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Guo S, Jiang M, Wang W, Chen X, Wei Q, Wang M. Crystal structure of methyltransferase CbiL from Akkermansia muciniphila. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2024; 722:150165. [PMID: 38805786 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2024.150165] [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: 05/18/2024] [Accepted: 05/22/2024] [Indexed: 05/30/2024]
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Akkermansia muciniphila is a mucin-degrading probiotic that colonizes the gastrointestinal tract. Genomic analysis identified a set of genes involved in the biosynthesis of corrin ring, including the cobalt factor II methyltransferase CbiL, in some phylogroups of A. muciniphila, implying a potential capacity for de novo synthesis of cobalamin. In this work, we determined the crystal structure of CbiL from A. muciniphila at 2.3 Å resolution. AmCbiL exists as a dimer both in solution and in crystal, and each protomer consists of two α/β domains, the N-terminal domain and the C-terminal domain, consistent with the folding of typical class III MTases. The two domains create an open trough, potentially available to bind the substrates SAM and cobalt factor II. Sequence and structural comparisons with other CbiLs, assisted by computer modeling, suggest that AmCbiL should have cobalt factor II C-20 methyltransferase activity. Our results support that certain strains of A. muciniphila may be capable of synthesizing cobalamin de novo.
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- Shuoxuan Guo
- Institutes of Physical Science and Information Technology, Anhui University, Hefei 230601, Anhui, China; School of Life Sciences, Anhui University, Hefei 230601, Anhui, China
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- Institutes of Physical Science and Information Technology, Anhui University, Hefei 230601, Anhui, China; School of Life Sciences, Anhui University, Hefei 230601, Anhui, China
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- Institutes of Physical Science and Information Technology, Anhui University, Hefei 230601, Anhui, China; School of Life Sciences, Anhui University, Hefei 230601, Anhui, China
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- Institutes of Physical Science and Information Technology, Anhui University, Hefei 230601, Anhui, China; School of Life Sciences, Anhui University, Hefei 230601, Anhui, China
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- Institutes of Physical Science and Information Technology, Anhui University, Hefei 230601, Anhui, China; School of Life Sciences, Anhui University, Hefei 230601, Anhui, China
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- Institutes of Physical Science and Information Technology, Anhui University, Hefei 230601, Anhui, China; School of Life Sciences, Anhui University, Hefei 230601, Anhui, China; Key Laboratory of Human Microenvironment and Precision Medicine of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, Anhui University, Hefei 230601, Anhui, China.
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Wilburn K, Matrishin CB, Choudhury A, Larsen R, Wildschutte H. Tradeoffs Between Evolved Phage Resistance and Antibiotic Susceptibility in a Highly Drug-Resistant Cystic Fibrosis-Derived Pseudomonas aeruginosa Strain. PHAGE (NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y.) 2024; 5:45-52. [PMID: 39119204 PMCID: PMC11304796 DOI: 10.1089/phage.2023.0022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/10/2024]
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Background Multi-drug resistant pathogens pose significant challenges towards the effective resolution of bacterial infections. A promising alternative strategy is phage therapy in which limited applications has afforded lifesaving resolution from drug resistant pathogens. However, adoption of this strategy is hampered by narrow bacteriophage host ranges, and as with antibiotics, bacteria can acquire resistance to phage. Methods To address these issues, we isolated 25 broad-host range phages against multiple cystic fibrosis (CF)-derived P. aeruginosa clinical strains thus promoting their application against conspecific pathogens. To investigate evolved resistance to phage in relation to antibiotic resistance, one CF-derived P. aeruginosa strain was exposed to a lytic phage over a short time scale. Results Trade-offs were observed in which evolved phage resistant P. aeruginosa strains showed decreased resistance to antibiotics. These traits that likely reflect single nucleotide polymorphisms. Conclusion Results suggest phage and antibiotics may be a combined approach to treat bacterial infections.
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- Kaylee Wilburn
- Department of Biological Sciences, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Oral Biology, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio, USA
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Simcox BS, Rohde KH. Orphan response regulator NnaR is critical for nitrate and nitrite assimilation in Mycobacterium abscessus. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2024; 14:1411333. [PMID: 38854658 PMCID: PMC11162112 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2024.1411333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2024] [Accepted: 05/10/2024] [Indexed: 06/11/2024] Open
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Mycobacterium abscessus (Mab) is an opportunistic pathogen afflicting individuals with underlying lung disease such as Cystic Fibrosis (CF) or immunodeficiencies. Current treatment strategies for Mab infections are limited by its inherent antibiotic resistance and limited drug access to Mab in its in vivo niches resulting in poor cure rates of 30-50%. Mab's ability to survive within macrophages, granulomas and the mucus laden airways of the CF lung requires adaptation via transcriptional remodeling to counteract stresses like hypoxia, increased levels of nitrate, nitrite, and reactive nitrogen intermediates. Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) is known to coordinate hypoxic adaptation via induction of respiratory nitrate assimilation through the nitrate reductase narGHJI. Mab, on the other hand, does not encode a respiratory nitrate reductase. In addition, our recent study of the transcriptional responses of Mab to hypoxia revealed marked down-regulation of a locus containing putative nitrate assimilation genes, including the orphan response regulator nnaR (nitrate/nitrite assimilation regulator). These putative nitrate assimilation genes, narK3 (nitrate/nitrite transporter), nirBD (nitrite reductase), nnaR, and sirB (ferrochelatase) are arranged contiguously while nasN (assimilatory nitrate reductase identified in this work) is encoded in a different locus. Absence of a respiratory nitrate reductase in Mab and down-regulation of nitrogen metabolism genes in hypoxia suggest interplay between hypoxia adaptation and nitrate assimilation are distinct from what was previously documented in Mtb. The mechanisms used by Mab to fine-tune the transcriptional regulation of nitrogen metabolism in the context of stresses e.g. hypoxia, particularly the role of NnaR, remain poorly understood. To evaluate the role of NnaR in nitrate metabolism we constructed a Mab nnaR knockout strain (MabΔnnaR ) and complement (MabΔnnaR+C ) to investigate transcriptional regulation and phenotypes. qRT-PCR revealed NnaR is necessary for regulating nitrate and nitrite reductases along with a putative nitrate transporter. Loss of NnaR compromised the ability of Mab to assimilate nitrate or nitrite as sole nitrogen sources highlighting its necessity. This work provides the first insights into the role of Mab NnaR setting a foundation for future work investigating NnaR's contribution to pathogenesis.
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- Division of Immunity and Pathogenesis, Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, United States
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Rodriguez LE, Weber JM, Barge LM. Evaluating Pigments as a Biosignature: Abiotic/Prebiotic Synthesis of Pigments and Pigment Mimics in Planetary Environments. ASTROBIOLOGY 2024. [PMID: 38768415 DOI: 10.1089/ast.2023.0006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2024]
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Pigments serve a multitude of functions in biology including light harvesting for photosynthesis, radiation protection, membrane support, and defense. The ubiquity of pigments-especially within extremophiles found in high-radiation, high-salinity, and dry environments-and their detectability via mission-ready techniques have elevated these molecules as promising targets in the search for evidence of life elsewhere. Moreover, the detection of pigments has been proposed as a "smoking gun" for extraterrestrial life as it has been suggested that these molecules cannot be generated abiotically. However, while pigments may hold promise as a biosignature, current understanding of their possible prebiotic origins remains understudied and uncertain. Better understanding of the abiotic synthesis of pigments is critical for evaluating the biogenicity of any pigment detected during missions, including by the Mars Perseverance rover or from returned samples. Compounding this uncertainty is the broad definition of pigment as it includes any compound capable of absorbing visible light and by itself does not specify a particular chemical motif. While not experimentally verified, there are promising prebiotic routes for generating pigments including hemes, chlorophylls, and carotenoids. Herein, we review the biochemistry of pigments, the inherent assumptions made when searching for these molecules in the field, their abiotic synthesis in industry and prebiotic reactions, prebiotically relevant molecules that can mimic their spectral signatures, and implications/recommendations for future work.
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- Laura E Rodriguez
- Lunar and Planetary Institute, Universities Space Research Association, Houston, Texas, USA
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- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, USA
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- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, USA
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Tian L, Gao C, Lu J, Liao S, Gong G. Key biological processes and essential genes for Proteus mirabilis biofilm development inhibition by protocatechuic acid. Int J Food Microbiol 2024; 412:110570. [PMID: 38219343 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2024.110570] [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: 08/25/2023] [Revised: 12/22/2023] [Accepted: 01/04/2024] [Indexed: 01/16/2024]
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Proteus mirabilis is an opportunistic pathogen linked to human urinary tract infections, and is potentially present as a foodborne pathogen within poultry products, including broiler chickens. This report outlines the inhibitory impacts of protocatechuic acid (PCA) on P. mirabilis isolated from a broiler slaughterhouse in China as well as its biofilm. This investigation encompasses assays related to motility and adhesion, bacterial metabolic activity, extracellular polymer (EPS) production, and scavenging capacity. The findings demonstrated that PCA reduced biofilm formation by 61 %. Transcriptomics findings identified that PCA limited the expression of genes like PstS that promote adhesin formation, rbsA and RcsB that alter bacterial chemotaxis, lipopolysaccharide synthesis genes LpxA and EptB, and cell wall synthesis genes MurF and MrdA, and affects the Regulator of Capsule Synthesis (RCS) two-component modulation system. Weighted gene co-expression network analysis (WGCNA) was conducted to identify the core genes. Furthermore, the binding sites of PCA to cytochrome oxidases cydA and cydB, two subunits of ATP synthase atpI and atpH, and ftsZ, which regulate bacterial division, were predicted via molecular docking. Metabolome analysis determined that PCA critically influenced coenzyme A biosynthesis, nucleotide metabolism, alanine, aspartic acid, and glutamate metabolic pathways of P. mirabilis. Therefore, PCA impacts metabolism within bacteria via various pathways, limiting the levels of extracellular polymer and bacterial viability to hinder biofilm formation. Additionally, we prepared an antibacterial plastic film containing protocatechuic acid using PVA as the monomer and CNC as the reinforcing agent. We examined the mechanical and antibacterial properties of this film. When used to wrap chicken, it reduced the total number of colonies, slowed the deterioration of chicken, and maintained the freshness of chicken. In conclusion, the information outlined in this study complements our comprehension of P. mirabilis inhibition by PCA and provides clues for the reduction of foodborne infections associated with P. mirabilis.
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- Lu Tian
- School of Food Science and Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710021, China.
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710021, China
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710021, China
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710021, China
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710021, China.
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Choi SH, Jeon B, Kim N, Wu HH, Ko TP, Ruszczycky MW, Isiorho EA, Liu YN, Keatinge-Clay AT, Tsai MD, Liu HW. Evidence for an Enzyme-Catalyzed Rauhut-Currier Reaction during the Biosynthesis of Spinosyn A. J Am Chem Soc 2021; 143:20291-20295. [PMID: 34813308 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c09482] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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The catalog of enzymes known to catalyze the nucleophile-assisted formation of C-C bonds is extremely small, and there is presently no definitive example of a biological Rauhut-Currier reaction. Biosynthesis of the polyketide insecticide spinosyn A in Saccharopolyspora spinosa involves a [4 + 2]-cycloaddition and a subsequent intramolecular C-C bond formation catalyzed by SpnF and SpnL, respectively. Isotope tracer experiments and kinetic isotope effects, however, imply that the SpnL-catalyzed reaction proceeds without initial deprotonation of the substrate. The crystal structure of SpnL exhibits high similarity to SAM-dependent methyltransferases as well as SpnF. The residue Cys60 is also shown to reside in the SpnL active site, and the Cys60Ala SpnL mutant is found to be devoid of activity. Moreover, SpnL is covalently modified at Cys60 and irreversibly inactivated when it is coincubated with a fluorinated substrate analogue designed as a suicide inactivator of nucleophile-assisted C-C bond formation. These results suggest that SpnL catalyzes a biological Rauhut-Currier reaction.
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- Sei-Hyun Choi
- Department of Chemistry, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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- Division of Chemical Biology & Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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- Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei 115, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei 115, Taiwan
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- Division of Chemical Biology & Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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- Division of Chemical Biology & Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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- Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei 115, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States.,Division of Chemical Biology & Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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Song H, Zhou X, Zhu Z. An integrated NAD +-dependent dehydrogenase-based biosensor for xylose fermentation sample analysis. Biosens Bioelectron 2021; 193:113573. [PMID: 34425520 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2021.113573] [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: 06/15/2021] [Revised: 08/04/2021] [Accepted: 08/07/2021] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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NAD+-dependent dehydrogenase-based biosensors usually suffer from the low accuracy due to the interference of cofactors in the complex environment, such as fermentation samples. Herein, we demonstrate the example of an integrated biosensor device that can be applied for analyzing xylose fermentation samples. The device is composed of one chamber for the elimination of NAD+ and NADH in the fermentation broth and another chamber for the sample analysis. In the first chamber, a cyclic voltammetry method coupled with Ni foam as a working electrode was proven to be effective in removing NAD+ and NADH in the fermentation broth. In the other chamber, xylose dehydrogenase, as the recognition element, and diaphorase, used for the regeneration of bioactive NAD+ mediated by vitamin K3, were co-immobilized on the surface of the magnetic nanoparticles, which was further coated onto a magnetic glassy carbon electrode. The detection range of the constructed biosensor was from 0.5 to 10 g L-1 with a detection limit of 0.01 g L-1 at a signal-to-noise ratio of 3. Moreover, the biosensor achieved high selectivity, recovery, reproducibility, and good long-time stability when analyzing real xylose fermentation samples, suggesting its promising application potential.
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- Haiyan Song
- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 32 West Seventh Avenue, Tianjin Airport Economic Area, Tianjin, 300308, PR China
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- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 32 West Seventh Avenue, Tianjin Airport Economic Area, Tianjin, 300308, PR China
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- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 32 West Seventh Avenue, Tianjin Airport Economic Area, Tianjin, 300308, PR China; School of Chemical Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19A Yuquan Road, Shijingshan District, Beijing, 100049, PR China; National Technology Innovation Center of Synthetic Biology, Tianjin 300308, PR China.
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Lu JQ, Shi WW, Xiao MJ, Tang YS, Zheng YT, Shaw PC. Lyophyllin, a Mushroom Protein from the Peptidase M35 Superfamily Is an RNA N-Glycosidase. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms222111598. [PMID: 34769028 PMCID: PMC8584072 DOI: 10.3390/ijms222111598] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2021] [Revised: 10/21/2021] [Accepted: 10/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Ribosome-inactivating proteins (RIPs) hydrolyze the N-glycosidic bond and depurinate a specific adenine residue (A-4324 in rat 28S ribosomal RNA, rRNA) in the conserved α-sarcin/ricin loop (α-SRL) of rRNA. In this study, we have purified and characterized lyophyllin, an unconventional RIP from Lyophyllum shimeji, an edible mushroom. The protein resembles peptidase M35 domain of peptidyl-Lys metalloendopeptidases. Nevertheless, protein either from the mushroom or in recombinant form possessed N-glycosidase and protein synthesis inhibitory activities. A homology model of lyophyllin was constructed. It was found that the zinc binding pocket of this protein resembles the catalytic cleft of a classical RIP, with key amino acids that interact with the adenine substrate in the appropriate positions. Mutational studies showed that E122 may play a role in stabilizing the positively charged oxocarbenium ion and H121 for protonating N-3 of adenine. The tyrosine residues Y137 and Y104 may be used for stacking the target adenine ring. This work first shows a protein in the peptidase M35 superfamily based on conserved domain search possessing N-glycosidase activity.
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- Jia-Qi Lu
- Centre for Protein Science and Crystallography, School of Life Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China; (J.-Q.L.); (M.-J.X.); (Y.-S.T.)
- Li Dak Sum Yip Yio Chin R & D Centre for Chinese Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- BayRay Innovation Center, Shenzhen Bay Laboratory, Shenzhen 518107, China;
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- Centre for Protein Science and Crystallography, School of Life Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China; (J.-Q.L.); (M.-J.X.); (Y.-S.T.)
- Li Dak Sum Yip Yio Chin R & D Centre for Chinese Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Centre for Protein Science and Crystallography, School of Life Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China; (J.-Q.L.); (M.-J.X.); (Y.-S.T.)
- Li Dak Sum Yip Yio Chin R & D Centre for Chinese Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Models and Human Disease Mechanisms, National Kunming High Level Biosafety Research Center for Non-Human Primates, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650223, China;
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- Centre for Protein Science and Crystallography, School of Life Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China; (J.-Q.L.); (M.-J.X.); (Y.-S.T.)
- Li Dak Sum Yip Yio Chin R & D Centre for Chinese Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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Open Issues for Protein Function Assignment in Haloferax volcanii and Other Halophilic Archaea. Genes (Basel) 2021; 12:genes12070963. [PMID: 34202810 PMCID: PMC8305020 DOI: 10.3390/genes12070963] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2021] [Revised: 06/10/2021] [Accepted: 06/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Background: Annotation ambiguities and annotation errors are a general challenge in genomics. While a reliable protein function assignment can be obtained by experimental characterization, this is expensive and time-consuming, and the number of such Gold Standard Proteins (GSP) with experimental support remains very low compared to proteins annotated by sequence homology, usually through automated pipelines. Even a GSP may give a misleading assignment when used as a reference: the homolog may be close enough to support isofunctionality, but the substrate of the GSP is absent from the species being annotated. In such cases, the enzymes cannot be isofunctional. Here, we examined a variety of such issues in halophilic archaea (class Halobacteria), with a strong focus on the model haloarchaeon Haloferax volcanii. Results: Annotated proteins of Hfx. volcanii were identified for which public databases tend to assign a function that is probably incorrect. In some cases, an alternative, probably correct, function can be predicted or inferred from the available evidence, but this has not been adopted by public databases because experimental validation is lacking. In other cases, a probably invalid specific function is predicted by homology, and while there is evidence that this assigned function is unlikely, the true function remains elusive. We listed 50 of those cases, each with detailed background information, so that a conclusion about the most likely biological function can be drawn. For reasons of brevity and comprehension, only the key aspects are listed in the main text, with detailed information being provided in a corresponding section of the Supplementary Materials. Conclusions: Compiling, describing and summarizing these open annotation issues and functional predictions will benefit the scientific community in the general effort to improve the evaluation of protein function assignments and more thoroughly detail them. By highlighting the gaps and likely annotation errors currently in the databases, we hope this study will provide a framework for experimentalists to systematically confirm (or disprove) our function predictions or to uncover yet more unexpected functions.
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Sun Q, Huang M, Wei Y. Diversity of the reaction mechanisms of SAM-dependent enzymes. Acta Pharm Sin B 2021; 11:632-650. [PMID: 33777672 PMCID: PMC7982431 DOI: 10.1016/j.apsb.2020.08.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2020] [Revised: 07/30/2020] [Accepted: 08/08/2020] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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S-adenosylmethionine (SAM) is ubiquitous in living organisms and is of great significance in metabolism as a cofactor of various enzymes. Methyltransferases (MTases), a major group of SAM-dependent enzymes, catalyze methyl transfer from SAM to C, O, N, and S atoms in small-molecule secondary metabolites and macromolecules, including proteins and nucleic acids. MTases have long been a hot topic in biomedical research because of their crucial role in epigenetic regulation of macromolecules and biosynthesis of natural products with prolific pharmacological moieties. However, another group of SAM-dependent enzymes, sharing similar core domains with MTases, can catalyze nonmethylation reactions and have multiple functions. Herein, we mainly describe the nonmethylation reactions of SAM-dependent enzymes in biosynthesis. First, we compare the structural and mechanistic similarities and distinctions between SAM-dependent MTases and the non-methylating SAM-dependent enzymes. Second, we summarize the reactions catalyzed by these enzymes and explore the mechanisms. Finally, we discuss the structural conservation and catalytical diversity of class I-like non-methylating SAM-dependent enzymes and propose a possibility in enzymes evolution, suggesting future perspectives for enzyme-mediated chemistry and biotechnology, which will help the development of new methods for drug synthesis.
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