [Accepted: 12/03/2014] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Rice (Oryza sativa L.) has multiple potential genes encoding thioredoxin (Trx) h and NADP-thioredoxin reductase (NTR). These NTR and Trx h isoforms, known as cytoplasmic NTR/Trx system along with multiple members of glutaredoxin (Grx) family constitute a complex redox control system in rice. In the present study, we investigated the kinetic parameters of two rice NTRs, OsNTRA and OsNTRB, toward three endogenous Trx h isoforms, OsTrx1, OsTrx20, and OsTrx23. The results showed that in contrast with OsTrx1 and OsTrx23, the isoform OsTrx20 was not reduced by OsNTR isoforms. The kcat/Km values of OsNTRB and OsNTRA toward OsTrx1 was six- and 13-fold higher than those values toward OsTrx23, respectively, suggesting that OsNTR isoforms do not reduce different OsTrx h isoforms, equivalently. Furthermore, the possible reduction of OsTrx isoforms by the glutathione (GSH)/Grx system was investigated through the heterologous expression of a gene encoding OsGrx9, a bicysteinic CPYC Grx found in rice. Whereas OsTrx23 was not reduced by GSH, OsTrx20 and with less efficiently OsTrx1 were reduced by GSH or GSH/Grx. Therefore, it seems that OsTrx1 can be reduced either by OsNTR or GSH/Grx. These data for the first time provides an evidence for cross-talking between NTR/Trx and GSH/Grx systems in rice.
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- Ehsan Shaykholeslam Esfahani
- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, College of Agriculture, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan 84156-83111, Iran
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- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, College of Agriculture, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan 84156-83111, Iran.
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Lemke LS, Chura-Chambi RM, Rodrigues D, Cussiol JRR, Malavasi NV, Alegria TGP, Netto LES, Morganti L. Investigation on solubilization protocols in the refolding of the thioredoxin TsnC from Xylella fastidiosa by high hydrostatic pressure approach. Protein Expr Purif 2014; 106:72-7. [PMID: 25448595 DOI: 10.1016/j.pep.2014.10.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2014] [Revised: 10/21/2014] [Accepted: 10/23/2014] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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The lack of efficient refolding methodologies must be overcome to take full advantage of the fact that bacteria express high levels of aggregated recombinant proteins. High hydrostatic pressure (HHP) impairs intermolecular hydrophobic and electrostatic interactions, dissociating aggregates, which makes HHP a useful tool to solubilize proteins for subsequent refolding. A process of refolding was set up by using as a model TsnC, a thioredoxin that catalyzes the disulfide reduction to a dithiol, a useful indication of biological activity. The inclusion bodies (IB) were dissociated at 2.4 kbar. The effect of incubation of IB suspensions at 1-800 bar, the guanidine hydrochloride concentration, the oxidized/reduced glutathione (GSH/GSSG) ratios, and the additives in the refolding buffer were analyzed. To assess the yields of fully biologically active protein obtained for each tested condition, it was crucial to analyze both the TsnC solubilization yield and its enzymatic activity. Application of 2.4 kbar to the IB suspension in the presence of 9 mM GSH, 1mM GSSG, 0.75 M guanidine hydrochloride, and 0.5M arginine with subsequent incubation at 1 bar furnished high refolding yield (81%). The experience gained in this study shall help to establish efficient HHP-based protein refolding processes for other proteins.
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- Laura Simoni Lemke
- Instituto de Pesquisas Energéticas e Nucleares, IPEN-CNEN/SP, Centro de Biotecnologia, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Instituto de Pesquisas Energéticas e Nucleares, IPEN-CNEN/SP, Centro de Biotecnologia, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Instituto de Pesquisas Energéticas e Nucleares, IPEN-CNEN/SP, Centro de Biotecnologia, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Instituto de Biociências, Departamento de Genética e Biologia Evolutiva, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Instituto de Pesquisas Energéticas e Nucleares, IPEN-CNEN/SP, Centro de Biotecnologia, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Instituto de Biociências, Departamento de Genética e Biologia Evolutiva, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Instituto de Biociências, Departamento de Genética e Biologia Evolutiva, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Instituto de Pesquisas Energéticas e Nucleares, IPEN-CNEN/SP, Centro de Biotecnologia, São Paulo, Brazil.
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McCarver AC, Lessner DJ. Molecular characterization of the thioredoxin system from Methanosarcina acetivorans. FEBS J 2014; 281:4598-611. [PMID: 25112424 DOI: 10.1111/febs.12964] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2014] [Revised: 07/25/2014] [Accepted: 08/07/2014] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The thioredoxin system, composed of thioredoxin reductase (TrxR) and thioredoxin (Trx), is widely distributed in nature, where it serves key roles in electron transfer and in the defense against oxidative stress. Although recent evidence reveals Trx homologues are almost universally present among the methane-producing archaea (methanogens), a complete thioredoxin system has not been characterized from any methanogen. We examined the phylogeny of Trx homologues among methanogens and characterized the thioredoxin system from Methanosarcina acetivorans. Phylogenetic analysis of Trx homologues from methanogens revealed eight clades, with one clade containing Trxs broadly distributed among methanogens. The Methanococci and Methanobacteria each contain one additional Trx from another clade, respectively, whereas the Methanomicrobia contain an additional five distinct Trxs. Methanosarcina acetivorans, a member of the Methanomicrobia, contains a single TrxR (MaTrxR) and seven Trx homologues (MaTrx1-7), with representatives from five of the methanogen Trx clades. Purified recombinant MaTrxR had 5,5'-dithiobis(2-nitrobenzoic acid) (DTNB) reductase and oxidase activities. The apparent Km value for NADPH was 115-fold lower than that for NADH, consistent with NADPH as the physiological electron donor to MaTrxR. Purified recombinant MaTrx2, MaTrx6 and MaTrx7 exhibited dithiothreitol- and lipoamide-dependent insulin disulfide reductase activities. However, only MaTrx7, which is encoded adjacent to MaTrxR, could serve as a redox partner to MaTrxR. These results reveal that M. acetivorans harbors at least three functional and distinct Trxs, and a complete thioredoxin system composed of NADPH, MaTrxR and at least MaTrx7. This is the first characterization of a complete thioredoxin system from a methanogen, which provides a foundation to understand the system in methanogens.
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- Addison C McCarver
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Arkansas-Fayetteville, AR, USA
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Cruzeiro-Silva C, Gomes-Neto F, Machado LESF, Miyamoto CA, Pinheiro AS, Correa-Pereira N, de Magalhães MTQ, Valente AP, Almeida FCL. Hydration and conformational equilibrium in yeast thioredoxin 1: implication for H(+) exchange. Biochemistry 2014; 53:2890-902. [PMID: 24738963 DOI: 10.1021/bi401542v] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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One of the ancestral features of thioredoxins is the presence of a water cavity. Here, we report that a largely hydrated, conserved, buried aspartic acid in the water cavity modulates the dynamics of the interacting loops of yeast thioredoxin 1 (yTrx1). It is well-established that the aspartic acid, Asp24 for yTrx1, works as a proton acceptor in the reduction of the target protein. We propose a complementary role for Asp24 of coupling hydration and conformational motion of the water cavity and interacting loops. The intimate contact between the water cavity and the interacting loops means that motion at the water cavity will affect the interacting loops and vice versa. The D24N mutation alters the conformational equilibrium for both the oxidized and reduced states, quenching the conformational motion in the water cavity. By measuring the hydration and molecular dynamics simulation of wild-type yTrx1 and the D24N mutant, we showed that Asn24 is more exposed to water than Asp24 and the water cavity is smaller in the mutant, closing the inner part of the water cavity. We discuss how the conformational equilibrium contributes to the mechanism of catalysis and H(+) exchange.
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- Carolina Cruzeiro-Silva
- Institute of Medical Biochemistry, National Center of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Jiri Jonas, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro-Institute of Structural Biology and Bioimaging , Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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The structural basis of an NADP⁺-independent dithiol oxidase in FK228 biosynthesis. Sci Rep 2014; 4:4145. [PMID: 24553401 PMCID: PMC4894451 DOI: 10.1038/srep04145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2013] [Accepted: 02/05/2014] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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The disulfide bond is unusual in natural products and critical for thermal stability, cell permeability and bioactivity. DepH from Chromobacterium violaceum No. 968 is an FAD-dependent enzyme responsible for catalyzing the disulfide bond formation of FK228, an anticancer prodrug approved for the treatment of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma. Here we report the crystal structures of DepH and DepH complexed with a substrate analogue S,S'-dimethyl FK228 at 1.82 Å and 2.00 Å, respectively. Structural and biochemical analyses revealed that DepH, in contrast to the well characterized low molecular weight thioredoxin reductases (LMW TrxRs), is an NADP+-independent dithiol oxidase. DepH not only lacks a conserved GGGDXAXE motif necessary for NADP+ binding in the canonical LMW TrxRs, but also contains a 11-residue sequence which physically impedes the binding of NADP+. These observations explain the difference between NADP+-independent small molecule dithiol oxidases and NADP+-dependent thioredoxin reductases and provide insights for understanding the catalytic mechanism of dithiol oxidases involved in natural product biosynthesis.
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Fritz-Wolf K, Jortzik E, Stumpf M, Preuss J, Iozef R, Rahlfs S, Becker K. Crystal Structure of the Plasmodium falciparum Thioredoxin Reductase–Thioredoxin Complex. J Mol Biol 2013; 425:3446-60. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2013.06.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2013] [Revised: 06/26/2013] [Accepted: 06/29/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Loutet SA, Kobylarz MJ, Chau CHT, Murphy MEP. IruO is a reductase for heme degradation by IsdI and IsdG proteins in Staphylococcus aureus. J Biol Chem 2013; 288:25749-25759. [PMID: 23893407 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m113.470518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Staphylococcus aureus is a common hospital- and community-acquired bacterium that can cause devastating infections and is often multidrug-resistant. Iron acquisition is required by S. aureus during an infection, and iron acquisition pathways are potential targets for therapies. The gene NWMN2274 in S. aureus strain Newman is annotated as an oxidoreductase of the diverse pyridine nucleotide-disulfide oxidoreductase (PNDO) family. We show that NWMN2274 is an electron donor to IsdG and IsdI catalyzing the degradation of heme, and we have renamed this protein IruO. Recombinant IruO is a FAD-containing NADPH-dependent reductase. In the presence of NADPH and IruO, either IsdI or IsdG degraded bound heme 10-fold more rapidly than with the chemical reductant ascorbic acid. Varying IsdI-heme substrate and monitoring loss of the heme Soret band gave a K(m) of 15 ± 4 μM, a k(cat) of 5.2 ± 0.7 min(-1), and a k(cat)/K(m) of 5.8 × 10(3) M(-1) s(-1). From HPLC and electronic spectra, the major heme degradation products are 5-oxo-δ-bilirubin and 15-oxo-β-bilirubin (staphylobilins), as observed with ascorbic acid. Although heme degradation by IsdI or IsdG can occur in the presence of H2O2, the addition of catalase and superoxide dismutase did not disrupt NADPH/IruO heme degradation reactions. The degree of electron coupling between IruO and IsdI or IsdG remains to be determined. Homologs of IruO were identified by sequence similarity in the genomes of Gram-positive bacteria that possess IsdG-family heme oxygenases. A phylogeny of these homologs identifies a distinct clade of pyridine nucleotide-disulfide oxidoreductases likely involved in iron uptake systems. IruO is the likely in vivo reductant required for heme degradation by S. aureus.
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- Slade A Loutet
- From the Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Life Sciences Institute, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z3, Canada
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- From the Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Life Sciences Institute, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z3, Canada
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- From the Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Life Sciences Institute, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z3, Canada
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- From the Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Life Sciences Institute, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z3, Canada.
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Björnberg O, Maeda K, Svensson B, Hägglund P. Dissecting Molecular Interactions Involved in Recognition of Target Disulfides by the Barley Thioredoxin System. Biochemistry 2012; 51:9930-9. [DOI: 10.1021/bi301051b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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- Olof Björnberg
- Enzyme and Protein Chemistry, Department
of Systems Biology,
Søltofts Plads, Building 224, Technical University of Denmark, DK-2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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- Enzyme and Protein Chemistry, Department
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Søltofts Plads, Building 224, Technical University of Denmark, DK-2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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- Enzyme and Protein Chemistry, Department
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Søltofts Plads, Building 224, Technical University of Denmark, DK-2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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- Enzyme and Protein Chemistry, Department
of Systems Biology,
Søltofts Plads, Building 224, Technical University of Denmark, DK-2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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Tairum CA, de Oliveira MA, Horta BB, Zara FJ, Netto LES. Disulfide biochemistry in 2-cys peroxiredoxin: requirement of Glu50 and Arg146 for the reduction of yeast Tsa1 by thioredoxin. J Mol Biol 2012; 424:28-41. [PMID: 22985967 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2012.09.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2012] [Revised: 09/01/2012] [Accepted: 09/07/2012] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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2-Cys peroxiredoxin (Prx) enzymes are ubiquitously distributed peroxidases that make use of a peroxidatic cysteine (Cys(P)) to decompose hydroperoxides. A disulfide bond is generated as a consequence of the partial unfolding of the α-helix that contains Cys(P). Therefore, during its catalytic cycle, 2-Cys Prx alternates between two states, locally unfolded and fully folded. Tsa1 (thiol-specific antioxidant protein 1 from yeast) is by far the most abundant Cys-based peroxidase in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. In this work, we present the crystallographic structure at 2.8Å resolution of Tsa1(C47S) in the decameric form [(α(2))(5)] with a DTT molecule bound to the active site, representing one of the few available reports of a 2-Cys Prx (AhpC-Prx1 subfamily) (AhpC, alkyl hydroperoxide reductase subunit C) structure that incorporates a ligand. The analysis of the Tsa1(C47S) structure indicated that Glu50 and Arg146 participate in the stabilization of the Cys(P) α-helix. As a consequence, we raised the hypothesis that Glu50 and Arg146 might be relevant to the Cys(P) reactivity. Therefore, Tsa1(E50A) and Tsa1(R146Q) mutants were generated and were still able to decompose hydrogen peroxide, presenting a second-order rate constant in the range of 10(6)M(-1)s(-1). Remarkably, although Tsa1(E50A) and Tsa1(R146Q) were efficiently reduced by the low-molecular-weight reductant DTT, these mutants displayed only marginal thioredoxin (Trx)-dependent peroxidase activity, indicating that Glu50 and Arg146 are important for the Tsa1-Trx interaction. These results may impact the comprehension of downstream events of signaling pathways that are triggered by the oxidation of critical Cys residues, such as Trx.
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- Carlos A Tairum
- Departamento de Biologia, Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho, Campus do Litoral Paulista São Vicente, São Paulo, Brazil
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Liu L, Long LK, An Y, Yang J, Xu X, Hu CH, Liu G. The thioredoxin reductase-encoding gene ActrxR1 is involved in the cephalosporin C production of Acremonium chrysogenum in methionine-supplemented medium. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2012; 97:2551-62. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-012-4368-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2012] [Revised: 08/08/2012] [Accepted: 08/12/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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West JD, Stamm CE, Brown HA, Justice SL, Morano KA. Enhanced toxicity of the protein cross-linkers divinyl sulfone and diethyl acetylenedicarboxylate in comparison to related monofunctional electrophiles. Chem Res Toxicol 2011; 24:1457-9. [PMID: 21812477 DOI: 10.1021/tx200302w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Previously, we determined that diethyl acetylenedicarboxylate (DAD), a protein cross-linker, was significantly more toxic than analogous monofunctional electrophiles. We hypothesized that other protein cross-linkers enhance toxicity similarly. In agreement with this hypothesis, the bifunctional electrophile divinyl sulfone (DVSF) was 6-fold more toxic than ethyl vinyl sulfone (EVSF) in colorectal carcinoma cells and greater than 10-fold more toxic in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. DVSF and DAD caused oligomerization of yeast thioredoxin 2 (Trx2p) in vitro and promoted Trx2p cross-linking to other proteins in yeast at cytotoxic doses. Our results suggest that protein cross-linking is considerably more detrimental to cellular homeostasis than simple alkylation.
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- James D West
- Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Program, Departments of Biology and Chemistry, The College of Wooster, Wooster, Ohio 44691, USA.
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Obiero J, Sanders DAR. Design of Deinococcus radiodurans thioredoxin reductase with altered thioredoxin specificity using computational alanine mutagenesis. Protein Sci 2011; 20:1021-9. [PMID: 21465613 DOI: 10.1002/pro.635] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2011] [Revised: 03/22/2011] [Accepted: 03/22/2011] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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In this study, the X-ray crystal structure of the complex between Escherichia coli thioredoxin reductase (EC TrxR) and its substrate thioredoxin (Trx) was used as a guide to design a Deinococcus radiodurans TrxR (DR TrxR) mutant with altered Trx specificity. Previous studies have shown that TrxRs have higher affinity for cognate Trxs (same species) than that for Trxs from different species. Computational alanine scanning mutagenesis and visual inspection of the EC TrxR-Trx interface suggested that only four residues (F81, R130, F141, and F142) account for the majority of the EC TrxR-Trx interface stability. Individual replacement of equivalent residues in DR TrxR (M84, K137, F148, and F149) with alanine resulted in drastic changes in binding affinity, confirming that the four residues account for most of TrxR-Trx interface stability. When M84 and K137 were changed to match equivalent EC TrxR residues (K137R and M84F), the DR TrxR substrate specificity was altered from its own Trx to that of EC Trx. The results suggest that a small subset of the TrxR-Trx interface residues is responsible for the majority of Trx binding affinity and species-specific recognition.
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- Josiah Obiero
- Department of Chemistry, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N5C9, Canada
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Abadio AKR, Kioshima ES, Teixeira MM, Martins NF, Maigret B, Felipe MSS. Comparative genomics allowed the identification of drug targets against human fungal pathogens. BMC Genomics 2011; 12:75. [PMID: 21272313 PMCID: PMC3042012 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-12-75] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2010] [Accepted: 01/27/2011] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Background The prevalence of invasive fungal infections (IFIs) has increased steadily worldwide in the last few decades. Particularly, there has been a global rise in the number of infections among immunosuppressed people. These patients present severe clinical forms of the infections, which are commonly fatal, and they are more susceptible to opportunistic fungal infections than non-immunocompromised people. IFIs have historically been associated with high morbidity and mortality, partly because of the limitations of available antifungal therapies, including side effects, toxicities, drug interactions and antifungal resistance. Thus, the search for alternative therapies and/or the development of more specific drugs is a challenge that needs to be met. Genomics has created new ways of examining genes, which open new strategies for drug development and control of human diseases. Results In silico analyses and manual mining selected initially 57 potential drug targets, based on 55 genes experimentally confirmed as essential for Candida albicans or Aspergillus fumigatus and other 2 genes (kre2 and erg6) relevant for fungal survival within the host. Orthologs for those 57 potential targets were also identified in eight human fungal pathogens (C. albicans, A. fumigatus, Blastomyces dermatitidis, Paracoccidioides brasiliensis, Paracoccidioides lutzii, Coccidioides immitis, Cryptococcus neoformans and Histoplasma capsulatum). Of those, 10 genes were present in all pathogenic fungi analyzed and absent in the human genome. We focused on four candidates: trr1 that encodes for thioredoxin reductase, rim8 that encodes for a protein involved in the proteolytic activation of a transcriptional factor in response to alkaline pH, kre2 that encodes for α-1,2-mannosyltransferase and erg6 that encodes for Δ(24)-sterol C-methyltransferase. Conclusions Our data show that the comparative genomics analysis of eight fungal pathogens enabled the identification of four new potential drug targets. The preferred profile for fungal targets includes proteins conserved among fungi, but absent in the human genome. These characteristics potentially minimize toxic side effects exerted by pharmacological inhibition of the cellular targets. From this first step of post-genomic analysis, we obtained information relevant to future new drug development.
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Scharf DH, Remme N, Heinekamp T, Hortschansky P, Brakhage AA, Hertweck C. Transannular disulfide formation in gliotoxin biosynthesis and its role in self-resistance of the human pathogen Aspergillus fumigatus. J Am Chem Soc 2010; 132:10136-41. [PMID: 20593880 DOI: 10.1021/ja103262m] [Citation(s) in RCA: 116] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Gliotoxin (1), the infamous representative of the group of epipolythiodioxopiperazines (ETPs), is a virulence factor of the human pathogenic fungus Aspergillus fumigatus. The unique redox-sensitive transannular disulfide bridge is critical for deleterious effects caused by redox cycling and protein conjugation in the host. Through a combination of genetic, biochemical, and chemical analyses, we found that 1 results from GliT-mediated oxidation of the corresponding dithiol. In vitro studies using purified GliT demonstrate that the FAD-dependent, homodimeric enzyme utilizes molecular oxygen as terminal electron acceptor with concomitant formation of H(2)O(2). In analogy to the thiol-disulfide oxidoreductase superfamily, a model for dithiol-disulfide exchange involving the conserved CxxC motif is proposed. Notably, while all studied disulfide oxidases invariably form intra- or interchenar disulfide bonds in peptides, GliT is the first studied enzyme producing an epidithio bond. Furthermore, through sensitivity assays using wild type, Delta gliT mutant, and complemented strain, we found that GliT confers resistance to the producing organism. A phylogenetic study revealed that GliT falls into a clade of yet fully uncharacterized fungal gene products deduced from putative ETP biosynthesis gene loci. GliT thus not only represents the prototype of ETP-forming enzymes in eukaryotes but also delineates a novel mechanism for self-resistance.
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- Daniel H Scharf
- Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology, Beutenbergstrasse 11a, 07745 Jena, Germany
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Sun L, Ren H, Liu R, Li B, Wu T, Sun F, Liu H, Wang X, Dong H. An h-type thioredoxin functions in tobacco defense responses to two species of viruses and an abiotic oxidative stress. MOLECULAR PLANT-MICROBE INTERACTIONS : MPMI 2010; 23:1470-85. [PMID: 20923353 DOI: 10.1094/mpmi-01-10-0029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Various thioredoxin (Trx) proteins have been identified in plants. However, many of the physiological roles played by these proteins remain to be elucidated. We cloned a TRXh-like gene predicted to encode an h-type Trx in tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) and designated it NtTRXh3, based on the biochemical activity of the NtTRXh3 protein. Overexpression of NtTRXh3 conferred resistance to Tobacco mosaic virus and Cucumber mosaic virus, both of which showed reduced multiplication and pathogenicity in NtTRXh3-overexpressing plants compared with controls. NtTRXh3 overexpression also enhanced tobacco resistance to oxidative stress induced by paraquat, an herbicide that inhibits the production of reducing equivalents by chloroplasts. The NtTRXh3 protein localized exclusively to chloroplasts in coordination with the maintenance of cellular reducing conditions, which accompanied an elevation in the glutathione/glutathione disulfide couple ratio. NtTRXh3 gene expression and NtTRXh3 protein production were necessary for these defensive responses, because they were all arrested when NtTRXh3 was silenced and the production of NtTRXh3 protein was abrogated. These results suggest that NtTRXh3 is involved in the resistance of tobacco to virus infection and abiotic oxidative stress.
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- Lijun Sun
- Ministry of Agriculture of R. P. China Key Laboratory of Monitoring and Management of Crop Pathogens and Insect Pests, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China
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Current awareness on yeast. Yeast 2010. [DOI: 10.1002/yea.1721] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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