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Barra ALC, Ullah N, Brognaro H, Gutierrez RF, Wrenger C, Betzel C, Nascimento AS. Structure and dynamics of the staphylococcal pyridoxal 5-phosphate synthase complex reveal transient interactions at the enzyme interface. J Biol Chem 2024; 300:107404. [PMID: 38782204 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2024.107404] [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: 10/31/2023] [Revised: 05/03/2024] [Accepted: 05/04/2024] [Indexed: 05/25/2024] Open
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Infectious diseases are a significant cause of death, and recent studies estimate that common bacterial infectious diseases were responsible for 13.6% of all global deaths in 2019. Among the most significant bacterial pathogens is Staphylococcus aureus, accounting for more than 1.1 million deaths worldwide in 2019. Vitamin biosynthesis has been proposed as a promising target for antibacterial therapy. Here, we investigated the biochemical, structural, and dynamic properties of the enzyme complex responsible for vitamin B6 (pyridoxal 5-phosphate, PLP) biosynthesis in S. aureus, which comprises enzymes SaPdx1 and SaPdx2. The crystal structure of the 24-mer complex of SaPdx1-SaPdx2 enzymes indicated that the S. aureus PLP synthase complex forms a highly dynamic assembly with transient interaction between the enzymes. Solution scattering data indicated that SaPdx2 typically binds to SaPdx1 at a substoichiometric ratio. We propose a structure-based view of the PLP synthesis mechanism initiated with the assembly of SaPLP synthase complex that proceeds in a highly dynamic interaction between Pdx1 and Pdx2. This interface interaction can be further explored as a potentially druggable site for the design of new antibiotics.
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- Angélica Luana C Barra
- São Carlos Institute of Physics, University of São Paulo, São Carlos, Brazil; Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Laboratory for Structural Biology of Infection and Inflammation, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Laboratory for Structural Biology of Infection and Inflammation, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany; Department of Biochemistry, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Laboratory for Structural Biology of Infection and Inflammation, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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- São Carlos Institute of Physics, University of São Paulo, São Carlos, Brazil
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- Unit for Drug Discovery, Department of Parasitology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Laboratory for Structural Biology of Infection and Inflammation, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany; Unit for Drug Discovery, Department of Parasitology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
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Rodrigues MJ, Giri N, Royant A, Zhang Y, Bolton R, Evans G, Ealick SE, Begley T, Tews I. Trapping and structural characterisation of a covalent intermediate in vitamin B6 biosynthesis catalysed by the Pdx1 PLP synthase. RSC Chem Biol 2022; 3:227-230. [PMID: 35360887 PMCID: PMC8827014 DOI: 10.1039/d1cb00160d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2021] [Accepted: 10/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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The Pdx1 enzyme catalyses condensation of two carbohydrates and ammonia to form pyridoxal 5-phosphate (PLP) via an imine relay mechanism of carbonyl intermediates. The I333 intermediate characterised here using structural, UV-vis absorption spectroscopy and mass spectrometry analyses rationalises stereoselective deprotonation and subsequent substrate assisted phosphate elimination, central to PLP biosynthesis. Explaining stereoselective deprotonation and phosphate elimination in PLP biosynthesis through crystal structure, UV-vis absorption spectroscopic and mass spectrometric characterisation of a chromophoric intermediate.![]()
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- Matthew J. Rodrigues
- Biological Sciences, Institute for Life Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, UK
- Diamond Light Source, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot, OX11 0DE, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA
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- Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CEA, Institut de Biologie Structurale (IBS), CS 10090, Grenoble Cedex 9 38044, France
- European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, CS 40220, Grenoble Cedex 9 38043, France
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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- Biological Sciences, Institute for Life Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, UK
- Diamond Light Source, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot, OX11 0DE, UK
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- Diamond Light Source, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot, OX11 0DE, UK
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA
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- Biological Sciences, Institute for Life Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, UK
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Sinthusiri A, Champasri C, Trongpanich Y. Recombinant Expression, Purification and Characterization of Pyridoxal 5'-phosphate Synthase from Geobacillus sp. H6a, Thermophilic Bacterium Producing Extracellular Vitamin B6. IRANIAN JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY 2021; 19:e2575. [PMID: 35350642 PMCID: PMC8926315 DOI: 10.30498/ijb.2021.201202.2575] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Background Pyridoxal 5' -phosphate synthase (PLPS) is present in deoxyxylose 5'-phosphate-independent of the de novo vitamin B6 biosynthesis pathway. This enzyme complex consists of PdxS and PdxT, which function as synthase and glutamine amidotranferase respectively to produce PLP. Objectives This study aimed to clone, express, and purify PLPS of Geobacillus sp. H6a, followed by its characterization. Material and Methods The PdxS and PdxT genes were amplified from Geobacillus (Gh) sp. H6a. Recombinant vectors pET28a-GhpdxS and pET28a-GhpdxT were constructed and the resulting His-tagged proteins were expressed in E. coli BL21(DE3). The soluble rGhpdxS and rGhpdxT were purified via nickel-affinity chromatography and cation-exchange chromatography. The mixture of rGhpdxS and rGhpdxT was further characterized. Results The molecular weights of rGhpdxS and rGhpdxT were estimated to be 35 and 23 kDa by SDS-PAGE, respectively. The native form of rGhpdxS showed hexamer and dodecamer, whereas those of rGhpdxT were a monomer upon detection with non-denaturing gel electrophoresis and gel filtration. A molar ratio of 1:1 of rGhpdxS:rGhpdxT showed the highest PLP synthesis activity (4.16 U.mg-1) and was used for analyzing the biochemical properties. The kinetic values were obtained by using glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate, ribose 5-phosphate, and glutamine as the substrates. The rGhPLPS showed pentose phosphate isomerization without triose phosphate isomerase activity. The metal ions affected PLP synthesis activity. The optimum pH and optimum temperature of rGhPLPS were 9 and 70 °C, respectively. The rGhPLPS was active over a broad range of temperatures and pH values. Conclusions These results support the potential of rGhPLPS as a candidate for industrial application.
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, 40002, Thailand
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Barra ALC, Ullah N, Morão LG, Wrenger C, Betzel C, Nascimento AS. Structural Dynamics and Perspectives of Vitamin B6 Biosynthesis Enzymes in Plasmodium: Advances and Open Questions. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2021; 11:688380. [PMID: 34327152 PMCID: PMC8313854 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2021.688380] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2021] [Accepted: 06/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Malaria is still today one of the most concerning diseases, with 219 million infections in 2019, most of them in Sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America, causing approx. 409,000 deaths per year. Despite the tremendous advances in malaria treatment and prevention, there is still no vaccine for this disease yet available and the increasing parasite resistance to already existing drugs is becoming an alarming issue globally. In this context, several potential targets for the development of new drug candidates have been proposed and, among those, the de novo biosynthesis pathway for the B6 vitamin was identified to be a promising candidate. The reason behind its significance is the absence of the pathway in humans and its essential presence in the metabolism of major pathogenic organisms. The pathway consists of two enzymes i.e. Pdx1 (PLP synthase domain) and Pdx2 (glutaminase domain), the last constituting a transient and dynamic complex with Pdx1 as the prime player and harboring the catalytic center. In this review, we discuss the structural biology of Pdx1 and Pdx2, together with and the understanding of the PLP biosynthesis provided by the crystallographic data. We also highlight the existing evidence of the effect of PLP synthesis inhibition on parasite proliferation. The existing data provide a flourishing environment for the structure-based design and optimization of new substrate analogs that could serve as inhibitors or even suicide inhibitors.
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- Angélica Luana C Barra
- Pólo TerRa, São Carlos Institute of Physics, University of São Paulo, São Carlos, Brazil.,Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Laboratory for Structural Biology of Infection and Inflammation, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Laboratory for Structural Biology of Infection and Inflammation, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Pólo TerRa, São Carlos Institute of Physics, University of São Paulo, São Carlos, Brazil
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- Unit for Drug Discovery, Department of Parasitology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Laboratory for Structural Biology of Infection and Inflammation, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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Yu P, Ma J, Zhu P, Chen Q, Zhang Q. Enhancing the production of γ-aminobutyric acid in Escherichia coli BL21 by engineering the enzymes of the regeneration pathway of the coenzyme factor pyridoxal 5'-phosphate. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 2021; 37:130. [PMID: 34236514 DOI: 10.1007/s11274-021-03103-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2021] [Accepted: 07/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The compound γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) was widely used in various fields. To enhance the production of GABA in Escherichia coli BL21(DE3), the enzymes of the regeneration pathway of the coenzyme factor pyridoxal 5'-phosphate (PLP) were engineered. The recombinant E. coli strain was screened and identified. The initial concentrations of L-monosodium glutamate (L-MSG) had an obvious influence on the production of GABA. The highest concentration of GABA in recombinant E. coli BL21/pET28a-gadA was 5.54 g/L when the initial L-MSG concentration was 10 g/L, whereas it was 8.45 g/L in recombinant E. coli BL21/pET28a-gadA-SNO1-SNZ1 at an initial L-MSG concentration of 15 g/L. The corresponding conversion yields of GABA in these two strains were 91.0% and 92.7%, respectively. When the initial concentrations of L-MSG were more than 15 g/L, the concentrations of GABA in E. coli BL21/pET28a-gadA-SNO1-SNZ1 were significantly higher as compared to those in recombinant E. coli BL21/pET28a-gadA, and it reached a maximum of 13.20 g/L at an initial L-MSG concentration of 25 g/L, demonstrating that the introduction of the enzymes of the regeneration pathway of PLP favored to enhance the production of GABA. This study provides new insight into producing GABA effectively in E. coli BL21(DE3).
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- Ping Yu
- College of Food Science and Biotechnology, Zhejiang Gongshang University, 149 Jiaogong Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, 310035, People's Republic of China.
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- College of Food Science and Biotechnology, Zhejiang Gongshang University, 149 Jiaogong Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, 310035, People's Republic of China
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- College of Food Science and Biotechnology, Zhejiang Gongshang University, 149 Jiaogong Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, 310035, People's Republic of China
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- College of Food Science and Biotechnology, Zhejiang Gongshang University, 149 Jiaogong Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, 310035, People's Republic of China
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- College of Food Science and Biotechnology, Zhejiang Gongshang University, 149 Jiaogong Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, 310035, People's Republic of China
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Han H, Xu B, Zeng W, Zhou J. Regulating the biosynthesis of pyridoxal 5'-phosphate with riboswitch to enhance L-DOPA production by Escherichia coli whole-cell biotransformation. J Biotechnol 2020; 321:68-77. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2020.05.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2020] [Revised: 05/17/2020] [Accepted: 05/18/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Perli T, Wronska AK, Ortiz‐Merino RA, Pronk JT, Daran J. Vitamin requirements and biosynthesis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Yeast 2020; 37:283-304. [PMID: 31972058 PMCID: PMC7187267 DOI: 10.1002/yea.3461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2019] [Revised: 12/19/2019] [Accepted: 01/02/2020] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Chemically defined media for yeast cultivation (CDMY) were developed to support fast growth, experimental reproducibility, and quantitative analysis of growth rates and biomass yields. In addition to mineral salts and a carbon substrate, popular CDMYs contain seven to nine B-group vitamins, which are either enzyme cofactors or precursors for their synthesis. Despite the widespread use of CDMY in fundamental and applied yeast research, the relation of their design and composition to the actual vitamin requirements of yeasts has not been subjected to critical review since their first development in the 1940s. Vitamins are formally defined as essential organic molecules that cannot be synthesized by an organism. In yeast physiology, use of the term "vitamin" is primarily based on essentiality for humans, but the genome of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae reference strain S288C harbours most of the structural genes required for synthesis of the vitamins included in popular CDMY. Here, we review the biochemistry and genetics of the biosynthesis of these compounds by S. cerevisiae and, based on a comparative genomics analysis, assess the diversity within the Saccharomyces genus with respect to vitamin prototrophy.
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- Thomas Perli
- Department of BiotechnologyDelft University of TechnologyDelftThe Netherlands
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- Department of BiotechnologyDelft University of TechnologyDelftThe Netherlands
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- Department of BiotechnologyDelft University of TechnologyDelftThe Netherlands
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- Department of BiotechnologyDelft University of TechnologyDelftThe Netherlands
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Meir Z, Osherov N. Vitamin Biosynthesis as an Antifungal Target. J Fungi (Basel) 2018; 4:E72. [PMID: 29914189 PMCID: PMC6023522 DOI: 10.3390/jof4020072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2018] [Revised: 06/12/2018] [Accepted: 06/13/2018] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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The large increase in the population of immunosuppressed patients, coupled with the limited efficacy of existing antifungals and rising resistance toward them, have dramatically highlighted the need to develop novel drugs for the treatment of invasive fungal infections. An attractive possibility is the identification of possible drug targets within essential fungal metabolic pathways not shared with humans. Here, we review the vitamin biosynthetic pathways (vitamins A⁻E, K) as candidates for the development of antifungals. We present a set of ranking criteria that identify the vitamin B2 (riboflavin), B5 (pantothenic acid), and B9 (folate) biosynthesis pathways as being particularly rich in new antifungal targets. We propose that recent scientific advances in the fields of drug design and fungal genomics have developed sufficiently to merit a renewed look at these pathways as promising sources for the development of novel classes of antifungals.
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- Zohar Meir
- Department of Clinical Microbiology and Immunology, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Ramat-Aviv, Tel-Aviv 69978, Israel.
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology and Immunology, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Ramat-Aviv, Tel-Aviv 69978, Israel.
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Rodrigues MJ, Windeisen V, Zhang Y, Guédez G, Weber S, Strohmeier M, Hanes JW, Royant A, Evans G, Sinning I, Ealick SE, Begley TP, Tews I. Lysine relay mechanism coordinates intermediate transfer in vitamin B6 biosynthesis. Nat Chem Biol 2017; 13:290-294. [PMID: 28092359 PMCID: PMC6078385 DOI: 10.1038/nchembio.2273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2016] [Accepted: 11/11/2016] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Substrate channeling has emerged as a common mechanism for enzymatic intermediate transfer. A conspicuous gap in knowledge concerns the use of covalent lysine imines in the transfer of carbonyl-group-containing intermediates, despite their wideuse in enzymatic catalysis. Here we show how imine chemistry operates in the transfer of covalent intermediates in pyridoxal 5'-phosphate biosynthesis by the Arabidopsis thaliana enzyme Pdx1. An initial ribose 5-phosphate lysine imine is converted to the chromophoric I320 intermediate, simultaneously bound to two lysine residues and partially vacating the active site, which creates space for glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate to bind. Crystal structures show how substrate binding, catalysis and shuttling are coupled to conformational changes around strand β6 of the Pdx1 (βα)8-barrel. The dual-specificity active site and imine relay mechanism for migration of carbonyl intermediates provide elegant solutions to the challenge of coordinating a complex sequence of reactions that follow a path of over 20 Å between substrate- and product-binding sites.
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- Matthew J Rodrigues
- Biological Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
- Diamond Light Source, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot, UK
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- Biological Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
- Heidelberg University Biochemistry Center (BZH), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA
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- Heidelberg University Biochemistry Center (BZH), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Heidelberg University Biochemistry Center (BZH), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Heidelberg University Biochemistry Center (BZH), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA
- Pacific Biosciences, Menlo Park, California, USA
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- Institut de Biologie Structurale, Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CEA, Grenoble, France
- European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Grenoble, France
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- Diamond Light Source, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot, UK
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- Heidelberg University Biochemistry Center (BZH), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA
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- Biological Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
- Heidelberg University Biochemistry Center (BZH), Heidelberg, Germany
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Weber N, Gorwa-Grauslund M, Carlquist M. Improvement of whole-cell transamination with Saccharomyces cerevisiae using metabolic engineering and cell pre-adaptation. Microb Cell Fact 2017; 16:3. [PMID: 28049528 PMCID: PMC5209827 DOI: 10.1186/s12934-016-0615-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2016] [Accepted: 12/09/2016] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Background Whole-cell biocatalysis based on metabolically active baker’s yeast with engineered transamination activity can be used to generate molecules carrying a chiral amine moiety. A prerequisite is though to express efficient ω-transaminases and to reach sufficient intracellular precursor levels. Results Herein, the efficiency of three different ω-transaminases originating from Capsicum chinense, Chromobacterium violaceum, and Ochrobactrum anthropi was compared for whole-cell catalyzed kinetic resolution of racemic 1-phenylethylamine to (R)-1-phenylethylamine. The gene from the most promising candidate, C. violaceum ω-transaminase (CV-TA), was expressed in a strain lacking pyruvate decarboxylase activity, which thereby accumulate the co-substrate pyruvate during glucose assimilation. However, the conversion increased only slightly under the applied reaction conditions. In parallel, the effect of increasing the intracellular pyridoxal-5′-phosphate (PLP) level by omission of thiamine during cultivation was investigated. It was found that without thiamine, PLP supplementation was redundant to keep high in vivo transamination activity. Furthermore, higher reaction rates were achieved using a strain containing several copies of CV-TA gene, highlighting the necessity to also increase the intracellular transaminase level. At last, this strain was also investigated for asymmetric whole-cell bioconversion of acetophenone to (S)-1-phenylethylamine using l-alanine as amine donor. Although functionality could be demonstrated, the activity was extremely low indicating that the native co-product removal system was unable to drive the reaction towards the amine under the applied reaction conditions. Conclusions Altogether, our results demonstrate that (R)-1-phenylethylamine with >99% ee can be obtained via kinetic resolution at concentrations above 25 mM racemic substrate with glucose as sole co-substrate when combining appropriate genetic and process engineering approaches. Furthermore, the engineered yeast strain with highest transaminase activity was also shown to be operational as whole-cell catalyst for the production of (S)-1-phenylethylamine via asymmetric transamination of acetophenone, albeit with very low conversion. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12934-016-0615-3) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Nora Weber
- Division of Applied Microbiology, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Lund University, PO Box 124, 221 00, Lund, Sweden.,Evolva SA, Duggingerstrasse 23, 4153, Reinach, Switzerland
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- Division of Applied Microbiology, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Lund University, PO Box 124, 221 00, Lund, Sweden
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- Division of Applied Microbiology, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Lund University, PO Box 124, 221 00, Lund, Sweden.
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Structural definition of the lysine swing in Arabidopsis thaliana PDX1: Intermediate channeling facilitating vitamin B6 biosynthesis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2016; 113:E5821-E5829. [PMID: 27647886 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1608125113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Vitamin B6 is indispensible for all organisms, notably as the coenzyme form pyridoxal 5'-phosphate. Plants make the compound de novo using a relatively simple pathway comprising pyridoxine synthase (PDX1) and pyridoxine glutaminase (PDX2). PDX1 is remarkable given its multifaceted synthetic ability to carry out isomerization, imine formation, ammonia addition, aldol-type condensation, cyclization, and aromatization, all in the absence of coenzymes or recruitment of specialized domains. Two active sites (P1 and P2) facilitate the plethora of reactions, but it is not known how the two are coordinated and, moreover, if intermediates are tunneled between active sites. Here we present X-ray structures of PDX1.3 from Arabidopsis thaliana, the overall architecture of which is a dodecamer of (β/α)8 barrels, similar to the majority of its homologs. An apoenzyme structure revealed that features around the P1 active site in PDX1.3 have adopted inward conformations consistent with a catalytically primed state and delineated a substrate accessible cavity above this active site, not noted in other reported structures. Comparison with the structure of PDX1.3 with an intermediate along the catalytic trajectory demonstrated that a lysine residue swings from the distinct P2 site to the P1 site at this stage of catalysis and is held in place by a molecular catch and pin, positioning it for transfer of serviced substrate back to P2. The study shows that a simple lysine swinging arm coordinates use of chemically disparate sites, dispensing with the need for additional factors, and provides an elegant example of solving complex chemistry to generate an essential metabolite.
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Ma W, Cao W, Zhang B, Chen K, Liu Q, Li Y, Ouyang P. Engineering a pyridoxal 5'-phosphate supply for cadaverine production by using Escherichia coli whole-cell biocatalysis. Sci Rep 2015; 5:15630. [PMID: 26490441 PMCID: PMC4614675 DOI: 10.1038/srep15630] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2015] [Accepted: 09/29/2015] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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Although the routes of de novo pyridoxal 5′-phosphate (PLP) biosynthesis have been well described, studies of the engineering of an intracellular PLP supply are limited, and the effects of cellular PLP levels on PLP-dependent enzyme-based whole-cell biocatalyst activity have not been described. To investigate the effects of PLP cofactor availability on whole-cell biocatalysis, the ribose 5-phosphate (R5P)-dependent pathway genes pdxS and pdxT of Bacillus subtilis were introduced into the lysine decarboxylase (CadA)-overexpressing Escherichia coli strain BL-CadA. This strain was then used as a whole-cell biocatalyst for cadaverine production from L-lysine. Co-expression strategies were evaluated, and the culture medium was optimised to improve the biocatalyst performance. As a result, the intracellular PLP concentration reached 1144 nmol/gDCW, and a specific cadaverine productivity of 25 g/gDCW/h was achieved; these values were 2.4-fold and 2.9-fold higher than those of unmodified BL-CadA, respectively. Additionally, the resulting strain AST3 showed a cadaverine titre (p = 0.143, α = 0.05) similar to that of the BL-CadA strain with the addition of 0.1 mM PLP. These approaches for improving intracellular PLP levels to enhance whole-cell lysine bioconversion activity show great promise for the engineering of a PLP cofactor to optimise whole-cell biocatalysis.
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- Weichao Ma
- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, P.R. China.,College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, P.R. China.,College of Bioengineering and Biotechnology, Tianshui Normal University, Tianshui 741001, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, P.R. China.,College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, P.R. China.,College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, P.R. China.,College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, P.R. China.,College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, P.R. China.,College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, P.R. China.,College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, P.R. China
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Smith AM, Brown WC, Harms E, Smith JL. Crystal structures capture three states in the catalytic cycle of a pyridoxal phosphate (PLP) synthase. J Biol Chem 2015; 290:5226-39. [PMID: 25568319 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m114.626382] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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PLP synthase (PLPS) is a remarkable single-enzyme biosynthetic pathway that produces pyridoxal 5'-phosphate (PLP) from glutamine, ribose 5-phosphate, and glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate. The intact enzyme includes 12 synthase and 12 glutaminase subunits. PLP synthesis occurs in the synthase active site by a complicated mechanism involving at least two covalent intermediates at a catalytic lysine. The first intermediate forms with ribose 5-phosphate. The glutaminase subunit is a glutamine amidotransferase that hydrolyzes glutamine and channels ammonia to the synthase active site. Ammonia attack on the first covalent intermediate forms the second intermediate. Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate reacts with the second intermediate to form PLP. To investigate the mechanism of the synthase subunit, crystal structures were obtained for three intermediate states of the Geobacillus stearothermophilus intact PLPS or its synthase subunit. The structures capture the synthase active site at three distinct steps in its complicated catalytic cycle, provide insights into the elusive mechanism, and illustrate the coordinated motions within the synthase subunit that separate the catalytic states. In the intact PLPS with a Michaelis-like intermediate in the glutaminase active site, the first covalent intermediate of the synthase is fully sequestered within the enzyme by the ordering of a generally disordered 20-residue C-terminal tail. Following addition of ammonia, the synthase active site opens and admits the Lys-149 side chain, which participates in formation of the second intermediate and PLP. Roles are identified for conserved Asp-24 in the formation of the first intermediate and for conserved Arg-147 in the conversion of the first to the second intermediate.
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- Amber Marie Smith
- From the Department of Biological Chemistry, Life Sciences Institute
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- Life Sciences Institute, Center for Structural Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109 and
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- the Department of Biological Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907
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- From the Department of Biological Chemistry, Life Sciences Institute, Center for Structural Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109 and
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Exploring inhibition of Pdx1, a component of the PLP synthase complex of the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. Biochem J 2013; 449:175-87. [PMID: 23039077 DOI: 10.1042/bj20120925] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Malaria tropica is a devastating infectious disease caused by Plasmodium falciparum. This parasite synthesizes vitamin B6 de novo via the PLP (pyridoxal 5'-phosphate) synthase enzymatic complex consisting of PfPdx1 and PfPdx2 proteins. Biosynthesis of PLP is largely performed by PfPdx1, ammonia provided by PfPdx2 subunits is condensed together with R5P (D-ribose 5-phosphate) and G3P (DL-glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate). PfPdx1 accommodates both the R5P and G3P substrates and intricately co-ordinates the reaction mechanism, which is composed of a series of imine bond formations, leading to the production of PLP. We demonstrate that E4P (D-erythrose 4-phosphate) inhibits PfPdx1 in a dose-dependent manner. We propose that the acyclic phospho-sugar E4P, with a C1 aldehyde group similar to acyclic R5P, could interfere with R5P imine bond formations in the PfPdx1 reaction mechanism. Molecular docking and subsequent screening identified the E4P hydrazide analogue 4PEHz (4-phospho-D-erythronhydrazide), which selectively inhibited PfPdx1 with an IC50 of 43 μM. PfPdx1 contained in the heteromeric PLP synthase complex was shown to be more sensitive to 4PEHz and was inhibited with an IC50 of 16 μM. Moreover, the compound had an IC50 value of 10 μM against cultured P. falciparum intraerythrocytic parasites. To analyse further the selectivity of 4PEHz, transgenic cell lines overexpressing PfPdx1 and PfPdx2 showed that additional copies of the protein complex conferred protection against 4PEHz, indicating that the PLP synthase is directly affected by 4PEHz in vivo. These PfPdx1 inhibitors represent novel lead scaffolds which are capable of targeting PLP biosynthesis, and we propose this as a viable strategy for the development of new therapeutics against malaria.
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Matsuura A, Yoon JY, Yoon HJ, Lee HH, Suh SW. Crystal structure of pyridoxal biosynthesis lyase PdxS from Pyrococcus horikoshii. Mol Cells 2012; 34:407-12. [PMID: 23104439 PMCID: PMC3887772 DOI: 10.1007/s10059-012-0198-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2012] [Revised: 09/04/2012] [Accepted: 09/06/2012] [Indexed: 10/27/2022] Open
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Pyridoxal 5'-phosphate (PLP) is the biologically active form of vitamin B(6) and is de novo synthesized from three substrates, dihydroxyacetone phosphate (DHAP), riburose 5-phosphate (RBP), and ammonia hydrolysed from glutamine. Glutamine amidotransferase (PdxT) catalyzes the production of ammonia from glutamine, while PdxS catalyzes the following condensation of ribulose 5-phosphate (Ru5P), glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate (G3P), and ammonia. PdxS exists as a hexamer or dodecamer depending on species and makes a 1:1 complex with PdxT. Pyrococcus horikoshii PdxS has a 37 amino acids insertion region, which is found in some archaeal PdxS proteins, but its structure and function are unknown. To provide further structural information on the role of the insertion region, the oligomeric state, and ligand binding mode of P. horikoshii PdxS, the crystal structure of PdxS from P. horikoshii was solved in two forms: (i) apo form, (ii) r ibose 5-phosphate (R5P) complex and the quaternary structure of PdxS in solution was determined by analytical gel filtration. P. horikoshii PdxS forms hexamer in solution based on analytical gel filtration data. When we superimpose the structure of P. horikoshii PdxS with other dodecamer structures of PdxS, the additional insertion is located apart from the active site and induces a steric clash on the hexamer-hexamer interface of PdxS proteins. Our results suggest that the additional insertion perturbs dodecamer formation of P. horikoshii PdxS.
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- Atsushi Matsuura
- Department of Bio & Nano Chemistry, Kookmin University, Seoul 136-702,
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Natural Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742,
Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Natural Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742,
Korea
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- Department of Bio & Nano Chemistry, Kookmin University, Seoul 136-702,
Korea
- Department of Integrative Biomedical Science and Engineering, Kookmin University, Seoul 136-702,
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Natural Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742,
Korea
- Department of Biophysics and Chemical Biology, College of Natural Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742,
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Guédez G, Hipp K, Windeisen V, Derrer B, Gengenbacher M, Böttcher B, Sinning I, Kappes B, Tews I. Assembly of the eukaryotic PLP-synthase complex from Plasmodium and activation of the Pdx1 enzyme. Structure 2012; 20:172-84. [PMID: 22244765 DOI: 10.1016/j.str.2011.11.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2011] [Revised: 11/04/2011] [Accepted: 11/05/2011] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Biosynthesis of vitamins is fundamental to malaria parasites. Plasmodia synthesize the active form of vitamin B(6) (pyridoxal 5'-phosphate, PLP) using a PLP synthase complex. The EM analysis shown here reveals a random association pattern of up to 12 Pdx2 glutaminase subunits to the dodecameric Pdx1 core complex. Interestingly, Plasmodium falciparum PLP synthase organizes in fibers. The crystal structure shows differences in complex formation to bacterial orthologs as interface variations. Alternative positioning of an α helix distinguishes an open conformation from a closed state when the enzyme binds substrate. The pentose substrate is covalently attached through its C1 and forms a Schiff base with Lys84. Ammonia transfer between Pdx2 glutaminase and Pdx1 active sites is regulated by a transient tunnel. The mutagenesis analysis allows defining the requirement for conservation of critical methionines, whereas there is also plasticity in ammonia tunnel construction as seen from comparison across different species.
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- Gabriela Guédez
- Heidelberg University Biochemistry Center (BZH), Im Neuenheimer Feld 328, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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Yoon JY, Park CR, Lee HH, Suh SW. Overexpression, crystallization and preliminary X-ray crystallographic analysis of pyridoxal biosynthesis lyase PdxS from Pyrococcus horikoshii. Acta Crystallogr Sect F Struct Biol Cryst Commun 2012; 68:440-2. [PMID: 22505415 DOI: 10.1107/s1744309112005829] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2012] [Accepted: 02/09/2012] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Pyridoxal biosynthesis lyase (PdxS) is an important player in the biosynthesis of pyridoxal 5'-phosphate (PLP), the biologically active form of vitamin B(6). PLP is an important cofactor involved in the metabolic pathway of amine-containing natural products such as amino acids and amino sugars. PdxS catalyzes the condensation of ribulose 5-phosphate (Ru5P), glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate (G3P) and ammonia, while glutamine amidotransferase (PdxT) catalyzes the production of ammonia from glutamine. PdxS and PdxT form a complex, PLP synthase, and widely exist in eubacteria, archaea, fungi and plants. To facilitate further structural comparisons among PdxS proteins, the structural analysis of PdxS from Pyrococcus horikoshii encoded by the Ph1355 gene was initiated. PdxS from P. horikoshii was overexpressed in Escherichia coli and crystallized at 296 K using 2-methyl-2,4-pentanediol as a precipitant. Crystals of P. horikoshii PdxS diffracted to 2.61 Å resolution and belonged to the monoclinic space group P2(1), with unit-cell parameters a = 59.30, b = 178.56, c = 109.23 Å, β = 102.97°. The asymmetric unit contained six monomers, with a corresponding V(M) of 2.54 Å(3) Da(-1) and a solvent content of 51.5% by volume.
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- Ji Young Yoon
- Department of Chemistry, College of Natural Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, Republic of Korea
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Moccand C, Kaufmann M, Fitzpatrick TB. It takes two to tango: defining an essential second active site in pyridoxal 5'-phosphate synthase. PLoS One 2011; 6:e16042. [PMID: 21283685 PMCID: PMC3024981 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0016042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2010] [Accepted: 12/09/2010] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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The prevalent de novo biosynthetic pathway of vitamin B6 involves only two enzymes (Pdx1 and Pdx2) that form an ornate multisubunit complex functioning as a glutamine amidotransferase. The synthase subunit, Pdx1, utilizes ribose 5-phosphate and glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate, as well as ammonia derived from the glutaminase activity of Pdx2 to directly form the cofactor vitamer, pyridoxal 5′-phosphate. Given the fact that a single enzyme performs the majority of the chemistry behind this reaction, a complicated mechanism is anticipated. Recently, the individual steps along the reaction co-ordinate are beginning to be unraveled. In particular, the binding of the pentose substrate and the first steps of the reaction have been elucidated but it is not known if the latter part of the chemistry, involving the triose sugar, takes place in the same or a disparate site. Here, we demonstrate through the use of enzyme assays, enzyme kinetics, and mutagenesis studies that indeed a second site is involved in binding the triose sugar and moreover, is the location of the final vitamin product, pyridoxal 5′-phosphate. Furthermore, we show that product release is triggered by the presence of a PLP-dependent enzyme. Finally, we provide evidence that a single arginine residue of the C terminus of Pdx1 is responsible for coordinating co-operativity in this elaborate protein machinery.
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- Cyril Moccand
- Department of Botany and Plant Biology, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Bio-Molecular Analysis Platform, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Botany and Plant Biology, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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