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Chen G, Wang ZX, Yang Y, Li Y, Zhang T, Ouyang S, Zhang L, Chen Y, Ruan X, Miao M. Elucidation of the mechanism underlying the sequential catalysis of inulin by fructotransferase. Int J Biol Macromol 2024; 277:134446. [PMID: 39098696 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.134446] [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: 05/17/2024] [Revised: 07/31/2024] [Accepted: 08/01/2024] [Indexed: 08/06/2024]
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Glycoside hydrolase family 91 (GH91) inulin fructotransferase (IFTases) enables biotransformation of fructans into sugar substitutes for dietary intervention in metabolic syndrome. However, the catalytic mechanism underlying the sequential biodegradation of inulin remains unelusive during the biotranformation of fructans. Herein we present the crystal structures of IFTase from Arthrobacter aurescens SK 8.001 in apo form and in complexes with kestose, nystose, or fructosyl nystose, respectively. Two kinds of conserved noncatalytic binding regions are first identified for IFTase-inulin interactions. The conserved interactions of substrates were revealed in the catalytic center that only contained a catalytic residue E205. A switching scaffold was comprised of D194 and Q217 in the catalytic channel, which served as the catalytic transition stabilizer through side chain displacement in the cycling of substrate sliding in/out the catalytic pocket. Such features in GH91 contribute to the catalytic model for consecutive cutting of substrate chain as well as product release in IFTase, and thus might be extended to other exo-active enzymes with an enclosed bottom of catalytic pocket. The study expands the current general catalytic principle in enzyme-substrate complexes and shed light on the rational design of IFTase for fructan biotransformation.
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- Gang Chen
- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China; College of Food and Health, Zhejiang Agriculture and Forest University, Hangzhou 311300, China
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- Key Laboratory of Innate Immune Biology of Fujian Province, Provincial University Key Laboratory of Cellular Stress Response and Metabolic Regulation, Biomedical Research Center of South China, Key Laboratory of OptoElectronic Science and Technology for Medicine of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350117, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- Key Laboratory of Innate Immune Biology of Fujian Province, Provincial University Key Laboratory of Cellular Stress Response and Metabolic Regulation, Biomedical Research Center of South China, Key Laboratory of OptoElectronic Science and Technology for Medicine of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350117, China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Science at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230027, China.
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Separation Science for Analytical Chemistry, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China.
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- Department of Neurology, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, 29 Xinquan Road Gulou District, Fuzhou 350001, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China.
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Dotsenko A, Denisenko Y, Zorov I, Rozhkova A, Shashkov I. N-linked glycosylation affects catalytic parameters and fluctuation of the active center of Aspergillus awamori exo-inulinase. Protein Expr Purif 2024; 226:106613. [PMID: 39357631 DOI: 10.1016/j.pep.2024.106613] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2024] [Revised: 09/24/2024] [Accepted: 09/29/2024] [Indexed: 10/04/2024]
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Heterogeneous expression of enzymes allows large-scale production with reduced costs. Changes in glycosylation often occur due to changes in the expression host. In the study, the catalytic and biochemical properties of Aspergillus awamori exo-inulinase 1 are compared for A. awamori and Penicillium verruculosum expression hosts. The tertiary structure contains seven sites of N-glycosylation, with two of them located near the active center. If expressed in P. verruculosum, the enzyme was four times less glycosylated and two times more active toward sucrose, raffinose, and stachyose due to an increase in kcat. These substrates with a short chain of 2-4 monosaccharide units were used to characterize the interaction of the substrate with the amino acid residues in the active center while preventing the interaction of the substrate with N-linked glycans. Molecular dynamics simulations showed an increase in the fluctuation of the active center with an increase in the length of N-linked glycans. The fluctuation of the residues N40 and Q57, which interact with the hydroxyl group O5 of the fructose unit in the -1 subsite of the active center, was increased by 1.6 times. The fluctuation of the residue W335, which interacts with the hydroxyl group O1 of the fructose unit together with the catalytic residue D41 and affects the torsion angle geometry of the substrate molecules, was increased by 1.5 times. The residue R188, which analogously to W335 affects the torsion angle geometry of the substrate molecules, was also among the affected residues with a 1.2-fold increase in the fluctuation.
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- Anna Dotsenko
- FSI Federal Research Centre Fundamentals of Biotechnology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 119071, Russia.
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- FSI Federal Research Centre Fundamentals of Biotechnology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 119071, Russia.
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- FSI Federal Research Centre Fundamentals of Biotechnology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 119071, Russia; Faculty of Chemistry, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, 119991, Russia.
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- FSI Federal Research Centre Fundamentals of Biotechnology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 119071, Russia; Faculty of Chemistry, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, 119991, Russia.
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- FSI Federal Research Centre Fundamentals of Biotechnology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 119071, Russia.
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Li Q, Wang Z, Zhu M, Zhao W, Yu S. Metabolism of Inulin via Difructose Anhydride I Pathway in Microbacterium flavum. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2024; 72:9647-9655. [PMID: 38629750 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.4c00729] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2024]
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Difructose anhydride I (DFA-I) can be produced from inulin, with DFA-I-forming inulin fructotransferase (IFTase-I). However, the metabolism of inulin through DFA-I remains unclear. To clarify this pathway, several genes of enzymes related to this pathway in the genome of Microbacterium flavum DSM 18909 were synthesized, and the corresponding enzymes were encoded, purified, and investigated in vitro. After inulin is decomposed to DFA-I by IFTase-I, DFA-I is hydrolyzed to inulobiose by DFA-I hydrolase. Inulobiose is then hydrolyzed by β-fructofuranosidase to form fructose. Finally, fructose enters glycolysis through fructokinase. A β-fructofuranosidase (MfFFase1) clears the byproducts (sucrose and fructo-oligosaccharides), which might be partially hydrolyzed by fructan β-(2,1)-fructosidase/1-exohydrolase and another fructofuranosidase (MfFFase2). Exploring the DFA-I pathway of inulin and well-studied enzymes in vitro extends our basic scientific knowledge of the energy-providing way of inulin, thereby paving the way for further investigations in vivo and offering a reference for further nutritional investigation of inulin and DFA-I in the future.
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- Qiting Li
- School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Avenue, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, P. R. China
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- School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Avenue, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, P. R. China
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- School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Avenue, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, P. R. China
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- School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Avenue, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, P. R. China
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- School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Avenue, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, P. R. China
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Ma W, Zhang Z, Yang W, Huang P, Gu Y, Sun X, Huang H. Enhanced docosahexaenoic acid production from cane molasses by engineered and adaptively evolved Schizochytrium sp. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2023; 376:128833. [PMID: 36889604 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2023.128833] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2023] [Revised: 03/01/2023] [Accepted: 03/03/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Cane molasses (CM) is a sugar-rich agro-industrial byproduct. The purpose of this study is to synthesize docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) in Schizochytrium sp. by using CM. The single factor analysis showed that sucrose utilization was the main factor limiting the utilization of CM. Therefore, the endogenous sucrose hydrolase (SH) was overexpressed in Schizochytrium sp., which enhanced the sucrose utilization rate 2.57-fold compared to the wild type. Furthermore, adaptive laboratory evolution was used to further improve sucrose utilization from CM. Comparative proteomics and RT-qPCR were used out to analyze the metabolic differences of evolved strain grown on CM and glucose, respectively. Finally, a constant flow rate CM feeding strategy was implemented, whereby the DHA titer and lipid yield of the final strain OSH-end reached 25.26 g/L and 0.229 g/g sugar, respectively. This study demonstrated the CM is a cost-effective carbon source for industrial DHA fermentation.
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- Wang Ma
- School of Food Science and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Normal University, 2 Xuelin Road, Qixia District, Nanjing, China; College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, 2 Xuelin Road, Qixia District, Nanjing, China
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- School of Food Science and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Normal University, 2 Xuelin Road, Qixia District, Nanjing, China
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- School of Food Science and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Normal University, 2 Xuelin Road, Qixia District, Nanjing, China
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- School of Food Science and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Normal University, 2 Xuelin Road, Qixia District, Nanjing, China; College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, 2 Xuelin Road, Qixia District, Nanjing, China
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- School of Food Science and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Normal University, 2 Xuelin Road, Qixia District, Nanjing, China
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- School of Food Science and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Normal University, 2 Xuelin Road, Qixia District, Nanjing, China.
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- School of Food Science and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Normal University, 2 Xuelin Road, Qixia District, Nanjing, China; College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, No. 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing, China
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de Lima MZT, de Almeida LR, Mera AM, Bernardes A, Garcia W, Muniz JRC. Crystal Structure of a Sucrose-6-phosphate Hydrolase from Lactobacillus gasseri with Potential Applications in Fructan Production and the Food Industry. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2021; 69:10223-10234. [PMID: 34449216 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.1c03901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Fructooligosaccharides (FOSs) are polymers of fructose with a prebiotic activity because of their production and fermentation by bacteria that inhabit the gastrointestinal tract and are widely used in the industry and new functional foods. Lactobacillus gasseri stands out as an important homofermentative microorganism related to FOS production, and its potential applications in the industry are undeniable. In this study, we report the production and characterization of a sucrose-6-phosphate hydrolase from L. gasseri belonging to the GH32 family. Apo-LgAs32 and LgAs32 complexed with β-d-fructose structures were determined at a resolution of 1.94 and 1.84 Å, respectively. The production of FOS, fructans, 1-kestose, and nystose by the recombinant LgAs32, using sucrose as a substrate, shown in this study is very promising. When compared to its homologous enzyme from Lactobacillus reuteri, the production of 1-kestose by LgAs32 is increased; thus, LgAs32 can be considered as an alternative in fructan production and other industrial applications.
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- Mariana Z T de Lima
- Sao Carlos Institute of Physics (IFSC), University of Sao Paulo (USP), Sao Carlos, SP 13563-120, Brazil
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- Sao Carlos Institute of Physics (IFSC), University of Sao Paulo (USP), Sao Carlos, SP 13563-120, Brazil
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- Sao Carlos Institute of Physics (IFSC), University of Sao Paulo (USP), Sao Carlos, SP 13563-120, Brazil
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- Sao Carlos Institute of Physics (IFSC), University of Sao Paulo (USP), Sao Carlos, SP 13563-120, Brazil
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- Centro de Ciências Naturais e Humanas (CCNH), Universidade Federal do ABC (UFABC), Santo André, SP 09210-580, Brazil
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- Sao Carlos Institute of Physics (IFSC), University of Sao Paulo (USP), Sao Carlos, SP 13563-120, Brazil
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Ma J, Li T, Tan H, Liu W, Yin H. The Important Roles Played in Substrate Binding of Aromatic Amino Acids in Exo-Inulinase From Kluyveromyces cicerisporus CBS 4857. Front Mol Biosci 2020; 7:569797. [PMID: 33102520 PMCID: PMC7545266 DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2020.569797] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2020] [Accepted: 09/03/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Inulinase is a member of the glycoside hydrolase family 32 (GH32). It catalyzes the randomly hydrolyzation of 2,1-β-D-fructosidic linkages in inulin and plays a role in the production of high-fructose syrup. In this study, detailed roles of the conserved residues W79, F113, M117, R181, C239, and W334 of the exo-inulinase from Kluyveromyces cicerisporus CBS4857 (KcINU1) in substrate binding and stabilization were evaluated by in silico analysis and site-directed mutagenesis. These residues belong to the conserved WG, FSGSMV, RDP, ECP, and WQY regions of the GH32 and are located around the catalytic pocket of KcINU1. Zymogram assay showed relatively weaker band for F113W and similar band for M117A compared to the wild-type enzyme toward inulin and sucrose, whereas all other variants showed no observable stain on the native polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. These results were further confirmed with the dinitrosalicylic acid colorimetric method. It showed that the residual activities of F113W toward inulin and sucrose were 33.8 ± 3.3% and 96.2 ± 5.5%, respectively, and that of M117A were 103.8 ± 1.3% and 166.5 ± 12%, respectively. Results from fluorescence spectra indicated that there is a significant conformational change that happened in F113W compared to the wild-type enzyme, while M117A exhibited limited impact although the quenching effect was increased.
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- Junyan Ma
- Natural Products and Glyco-Biotechnology Research Group, Liaoning Provincial Key Laboratory of Carbohydrates, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, China
- Medical College, Dalian University, Dalian, China
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- Natural Products and Glyco-Biotechnology Research Group, Liaoning Provincial Key Laboratory of Carbohydrates, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, China
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- Natural Products and Glyco-Biotechnology Research Group, Liaoning Provincial Key Laboratory of Carbohydrates, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, China
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- Natural Products and Glyco-Biotechnology Research Group, Liaoning Provincial Key Laboratory of Carbohydrates, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, China
- Institute of Cancer Stem Cell, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
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- Natural Products and Glyco-Biotechnology Research Group, Liaoning Provincial Key Laboratory of Carbohydrates, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, China
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Ernits K, Eek P, Lukk T, Visnapuu T, Alamäe T. First crystal structure of an endo-levanase - the BT1760 from a human gut commensal Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron. Sci Rep 2019; 9:8443. [PMID: 31186460 PMCID: PMC6560043 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-44785-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2019] [Accepted: 05/24/2019] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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The endo-levanase BT1760 of a human gut commensal Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron randomly cuts a β-2,6-linked fructan, levan, into fructo-oligosaccharides providing a prebiotic substrate for gut microbiota. Here we introduce the crystal structure of BT1760 at resolution of 1.65 Å. The fold of the enzyme is typical for GH32 family proteins: a catalytic N-terminal five-bladed β-propeller connected with a C-terminal β-sandwich domain. The levantetraose-bound structure of catalytically inactive mutant E221A at 1.90-Å resolution reveals differences in substrate binding between the endo-acting fructanases. A shallow substrate-binding pocket of the endo-inulinase INU2 of Aspergillus ficuum binds at least three fructose residues at its flat bottom. In the levantetraose-soaked crystal of the endo-levanase E221A mutant the ligand was bent into the pond-like substrate pocket with its fructose residues making contacts at −3, −2, −1 and + 1 subsites residing at several pocket depths. Binding of levantetraose to the β-sandwich domain was not detected. The N- and C-terminal modules of BT1760 did not bind levan if expressed separately, the catalytic domain lost its activity and both modules tended to precipitate. We gather that endo-levanase BT1760 requires both domains for correct folding, solubility and stability of the protein.
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- Karin Ernits
- Department of Genetics, Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Tartu, Riia 23, 51010, Tartu, Estonia
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- Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Tallinn University of Technology, Akadeemia tee 15, 12618, Tallinn, Estonia
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- Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Tallinn University of Technology, Akadeemia tee 15, 12618, Tallinn, Estonia
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- Department of Genetics, Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Tartu, Riia 23, 51010, Tartu, Estonia
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- Department of Genetics, Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Tartu, Riia 23, 51010, Tartu, Estonia.
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Engineered thermostable β–fructosidase from Thermotoga maritima with enhanced fructooligosaccharides synthesis. Enzyme Microb Technol 2019; 125:53-62. [DOI: 10.1016/j.enzmictec.2019.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2018] [Revised: 12/13/2018] [Accepted: 02/05/2019] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Low-resolution structure, oligomerization and its role on the enzymatic activity of a sucrose-6-phosphate hydrolase from Bacillus licheniformis. Amino Acids 2019; 51:599-610. [DOI: 10.1007/s00726-018-02690-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2018] [Accepted: 12/17/2018] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Yu S, Shen H, Cheng Y, Zhu Y, Li X, Mu W. Structural and Functional Basis of Difructose Anhydride III Hydrolase, Which Sequentially Converts Inulin Using the Same Catalytic Residue. ACS Catal 2018. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.8b02424] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Shuhuai Yu
- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Avenue, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale and School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Avenue, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Avenue, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale and School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Avenue, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
- International Joint Laboratory on Food Safety, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Avenue, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
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Xie J, Hu H, Cai K, Xia L, Yang F, Jiang Y, Chen Y, Zhou C. Structural and enzymatic analyses ofAnabaenaheterocyst‐specific alkaline invertase InvB. FEBS Lett 2018; 592:1589-1601. [DOI: 10.1002/1873-3468.13041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2018] [Revised: 03/10/2018] [Accepted: 03/15/2018] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Jin Xie
- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and School of Life Sciences University of Science and Technology of China Hefei Anhui China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and School of Life Sciences University of Science and Technology of China Hefei Anhui China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and School of Life Sciences University of Science and Technology of China Hefei Anhui China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and School of Life Sciences University of Science and Technology of China Hefei Anhui China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and School of Life Sciences University of Science and Technology of China Hefei Anhui China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and School of Life Sciences University of Science and Technology of China Hefei Anhui China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and School of Life Sciences University of Science and Technology of China Hefei Anhui China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and School of Life Sciences University of Science and Technology of China Hefei Anhui China
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Guo PC, Wang Q, Wang Z, Dong Z, He H, Zhao P. Biochemical characterization and functional analysis of invertase Bmsuc1 from silkworm, Bombyx mori. Int J Biol Macromol 2017; 107:2334-2341. [PMID: 29055702 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2017.10.118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2017] [Revised: 10/16/2017] [Accepted: 10/17/2017] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Invertase or β-fructofuranosidase (EC 3.2.1.26) belongs to the glycoside hydrolase family 32, which catalyzes the hydrolysis of sucrose into fructose and glucose. Here, we report the biochemical and functional characterization of invertase Bmsuc1 from Bombyx mori. Bmsuc1 showed optimal hydrolysis at pH 7.0-8.0 and its optimum temperature is 50°C using sucrose as substrate. Circular dichroism spectra indicated Bmsuc1 had a primarily β-strand structure. The thermal denaturations transition of Bmsuc1 was a cooperative process with a Tm, ΔH, and ΔS of 53.81±0.12°C, 185.51±0.14KJ/mol and 0.56±0.01KJ/(molK), respectively. Moreover, homology modeling and multi-sequence alignment suggested that Bmsuc1 has a canonical β-propeller fold and one conserved catalytic triad, Asp63-Asp181-Glu234, which is located in the bottom of the substrate-binding pocket. Bmsuc1 was expressed at high levels in the silk gland at both the transcriptional and translational levels. These expression profiles combined with invertase activity analyses of Bmsuc1 suggested that it might function as a digestive enzyme to hydrolyze sugar in the silk gland lumen. Collectively, these findings expand towards a better understanding of the structure of Bmsuc1 and its function in the silk gland.
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- Peng-Chao Guo
- State Key Laboratory of Silkworm Genome Biology, Southwest University, 216, Tiansheng Road, Beibei, Chongqing 400716, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silkworm Genome Biology, Southwest University, 216, Tiansheng Road, Beibei, Chongqing 400716, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silkworm Genome Biology, Southwest University, 216, Tiansheng Road, Beibei, Chongqing 400716, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silkworm Genome Biology, Southwest University, 216, Tiansheng Road, Beibei, Chongqing 400716, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silkworm Genome Biology, Southwest University, 216, Tiansheng Road, Beibei, Chongqing 400716, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silkworm Genome Biology, Southwest University, 216, Tiansheng Road, Beibei, Chongqing 400716, People's Republic of China.
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Xie J, Cai K, Hu HX, Jiang YL, Yang F, Hu PF, Cao DD, Li WF, Chen Y, Zhou CZ. Structural Analysis of the Catalytic Mechanism and Substrate Specificity of Anabaena Alkaline Invertase InvA Reveals a Novel Glucosidase. J Biol Chem 2016; 291:25667-25677. [PMID: 27777307 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m116.759290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2016] [Revised: 10/11/2016] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Invertases catalyze the hydrolysis of sucrose to glucose and fructose, thereby playing a key role in primary metabolism and plant development. According to the optimum pH, invertases are classified into acid invertases (Ac-Invs) and alkaline/neutral invertases (A/N-Invs), which share no sequence homology. Compared with Ac-Invs that have been extensively studied, the structure and catalytic mechanism of A/N-Invs remain unknown. Here we report the crystal structures of Anabaena alkaline invertase InvA, which was proposed to be the ancestor of modern plant A/N-Invs. These structures are the first in the GH100 family. InvA exists as a hexamer in both crystal and solution. Each subunit consists of an (α/α)6 barrel core structure in addition to an insertion of three helices. A couple of structures in complex with the substrate or products enabled us to assign the subsites -1 and +1 specifically binding glucose and fructose, respectively. Structural comparison combined with enzymatic assays indicated that Asp-188 and Glu-414 are putative catalytic residues. Further analysis of the substrate binding pocket demonstrated that InvA possesses a stringent substrate specificity toward the α1,2-glycosidic bond of sucrose. Together, we suggest that InvA and homologs represent a novel family of glucosidases.
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- Jin Xie
- From the Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei Anhui 230027, China
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- From the Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei Anhui 230027, China
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- From the Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei Anhui 230027, China
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- From the Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei Anhui 230027, China
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- From the Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei Anhui 230027, China
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- From the Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei Anhui 230027, China
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- From the Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei Anhui 230027, China
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- From the Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei Anhui 230027, China
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- From the Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei Anhui 230027, China
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- From the Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei Anhui 230027, China
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Yu S, Wang X, Zhang T, Jiang B, Mu W. Probing the Role of Two Critical Residues in Inulin Fructotransferase (DFA III-Producing) Thermostability from Arthrobacter sp. 161MFSha2.1. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2016; 64:6188-6195. [PMID: 27440442 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.6b02291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Inulin fructotransferase (IFTase) is an important enzyme that produces di-d-fructofuranose 1,2':2,3' dianhydride (DAF III), which is beneficial for human health. Present investigations mainly focus on screening and characterizing IFTase, including catalytic efficiency and thermostability, which are two important factors for enzymatic industrial applications. However, few reports aimed to improve these two characteristics based on the structure of IFTase. In this work, a structural model of IFTase (DFA III-producing) from Arthrobacter sp. 161MFSha2.1 was constructed through homology modeling. Analysis of this model reveals that two residues, Ser-309 and Ser-333, may play key roles in the structural stability. Therefore, the functions of the two residues were probed by site-directed mutagenesis combined with the Nano-DSC method and assays for residual activity. In contrast to other mutations, single mutation of serine 309 (or serine 333) to threonine did not decrease the enzymatic stability, whereas double mutation (serine 309 and serine 333 to threonine) can enhance thermostability (by approximately 5 °C). The probable mechanisms for this enhancement were investigated.
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- Shuhuai Yu
- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology and ‡Synergetic Innovation Center of Food Safety and Nutrition, Jiangnan University , Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology and ‡Synergetic Innovation Center of Food Safety and Nutrition, Jiangnan University , Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology and ‡Synergetic Innovation Center of Food Safety and Nutrition, Jiangnan University , Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology and ‡Synergetic Innovation Center of Food Safety and Nutrition, Jiangnan University , Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology and ‡Synergetic Innovation Center of Food Safety and Nutrition, Jiangnan University , Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
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Holyavka M, Artyukhov V, Kovaleva T. Structural and functional properties of inulinases: A review. BIOCATAL BIOTRANSFOR 2016. [DOI: 10.1080/10242422.2016.1196486] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Ramírez-Escudero M, Gimeno-Pérez M, González B, Linde D, Merdzo Z, Fernández-Lobato M, Sanz-Aparicio J. Structural Analysis of β-Fructofuranosidase from Xanthophyllomyces dendrorhous Reveals Unique Features and the Crucial Role of N-Glycosylation in Oligomerization and Activity. J Biol Chem 2016; 291:6843-57. [PMID: 26823463 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m115.708495] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2015] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Xanthophyllomyces dendrorhousβ-fructofuranosidase (XdINV)is a highly glycosylated dimeric enzyme that hydrolyzes sucrose and releases fructose from various fructooligosaccharides (FOS) and fructans. It also catalyzes the synthesis of FOS, prebiotics that stimulate the growth of beneficial bacteria in human gut. In contrast to most fructosylating enzymes, XdINV produces neo-FOS, which makes it an interesting biotechnology target. We present here its three-dimensional structure, which shows the expected bimodular arrangement and also a long extension of its C terminus that together with anN-linked glycan mediate the formation of an unusual dimer. The two active sites of the dimer are connected by a long crevice, which might indicate its potential ability to accommodate branched fructans. This arrangement could be representative of a group of GH32 yeast enzymes having the traits observed in XdINV. The inactive D80A mutant was used to obtain complexes with relevant substrates and products, with their crystals structures showing at least four binding subsites at each active site. Moreover, two different positions are observed from subsite +2 depending on the substrate, and thus, a flexible loop (Glu-334-His-343) is essential in binding sucrose and β(2-1)-linked oligosaccharides. Conversely, β(2-6) and neo-type substrates are accommodated mainly by stacking to Trp-105, explaining the production of neokestose and the efficient fructosylating activity of XdINV on α-glucosides. The role of relevant residues has been investigated by mutagenesis and kinetics measurements, and a model for the transfructosylating reaction has been proposed. The plasticity of its active site makes XdINV a valuable and flexible biocatalyst to produce novel bioconjugates.
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- Mercedes Ramírez-Escudero
- From the Department of Crystallography and Structural Biology, Institute of Physical-Chemistry "Rocasolano," Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Serrano 119, 28006 Madrid and
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- the Center of Molecular Biology "Severo Ochoa," Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas-Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- From the Department of Crystallography and Structural Biology, Institute of Physical-Chemistry "Rocasolano," Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Serrano 119, 28006 Madrid and
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- the Center of Molecular Biology "Severo Ochoa," Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas-Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- the Center of Molecular Biology "Severo Ochoa," Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas-Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- the Center of Molecular Biology "Severo Ochoa," Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas-Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- From the Department of Crystallography and Structural Biology, Institute of Physical-Chemistry "Rocasolano," Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Serrano 119, 28006 Madrid and
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Identification, biochemical characterization, and in-vivo expression of the intracellular invertase BfrA from the pathogenic parasite Leishmania major. Carbohydr Res 2015; 415:31-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2015.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2015] [Revised: 06/12/2015] [Accepted: 07/10/2015] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Mazola Y, Guirola O, Palomares S, Chinea G, Menéndez C, Hernández L, Musacchio A. A comparative molecular dynamics study of thermophilic and mesophilic β-fructosidase enzymes. J Mol Model 2015; 21:228. [PMID: 26267297 DOI: 10.1007/s00894-015-2772-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2015] [Accepted: 07/20/2015] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Arabidopsis thaliana cell wall invertase 1 (AtcwINV1) and Thermotoga maritima β-fructosidase (BfrA) are among the best structurally studied members of the glycoside hydrolase family 32. Both enzymes hydrolyze sucrose as the main substrate but differ strongly in their thermal stability. Mesophilic AtcwINV1 and thermophilic BfrA have divergent sequence similarities in the N-terminal five bladed β-propeller catalytic domain (31 %) and the C-terminal β-sandwich domain (15 %) of unknown function. The two enzymes were subjected to 200 ns molecular dynamics simulations at 300 K (27 °C) and 353 K (80 °C). Regular secondary structure regions, but not loops, in AtcwINV1 and BfrA showed no significant fluctuation differences at both temperatures. BfrA was more rigid than AtcwINV1 at 300 K. The simulation at 353 K did not alter the structural stability of BfrA, but did increase the overall flexibility of AtcwINV1 exhibiting the most fluctuating regions in the β-propeller domain. The simulated heat treatment also increased the gyration radius and hydrophobic solvent accessible surface area of the plant enzyme, consistent with the initial steps of an unfolding process. The preservation of the conformational rigidity of BfrA at 353 K is linked to the shorter size of the protein loops. Shortening of BfrA loops appears to be a key mechanism for thermostability.
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- Yuliet Mazola
- Department of Bioinformatics, Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (CIGB), Ave. 31 e/ 158 and 190, Playa, P.O. Box 6162, Havana, 10600, Cuba,
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Holyavka MG, Artyukhov VG, Makin SM. Investigation of inulinase permolecular organization from producers of the genus Aspergillus using several computing and experimental methods. Biophysics (Nagoya-shi) 2015. [DOI: 10.1134/s0006350915040144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Sakuma C, Furihata K, Nishio T, Miyakawa T, Tanokura M, Tashiro M. Analysis of Weak Affinity of β-D-Fructofuranosyl-(2↔1)-2-acetamido-2-deoxy-α-D-glucopyranoside for Yeast β-Fructofuranosidase Using NMR Spectroscopy. J Carbohydr Chem 2014. [DOI: 10.1080/07328303.2014.964407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Seibel J, Jördening HJ, Buchholz K. Extending synthetic routes for oligosaccharides by enzyme, substrate and reaction engineering. ADVANCES IN BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING/BIOTECHNOLOGY 2014; 120:163-93. [PMID: 20182930 DOI: 10.1007/10_2009_54] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/03/2023]
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The integration of all relevant tools for bioreaction engineering has been a recent challenge. This approach should notably favor the production of oligo- and polysaccharides, which is highly complex due to the requirements of regio- and stereoselectivity. Oligosaccharides (OS) and polysaccharides (PS) have found many interests in the fields of food, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics due to different specific properties. Food, sweeteners, and food ingredients represent important sectors where OS are used in major amounts. Increasing attention has been devoted to the sophisticated roles of OS and glycosylated compounds, at cell or membrane surfaces, and their function, e.g., in infection and cancer proliferation. The challenge for synthesis is obvious, and convenient approaches using cheap and readily available substrates and enzymes will be discussed. We report on new routes for the synthesis of oligosaccharides (OS), with emphasis on enzymatic reactions, since they offer unique properties, proceeding highly regio- and stereoselective in water solution, and providing for high yields in general.
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- Jürgen Seibel
- Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg, Germany,
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Martínez D, Cutiño-Avila B, Pérez ER, Menéndez C, Hernández L, del Monte-Martínez A. A thermostable exo-β-fructosidase immobilised through rational design. Food Chem 2014; 145:826-31. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2013.08.073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2013] [Revised: 08/05/2013] [Accepted: 08/16/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Holyavka MG, Kovaleva TA, Grechkina MV, Ostankova IV, Artyukhov VG. Inulinases from various producers: The features of their permolecular organization. APPL BIOCHEM MICRO+ 2013. [DOI: 10.1134/s0003683814010050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Mardo K, Visnapuu T, Vija H, Elmi T, Alamäe T. Mutational analysis of conserved regions harboring catalytic triad residues of the levansucrase protein encoded by the
lsc‐3
gene (
lsc3
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Pseudomonas syringae
pv. tomato
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3000. Biotechnol Appl Biochem 2013; 61:11-22. [DOI: 10.1002/bab.1129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2013] [Accepted: 05/22/2013] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Karin Mardo
- Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology University of Tartu Tartu Estonia
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- Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology University of Tartu Tartu Estonia
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- National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics Tallinn Estonia
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- Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology University of Tartu Tartu Estonia
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- Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology University of Tartu Tartu Estonia
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Vandamme AM, Michaux C, Mayard A, Housen I. Asparagine 42 of the conserved endo-inulinase INU2 motif WMNDPN from Aspergillus ficuum plays a role in activity specificity. FEBS Open Bio 2013; 3:467-72. [PMID: 24251113 PMCID: PMC3829992 DOI: 10.1016/j.fob.2013.10.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2013] [Revised: 10/29/2013] [Accepted: 10/29/2013] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Endo-inulinase INU2 from Aspergillus ficuum belongs to glycosidase hydrolase family 32 (GH32) that degrades inulin into fructo oligosaccharides consisting mainly of inulotriose and inulotetraose. The 3D structure of INU2 was recently obtained (Pouyez et al., 2012, Biochimie, 94, 2423–2430). An enlarged cavity compared to exo-inulinase formed by the conserved motif W-M(I)-N-D(E)-P-N-G, the so-called loop 1 and the loop 4, was identified. In the present study we have characterized the importance of 12 residues situated around the enlarged cavity. These residues were mutated by site-directed mutagenesis. Comparative activity analysis was done by plate, spectrophotometric and thin-layer chromatography assay. Most of the mutants were less active than the wild-type enzyme. Most interestingly, mutant N42G differed in the size distribution of the FOS synthesized. Endo-inulinase INU2 degrades inulin into fructo oligosaccharides. 12 residues around the catalytic pockets of INU2 enzyme were determined. These residues were mutated to either a G or A residue. The activity has been tested by plate, spectrophotometric and TLC assays. One mutation, N42G, which changes the specificity of activity, has been identified.
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- Anne-Michèle Vandamme
- Unité de Recherche en Biologie des Microorganismes, Biology Department, University of Namur, Belgium
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Fuse H, Fukamachi H, Inoue M, Igarashi T. Identification and functional analysis of the gene cluster for fructan utilization in Prevotella intermedia. Gene 2013; 515:291-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2012.12.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2012] [Revised: 12/04/2012] [Accepted: 12/06/2012] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Tonozuka T, Tamaki A, Yokoi G, Miyazaki T, Ichikawa M, Nishikawa A, Ohta Y, Hidaka Y, Katayama K, Hatada Y, Ito T, Fujita K. Crystal structure of a lactosucrose-producing enzyme, Arthrobacter sp. K-1 β-fructofuranosidase. Enzyme Microb Technol 2012; 51:359-65. [DOI: 10.1016/j.enzmictec.2012.08.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2012] [Revised: 08/08/2012] [Accepted: 08/08/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Pouyez J, Mayard A, Vandamme AM, Roussel G, Perpète EA, Wouters J, Housen I, Michaux C. First crystal structure of an endo-inulinase, INU2, from Aspergillus ficuum: Discovery of an extra-pocket in the catalytic domain responsible for its endo-activity. Biochimie 2012; 94:2423-30. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2012.06.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2011] [Accepted: 06/20/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Long CC, Gibbons W. Enzymatic hydrolysis and simultaneous saccharification and fermentation of soybean processing intermediates for the production of ethanol and concentration of protein and lipids. ISRN MICROBIOLOGY 2012; 2012:278092. [PMID: 23762751 PMCID: PMC3671703 DOI: 10.5402/2012/278092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2012] [Accepted: 08/13/2012] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Carbohydrates in soybeans are generally undesirable due to their low digestibility and because they "dilute" more valuable components (proteins, lipids). To remove these carbohydrates and raise the titer of more valuable components, ethanol production was investigated. Commercial enzymes (Novozyme cellulase, β -glucosidase, and pectinase) were added to ground soybeans (SB), soybean meal (SBM), soybean hulls (SH), and soybean white flakes (WF) at a 10% solids loading rate to quantify hydrolyzed glucan. Saccharification resulted in glucan reductions of 28%, 45%, 76%, and 80% (SBM, SB, SH, WF, resp.). Simultaneous saccharification and fermentation (SSF) trials were conducted at 5%, 10%, 15%, and 20% solids loading with Saccharomyces cerevisiae NRRL Y-2034 and Scheffersomyces stipitis NRRL Y-7124, with protein, fiber, and lipids analyzed at SSF 10% solids and saccharification trials. S. cerevisiae and S. stipitis produced ~3-12.5 g/L ethanol and ~2.5-8.6 g/L ethanol, respectively, on SB, SBM, and WF over all solid loading rates. SH resulted in higher ethanol titers for both S. cerevisiae (~9-23 g/L) and S. stipitis (~9.5-14.5 g/L). Protein concentrations decreased by 2.5-10% for the SB, SBM, and WF, but increased by 53%-55% in SH. Oil concentrations increased by ~50% for SB; by ~500%-1300% for the others.
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- Craig C. Long
- Department of Biology and Microbiology, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD 57007, USA
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Álvaro-Benito M, Sainz-Polo MA, González-Pérez D, González B, Plou FJ, Fernández-Lobato M, Sanz-Aparicio J. Structural and kinetic insights reveal that the amino acid pair Gln-228/Asn-254 modulates the transfructosylating specificity of Schwanniomyces occidentalis β-fructofuranosidase, an enzyme that produces prebiotics. J Biol Chem 2012; 287:19674-86. [PMID: 22511773 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m112.355503] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Schwanniomyces occidentalis β-fructofuranosidase (Ffase) is a GH32 dimeric enzyme that releases fructose from the nonreducing end of various oligosaccharides and essential storage fructans such as inulin. It also catalyzes the transfer of a fructosyl unit to an acceptor producing 6-kestose and 1-kestose, prebiotics that stimulate the growth of bacteria beneficial for human health. We report here the crystal structure of inactivated Ffase complexed with fructosylnystose and inulin, which shows the intricate net of interactions keeping the substrate tightly bound at the active site. Up to five subsites were observed, the sugar unit located at subsite +3 being recognized by interaction with the β-sandwich domain of the adjacent subunit within the dimer. This explains the high activity observed against long substrates, giving the first experimental evidence of the direct role of a GH32 β-sandwich domain in substrate binding. Crucial residues were mutated and their hydrolase/transferase (H/T) activities were fully characterized, showing the involvement of the Gln-228/Asn-254 pair in modulating the H/T ratio and the type β(2-1)/β(2-6) linkage formation. We generated Ffase mutants with new transferase activity; among them, Q228V gives almost specifically 6-kestose, whereas N254T produces a broader spectrum product including also neokestose. A model for the mechanism of the Ffase transfructosylation reaction is proposed. The results contribute to an understanding of the molecular basis regulating specificity among GH-J clan members, which represent an interesting target for rational design of enzymes, showing redesigned activities to produce tailor-made fructooligosaccharides.
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- Miguel Álvaro-Benito
- Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa, Departamento de Biología Molecular, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones, Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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Strube CP, Homann A, Gamer M, Jahn D, Seibel J, Heinz DW. Polysaccharide synthesis of the levansucrase SacB from Bacillus megaterium is controlled by distinct surface motifs. J Biol Chem 2011; 286:17593-600. [PMID: 21454585 PMCID: PMC3093834 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m110.203166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2010] [Revised: 03/08/2011] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Despite the widespread biological function of carbohydrates, the polysaccharide synthesis mechanisms of glycosyltransferases remain largely unexplored. Bacterial levansucrases (glycoside hydrolase family 68) synthesize high molecular weight, β-(2,6)-linked levan from sucrose by transfer of fructosyl units. The kinetic and biochemical characterization of Bacillus megaterium levansucrase SacB variants Y247A, Y247W, N252A, D257A, and K373A reveal novel surface motifs remote from the sucrose binding site with distinct influence on the polysaccharide product spectrum. The wild type activity (k(cat)) and substrate affinity (K(m)) are maintained. The structures of the SacB variants reveal clearly distinguishable subsites for polysaccharide synthesis as well as an intact active site architecture. These results lead to a new understanding of polysaccharide synthesis mechanisms. The identified surface motifs are discussed in the context of related glycosyltransferases.
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- Christian P. Strube
- From the Department of Molecular Structural Biology, Helmholtz-Centre for Infection Research, Inhoffenstrasse 7B, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany
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- the Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Würzburg, Am Hubland, D-97074 Würzburg, Germany, and
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- the Department of Microbiology, Technical University of Braunschweig, Braunschweig 38106, Germany
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- the Department of Microbiology, Technical University of Braunschweig, Braunschweig 38106, Germany
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- the Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Würzburg, Am Hubland, D-97074 Würzburg, Germany, and
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- From the Department of Molecular Structural Biology, Helmholtz-Centre for Infection Research, Inhoffenstrasse 7B, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany
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Bujacz A, Jedrzejczak-Krzepkowska M, Bielecki S, Redzynia I, Bujacz G. Crystal structures of the apo form of β-fructofuranosidase from Bifidobacterium longum and its complex with fructose. FEBS J 2011; 278:1728-44. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-4658.2011.08098.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Waleckx E, Mateos-Diaz JC, Gschaedler A, Colonna-Ceccaldi B, Brin N, García-Quezada G, Villanueva-Rodríguez S, Monsan P. Use of inulinases to improve fermentable carbohydrate recovery during tequila production. Food Chem 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2010.08.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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New insights into the fructosyltransferase activity of Schwanniomyces occidentalis ß-fructofuranosidase, emerging from nonconventional codon usage and directed mutation. Appl Environ Microbiol 2010; 76:7491-9. [PMID: 20851958 DOI: 10.1128/aem.01614-10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Schwanniomyces occidentalis β-fructofuranosidase (Ffase) releases β-fructose from the nonreducing ends of β-fructans and synthesizes 6-kestose and 1-kestose, both considered prebiotic fructooligosaccharides. Analyzing the amino acid sequence of this protein revealed that it includes a serine instead of a leucine at position 196, caused by a nonuniversal decoding of the unique mRNA leucine codon CUG. Substitution of leucine for Ser196 dramatically lowers the apparent catalytic efficiency (k(cat)/K(m)) of the enzyme (approximately 1,000-fold), but surprisingly, its transferase activity is enhanced by almost 3-fold, as is the enzymes' specificity for 6-kestose synthesis. The influence of 6 Ffase residues on enzyme activity was analyzed on both the Leu196/Ser196 backgrounds (Trp47, Asn49, Asn52, Ser111, Lys181, and Pro232). Only N52S and P232V mutations improved the transferase activity of the wild-type enzyme (about 1.6-fold). Modeling the transfructosylation products into the active site, in combination with an analysis of the kinetics and transfructosylation reactions, defined a new region responsible for the transferase specificity of the enzyme.
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Structural changes and inhibition of sucrase after binding of scopolamine. Eur J Pharmacol 2010; 635:23-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2010.02.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2009] [Revised: 02/10/2010] [Accepted: 02/24/2010] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Martel CM, Warrilow AGS, Jackson CJ, Mullins JGL, Togawa RC, Parker JE, Morris MS, Donnison IS, Kelly DE, Kelly SL. Expression, purification and use of the soluble domain of Lactobacillus paracasei beta-fructosidase to optimise production of bioethanol from grass fructans. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2010; 101:4395-402. [PMID: 20153640 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2010.01.084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2009] [Revised: 01/13/2010] [Accepted: 01/19/2010] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Microbial inulinases find application in food, pharmaceutical and biofuel industries. Here, a novel Lactobacillus paracasei beta-fructosidase was overexpressed as truncated cytosolic protein ((t)fosEp) in Escherichia coli. Purified (t)fosEp was thermostable (10-50 degrees C) with a pH optimum of 5; it showed highest affinity for bacterial levan (beta[2-6] linked fructose) followed by nystose, chicory inulin, 1-kestose (beta[2-1] linkages) and sucrose (K(m) values of 0.5, 15, 15.6, 49 and 398 mM, respectively). Hydrolysis of polyfructose moieties in agriculturally-sourced grass juice (GJ) with (t)fosEp resulted in the release of >13 mg/ml more bioavailable fructose than was measured in untreated GJ. Bioethanol yields from fermentation experiments with Brewer's yeast and GJ+(t)fosEp were >25% higher than those achieved using untreated GJ feedstock (36.5[+/-4.3] and 28.2[+/-2.7]mg ethanol/ml, respectively). This constitutes the first specific study of the potential to ferment ethanol from grass juice and the utility of a novel core domain of beta-fructosidase from L. paracasei.
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- C M Martel
- Institute of Life Science and School of Medicine, Swansea University, Swansea SA2 8PP, Wales, UK
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Chuankhayan P, Hsieh CY, Huang YC, Hsieh YY, Guan HH, Hsieh YC, Tien YC, Chen CD, Chiang CM, Chen CJ. Crystal structures of Aspergillus japonicus fructosyltransferase complex with donor/acceptor substrates reveal complete subsites in the active site for catalysis. J Biol Chem 2010; 285:23251-64. [PMID: 20466731 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m110.113027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Fructosyltransferases catalyze the transfer of a fructose unit from one sucrose/fructan to another and are engaged in the production of fructooligosaccharide/fructan. The enzymes belong to the glycoside hydrolase family 32 (GH32) with a retaining catalytic mechanism. Here we describe the crystal structures of recombinant fructosyltransferase (AjFT) from Aspergillus japonicus CB05 and its mutant D191A complexes with various donor/acceptor substrates, including sucrose, 1-kestose, nystose, and raffinose. This is the first structure of fructosyltransferase of the GH32 with a high transfructosylation activity. The structure of AjFT comprises two domains with an N-terminal catalytic domain containing a five-blade beta-propeller fold linked to a C-terminal beta-sandwich domain. Structures of various mutant AjFT-substrate complexes reveal complete four substrate-binding subsites (-1 to +3) in the catalytic pocket with shapes and characters distinct from those of clan GH-J enzymes. Residues Asp-60, Asp-191, and Glu-292 that are proposed for nucleophile, transition-state stabilizer, and general acid/base catalyst, respectively, govern the binding of the terminal fructose at the -1 subsite and the catalytic reaction. Mutants D60A, D191A, and E292A completely lost their activities. Residues Ile-143, Arg-190, Glu-292, Glu-318, and His-332 combine the hydrophobic Phe-118 and Tyr-369 to define the +1 subsite for its preference of fructosyl and glucosyl moieties. Ile-143 and Gln-327 define the +2 subsite for raffinose, whereas Tyr-404 and Glu-405 define the +2 and +3 subsites for inulin-type substrates with higher structural flexibilities. Structural geometries of 1-kestose, nystose and raffinose are different from previous data. All results shed light on the catalytic mechanism and substrate recognition of AjFT and other clan GH-J fructosyltransferases.
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- Phimonphan Chuankhayan
- Life Science Group, Scientific Research Division, National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, Hsinchu 30076, Taiwan
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Álvaro-Benito M, Polo A, González B, Fernández-Lobato M, Sanz-Aparicio J. Structural and kinetic analysis of Schwanniomyces occidentalis invertase reveals a new oligomerization pattern and the role of its supplementary domain in substrate binding. J Biol Chem 2010; 285:13930-41. [PMID: 20181943 PMCID: PMC2859555 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m109.095430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2009] [Revised: 02/09/2010] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Schwanniomyces occidentalis invertase is an extracellular enzyme that hydrolyzes sucrose and releases beta-fructose from various oligosaccharides and essential storage fructan polymers such as inulin. We report here the three-dimensional structure of Sw. occidentalis invertase at 2.9 A resolution and its complex with fructose at 1.9 A resolution. The monomer presents a bimodular arrangement common to other GH32 enzymes, with an N-terminal 5-fold beta-propeller catalytic domain and a C-terminal beta-sandwich domain for which the function has been unknown until now. However, the dimeric nature of Sw. occidentalis invertase reveals a unique active site cleft shaped by both subunits that may be representative of other yeast enzymes reported to be multimeric. Binding of the tetrasaccharide nystose and the polymer inulin was explored by docking analysis, which suggested that medium size and long substrates are recognized by residues from both subunits. The identified residues were mutated, and the enzymatic activity of the mutants against sucrose, nystose, and inulin were investigated by kinetic analysis. The replacements that showed the largest effect on catalytic efficiency were Q228V, a residue putatively involved in nystose and inulin binding, and S281I, involved in a polar link at the dimer interface. Moreover, a significant decrease in catalytic efficiency against inulin was observed in the mutants Q435A and Y462A, both located in the beta-sandwich domain of the second monomer. This highlights the essential function that oligomerization plays in substrate specificity and assigns, for the first time, a direct catalytic role to the supplementary domain of a GH32 enzyme.
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- Miguel Álvaro-Benito
- From the Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa, Departamento de Biología Molecular, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas-Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (CSIC-UAM), Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain and
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- the Grupo de Cristalografía Macromolecular y Biología Estructural, Instituto de Química-Física “Rocasolano,” Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas, Serrano 119, 28006 Madrid, Spain
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- the Grupo de Cristalografía Macromolecular y Biología Estructural, Instituto de Química-Física “Rocasolano,” Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas, Serrano 119, 28006 Madrid, Spain
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- From the Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa, Departamento de Biología Molecular, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas-Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (CSIC-UAM), Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain and
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- the Grupo de Cristalografía Macromolecular y Biología Estructural, Instituto de Química-Física “Rocasolano,” Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas, Serrano 119, 28006 Madrid, Spain
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Artyukhov VG, Kovaleva TA, Kholyavka MG, Bityutskaya LA, Grechkina MV, Obraztsova TB. Study of the oligomeric structure and some physicochemical properties of inulinase from Kluyveromyces marxianus Y-303. Biophysics (Nagoya-shi) 2010. [DOI: 10.1134/s0006350909060025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Kralj S, Buchholz K, Dijkhuizen L, Seibel J. Fructansucrase enzymes and sucrose analogues: A new approach for the synthesis of unique fructo-oligosaccharides. BIOCATAL BIOTRANSFOR 2009. [DOI: 10.1080/10242420701789478] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Kumar A, Singhal NK, Ramanujam B, Mitra A, Rameshwaram NR, Nadimpalli SK, Rao CP. C(1)-/C(2)-aromatic-imino-glyco-conjugates: experimental and computational studies of binding, inhibition and docking aspects towards glycosidases isolated from soybean and jack bean. Glycoconj J 2009; 26:495-510. [PMID: 18953653 DOI: 10.1007/s10719-008-9199-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2008] [Revised: 09/24/2008] [Accepted: 10/01/2008] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Several C(1)-imino conjugates of D: -galactose, D: -lactose and D: -ribose, where the nitrogen center was substituted by the salicylidene or naphthylidene, were synthesized and characterized. Similar C(2)-imino conjugates of D: -glucose have also been synthesized. All the glyco-imino-conjugates, which are transition state analogues, exhibited 100% inhibition of the activity towards glycosidases extracted from soybean and jack bean meal. Among these, a galactosyl-napthyl-imine-conjugate (1c) showed 50% inhibition of the activity of pure alpha-mannosidase from jack bean at 22 +/- 2.5 microM, and a ribosyl-naphthyl-imine-conjugate (3c) showed at 31 +/- 5.5 microM and hence these conjugates are potent inhibitors of glycosidases. The kinetic studies suggested non-competitive inhibition by these conjugates. The studies are also suggestive of the involvement of aromatic, imine and carbohydrate moieties of the glyco-imino-conjugates in the effective inhibition. The binding of glyco-imino-conjugate has been established by extensive studies carried out using fluorescence emission and isothermal titration calorimetry. The conformational changes resulted in the enzyme upon interaction of these derivatives has been established by studying the fluorescence quench of the enzyme by KI as well as from the secondary structural changes noticed in CD spectra. All these studies revealed the difference in the binding strengths of the naphthylidene vs. salicylidene as well as galactosyl vs. lactosyl moieties present in these conjugates. The differential inhibition of these glyco-conjugates has been addressed by quantifying the specific interactions present between the glyco-conjugates and the enzyme by using rigid docking studies.
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- Amit Kumar
- Bioinorganic Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai, 400 076, India
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Dipasquale L, Gambacorta A, Siciliano RA, Mazzeo MF, Lama L. Purification and biochemical characterization of a native invertase from the hydrogen-producing Thermotoga neapolitana (DSM 4359). Extremophiles 2009; 13:345-54. [DOI: 10.1007/s00792-008-0222-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2008] [Accepted: 12/16/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Lammens W, Le Roy K, Schroeven L, Van Laere A, Rabijns A, Van den Ende W. Structural insights into glycoside hydrolase family 32 and 68 enzymes: functional implications. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2009; 60:727-40. [PMID: 19129163 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/ern333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 150] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Glycoside hydrolases (GH) have been shown to play unique roles in various biological processes like the biosynthesis of glycans, cell wall metabolism, plant defence, signalling, and the mobilization of storage reserves. To date, GH are divided into more than 100 families based upon their overall structure. GH32 and GH68 are combined in clan GH-J, not only harbouring typical hydrolases but also non-Leloir type transferases (fructosyltransferases), involved in fructan biosynthesis. This review summarizes the recent structure-function research progress on plant GH32 enzymes, and highlights the similarities and differences compared with the microbial GH32 and GH68 enzymes. A profound analysis of ligand-bound structures and site-directed mutagenesis experiments identified key residues in substrate (or inhibitor) binding and recognition. In particular, sucrose can bind as inhibitor in Cichorium intybus 1-FEH IIa, whereas it binds as substrate in Bacillus subtilis levansucrase and Arabidopsis thaliana cell wall invertase (AtcwINV1). In plant GH32, a single residue, the equivalent of Asp239 in AtcwINV1, appears to be important for sucrose stabilization in the active site and essential in determining sucrose donor specificity.
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- Willem Lammens
- Laboratorium voor Moleculaire Plantenfysiologie, Faculteit Wetenschappen, Departement Biologie, K. U. Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg 31, bus 2434, B-3001 Heverlee, Belgium
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Schroeven L, Lammens W, Kawakami A, Yoshida M, Van Laere A, Van den Ende W. Creating S-type characteristics in the F-type enzyme fructan:fructan 1-fructosyltransferase of Triticum aestivum L. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2009; 60:3687-96. [PMID: 19726634 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erp208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Invertases cleave sucrose in glucose and fructose, using water as an acceptor. Fructosyltransferases catalyse the transfer of a fructosyl residue between sucrose and/or fructan molecules. Plant fructosyltransferases (FTs) evolved from vacuolar invertases by small mutational changes, leading to differences in substrate specificity. The S-type of enzymes (invertases, sucrose:sucrose 1-fructosyltransferases or 1-SSTs, and sucrose:fructan 6-fructosyltransferases or 6-SFTs) prefer sucrose as the donor substrate while F-type enzymes (fructan:fructan 1-fructosyltransferases or 1-FFTs and fructan:fructan 6(G)-fructosyltransferases or 6(G)-FFTs) preferentially use fructan as the donor substrate. Recently, a functional Asp/Arg or Asp/Lys couple in the Hypervariable Loop (HVL) was suggested to be essential to keep Asp in a favourable orientation for binding sucrose as the donor substrate in S-type enzymes. However, the F-type enzyme 1-FFT of Triticum aestivum (Ta1-FFT) also contains the Asp/Arg couple in the HVL, although it prefers fructan as the donor substrate. In this paper, mutagenesis studies on Ta1-FFT are presented. In Ta1-SST, Tyr282 (the Asp281 homologue) seems to be essential in creating a tight H-bond Network (HBN) in which the Arg-residue of the Asp/Arg couple is held in a fixed position. This tight HBN is disrupted in Ta1-FFT, leading to a more flexible Arg-residue and a dysfunctional Asp/Arg couple. A single D281Y mutation in Ta1-FFT restored the tight HBN and introduced typical S-type characteristics. Conclusively, in wheat FTs Asp281 (and its homologues) is involved in donor substrate specificity.
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- Lindsey Schroeven
- Faculteit Wetenschappen, Departement Biologie, KU Leuven, Heverlee, Belgium
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Homann A, Seibel J. Chemo-enzymatic synthesis and functional analysis of natural and modified glycostructures. Nat Prod Rep 2009; 26:1555-71. [DOI: 10.1039/b909990p] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Molecular and biochemical characterization of a beta-fructofuranosidase from Xanthophyllomyces dendrorhous. Appl Environ Microbiol 2008; 75:1065-73. [PMID: 19088319 DOI: 10.1128/aem.02061-08] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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An extracellular beta-fructofuranosidase from the yeast Xanthophyllomyces dendrorhous was characterized biochemically, molecularly, and phylogenetically. This enzyme is a glycoprotein with an estimated molecular mass of 160 kDa, of which the N-linked carbohydrate accounts for 60% of the total mass. It displays optimum activity at pH 5.0 to 6.5, and its thermophilicity (with maximum activity at 65 to 70 degrees C) and thermostability (with a T(50) in the range 66 to 71 degrees C) is higher than that exhibited by most yeast invertases. The enzyme was able to hydrolyze fructosyl-beta-(2-->1)-linked carbohydrates such as sucrose, 1-kestose, or nystose, although its catalytic efficiency, defined by the k(cat)/K(m) ratio, indicates that it hydrolyzes sucrose approximately 4.2 times more efficiently than 1-kestose. Unlike other microbial beta-fructofuranosidases, the enzyme from X. dendrorhous produces neokestose as the main transglycosylation product, a potentially novel bifidogenic trisaccharide. Using a 41% (wt/vol) sucrose solution, the maximum fructooligosaccharide concentration reached was 65.9 g liter(-1). In addition, we isolated and sequenced the X. dendrorhous beta-fructofuranosidase gene (Xd-INV), showing that it encodes a putative mature polypeptide of 595 amino acids and that it shares significant identity with other fungal, yeast, and plant beta-fructofuranosidases, all members of family 32 of the glycosyl-hydrolases. We demonstrate that the Xd-INV could functionally complement the suc2 mutation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae and, finally, a structural model of the new enzyme based on the homologous invertase from Arabidopsis thaliana has also been obtained.
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Kim MI, Kim HS, Jung J, Rhee S. Crystal structures and mutagenesis of sucrose hydrolase from Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. glycines: insight into the exclusively hydrolytic amylosucrase fold. J Mol Biol 2008; 380:636-47. [PMID: 18565544 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2008.05.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2008] [Revised: 04/26/2008] [Accepted: 05/07/2008] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Neisseria polysaccharea amylosucrase (NpAS), a transglucosidase of glycoside hydrolase family 13, is a hydrolase and glucosyltransferase that catalyzes the synthesis of amylose-like polymer from a sucrose substrate. Recently, an NpAS homolog from Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. glycines was identified as a member of the newly defined carbohydrate utilization locus that regulates the utilization of plant sucrose in phytopathogenic bacteria. Interestingly, this enzyme is exclusively a hydrolase and not a glucosyltransferase; it is thus known as sucrose hydrolase (SUH). Here, we elucidated the novel functional features of SUH using X-ray crystallography and site-directed mutagenesis. Four different crystal structures of SUH, including the SUH-Tris and the SUH-sucrose and SUH-glucose complexes, represent structural snapshots along the catalytic reaction coordinate. These structures show that SUH is distinctly different from NpAS in that ligand-induced conformational changes in SUH cause the formation of a pocket-shaped active site and in that SUH lacks the three arginine residues found in the NpAS active site that appear to be crucial for NpAS glucosyltransferase activity. Mutation of SUH to insert these arginines failed to confer glucosyltransferase activity, providing evidence that its enzymatic activity is limited to sucrose hydrolysis by its pocket-shaped active site and the identity of residues in the vicinity of the active site.
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- Myung-Il Kim
- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology and Center for Agricultural Biomaterials, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-921, Korea
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Meng G, Fütterer K. Donor substrate recognition in the raffinose-bound E342A mutant of fructosyltransferase Bacillus subtilis levansucrase. BMC STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY 2008; 8:16. [PMID: 18366639 PMCID: PMC2277421 DOI: 10.1186/1472-6807-8-16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2007] [Accepted: 03/17/2008] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Background Fructans – β-D-fructofuranosyl polymers with a sucrose starter unit – constitute a carbohydrate reservoir synthesised by a considerable number of bacteria and plant species. Biosynthesis of levan (αGlc(1–2)βFru [(2–6)βFru]n), an abundant form of bacterial fructan, is catalysed by levansucrase (sucrose:2,6-β-D-fructan-6-β-D-fructosyl transferase), utilizing sucrose as the sole substrate. Previously, we described the tertiary structure of Bacillus subtilis levansucrase in the ligand-free and sucrose-bound forms, establishing the mechanistic roles of three invariant carboxylate side chains, Asp86, Asp247 and Glu342, which are central to the double displacement reaction mechanism of fructosyl transfer. Still, the structural determinants of the fructosyl transfer reaction thus far have been only partially defined. Results Here, we report high-resolution structures of three levansucrase point mutants, D86A, D247A, and E342A, and that of raffinose-bound levansucrase-E342A. The D86A and D247A substitutions have little effect on the active site geometry. In marked contrast, the E342A mutant reveals conformational flexibility of functionally relevant side chains in the vicinity of the general acid Glu342, including Arg360, a residue required for levan polymerisation. The raffinose-complex reveals a conserved mode of donor substrate binding, involving minimal contacts with the raffinose galactosyl unit, which protrudes out of the active site, and specificity-determining contacts essentially restricted to the sucrosyl moiety. Conclusion The present structures, in conjunction with prior biochemical data, lead us to hypothesise that the conformational flexibility of Arg360 is linked to it forming a transient docking site for the fructosyl-acceptor substrate, through an interaction network involving nearby Glu340 and Asn242 at the rim of a central pocket forming the active site.
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- Guoyu Meng
- School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK.
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