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Fansher D, Besna JN, Fendri A, Pelletier JN. Choose Your Own Adventure: A Comprehensive Database of Reactions Catalyzed by Cytochrome P450 BM3 Variants. ACS Catal 2024; 14:5560-5592. [PMID: 38660610 PMCID: PMC11036407 DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.4c00086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2024] [Revised: 03/11/2024] [Accepted: 03/12/2024] [Indexed: 04/26/2024]
Abstract
Cytochrome P450 BM3 monooxygenase is the topic of extensive research as many researchers have evolved this enzyme to generate a variety of products. However, the abundance of information on increasingly diversified variants of P450 BM3 that catalyze a broad array of chemistry is not in a format that enables easy extraction and interpretation. We present a database that categorizes variants by their catalyzed reactions and includes details about substrates to provide reaction context. This database of >1500 P450 BM3 variants is downloadable and machine-readable and includes instructions to maximize ease of gathering information. The database allows rapid identification of commonly reported substitutions, aiding researchers who are unfamiliar with the enzyme in identifying starting points for enzyme engineering. For those actively engaged in engineering P450 BM3, the database, along with this review, provides a powerful and user-friendly platform to understand, predict, and identify the attributes of P450 BM3 variants, encouraging the further engineering of this enzyme.
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Affiliation(s)
- Douglas
J. Fansher
- Chemistry
Department, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada H2V 0B3
- PROTEO,
The Québec Network for Research on Protein Function, Engineering,
and Applications, 201
Av. du Président-Kennedy, Montréal, QC, Canada H2X 3Y7
- CGCC,
Center in Green Chemistry and Catalysis, Montreal, QC, Canada H2V 0B3
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- PROTEO,
The Québec Network for Research on Protein Function, Engineering,
and Applications, 201
Av. du Président-Kennedy, Montréal, QC, Canada H2X 3Y7
- CGCC,
Center in Green Chemistry and Catalysis, Montreal, QC, Canada H2V 0B3
- Department
of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada H3T 1J4
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- Chemistry
Department, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada H2V 0B3
- PROTEO,
The Québec Network for Research on Protein Function, Engineering,
and Applications, 201
Av. du Président-Kennedy, Montréal, QC, Canada H2X 3Y7
- CGCC,
Center in Green Chemistry and Catalysis, Montreal, QC, Canada H2V 0B3
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- Chemistry
Department, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada H2V 0B3
- PROTEO,
The Québec Network for Research on Protein Function, Engineering,
and Applications, 201
Av. du Président-Kennedy, Montréal, QC, Canada H2X 3Y7
- CGCC,
Center in Green Chemistry and Catalysis, Montreal, QC, Canada H2V 0B3
- Department
of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada H3T 1J4
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Thomson RES, D'Cunha SA, Hayes MA, Gillam EMJ. Use of engineered cytochromes P450 for accelerating drug discovery and development. ADVANCES IN PHARMACOLOGY (SAN DIEGO, CALIF.) 2022; 95:195-252. [PMID: 35953156 DOI: 10.1016/bs.apha.2022.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
Abstract
Numerous steps in drug development, including the generation of authentic metabolites and late-stage functionalization of candidates, necessitate the modification of often complex molecules, such as natural products. While it can be challenging to make the required regio- and stereoselective alterations to a molecule using purely chemical catalysis, enzymes can introduce changes to complex molecules with a high degree of stereo- and regioselectivity. Cytochrome P450 enzymes are biocatalysts of unequalled versatility, capable of regio- and stereoselective functionalization of unactivated CH bonds by monooxygenation. Collectively they catalyze over 60 different biotransformations on structurally and functionally diverse organic molecules, including natural products, drugs, steroids, organic acids and other lipophilic molecules. This catalytic versatility and substrate range makes them likely candidates for application as potential biocatalysts for industrial chemistry. However, several aspects of the P450 catalytic cycle and other characteristics have limited their implementation to date in industry, including: their lability at elevated temperature, in the presence of solvents, and over lengthy incubation times; the typically low efficiency with which they metabolize non-natural substrates; and their lack of specificity for a single metabolic pathway. Protein engineering by rational design or directed evolution provides a way to engineer P450s for industrial use. Here we review the progress made to date toward engineering the properties of P450s, especially eukaryotic forms, for industrial application, and including the recent expansion of their catalytic repertoire to include non-natural reactions.
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- Raine E S Thomson
- School of Chemistry & Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- School of Chemistry & Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Compound Synthesis and Management, Discovery Sciences, BioPharmaceuticals R&D AstraZeneca, Mölndal, Sweden
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- School of Chemistry & Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
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Naowarojna N, Cheng R, Lopez J, Wong C, Qiao L, Liu P. Chemical modifications of proteins and their applications in metalloenzyme studies. Synth Syst Biotechnol 2021; 6:32-49. [PMID: 33665390 PMCID: PMC7897936 DOI: 10.1016/j.synbio.2021.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2020] [Revised: 12/14/2020] [Accepted: 01/03/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
Abstract
Protein chemical modifications are important tools for elucidating chemical and biological functions of proteins. Several strategies have been developed to implement these modifications, including enzymatic tailoring reactions, unnatural amino acid incorporation using the expanded genetic codes, and recognition-driven transformations. These technologies have been applied in metalloenzyme studies, specifically in dissecting their mechanisms, improving their enzymatic activities, and creating artificial enzymes with non-natural activities. Herein, we summarize some of the recent efforts in these areas with an emphasis on a few metalloenzyme case studies.
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- Department of Chemistry, Boston University, Boston, MA, 02215, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Boston University, Boston, MA, 02215, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Boston University, Boston, MA, 02215, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Boston University, Boston, MA, 02215, United States
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Ariyasu S, Stanfield JK, Aiba Y, Shoji O. Expanding the applicability of cytochrome P450s and other haemoproteins. Curr Opin Chem Biol 2020; 59:155-163. [PMID: 32781431 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2020.06.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2020] [Revised: 06/15/2020] [Accepted: 06/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
Abstract
Cytochrome P450BM3 has long been regarded as a promising candidate for use as a biocatalyst, owing to its excellent efficiency for the hydroxylation of unactivated C-H bonds. However, because of its high substrate specificity, its possible applications have been severely limited. Consequently, various approaches have been proposed to overcome the enzyme's natural limitations, thereby expanding its substrate scope to encompass non-native substrates, evoking chemoselectivity, regioselectivity and stereoselectivity and enabling previously inaccessible chemical conversions. Herein, these approaches will be classified into three categories: (1) mutagenesis including directed evolution, (2) haem substitution with artificial cofactors and (3) use of substrate mimics, 'decoy molecules'. Herein, we highlight the representative work that has been conducted in above three categories for discussion of the future outlook of P450BM3 in green chemistry.
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- Shinya Ariyasu
- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8602, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8602, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8602, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8602, Japan; JST-CREST, Japan.
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Sitte E, Senge MO. The Red Color of Life Transformed - Synthetic Advances and Emerging Applications of Protoporphyrin IX in Chemical Biology. European J Org Chem 2020; 2020:3171-3191. [PMID: 32612451 PMCID: PMC7319466 DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.202000074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2020] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
Abstract
Protoporphyrin IX (PPIX) is the porphyrin scaffold of heme b, a ubiquitous prosthetic group of proteins responsible for oxygen binding (hemoglobin, myoglobin), electron transfer (cytochrome c) and catalysis (cytochrome P450, catalases, peroxidases). PPIX and its metallated derivatives frequently find application as therapeutic agents, imaging tools, catalysts, sensors and in light harvesting. The vast toolkit of accessible porphyrin functionalization reactions enables easy synthetic modification of PPIX to meet the requirements for its multiple uses. In the past few years, particular interest has arisen in exploiting the interaction of PPIX and its synthetic derivatives with biomolecules such as DNA and heme-binding proteins to evolve molecular devices with new functions as well as to uncover potential therapeutic toeholds. This review strives to shine a light on the most recent developments in the synthetic chemistry of PPIX and its uses in selected fields of chemical biology.
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- Elisabeth Sitte
- School of ChemistryTrinity College DublinThe University of DublinTrinity Biomedical Sciences Institute152‐160 Pearse Street2DublinIreland
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- School of ChemistryTrinity College DublinThe University of DublinTrinity Biomedical Sciences Institute152‐160 Pearse Street2DublinIreland
- Institute for Advanced Study (TUM‐IAS)Technische Universität MünchenLichtenberg‐Str. 2a85748GarchingGermany
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Vornholt T, Jeschek M. The Quest for Xenobiotic Enzymes: From New Enzymes for Chemistry to a Novel Chemistry of Life. Chembiochem 2020; 21:2241-2249. [PMID: 32294286 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.202000121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2020] [Revised: 04/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
Abstract
Enzyme engineering has made impressive progress in the past decades, paving the way for the widespread use of enzymes for various purposes. In contrast to "classical" enzyme engineering, which focuses on optimizing specific properties of natural enzymes, a more recent trend towards the creation of artificial enzymes that catalyze fundamentally distinct, new-to-nature reactions is observable. While approaches for creating such enzymes differ significantly, they share the common goal of enabling biocatalytic novelty to broaden the range of applications for enzymes. Although most artificial enzymes reported to date are only moderately active and barely function in vivo, they have the potential to endow cells with capabilities that were previously out of reach and thus herald a new wave of "functional xenobiology". Herein, we highlight recent developments in the field of artificial enzymes with a particular focus on challenges and opportunities for their use in xenobiology.
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- Tobias Vornholt
- Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering ETH Zürich, Mattenstrasse 26, 4058, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering ETH Zürich, Mattenstrasse 26, 4058, Basel, Switzerland
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Stanfield JK, Omura K, Matsumoto A, Kasai C, Sugimoto H, Shiro Y, Watanabe Y, Shoji O. Crystals in Minutes: Instant On-Site Microcrystallisation of Various Flavours of the CYP102A1 (P450BM3) Haem Domain. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:7611-7618. [PMID: 32157795 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201913407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2019] [Revised: 12/13/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
Abstract
Despite CYP102A1 (P450BM3) representing one of the most extensively researched metalloenzymes, crystallisation of its haem domain upon modification can be a challenge. Crystal structures are indispensable for the efficient structure-based design of P450BM3 as a biocatalyst. The abietane diterpenoid derivative N-abietoyl-l-tryptophan (AbiATrp) is an outstanding crystallisation accelerator for the wild-type P450BM3 haem domain, with visible crystals forming within 2 hours and diffracting to a near-atomic resolution of 1.22 Å. Using these crystals as seeds in a cross-microseeding approach, an assortment of P450BM3 haem domain crystal structures, containing previously uncrystallisable decoy molecules and diverse artificial metalloporphyrins binding various ligand molecules, as well as heavily tagged haem-domain variants, could be determined. Some of the structures reported herein could be used as models of different stages of the P450BM3 catalytic cycle.
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- Joshua Kyle Stanfield
- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, 464-8602, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, 464-8602, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, 464-8602, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, 464-8602, Japan
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- RIKEN SPring-8 Centre, 1-1-1 Kouto, Sayo, Hyogo, 679-5148, Japan.,Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology (Japan), Science and Technology Agency, 5 Sanbancho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 102-0075, Japan
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- Graduate School of Life Science, University of Hyogo, 3-2-1-Kouto, Kamigori-cho, Ako-gun, Hyogo, 678-1297, Japan
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- Research Center for Materials Science, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, 464-860, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, 464-8602, Japan.,Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology (Japan), Science and Technology Agency, 5 Sanbancho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 102-0075, Japan
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Stanfield JK, Omura K, Matsumoto A, Kasai C, Sugimoto H, Shiro Y, Watanabe Y, Shoji O. Kristalle in Minutenschnelle: Sofortige Mikrokristallisation verschiedenster Varianten der CYP102A1‐(P450BM3)‐Hämdomäne. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201913407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Joshua Kyle Stanfield
- Department of Chemistry Graduate School of Science Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku Nagoya 464-8602 Japan
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- Department of Chemistry Graduate School of Science Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku Nagoya 464-8602 Japan
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- Department of Chemistry Graduate School of Science Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku Nagoya 464-8602 Japan
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- Department of Chemistry Graduate School of Science Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku Nagoya 464-8602 Japan
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- RIKEN SPring-8 Centre 1-1-1 Kouto Sayo Hyogo 679-5148 Japan
- Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology (Japan) Science and Technology Agency 5 Sanbancho, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 102-0075 Japan
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- Graduate School of Life Science University of Hyogo 3-2-1-Kouto, Kamigori-cho Ako-gun Hyogo 678-1297 Japan
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- Research Center for Materials Science Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku Nagoya 464-860 Japan
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- Department of Chemistry Graduate School of Science Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku Nagoya 464-8602 Japan
- Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology (Japan) Science and Technology Agency 5 Sanbancho, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 102-0075 Japan
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Weissenborn MJ, Koenigs RM. Iron‐porphyrin Catalyzed Carbene Transfer Reactions – an Evolution from Biomimetic Catalysis towards Chemistry‐inspired Non‐natural Reactivities of Enzymes. ChemCatChem 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/cctc.201901565] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Martin J. Weissenborn
- Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry Weinberg 3 Halle 06120 Germany
- Institute of ChemistryMartin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg Kurt-Mothes-Str. 2 Halle 06120 Germany
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- Institute of Organic ChemistryRWTH Aachen University Landoltweg 1 Aachen 52074 Germany
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Kariyawasam K, Ricoux R, Mahy JP. Recent advances in the field of artificial hemoproteins: New efficient eco-compatible biocatalysts for nitrene-, oxene- and carbene-transfer reactions. J PORPHYR PHTHALOCYA 2020. [DOI: 10.1142/s1088424619300222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
Abstract
In the last few years, the field of artificial hemoproteins has been expanding through two main strategies involving either the incorporation of synthetic metalloporphyrin derivatives into the chiral cavity of a protein or the directed evolution of natural hemoproteins such as myoglobin and cytochromes P450. First, various synthetic water-soluble porphyrins including ions of transition metals such as iron and manganese have been inserted covalently or by supramolecular anchoring into non-specifically designed native proteins or into proteins modified by a minimum number of mutations. The obtained artificial hemoproteins were able to catalyze oxene transfer reactions such as epoxidation of alkenes or sulfoxidation of sulfides and cyclopropanation reactions with good activities and moderate enantioselectivities. Recently, a second approach, based on the design of the active site of already existing native hemoproteins such as myoglobin and cytochromes P450 by directed evolution, has led to new artificial hemoproteins that are able to catalyze oxene transfer reactions with improved activities as well as with abiological reactions. This approach thus provided promising tools for the catalysis of reactions such as intramolecular or intermolecular carbene and nitrene transfer reactions with high efficiencies. In addition, in all cases, after a few rounds of mutagenesis, mutants that were able to catalyze those reactions with a high enantioselectivity could be obtained. Finally, several groups showed that these new artificial metalloenzymes could also be used for the preparative scale-production of compounds with an excellent enantioselectivity, opening new pathways for the industrial synthesis of compounds of pharmaceutical interest.
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- Kalani Kariyawasam
- Institut de Chimie Moléculaire et des Matériaux d’Orsay (ICMMO), UMR 8182 CNRS, Laboratoire de Chimie Bioorganique et Bioinorganique, Bât. 420, Université Paris-Sud, Université Paris Saclay, 91405 Orsay CEDEX, France
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- Institut de Chimie Moléculaire et des Matériaux d’Orsay (ICMMO), UMR 8182 CNRS, Laboratoire de Chimie Bioorganique et Bioinorganique, Bât. 420, Université Paris-Sud, Université Paris Saclay, 91405 Orsay CEDEX, France
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- Institut de Chimie Moléculaire et des Matériaux d’Orsay (ICMMO), UMR 8182 CNRS, Laboratoire de Chimie Bioorganique et Bioinorganique, Bât. 420, Université Paris-Sud, Université Paris Saclay, 91405 Orsay CEDEX, France
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Sulzbach M, Kunjapur AM. The Pathway Less Traveled: Engineering Biosynthesis of Nonstandard Functional Groups. Trends Biotechnol 2020; 38:532-545. [PMID: 31954529 DOI: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2019.12.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2019] [Revised: 12/02/2019] [Accepted: 12/06/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Abstract
The field of metabolic engineering has achieved biochemical routes for conversion of renewable inputs to structurally diverse chemicals, but these products contain a limited number of chemical functional groups. In this review, we provide an overview of the progression of uncommon or 'nonstandard' functional groups from the elucidation of their biosynthetic machinery to the pathway optimization framework of metabolic engineering. We highlight exemplary efforts from primarily the last 5 years for biosynthesis of aldehyde, ester, terminal alkyne, terminal alkene, fluoro, epoxide, nitro, nitroso, nitrile, and hydrazine functional groups. These representative nonstandard functional groups vary in development stage and showcase the pipeline of chemical diversity that could soon appear within customized, biologically produced molecules.
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- Morgan Sulzbach
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19711, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19711, USA.
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Damiano C, Sonzini P, Gallo E. Iron catalysts with N-ligands for carbene transfer of diazo reagents. Chem Soc Rev 2020; 49:4867-4905. [DOI: 10.1039/d0cs00221f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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This review provides an overview of the catalytic activity of iron complexes of nitrogen ligands in driving carbene transfers towards CC, C–H and X–H bonds. The reactivity of diazo reagents is discussed as well as the proposed reaction mechanisms.
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- Department of Chemistry
- University of Milan
- 20133 Milan
- Italy
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- Department of Chemistry
- University of Milan
- 20133 Milan
- Italy
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Many artificial enzymes that catalyze redox reactions have important energy, environmental, and medical applications. Native metalloenzymes use a set of redox-active amino acids and cofactors as redox centers, with a potential range between -700 and +800 mV versus standard hydrogen electrode (SHE, all reduction potentials are versus SHE). The redox potentials and the orientation of redox centers in native metalloproteins are optimal for their redox chemistry. However, the limited number and potential range of native redox centers challenge the design and optimization of novel redox chemistry in metalloenzymes. Artificial metalloenzymes use non-native redox centers and could go far beyond the natural range of redox potentials for novel redox chemistry. In addition to designing protein monomers, strategies for increasing the electron transfer rate in self-assembled protein complexes and protein-electrode or -nanomaterial interfaces will be discussed. Redox reactions in proteins occur on redox active amino acid residues (Tyr, Trp, Met, Cys, etc.) and cofactors (iron sulfur clusters, flavin, heme, etc.). The redox potential of these redox centers cover a ∼1.5 V range and is optimized for their specific functions. Despite recent progress, tuning the redox potential for amino acid residues or cofactors remains challenging. Many redox-active unnatural amino acids (UAAs) can be incorporated into protein via genetic codon expansion. Their redox potentials extend the range of physiologically relevant potentials. Indeed, installing new redox cofactors with fined-tuned redox potentials is essential for designing novel redox enzymes. By combining UAA and redox cofactor incorporation, we harnessed light energy to reduce CO2 in a fluorescent protein, mimicking photosynthetic apparatus in nature. Manipulating the position and reduction potential of redox centers inside proteins is important for optimizing the electron transfer rate and the activity of artificial enzymes. Learning from the native electron transfer complex, protein-protein interactions can be enhanced by increasing the electrostatic interaction between proteins. An artificial oxidase showed close to native enzyme activity with optimized interaction with electron transfer partner and increased electron transfer efficiency. In addition to the de novo design of protein-protein interaction, protein self-assembly methods using scaffolds, such as proliferating cell nuclear antigen, to efficiently anchor enzymes and their redox partners. The self-assembly process enhances electron transfer efficiency and enzyme activity by bringing redox centers into close proximity of each other. In addition to protein self-assembly, protein-electrode or protein-nanomaterial self-assembly can also promote efficient electron transfer from inorganic materials to enzyme active sites. Such hybrid systems combine the efficiency of enzyme reactions and the robustness of electrodes or nanomaterials, often with advantageous catalytic activities. By combining these strategies, we can not only mimic some of nature's most fascinating reactions, such as photosynthesis and aerobic respiration, but also transcend nature toward environmental, energy, and health applications.
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- Yang Yu
- Department of Biochemical Engineering and Institute for Synthetic Biosystem, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, 5 Zhongguancun South Street, Haidian
District, Beijing 100081, China
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- Laboratory of RNA Biology, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 15 Datun Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100101, China
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- Laboratory of RNA Biology, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 15 Datun Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100101, China
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Moore EJ, Steck V, Bajaj P, Fasan R. Chemoselective Cyclopropanation over Carbene Y-H Insertion Catalyzed by an Engineered Carbene Transferase. J Org Chem 2018; 83:7480-7490. [PMID: 29905476 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.8b00946] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
Abstract
Hemoproteins have recently emerged as promising biocatalysts for promoting a variety of carbene transfer reactions including cyclopropanation and Y-H insertion (Y = N, S, Si, B). For these and synthetic carbene transfer catalysts alike, achieving high chemoselectivity toward cyclopropanation in olefin substrates bearing unprotected Y-H groups has proven remarkably challenging due to competition from the more facile carbene Y-H insertion reaction. In this report, we describe the development of a novel artificial metalloenzyme based on an engineered myoglobin incorporating a serine-ligated Co-porphyrin cofactor that is capable of offering high selectivity toward olefin cyclopropanation over N-H and Si-H insertion. Intramolecular competition experiments revealed a distinct and dramatically altered chemoselectivity of the Mb(H64V,V68A,H93S)[Co(ppIX)] variant in carbene transfer reactions compared to myoglobin-based variants containing the native histidine-ligated heme cofactor or other metal/proximal ligand substitutions. These studies highlight the functional plasticity of myoglobin as a "carbene transferase" and illustrate how modulation of the cofactor environment within this metalloprotein scaffold represents a valuable strategy for accessing carbene transfer reactivity not exhibited by naturally occurring hemoproteins or transition metal catalysts.
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- Eric J Moore
- Department of Chemistry , University of Rochester , Rochester , New York 14627 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Rochester , Rochester , New York 14627 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Rochester , Rochester , New York 14627 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Rochester , Rochester , New York 14627 , United States
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Yu Y, Hu C, Xia L, Wang J. Artificial Metalloenzyme Design with Unnatural Amino Acids and Non-Native Cofactors. ACS Catal 2018. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.7b03754] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Yang Yu
- Tianjin
Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 32 West Seventh Avenue, Tianjin Airport Economic Area, Tianjin 300308, China
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- Laboratory
of RNA Biology, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 15 Datun Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100101, China
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- Center
for Synthetic Biology Engineering Research, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, China
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- Laboratory
of RNA Biology, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 15 Datun Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100101, China
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Omura K, Aiba Y, Onoda H, Stanfield JK, Ariyasu S, Sugimoto H, Shiro Y, Shoji O, Watanabe Y. Reconstitution of full-length P450BM3 with an artificial metal complex by utilising the transpeptidase Sortase A. Chem Commun (Camb) 2018; 54:7892-7895. [DOI: 10.1039/c8cc02760a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Mn-substituted full-length P450BM3 was constructed by transpeptidase Sortase A, showing catalytic hydroxylation of aliphatic C–H bonds with molecular oxygen.
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- Keita Omura
- Department of Chemistry
- Graduate School of Science
- Nagoya University
- Nagoya 464-0802
- Japan
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- Department of Chemistry
- Graduate School of Science
- Nagoya University
- Nagoya 464-0802
- Japan
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- Department of Chemistry
- Graduate School of Science
- Nagoya University
- Nagoya 464-0802
- Japan
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- Department of Chemistry
- Graduate School of Science
- Nagoya University
- Nagoya 464-0802
- Japan
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- Department of Chemistry
- Graduate School of Science
- Nagoya University
- Nagoya 464-0802
- Japan
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- Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology (CREST)
- Japan Science and Technology Agency
- Tokyo
- Japan
- RIKEN SPring-8 Center
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- Department of Life Science, Graduate School of Life Science, University of Hyogo, 3-2-1 Kouto, Kamighori, Akoh
- Hyogo
- Japan
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- Department of Chemistry
- Graduate School of Science
- Nagoya University
- Nagoya 464-0802
- Japan
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- Research Center for Materials Science
- Nagoya University
- Nagoya 464-0802
- Japan
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Reynolds EW, Schwochert TD, McHenry MW, Watters JW, Brustad EM. Orthogonal Expression of an Artificial Metalloenzyme for Abiotic Catalysis. Chembiochem 2017; 18:2380-2384. [PMID: 29024391 PMCID: PMC5875912 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.201700397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2017] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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A cytochrome P450 was engineered to selectively incorporate Ir(Me)-deuteroporphyrin IX (Ir(Me)-DPIX), in lieu of heme, in bacterial cells. Cofactor selectivity was altered by introducing mutations within the heme-binding pocket to discriminate the deuteroporphyrin macrocycle, in combination with mutations to the P450 axial cysteine to accommodate a pendant methyl group on the Ir(Me) center. This artificial metalloenzyme was investigated for activity in non-native metallocarbenoid-mediated olefin cyclopropanation reactions and showed enhanced activity for aliphatic and electron-deficient olefins when compared to the native heme enzyme. This work provides a general strategy to augment the chemical functionality of heme enzymes in cells with application towards abiotic catalysis.
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- Evan W Reynolds
- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 125 South Road CB 3290, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 125 South Road CB 3290, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 125 South Road CB 3290, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 125 South Road CB 3290, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 125 South Road CB 3290, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599, USA
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Uehara H, Shisaka Y, Nishimura T, Sugimoto H, Shiro Y, Miyake Y, Shinokubo H, Watanabe Y, Shoji O. Structures of the Heme Acquisition Protein HasA with Iron(III)-5,15-Diphenylporphyrin and Derivatives Thereof as an Artificial Prosthetic Group. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201707212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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- Hiromu Uehara
- Department of Chemistry; Graduate School of Science; Nagoya University; Furo-cho Chikusa-ku Nagoya 464-8602 Japan
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- Department of Chemistry; Graduate School of Science; Nagoya University; Furo-cho Chikusa-ku Nagoya 464-8602 Japan
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- Department of Molecular and Macromolecular Chemistry; Graduate School of Engineering; Nagoya University; Furo-cho Chikusa-ku Nagoya 464-8603 Japan
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- Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology; Japan Science and Technology Agency; 5 Sanbancho Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 102-0075 Japan
- RIKEN SPring-8 Center; 1-1-1 Kouto Sayo Hyogo 679-5148 Japan
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- Guraduate School of Life Science; University of Hyogo; 3-2-1 Kouto Sayo Hyogo 678-1297 Japan
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- Department of Molecular and Macromolecular Chemistry; Graduate School of Engineering; Nagoya University; Furo-cho Chikusa-ku Nagoya 464-8603 Japan
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- Department of Molecular and Macromolecular Chemistry; Graduate School of Engineering; Nagoya University; Furo-cho Chikusa-ku Nagoya 464-8603 Japan
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- Research Center for Materials Science; Nagoya University; Furo-cho Chikusa-ku Nagoya 464-8602 Japan
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- Department of Chemistry; Graduate School of Science; Nagoya University; Furo-cho Chikusa-ku Nagoya 464-8602 Japan
- Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology; Japan Science and Technology Agency; 5 Sanbancho Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 102-0075 Japan
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Wei Y, Ang EL, Zhao H. Recent developments in the application of P450 based biocatalysts. Curr Opin Chem Biol 2017; 43:1-7. [PMID: 29100098 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2017.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2017] [Accepted: 08/21/2017] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Cytochrome P450 monooxygenases (P450s) catalyze regioselective and stereoselective oxidative modifications of a wide variety of substrates, and are involved in the biosynthesis of many natural products. Despite the complex requirements of the P450 reaction system and its intransigence to recombinant expression, the promise of harnessing P450 reactivity for the industrial-scale production of specialty chemicals has led to much effort invested in P450 engineering. Here we review recent developments (between 2015 and 2017) in the application of P450s and their engineered variants as biocatalysts. We describe strategies for the reconstitution of P450 activity in heterologous microbial hosts, and the expanding repertoire of non-natural reactions catalyzed by engineered P450s.
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- Yifeng Wei
- Metabolic Engineering Research Laboratory, Science and Engineering Institutes, Agency for Science, Technology, and Research, Singapore
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- Metabolic Engineering Research Laboratory, Science and Engineering Institutes, Agency for Science, Technology, and Research, Singapore
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- Metabolic Engineering Research Laboratory, Science and Engineering Institutes, Agency for Science, Technology, and Research, Singapore; Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 600 South Mathews Ave, Urbana, IL 61801, United States; Departments of Chemistry, Biochemistry, and Bioengineering, and Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 600 South Mathews Ave, Urbana, IL 61801, United States.
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Jeschek M, Panke S, Ward TR. Artificial Metalloenzymes on the Verge of New-to-Nature Metabolism. Trends Biotechnol 2017; 36:60-72. [PMID: 29061328 DOI: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2017.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2017] [Revised: 09/29/2017] [Accepted: 10/02/2017] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Residing at the interface of chemistry and biotechnology, artificial metalloenzymes (ArMs) offer an attractive technology to combine the versatile reaction repertoire of transition metal catalysts with the exquisite catalytic features of enzymes. While earlier efforts in this field predominantly comprised studies in well-defined test-tube environments, a trend towards exploiting ArMs in more complex environments has recently emerged. Integration of these artificial biocatalysts in enzymatic cascades and using them in whole-cell biotransformations and in vivo opens up entirely novel prospects for both preparative chemistry and synthetic biology. We highlight selected recent developments with a particular focus on challenges and opportunities in the in vivo application of ArMs.
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- Markus Jeschek
- Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH) Zurich, Basel, Switzerland.
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- Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH) Zurich, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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Uehara H, Shisaka Y, Nishimura T, Sugimoto H, Shiro Y, Miyake Y, Shinokubo H, Watanabe Y, Shoji O. Structures of the Heme Acquisition Protein HasA with Iron(III)-5,15-Diphenylporphyrin and Derivatives Thereof as an Artificial Prosthetic Group. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2017; 56:15279-15283. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201707212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2017] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Hiromu Uehara
- Department of Chemistry; Graduate School of Science; Nagoya University; Furo-cho Chikusa-ku Nagoya 464-8602 Japan
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- Department of Chemistry; Graduate School of Science; Nagoya University; Furo-cho Chikusa-ku Nagoya 464-8602 Japan
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- Department of Molecular and Macromolecular Chemistry; Graduate School of Engineering; Nagoya University; Furo-cho Chikusa-ku Nagoya 464-8603 Japan
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- Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology; Japan Science and Technology Agency; 5 Sanbancho Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 102-0075 Japan
- RIKEN SPring-8 Center; 1-1-1 Kouto Sayo Hyogo 679-5148 Japan
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- Guraduate School of Life Science; University of Hyogo; 3-2-1 Kouto Sayo Hyogo 678-1297 Japan
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- Department of Molecular and Macromolecular Chemistry; Graduate School of Engineering; Nagoya University; Furo-cho Chikusa-ku Nagoya 464-8603 Japan
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- Department of Molecular and Macromolecular Chemistry; Graduate School of Engineering; Nagoya University; Furo-cho Chikusa-ku Nagoya 464-8603 Japan
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- Research Center for Materials Science; Nagoya University; Furo-cho Chikusa-ku Nagoya 464-8602 Japan
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- Department of Chemistry; Graduate School of Science; Nagoya University; Furo-cho Chikusa-ku Nagoya 464-8602 Japan
- Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology; Japan Science and Technology Agency; 5 Sanbancho Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 102-0075 Japan
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Sreenilayam G, Moore EJ, Steck V, Fasan R. Stereoselective olefin cyclopropanation under aerobic conditions with an artificial enzyme incorporating an iron-chlorin e6 cofactor. ACS Catal 2017; 7:7629-7633. [PMID: 29576911 DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.7b02583] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Myoglobin has recently emerged as a promising biocatalyst for catalyzing carbene-mediated cyclopropanation, a synthetically valuable transformation not found in nature. Having naturally evolved for binding dioxygen, the carbene transferase activity of this metalloprotein is severely inhibited by it, imposing the need for strictly anaerobic conditions to conduct these reactions. In this report, we describe how substitution of the native heme cofactor with an iron-chlorin e6 complex enabled the development of a biocatalyst capable of promoting the cyclopropanation of vinylarenes with high catalytic efficiency (up to 6,970 TON), turnover rate (>2,000 turnovers/min), and stereoselectivity (up to 99% de and ee) in the presence of oxygen. The artificial metalloenzyme can be recombinantly expressed in bacterial cells, enabling its application also in the context of whole-cell biotransformations. This work makes available a robust and easy-to-use oxygen-tolerant biocatalyst for asymmetric cyclopropanations and demonstrates the value of porphyrin ligand substitution as a strategy for tuning and enhancing the catalytic properties of hemoproteins in the context of abiological reactions.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627, United States
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Schwizer F, Okamoto Y, Heinisch T, Gu Y, Pellizzoni MM, Lebrun V, Reuter R, Köhler V, Lewis JC, Ward TR. Artificial Metalloenzymes: Reaction Scope and Optimization Strategies. Chem Rev 2017; 118:142-231. [PMID: 28714313 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.7b00014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 490] [Impact Index Per Article: 70.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The incorporation of a synthetic, catalytically competent metallocofactor into a protein scaffold to generate an artificial metalloenzyme (ArM) has been explored since the late 1970's. Progress in the ensuing years was limited by the tools available for both organometallic synthesis and protein engineering. Advances in both of these areas, combined with increased appreciation of the potential benefits of combining attractive features of both homogeneous catalysis and enzymatic catalysis, led to a resurgence of interest in ArMs starting in the early 2000's. Perhaps the most intriguing of potential ArM properties is their ability to endow homogeneous catalysts with a genetic memory. Indeed, incorporating a homogeneous catalyst into a genetically encoded scaffold offers the opportunity to improve ArM performance by directed evolution. This capability could, in turn, lead to improvements in ArM efficiency similar to those obtained for natural enzymes, providing systems suitable for practical applications and greater insight into the role of second coordination sphere interactions in organometallic catalysis. Since its renaissance in the early 2000's, different aspects of artificial metalloenzymes have been extensively reviewed and highlighted. Our intent is to provide a comprehensive overview of all work in the field up to December 2016, organized according to reaction class. Because of the wide range of non-natural reactions catalyzed by ArMs, this was done using a functional-group transformation classification. The review begins with a summary of the proteins and the anchoring strategies used to date for the creation of ArMs, followed by a historical perspective. Then follows a summary of the reactions catalyzed by ArMs and a concluding critical outlook. This analysis allows for comparison of similar reactions catalyzed by ArMs constructed using different metallocofactor anchoring strategies, cofactors, protein scaffolds, and mutagenesis strategies. These data will be used to construct a searchable Web site on ArMs that will be updated regularly by the authors.
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- Fabian Schwizer
- Department of Chemistry, Spitalstrasse 51, University of Basel , CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, Spitalstrasse 51, University of Basel , CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, Spitalstrasse 51, University of Basel , CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- Searle Chemistry Laboratory, University of Chicago , 5735 S. Ellis Ave., Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Spitalstrasse 51, University of Basel , CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, Spitalstrasse 51, University of Basel , CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, Spitalstrasse 51, University of Basel , CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, Spitalstrasse 51, University of Basel , CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- Searle Chemistry Laboratory, University of Chicago , 5735 S. Ellis Ave., Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Spitalstrasse 51, University of Basel , CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland
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Brandenberg OF, Fasan R, Arnold FH. Exploiting and engineering hemoproteins for abiological carbene and nitrene transfer reactions. Curr Opin Biotechnol 2017; 47:102-111. [PMID: 28711855 DOI: 10.1016/j.copbio.2017.06.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 213] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2017] [Accepted: 06/12/2017] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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The surge in reports of heme-dependent proteins as catalysts for abiotic, synthetically valuable carbene and nitrene transfer reactions dramatically illustrates the evolvability of the protein world and our nascent ability to exploit that for new enzyme chemistry. We highlight the latest additions to the hemoprotein-catalyzed reaction repertoire (including carbene Si-H and C-H insertions, Doyle-Kirmse reactions, aldehyde olefinations, azide-to-aldehyde conversions, and intermolecular nitrene C-H insertion) and show how different hemoprotein scaffolds offer varied reactivity and selectivity. Preparative-scale syntheses of pharmaceutically relevant compounds accomplished with these new catalysts are beginning to demonstrate their biotechnological relevance. Insights into the determinants of enzyme lifetime and product yield are providing generalizable cues for engineering heme-dependent proteins to further broaden the scope and utility of these non-natural activities.
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- Oliver F Brandenberg
- Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, 1200 East California Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Rochester, Hutchison Hall, 120 Trustee Rd, Rochester, NY 14627, USA.
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- Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, 1200 East California Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA.
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Repurposing proteins for new bioinorganic functions. Essays Biochem 2017; 61:245-258. [DOI: 10.1042/ebc20160068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2016] [Revised: 01/17/2017] [Accepted: 01/23/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Inspired by the remarkable sophistication and complexity of natural metalloproteins, the field of protein design and engineering has traditionally sought to understand and recapitulate the design principles that underlie the interplay between metals and protein scaffolds. Yet, some recent efforts in the field demonstrate that it is possible to create new metalloproteins with structural, functional and physico-chemical properties that transcend evolutionary boundaries. This essay aims to highlight some of these efforts and draw attention to the ever-expanding scope of bioinorganic chemistry and its new connections to synthetic biology, biotechnology, supramolecular chemistry and materials engineering.
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Sreenilayam G, Moore EJ, Steck V, Fasan R. Metal Substitution Modulates the Reactivity and Extends the Reaction Scope of Myoglobin Carbene Transfer Catalysts. Adv Synth Catal 2017; 359:2076-2089. [PMID: 29606929 DOI: 10.1002/adsc.201700202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 106] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Engineered myoglobins have recently emerged as promising scaffolds for catalyzing carbene-mediated transformations. In this work, we investigated the effect of altering the metal center and its first-sphere coordination environment on the carbene transfer reactivity of myoglobin. To this end, we first established an efficient protocol for the recombinant expression of myoglobin variants incorporating metalloporphyrins with non-native metals, including second- and third-row transition metals (ruthenium, rhodium, iridium). Characterization of the cofactor-substituted myoglobin variants across three different carbene transfer reactions (cyclopropanation, N-H insertion, S-H insertion) revealed a major influence of the nature of metal center, its oxidation state and first-sphere coordination environment on the catalytic activity, stereoselectivity, and/or oxygen tolerance of these artificial metalloenzymes. In addition, myoglobin variants incorporating manganese- or cobalt-porphyrins were found capable of catalyzing an intermolecular carbene C-H insertion reaction involving phthalan and ethyl α-diazoacetate, a reaction not supported by iron-based myoglobins and previously accessed only using iridium-based (bio)catalysts. These studies demonstrate how modification of the metalloporphyrin cofactor environment provides a viable and promising strategy to enhance the catalytic properties and extend the reaction scope of myoglobin-based carbene transfer catalysts.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627, USA
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Baier F, Copp JN, Tokuriki N. Evolution of Enzyme Superfamilies: Comprehensive Exploration of Sequence–Function Relationships. Biochemistry 2016; 55:6375-6388. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.6b00723] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- F. Baier
- Michael Smith Laboratories, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada
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- Michael Smith Laboratories, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada
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- Michael Smith Laboratories, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada
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