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Insights into the unique carboxylation reactions in the metabolism of propylene and acetone. Biochem J 2020; 477:2027-2038. [PMID: 32497192 DOI: 10.1042/bcj20200174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2020] [Revised: 05/11/2020] [Accepted: 05/13/2020] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Alkenes and ketones are two classes of ubiquitous, toxic organic compounds in natural environments produced in several biological and anthropogenic processes. In spite of their toxicity, these compounds are utilized as primary carbon and energy sources or are generated as intermediate metabolites in the metabolism of other compounds by many diverse bacteria. The aerobic metabolism of some of the smallest and most volatile of these compounds (propylene, acetone, isopropanol) involves novel carboxylation reactions resulting in a common product acetoacetate. Propylene is metabolized in a four-step pathway involving five enzymes where the penultimate step is a carboxylation reaction catalyzed by a unique disulfide oxidoreductase that couples reductive cleavage of a thioether linkage with carboxylation to produce acetoacetate. The carboxylation of isopropanol begins with conversion to acetone via an alcohol dehydrogenase. Acetone is converted to acetoacetate in a single step by an acetone carboxylase which couples the hydrolysis of MgATP to the activation of both acetone and bicarbonate, generating highly reactive intermediates that are condensed into acetoacetate at a Mn2+ containing the active site. Acetoacetate is then utilized in central metabolism where it is readily converted to acetyl-coenzyme A and subsequently converted into biomass or utilized in energy metabolism via the tricarboxylic acid cycle. This review summarizes recent structural and biochemical findings that have contributed significant insights into the mechanism of these two unique carboxylating enzymes.
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Streit BR, Mattice JR, Prussia GA, Peters JW, DuBois JL. The reactive form of a C-S bond-cleaving, CO 2-fixing flavoenzyme. J Biol Chem 2019; 294:5137-5145. [PMID: 30696768 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ra118.005554] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2018] [Revised: 01/24/2019] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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NADPH 2-ketopropyl-coenzyme M oxidoreductase/carboxylase (2-KPCC) is a bacterial disulfide oxidoreductase (DSOR) that, uniquely in this family, catalyzes CO2 fixation. 2-KPCC differs from other DSORs by having a phenylalanine that replaces a conserved histidine, which in typical DSORs is essential for stabilizing the reduced, reactive form of the active site. Here, using site-directed mutagenesis and stopped-flow kinetics, we examined the reactive form of 2-KPCC and its single turnover reactions with a suicide substrate and CO2 The reductive half-reaction of 2-KPCC was kinetically and spectroscopically similar to that of a typical DSOR, GSH reductase, in which the active-site histidine had been replaced with an alanine. However, the reduced, reactive form of 2-KPCC was distinct from those typical DSORs. In the absence of the histidine, the flavin and disulfide moieties were no longer coupled via a covalent or charge transfer interaction as in typical DSORs. Similar to thioredoxins, the pKa between 7.5 and 8.1 that controls reactivity appeared to be due to a single proton shared between the cysteines of the dithiol, which effectively stabilizes the attacking cysteine sulfide and renders it capable of breaking the strong C-S bond of the substrate. The lack of a histidine protected 2-KPCC's reactive intermediate from unwanted protonation; however, without its input as a catalytic acid-base, the oxidative half-reaction where carboxylation takes place was remarkably slow, limiting the overall reaction rate. We conclude that stringent regulation of protons in the DSOR active site supports C-S bond cleavage and selectivity for CO2 fixation.
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- Bennett R Streit
- From the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana 59715-3400 and
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- From the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana 59715-3400 and
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- From the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana 59715-3400 and.,the Institute of Biological Chemistry, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99163
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- the Institute of Biological Chemistry, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99163
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- From the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana 59715-3400 and
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Duan HD, Lubner CE, Tokmina-Lukaszewska M, Gauss GH, Bothner B, King PW, Peters JW, Miller AF. Distinct properties underlie flavin-based electron bifurcation in a novel electron transfer flavoprotein FixAB from Rhodopseudomonas palustris. J Biol Chem 2018; 293:4688-4701. [PMID: 29462786 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ra117.000707] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2017] [Revised: 02/08/2018] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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A newly recognized third fundamental mechanism of energy conservation in biology, electron bifurcation, uses free energy from exergonic redox reactions to drive endergonic redox reactions. Flavin-based electron bifurcation furnishes low-potential electrons to demanding chemical reactions, such as reduction of dinitrogen to ammonia. We employed the heterodimeric flavoenzyme FixAB from the diazotrophic bacterium Rhodopseudomonas palustris to elucidate unique properties that underpin flavin-based electron bifurcation. FixAB is distinguished from canonical electron transfer flavoproteins (ETFs) by a second FAD that replaces the AMP of canonical ETF. We exploited near-UV-visible CD spectroscopy to resolve signals from the different flavin sites in FixAB and to interrogate the putative bifurcating FAD. CD aided in assigning the measured reduction midpoint potentials (E° values) to individual flavins, and the E° values tested the accepted model regarding the redox properties required for bifurcation. We found that the higher-E° flavin displays sequential one-electron (1-e-) reductions to anionic semiquinone and then to hydroquinone, consistent with the reactivity seen in canonical ETFs. In contrast, the lower-E° flavin displayed a single two-electron (2-e-) reduction without detectable accumulation of semiquinone, consistent with unstable semiquinone states, as required for bifurcation. This is the first demonstration that a FixAB protein possesses the thermodynamic prerequisites for bifurcating activity, and the separation of distinct optical signatures for the two flavins lays a foundation for mechanistic studies to learn how electron flow can be directed in a protein environment. We propose that a novel optical signal observed at long wavelength may reflect electron delocalization between the two flavins.
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- H Diessel Duan
- Department of Chemistry, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky 40506
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana 59717
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana 59717
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- National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado 80401
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- Institute of Biological Chemistry, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99163
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Partovi SE, Mus F, Gutknecht AE, Martinez HA, Tripet BP, Lange BM, DuBois JL, Peters JW. Coenzyme M biosynthesis in bacteria involves phosphate elimination by a functionally distinct member of the aspartase/fumarase superfamily. J Biol Chem 2018; 293:5236-5246. [PMID: 29414784 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ra117.001234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2017] [Revised: 01/23/2018] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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For nearly 30 years, coenzyme M (CoM) was assumed to be present solely in methanogenic archaea. In the late 1990s, CoM was reported to play a role in bacterial propene metabolism, but no biosynthetic pathway for CoM has yet been identified in bacteria. Here, using bioinformatics and proteomic approaches in the metabolically versatile bacterium Xanthobacter autotrophicus Py2, we identified four putative CoM biosynthetic enzymes encoded by the xcbB1, C1, D1, and E1 genes. Only XcbB1 was homologous to a known CoM biosynthetic enzyme (ComA), indicating that CoM biosynthesis in bacteria involves enzymes different from those in archaea. We verified that the ComA homolog produces phosphosulfolactate from phosphoenolpyruvate (PEP), demonstrating that bacterial CoM biosynthesis is initiated similarly as the phosphoenolpyruvate-dependent methanogenic archaeal pathway. The bioinformatics analysis revealed that XcbC1 and D1 are members of the aspartase/fumarase superfamily (AFS) and that XcbE1 is a pyridoxal 5'-phosphate-containing enzyme with homology to d-cysteine desulfhydrases. Known AFS members catalyze β-elimination reactions of succinyl-containing substrates, yielding fumarate as the common unsaturated elimination product. Unexpectedly, we found that XcbC1 catalyzes β-elimination on phosphosulfolactate, yielding inorganic phosphate and a novel metabolite, sulfoacrylic acid. Phosphate-releasing β-elimination reactions are unprecedented among the AFS, indicating that XcbC1 is an unusual phosphatase. Direct demonstration of phosphosulfolactate synthase activity for XcbB1 and phosphate β-elimination activity for XcbC1 strengthened their hypothetical assignment to a CoM biosynthetic pathway and suggested functions also for XcbD1 and E1. Our results represent a critical first step toward elucidating the CoM pathway in bacteria.
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- Sarah E Partovi
- From the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana 59717 and
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- From the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana 59717 and
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- From the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana 59717 and
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- From the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana 59717 and
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- the Institute of Biological Chemistry and.,M. J. Murdock Metabolomics Laboratory, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99164
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- From the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana 59717 and
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Ahad R, Zhou T, Lepp D, Pauls KP. Microbial detoxification of eleven food and feed contaminating trichothecene mycotoxins. BMC Biotechnol 2017; 17:30. [PMID: 28298196 PMCID: PMC5351178 DOI: 10.1186/s12896-017-0352-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2016] [Accepted: 03/09/2017] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Background Contamination of agricultural commodities with multiple trichothecene mycotoxins, produced by toxigenic Fusarium species, is a food safety issue, which greatly affects grain production and marketing worldwide. Importantly, exposure to multiple trichothecenes may increase toxicity in animals due to their synergistic and/or additive effects. To address the problem this study aimed to achieve a novel biological trait capable of detoxifying various food and feed contaminating trichothecenes under aerobic and anaerobic conditions and wide range of temperatures. Results A highly enriched microbial consortium (called DX100) capable of transforming eleven trichothecenes to significantly less toxic de-epoxy forms was achieved after prolonged incubation of soil microbial culture with 200 μg/mL deoxynivalenol (DON). DX100 demonstrated de-epoxidation activity under aerobic and anaerobic conditions, a greater range of temperatures and around neutral pH. The consortium contains 70% known and 30% unknown bacterial species, dominated by Stenotrophomonas species. Probably novel bacteria including strains of Stenotrophomonas and Alkaliphilus-Blautia species complex could be involved in aerobic and anaerobic de-epoxidation of trichothecenes, respectively. DX100 showed rapid and stable activity by de-epoxidizing 100% of 50 μg/mL deoxynivalenol at 48 h of incubation and retaining de-epoxidation ability after 100 subcultures in mineral salts broth (MSB). It was able to de-epoxidize high concentration of DON (500 μg/mL), and transformed ten more food contaminating trichothecenes into de-epoxy forms and/or other known/unknown compounds. Microbial de-epoxidation rate increased with increasing trichothecene concentrations in the broth media, suggesting that DX100 maintains a robust trichothecene detoxifying mechanism. Furthermore, the nature of microbial de-epoxidation reaction and inhibition of the reaction by sodium azide and the finding that bacterial cell culture lysate retained activity suggests that certain cytoplasmic reductases may be responsible for the de-epoxidation activity. Conclusions This study reports the enrichment procedure for obtaining an effective and stable microbial consortium DX100 capable of de-epoxidizing several food contaminating trichothecene mycotoxins. DX100, which has de-epoxidation ability under wide range of conditions, represents a unique enzymatic source which has great industrial potential for reducing contamination of foods/feeds with multiple trichothecenes, and minimizing their synergistic/additive cytotoxic effects on consumer health.
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- Rafiq Ahad
- Guelph Food Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 93 Stone Road West, Guelph, Ontario, N1G 5C9, Canada.,Department of Plant Agriculture, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, N1G 2W1, Canada
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- Guelph Food Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 93 Stone Road West, Guelph, Ontario, N1G 5C9, Canada.
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- Guelph Food Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 93 Stone Road West, Guelph, Ontario, N1G 5C9, Canada
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- Department of Plant Agriculture, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, N1G 2W1, Canada
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Prussia GA, Gauss GH, Mus F, Conner L, DuBois JL, Peters JW. Substitution of a conserved catalytic dyad into 2‐
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causes loss of carboxylation activity. FEBS Lett 2016; 590:2991-6. [DOI: 10.1002/1873-3468.12325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2016] [Revised: 07/08/2016] [Accepted: 07/14/2016] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Gregory A. Prussia
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Montana State University Bozeman MT USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Montana State University Bozeman MT USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Montana State University Bozeman MT USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Montana State University Bozeman MT USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Montana State University Bozeman MT USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Montana State University Bozeman MT USA
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Pandey AS, Nocek B, Clark DD, Ensign SA, Peters JW. Mechanistic implications of the structure of the mixed-disulfide intermediate of the disulfide oxidoreductase, 2-ketopropyl-coenzyme M oxidoreductase/carboxylase. Biochemistry 2006; 45:113-20. [PMID: 16388586 DOI: 10.1021/bi051518o] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The structure of the mixed, enzyme-cofactor disulfide intermediate of ketopropyl-coenzyme M oxidoreductase/carboxylase has been determined by X-ray diffraction methods. Ketopropyl-coenzyme M oxidoreductase/carboxylase belongs to a family of pyridine nucleotide-containing flavin-dependent disulfide oxidoreductases, which couple the transfer of hydride derived from the NADPH to the reduction of protein cysteine disulfide. Ketopropyl-coenzyme M oxidoreductase/carboxylase, a unique member of this enzyme class, catalyzes thioether bond cleavage of the substrate, 2-ketopropyl-coenzyme M, and carboxylation of what is thought to be an enzyme-stabilized enolacetone intermediate. The mixed disulfide of 2-ketopropyl-coenzyme M oxidoreductase/carboxylase was captured through crystallization of the enzyme with the physiological products of the reaction, acetoacetate, coenzyme M, and NADP, and reduction of the crystals with dithiothreitol just prior to data collection. Density in the active-site environment consistent with acetone, the product of reductive decarboxylation of acetoacetate, was revealed in this structure in addition to a well-defined hydrophobic pocket or channel that could be involved in the access for carbon dioxide. The analysis of this structure and that of a coenzyme-M-bound form provides insights into the stabilization of intermediates, substrate carboxylation, and product release.
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- Arti S Pandey
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana 59717, USA
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Argyrou A, Blanchard JS. Flavoprotein Disulfide Reductases: Advances in Chemistry and Function. PROGRESS IN NUCLEIC ACID RESEARCH AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2004; 78:89-142. [PMID: 15210329 DOI: 10.1016/s0079-6603(04)78003-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 148] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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The flavoprotein disulfide reductases represent a family of enzymes that show high sequence and structural homology. They catalyze the pyridine-nucleotide-dependent reduction of a variety of substrates, including disulfide-bonded substrates (lipoamide dehydrogenase, glutathione reductase and functional homologues, thioredoxin reductase, and alkylhydroperoxide reductase), mercuric ion (mercuric ion reductase), hydrogen peroxide (NADH peroxidase), molecular oxygen (NADH oxidase), and the reductive cleavage of a carbonyl-activated carbon-sulfur bond followed by carboxylation (2-ketopropyl-coenzyme-M carboxylase?oxidoreductase). They use at least one nonflavin redox center to transfer electrons from reduced pyridine nucleotide to their substrate through flavin adenine dinucleotide. The nature of the nonflavin redox center located adjacent to the flavin varies and three types have been identified: an enzymic disulfide (most commonly), an enzymic cysteine sulfenic acid (NADH peroxidase and NADH oxidase), and a mixed Cys-S-S-CoA disulfide (coenzyme A disulfide reductase). Selection of the particular nonflavin redox center and utilization of a second, or even a third, nonflavin redox center in some cases presumably represents the most efficient strategy for reduction of the individual substrate.
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- Argyrides Argyrou
- Department of Biochemistry, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York 10461, USA
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Aliphatic epoxides (epoxyalkanes) are highly reactive electrophilic molecules that are formed from the monooxygenase-catalyzed epoxidation of aliphatic alkenes. The bacterial metabolism of short-chain epoxyalkanes occurs by a three-step pathway resulting in net carboxylation to beta-ketoacids. This pathway uses the atypical cofactor coenzyme M (CoM; 2-mercaptoethanesulfonic acid) as the nucleophile for the epoxide ring opening and as the carrier of 2-hydroxyalkyl- and 2-ketoalkyl-CoM intermediates. Four enzymes are involved in epoxide carboxylation: a zinc-dependent alkyltransferase, two short-chain dehydrogenases with specificities for the chiral products of the R- and S-1,2-epoxyalkane ring opening, and an NADPH:disulfide oxidoreductase/carboxylase that reduces the thioether bond of the 2-ketoalkyl-CoM conjugate and carboxylates the resulting carbanion. In this review, we summarize the biochemical, mechanistic, and structural features of the enzymes of epoxide carboxylation and show how these enzymes, together with CoM, work in concert to achieve this highly unusual carboxylation reaction.
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- Scott A Ensign
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Utah State University, Logan, Utah 84322, USA.
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Nocek B, Jang SB, Jeong MS, Clark DD, Ensign SA, Peters JW. Structural basis for CO2 fixation by a novel member of the disulfide oxidoreductase family of enzymes, 2-ketopropyl-coenzyme M oxidoreductase/carboxylase. Biochemistry 2002; 41:12907-13. [PMID: 12390015 DOI: 10.1021/bi026580p] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The NADPH:2-ketopropyl-coenzyme M oxidoreductase/carboxylase (2-KPCC) is the terminal enzyme in a metabolic pathway that results in the conversion of propylene to the central metabolite acetoacetate in Xanthobacter autotrophicus Py2. This enzyme is an FAD-containing enzyme that is a member of the NADPH:disulfide oxidoreductase (DSOR) family of enzymes that include glutathione reductase, dihydrolipoamide dehydrogenase, trypanothione reductase, thioredoxin reductase, and mercuric reductase. In contrast to the prototypical reactions catalyzed by members of the DSOR family, the NADPH:2-ketopropyl-coenzyme M oxidoreductase/carboxylase catalyzes the reductive cleavage of the thioether linkage of 2-ketopropyl-coenzyme M, and the subsequent carboxylation of the ketopropyl cleavage product, yielding the products acetoacetate and free coenzyme M. The structure of 2-KPCC reveals a unique active site in comparison to those of other members of the DSOR family of enzymes and demonstrates how the enzyme architecture has been adapted for the more sophisticated biochemical reaction. In addition, comparison of the structures in the native state and in the presence of bound substrate indicates the binding of the substrate 2-ketopropyl-coenzyme M induces a conformational change resulting in the collapse of the substrate access channel. The encapsulation of the substrate in this manner is reminiscent of the conformational changes observed in the well-characterized CO2-fixing enzyme ribulose 1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxidase (Rubisco).
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- Boguslaw Nocek
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana 59717, USA
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- S A Ensign
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Utah State University, Logan, Utah 84322-0300, USA.
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Clark DD, Allen JR, Ensign SA. Characterization of five catalytic activities associated with the NADPH:2-ketopropyl-coenzyme M [2-(2-ketopropylthio)ethanesulfonate] oxidoreductase/carboxylase of the Xanthobacter strain Py2 epoxide carboxylase system. Biochemistry 2000; 39:1294-304. [PMID: 10684609 DOI: 10.1021/bi992282p] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The bacterial metabolism of propylene proceeds by epoxidation to epoxypropane followed by carboxylation to acetoacetate. Epoxypropane carboxylation is a minimetabolic pathway that requires four enzymes, NADPH, NAD(+), and coenzyme M (CoM; 2-mercaptoethanesulfonate) and occurs with the overall reaction stoichiometry: epoxypropane + CO(2) + NADPH + NAD(+) + CoM --> acetoacetate + H(+) + NADP(+) + NADH + CoM. The terminal enzyme of the pathway is NADPH:2-ketopropyl-CoM [2-(2-ketopropylthio)ethanesulfonate] oxidoreductase/carboxylase (2-KPCC), an FAD-containing enzyme that is a member of the NADPH:disulfide oxidoreductase family of enzymes and that catalyzes the reductive cleavage and carboxylation of 2-ketopropyl-CoM to form acetoacetate and CoM according to the reaction: 2-ketopropyl-CoM + NADPH + CO(2) --> acetoacetate + NADP(+) + CoM. In the present work, 2-KPCC has been characterized with respect to the above reaction and four newly discovered partial reactions of relevance to the catalytic mechanism, and each of which requires the formation of a stabilized enolacetone intermediate. These four reactions are (1) NADPH-dependent cleavage and protonation of 2-ketopropyl-CoM to form NADP(+), CoM, and acetone, a reaction analogous to the physiological reaction but in which H(+) is the electrophile; (2) NADP(+)-dependent synthesis of 2-ketopropyl-CoM from CoM and acetoacetate, the reverse of the physiologically important forward reaction; (3) acetoacetate decarboxylation to form acetone and CO(2); and (4) acetoacetate/(14)CO(2) exchange to form (14)C(1)-acetoacetate and CO(2). Acetoacetate decarboxylation and (14)CO(2) exchange occurred independent of NADP(H) and CoM, demonstrating that these substrates are not central to the mechanism of enolate generation and stabilization. 2-KPCC did not uncouple NADPH oxidation or NADP(+) reduction from the reactions involving cleavage or formation of 2-ketopropyl-CoM. N-Ethylmaleimide inactivated the reactions forming/using 2-ketopropyl-CoM but did not inactivate acetoacetate decarboxylation or (14)CO(2) exchange reactions. The biochemical characterization of 2-KPCC and the associated five catalytic activities has allowed the formulation of an unprecedented mechanism of substrate activation and carboxylation that involves NADPH oxidation, a redox active disulfide, thiol-mediated reductive cleavage of a C-S thioether bond, the formation of a CoM:cysteine mixed disulfide, and enolacetone stabilization.
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- D D Clark
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Utah State University, Logan, Utah 84322-0300, USA
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