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Zhang Z, Shi R, Zhu X, Zheng L, Jin M, Jiang D, Wu Y, Gao H, Chang Z, Wang D, Wu J, Huang J. Purified protein glutaminase from Chryseobacterium proteolyticum enhances the properties of wheat gluten. Food Chem X 2024; 22:101312. [PMID: 38559444 PMCID: PMC10978531 DOI: 10.1016/j.fochx.2024.101312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2024] [Revised: 03/02/2024] [Accepted: 03/17/2024] [Indexed: 04/04/2024] Open
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Protein glutaminase (PG), originating from Chryseobacterium proteolyticum, can catalyze the deamidation of glutamine residues in plant proteins into glutamic acid, thus enhancing its functional properties. However, the low yield of PG limits its industrial production. In this study, the yield of PG in C. proteolyticum TM1040 increased by 121 %, up to 7.30 U/mL in a 15 L fermenter after medium optimization. Subsequently, purified PG was obtained by cation exchange chromatography (CEX) coupled with hydrophobic interaction chromatography (HIC). The degree of deamidation (DD) of wheat gluten after purified PG deamidation was 87.11 %, which is superior to chemical deamidation in safety and DD. The emulsifying and foaming properties of deamidated wheat gluten were 2.67 and 18.86 times higher, and the water- and oil-holding properties were 4.23 and 18.77 times higher, respectively. The deamidated wheat gluten with enhanced functional properties was used to improve the flavor and texture in baking cakes.
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- Zheng Zhang
- School of Life Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, PR China
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- School of Life Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, PR China
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- School of Life Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, PR China
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- School of Life Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, PR China
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- School of Life Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, PR China
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- School of Life Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, PR China
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- Tongji University Cancer Center, Shanghai Tenth People’s Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200072, PR China
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- School of Life Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, PR China
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- School of Life Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, PR China
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- School of Life Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, PR China
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- School of Life Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, PR China
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- School of Life Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, PR China
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Li X, Rahim K, Shen X, Cui X, Du C, Zhang G. Development of a Universal One-Step Purification and Activation Method to Engineer Protein-Glutaminase through Rational Design. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2024; 72:10477-10486. [PMID: 38657166 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.4c01406] [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: 04/26/2024]
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Cytotoxic enzymes often exist as zymogens containing prodomains to keep them in an inactive state. Protein-glutaminase (PG), which can enhance various functional characteristics of food proteins, is an enzyme containing pro-PG and mature-PG (mPG). However, poor activity and stability limit its application while tedious purification and activation steps limit its high-throughput engineering. Here, based on structural analysis, we replaced the linker sequence between pro-PG and mPG with the HRV3C protease recognition sequence and then coexpressed it with HRV3C protease in Escherichia coli to develop an efficient one-step purification and activation method for PG. We then used this method to obtain several mutants designed by a combination of computer-aided approach and beneficial point mutations. The specific activity (131.6 U/mg) of the best variant D1 was 4.14-fold that of the wild type, and t1/2 and T5010 increased by 13 min and 7 °C, respectively. D1 could effectively improve the solubility and emulsification of wheat proteins, more than twice the effect of the wild type. We also discussed the mechanism underlying the improved properties of D1. In summary, we not only provide a universal one-step purification and activation method to facilitate zymogen engineering but also obtain an excellent PG mutant.
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- Xiaodi Li
- College of Life Science and Technology, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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Zhang Z, Li Y, Zheng L, Jin M, Wu Y, Xu R, Luo Y, Wu J, Su W, Luo S, Huang Y, Wang C, Chang Z, Jiang D, Huang J. A novel method for high level production of protein glutaminase by sfGFP tag in Bacillus subtilis. Int J Biol Macromol 2024; 262:130092. [PMID: 38354920 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.130092] [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: 10/30/2023] [Revised: 01/16/2024] [Accepted: 02/08/2024] [Indexed: 02/16/2024]
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Protein glutaminase (PG; EC 3.5.1.44) is a novel deamidase that helps to improve functional properties of food proteins. Currently, the highest activated PG enzyme activity was 26 U/mg when recombinantly expressed via the twin-arginine translocation (Tat) pathway in Corynebacterium glutamicum. In this study, superfolder green fluorescent protein (sfGFP) was used to replace traditional signal peptides to facilitate efficient heterologous expression and secretion of Propeptide-Protein glutaminase (PP) in Bacillus subtilis. The fusion protein, sfGFP-PP, was secreted from 12 h of fermentation and reached its highest extracellular expression at 28 h, with a secretion efficiency of about 93 %. Moreover, when fusing sfGFP with PP at the N-terminus, it significantly enhances PG expression up to 26 U/mL by approximately 2.2-fold compared to conventional signal-peptides- guided PP with 11.9 U/mL. Finally, the PG enzyme activity increased from 26 U/mL to 36.9 U/mL after promoter and RBS optimization. This strategy not only provides a new approach to increase PG production as well as extracellular secretion but also offers sfGFP as an effective N-terminal tag for increased secreted production of difficult-to-express proteins.
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- Zheng Zhang
- School of Life Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, PR China
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- School of Life Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, PR China
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- School of Life Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, PR China
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- School of Life Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, PR China
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- Tongji University Cancer Center, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200072, PR China
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- School of Life Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, PR China
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- School of Life Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, PR China
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- School of Life Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, PR China
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- School of Life Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, PR China
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- School of Life Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, PR China
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- School of Life Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, PR China
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- School of Life Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, PR China
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- School of Life Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, PR China
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- School of Life Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, PR China.
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- School of Life Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, PR China.
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Ozhelvaci F, Steczkiewicz K. Identification and Classification of Papain-like Cysteine Proteinases. J Biol Chem 2023:104801. [PMID: 37164157 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2023.104801] [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: 01/23/2023] [Revised: 04/11/2023] [Accepted: 05/05/2023] [Indexed: 05/12/2023] Open
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Papain-like cysteine peptidases form a big and highly diverse superfamily of proteins involved in many important biological functions, such as protein turnover, deubiquitination, tissue remodeling, blood clotting, virulence, defense, and cell wall remodeling. High sequence and structure diversity observed within these proteins hinders their comprehensive classification as well as the identification of new representatives. Moreover, in general protein databases, many families already classified as papain-like lack details regarding their mechanism of action or biological function. Here, we use transitive remote homology searches and 3D modeling to newly classify 21 families to the papain-like cysteine peptidase superfamily. We attempt to predict their biological function, and provide structural chacterization of 89 protein clusters defined based on sequence similarity altogether spanning 106 papain-like families. Moreover, we systematically discuss observed diversity in sequences, structures, and catalytic sites. Eventually, we expand the list of human papain-related proteins by seven representatives, including dopamine receptor-interacting protein (DRIP1) as potential deubiquitinase, and centriole duplication regulating CEP76 as retaining catalytically active peptidase-like domain. The presented results not only provide structure-based rationales to already existing peptidase databases but also may inspire further experimental research focused on peptidase-related biological processes.
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- Fatih Ozhelvaci
- Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
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Functional, structural properties and interaction mechanism of soy protein isolate nanoparticles modified by high-performance protein-glutaminase. Food Hydrocoll 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodhyd.2023.108594] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/16/2023]
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Zheng N, Long M, Zhang Z, Zan Q, Osire T, Zhou H, Xia X. Protein-Glutaminase Engineering Based on Isothermal Compressibility Perturbation for Enhanced Modification of Soy Protein Isolate. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2022; 70:13969-13978. [PMID: 36281950 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.2c06063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Protein-glutaminase plays a significant role in future food (e.g., plant-based meat) processing as a result of its ability to improve the solubility, foaming, emulsifying, and gel properties of plant-based proteins. However, poor stability, activity, high pressure, and high shear processing environments hinder its application. Therefore, we developed an application-oriented method isothermal compressibility perturbation engineering strategy to improve enzyme performance by simulating the high-pressure environment. The best variant with remarkable improvement in specific activity and half-time, N16M/Q21H/T113E, exhibited a 4.28-fold increase compared to the wild type in specific activity (117.18 units/mg) and a 1.23-fold increase in half-time (472 min), as one of the highest comprehensive performances ever reported. The solubility of the soy protein isolate deaminated by the N16M/Q21H/T113E mutant was 55.74% higher than that deaminated by the wild type, with a tinier particle size and coarser texture. Overall, this strategy has the potential to improve the functional performance of enzymes under complex food processing conditions.
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- Nan Zheng
- Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu214122, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu214122, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu214122, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu214122, People's Republic of China
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- Faculty of Biology, Shenzhen MSU-BIT University, Shenzhen, Guangdong518172, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu214122, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu214122, People's Republic of China
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L-Glutamine-, peptidyl- and protein-glutaminases: structural features and applications in the food industry. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 2022; 38:204. [PMID: 36002753 DOI: 10.1007/s11274-022-03391-5] [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: 06/27/2022] [Accepted: 08/15/2022] [Indexed: 10/15/2022]
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L-Glutaminases are enzymes that catalyze the cleavage of the gamma-amido bond of L-glutamine residues, producing ammonia and L-glutamate. These enzymes have several applications in food and pharmaceutical industries. However, the L-glutaminases that hydrolyze free L-glutamine (L-glutamine glutaminases, EC 3.5.1.2) have different structures and properties with respect to the L-glutaminases that hydrolyze the same amino acid covalently bound in peptides (peptidyl glutaminases, EC 3.5.1.43) and proteins (protein-glutamine glutaminase, EC 3.5.1.44). In the food industry, L-glutamine glutaminases are applied to enhance the flavor of foods, whereas protein glutaminases are useful to improve the functional properties of proteins. This review will focus on structural backgrounds and differences between these enzymes, the methodology available to measure the activity as well as strengths and limitations. Production methods, applications, and challenges in the food industry will be also discussed. This review will provide useful information to search and identify the suitable L-glutaminase that best fits to the intended application.
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Qu R, Dai T, Wu J, Tian A, Zhang Y, Kang L, Ouyang W, Jin C, Niu J, Li Z, Chang Z, Jiang D, Huang J, Gao H. The characteristics of protein-glutaminase from an isolated Chryseobacterium cucumeris strain and its deamidation application. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:969445. [PMID: 36016794 PMCID: PMC9396377 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.969445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2022] [Accepted: 07/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Protein-glutaminase (PG), a deamidation enzyme commercially derived from Chryseobacterium proteolyticum, is used to improve the solubility and other functional properties of food proteins. In this study, a new PG-producing strain, Chryseobacterium cucumeris ZYF120413-7, was isolated from soil, and it had a high PG yield and a short culture time. It gave the maximum PG activity with 0.557 U/ml on Cbz-Gln-Gly after 12 h of culture, indicating that it was more suitable for PG production. The enzyme activity recovery and purification fold were 32.95% and 161.95-fold, respectively, with a specific activity of 27.37 U/mg. The PG was a pre-pro-protein with a 16 amino acids putative signal peptide, a pro-PG of 118 amino acids, and a mature PG of 185 amino acids. The amino acid sequence identity of PG from strain ZYF120413-7 was 74 and 45%, respectively, to that of PG from C. proteolyticum 9670T and BH-PG. The optimum reaction pH and temperature of PG was 6 and 60°C, respectively. Enzyme activity was inhibited by Cu2+. The optimum PG substrate was Cbz-Gln-Gly, and the Km and Vmax values were 1.68 mM and 1.41 μM mg protein−1 min−1, respectively. Degree of deamidation (DD) of soy protein isolate (SPI) treated by purified PG was 40.75% within the first 2 h and 52.35% after 18 h. These results demonstrated that the PG from C. cucumeris ZYF120413-7 was a promising protein-deamidating enzyme for improving the functionality of food proteins.
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- Ruidan Qu
- School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
- School of Health & Social Care, Shanghai Urban Construction Vocational College, Shanghai, China
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- School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
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- School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
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- School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
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- School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
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- School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
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- School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
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- School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
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- School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
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- School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
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- School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
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- School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
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- School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
- *Correspondence: Jing Huang,
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- School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
- Hongliang Gao,
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Enhanced activity and stability of protein-glutaminase by Hofmeister effects. MOLECULAR CATALYSIS 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mcat.2021.112054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Greń BA, Dabrowski-Tumanski P, Niemyska W, Sulkowska JI. Lasso Proteins-Unifying Cysteine Knots and Miniproteins. Polymers (Basel) 2021; 13:3988. [PMID: 34833285 PMCID: PMC8621785 DOI: 10.3390/polym13223988] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2021] [Revised: 11/05/2021] [Accepted: 11/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Complex lasso proteins are a recently identified class of biological compounds that are present in considerable fraction of proteins with disulfide bridges. In this work, we look at complex lasso proteins as a generalization of well-known cysteine knots and miniproteins (lasso peptides). In particular, we show that complex lasso proteins with the same crucial topological features-cysteine knots and lasso peptides-are antimicrobial proteins, which suggests that they act as a molecular plug. Based on an analysis of the stability of the lasso piercing residue, we also introduce a method to determine which lasso motif is potentially functional. Using this method, we show that the lasso motif in antimicrobial proteins, as well in that in cytokines, is functionally relevant. We also study the evolution of lasso motifs, their conservation, and the usefulness of the lasso fingerprint, which extracts all topologically non-triviality concerning covalent loops. The work is completed by the presentation of extensive statistics on complex lasso proteins to analyze, in particular, the strange propensity for "negative" piercings. We also identify 21 previously unknown complex lasso proteins with an ester and a thioester bridge.
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- Bartosz Ambroży Greń
- Centre of New Technologies, University of Warsaw, 02-097 Warsaw, Poland; (B.A.G.); (P.D.-T.)
- Faculty of Physics, University of Warsaw, 02-093 Warsaw, Poland
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- Faculty of Mathematics, Informatics and Mechanics, University of Warsaw, 02-097 Warsaw, Poland;
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- Centre of New Technologies, University of Warsaw, 02-097 Warsaw, Poland; (B.A.G.); (P.D.-T.)
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Zhang G, Ma S, Liu X, Yin X, Liu S, Zhou J, Du G. Protein-glutaminase: Research progress and prospect in food manufacturing. FOOD BIOSCI 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fbio.2021.101314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Yin X, Zhang G, Zhou J, Li J, Du G. Combinatorial engineering for efficient production of protein-glutaminase in Bacillus subtilis. Enzyme Microb Technol 2021; 150:109863. [PMID: 34489022 DOI: 10.1016/j.enzmictec.2021.109863] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2021] [Revised: 06/21/2021] [Accepted: 06/27/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Protein-glutaminase (EC 3.5.1.44, PG) converts protein glutamine residues in proteins and peptides into glutamic acid residue, and markedly improves the solubility, emulsification, and foaming properties of food proteins. However, the source bacteria, Chryseobacterium proteolyticum, have low enzyme production ability, inefficient genetic operation, and high production cost. Therefore, it is critical to establish an efficient expression system for active PG. Here, combinatorial engineering was developed for high-yield production of PG in Bacillus subtilis. First, we evaluated different B. subtilis strains for PG self-activation. Then, combinatorial optimization involving promoters, signal peptides, and culture medium was applied to produce active recombinant PG in a B. subtilis expression system. Through combinatorial engineering, PG enzyme activity reached 3.23 U/mL in shaken-flask cultures. Active PG with the yield of 7.07 U/mL was obtained at 40 h by the PSecA-YdeJ combination in fed-batch fermentation, which is the highest yield of PG in existing reports.
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- Xinxin Yin
- National Engineering Laboratory for Cereal Fermentation Technology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China; School of Biotechnology and Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China; Science Center for Future Foods, Jiannan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Cereal Fermentation Technology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China; School of Biotechnology and Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China; Science Center for Future Foods, Jiannan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China.
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Cereal Fermentation Technology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China; School of Biotechnology and Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China; Science Center for Future Foods, Jiannan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
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- School of Biotechnology and Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China; Science Center for Future Foods, Jiannan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
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- School of Biotechnology and Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China; Science Center for Future Foods, Jiannan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China.
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Ferreira FV, Herrmann-Andrade AM, Binolfi A, Calabrese CD, Mac Cormack WP, Musumeci MA. Characteristics of a Cold-Adapted L-glutaminase with Potential Applications in the Food Industry. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 2021; 193:3121-3138. [PMID: 34085170 DOI: 10.1007/s12010-021-03596-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2020] [Accepted: 05/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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L-glutaminases are enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of L-glutamine, producing L-glutamate and ammonium, and they have promising applications in pharmaceutical and food industries. Several investigations have focused on thermo-tolerant L-glutaminases; however, studies on cold-adapted L-glutaminases have not been reported. These enzymes could be useful in the food industry because they display high catalytic activity at low and room temperatures, a valuable feature in processes aimed to save energy. Besides, they can be easily inactivated by warming and are suitable to prevent decomposition of thermo-labile compounds. The objectives of this work were to characterize the L-glutaminase from the Antarctic bacterium Bizionia argentinensis and analyze its capability as flavor enhancer of protein hydrolysates. The enzyme was heterologously expressed and purified from Escherichia coli, obtaining optimum and homogeneous yields. Kinetic parameters Km and Vmax were located at the lower and upper range of values reported for L-glutaminases, suggesting high catalytic efficiency. Optimum temperature was 25 °C, and the enzyme conserved around 90% of maximum activity at 0 °C and in presence of 15% (v/v) ethanol and methanol. In saline conditions, the enzyme conserved around 80% of maximum activity in 3 M NaCl. Analysis of structural model suggested cold-adaptation features such as low Arg/(Arg+Lys) ratio and fewer intramolecular interactions than mesophilic and thermo-tolerant L-glutaminases. This work provides a novel cold-adapted L-glutaminase with promising features in the food industry.
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- Flavia V Ferreira
- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET) - Centro de Investigaciones y Transferencia de Entre Ríos (CITER), Monseñor Tavella 1450 (E3202 BCJ), Concordia, Entre Ríos, Argentina
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- Facultad de Ciencias de la Alimentación, Universidad Nacional de Entre Ríos, Monseñor Tavella 1450 (E3202 BCJ), Concordia, Entre Ríos, Argentina
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- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET) - Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Rosario (IBR), Ocampo y Esmeralda (S2000EZP), Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina.,Plataforma Argentina de Biología Estructural y Metabolómica (PLABEM), Ocampo y Esmeralda, 2000, Rosario, Argentina
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- Facultad de Ciencias de la Alimentación, Universidad Nacional de Entre Ríos, Monseñor Tavella 1450 (E3202 BCJ), Concordia, Entre Ríos, Argentina
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- Instituto NANOBIOTEC - Cátedra de Biotecnología, Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Universidad de Buenos Aires - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, 956 (C1113AAZ), Junín, Buenos Aires, Argentina.,Instituto Antártico Argentino, 25 de Mayo 1143 (B1650HMK), San Martín, Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET) - Centro de Investigaciones y Transferencia de Entre Ríos (CITER), Monseñor Tavella 1450 (E3202 BCJ), Concordia, Entre Ríos, Argentina. .,Facultad de Ciencias de la Alimentación, Universidad Nacional de Entre Ríos, Monseñor Tavella 1450 (E3202 BCJ), Concordia, Entre Ríos, Argentina.
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Chen X, Fu W, Luo Y, Cui C, Suppavorasatit I, Liang L. Protein deamidation to produce processable ingredients and engineered colloids for emerging food applications. Compr Rev Food Sci Food Saf 2021; 20:3788-3817. [PMID: 34056849 DOI: 10.1111/1541-4337.12759] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2020] [Revised: 03/12/2021] [Accepted: 03/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
Abstract
With the ever-increasing demands for functional and sustainable foods from the general public, there is currently a paradigm shift in the food industry toward the production of novel protein-based diet. Food scientists are therefore motivated to search for natural protein sources and innovative technologies to modify their chemical structure for desirable functionality and thus utilization. Deamidation is a viable, efficient, and attractive approach for modifying proteins owing to its ease of operating, specificity, and cost-effective processes. Over the past three decades, the knowledge of protein deamidation for food applications has evolved drastically, including the development of novel approaches for deamidation, such as protein-glutaminase and ion exchange resin, and their practices in new protein substrate. Thanks to deamidation, enhanced functionalities of food proteins from cereals, legumes, milk, oil seeds and others, and thereby their processabilities as food ingredients have been achieved. Moreover, deamidated proteins have been used to fabricate engineered food colloids, including self-assembled protein particles, protein-metallic complexes, and protein-carbohydrate complexes, which have demonstrated tailored physicochemical properties to modulate oral perception, improve gastrointestinal digestion and bioavailability, and protect and/or deliver bioactive nutrients. Novel bioactivity, altered digestibility, and varied allergenicity of deamidated proteins are increasingly recognized. Therefore, deamidated proteins with novel techno-functional and biological properties hold both promise and challenges for future food applications, and a comprehensive review on this area is critically needed to update our knowledge and provide a better understanding on the protein deamidation and its emerging applications.
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- Xing Chen
- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China.,School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China.,School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, USA
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China.,School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China
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Lu X, Poon TCW, Zhang H. Mass production of active recombinant Chryseobacterium proteolyticum protein glutaminase in Escherichia coli using a sequential dual expression system and one-step purification. IUBMB Life 2020; 72:2391-2399. [PMID: 32827356 DOI: 10.1002/iub.2358] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2020] [Revised: 07/14/2020] [Accepted: 07/14/2020] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Protein glutaminase (PG) is an enzyme that specifically catalyzes the deamidation of glutamine residues on proteins or peptides, remarkably improving the solubility, emulsification and foaming properties of food proteins and, thereby, conferring great potential in food industry applications. PG is primarily produced from wild strains of Chryseobacterium proteolyticum and the low enzyme production yield restricts large-scale industrial applications. In this context, by evaluating different cleavage site insertions between the pro-region and mature domain of PG as well as different linkers flanking the cleavage site, an E. coli expression and purification protocol has been developed to produce active recombinant PG. To simplify the production workflow, we developed a sequential dual expression system. More than 15 mg of pure and active PG was obtained from 1 L of shaking-flask bacteria culture by one-step nickel affinity chromatography purification. The enzymatic characteristics of the recombinant PG protein were similar to those of native PG. For the deamidation effect of recombinant PG, the deamidation degree (DD) of gliadin reached up to 67% and the solubility increased 84-fold. Thus, this study provides a practical approach to mass producing active PG proteins and investigates its potential applications on food proteins.
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- Xin Lu
- Pilot Laboratory, Institute of Translational Medicine, Centre for Precision Medicine Research and Training, Faculty of Health sciences, University of Macau, Macau, China.,Department of Biology, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Cell Microenvironment and Disease Research and Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Cell Microenvironment, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China
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- Pilot Laboratory, Institute of Translational Medicine, Centre for Precision Medicine Research and Training, Faculty of Health sciences, University of Macau, Macau, China
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- Department of Biology, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Cell Microenvironment and Disease Research and Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Cell Microenvironment, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China
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Tang P, Xu J, Louey A, Tan Z, Yongky A, Liang S, Li ZJ, Weng Y, Liu S. Kinetic modeling of Chinese hamster ovary cell culture: factors and principles. Crit Rev Biotechnol 2020; 40:265-281. [DOI: 10.1080/07388551.2019.1711015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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- Peifeng Tang
- Department of Paper and Bioprocess Engineering, SUNY-ESF, Syracuse, NY, USA
- Global Product Development and Supply, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Devens, MA, USA
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- Global Product Development and Supply, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Devens, MA, USA
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- Elpiscience Biopharma, Cayman Islands George Town, Grand Cayman, UK
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- Global Product Development and Supply, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Devens, MA, USA
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- Global Product Development and Supply, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Devens, MA, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biophysics & Biochemistry, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Global Product Development and Supply, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Devens, MA, USA
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- Department of Civil Engineering, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- Department of Paper and Bioprocess Engineering, SUNY-ESF, Syracuse, NY, USA
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A novel protein glutaminase from Bacteroides helcogenes—characterization and comparison. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2019; 104:187-199. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-019-10225-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2019] [Revised: 10/21/2019] [Accepted: 10/27/2019] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Walsh CT, Tu BP, Tang Y. Eight Kinetically Stable but Thermodynamically Activated Molecules that Power Cell Metabolism. Chem Rev 2018; 118:1460-1494. [PMID: 29272116 PMCID: PMC5831524 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.7b00510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 119] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
Abstract
Contemporary analyses of cell metabolism have called out three metabolites: ATP, NADH, and acetyl-CoA, as sentinel molecules whose accumulation represent much of the purpose of the catabolic arms of metabolism and then drive many anabolic pathways. Such analyses largely leave out how and why ATP, NADH, and acetyl-CoA (Figure 1 ) at the molecular level play such central roles. Yet, without those insights into why cells accumulate them and how the enabling properties of these key metabolites power much of cell metabolism, the underlying molecular logic remains mysterious. Four other metabolites, S-adenosylmethionine, carbamoyl phosphate, UDP-glucose, and Δ2-isopentenyl-PP play similar roles in using group transfer chemistry to drive otherwise unfavorable biosynthetic equilibria. This review provides the underlying chemical logic to remind how these seven key molecules function as mobile packets of cellular currencies for phosphoryl transfers (ATP), acyl transfers (acetyl-CoA, carbamoyl-P), methyl transfers (SAM), prenyl transfers (IPP), glucosyl transfers (UDP-glucose), and electron and ADP-ribosyl transfers (NAD(P)H/NAD(P)+) to drive metabolic transformations in and across most primary pathways. The eighth key metabolite is molecular oxygen (O2), thermodynamically activated for reduction by one electron path, leaving it kinetically stable to the vast majority of organic cellular metabolites.
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- Christopher T. Walsh
- Stanford University Chemistry, Engineering, and Medicine for Human Health (ChEM-H), Stanford University, 443 Via Ortega, Stanford, CA
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, CA
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Li Y, Peer J, Zhao R, Xu Y, Wu B, Wang Y, Tian C, Huang Y, Zheng J. Serial deletion reveals structural basis and stability for the core enzyme activity of human glutaminase 1 isoforms: relevance to excitotoxic neurodegeneration. Transl Neurodegener 2017; 6:10. [PMID: 28439409 PMCID: PMC5399437 DOI: 10.1186/s40035-017-0080-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2016] [Accepted: 04/06/2017] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Background Glutaminase 1 is a phosphate-activated metabolic enzyme that catalyzes the first step of glutaminolysis, which converts glutamine into glutamate. Glutamate is the major neurotransmitter of excitatory synapses, executing important physiological functions in the central nervous system. There are two isoforms of glutaminase 1, KGA and GAC, both of which are generated through alternative splicing from the same gene. KGA and GAC both transcribe 1–14 exons in the N-terminal, but each has its unique C-terminal in the coding sequence. We have previously identified that KGA and GAC are differentially regulated during inflammatory stimulation and HIV infection. Furthermore, glutaminase 1 has been linked to brain diseases such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Alzheimer’s disease, and hepatic encephalopathy. Core enzyme structure of KGA and GAC has been published recently. However, how other coding sequences affect their functional enzyme activity remains unclear. Methods We cloned and performed serial deletions of human full-length KGA and GAC from the N-terminal and the C-terminal at an interval of approximately 100 amino acids (AAs). Prokaryotic expressions of the mutant glutaminase 1 protein and a glutaminase enzyme activity assay were used to determine if KGA and GAC have similar efficiency and efficacy to convert glutamine into glutamate. Results When 110 AAs or 218 AAs were deleted from the N-terminal or when the unique portions of KGA and GAC that are beyond the 550 AA were deleted from the C-terminal, KGA and GAC retained enzyme activity comparable to the full length proteins. In contrast, deletion of 310 AAs or more from N-terminal or deletion of 450 AAs or more from C-terminal resulted in complete loss of enzyme activity for KGA/GAC. Consistently, when both N- and C-terminal of the KGA and GAC were removed, creating a truncated protein that expressed the central 219 AA - 550 AA, the protein retained enzyme activity. Furthermore, expression of the core 219 AA - 550 AA coding sequence in cells increased extracellular glutamate concentrations to levels comparable to those of full-length KGA and GAC expressions, suggesting that the core enzyme activity of the protein lies within the central 219 AA - 550 AA. Full-length KGA and GAC retained enzyme activities when kept at 4 °C. In contrast, 219 AA - 550 AA truncated protein lost glutaminase activities more readily compared with full-length KGA and GAC, suggesting that the N-terminal and C-terminal coding regions are required for the stability KGA and GAC. Conclusions Glutaminase isoforms KGA and GAC have similar efficacy to catalyze the conversion of glutamine to glutamate. The core enzyme activity of glutaminase 1 protein is within the central 219 AA - 550 AA. The N-terminal and C-terminal coding regions of KGA and GAC help maintain the long-term activities of the enzymes.
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- Yuju Li
- Center for Translational Neurodegeneration and Regenerative Therapy, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital affiliated to Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.,Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Neuroscience, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Neuroscience, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Neuroscience, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Neuroscience, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Neuroscience, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Neuroscience, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE USA
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- Center for Translational Neurodegeneration and Regenerative Therapy, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital affiliated to Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.,Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Neuroscience, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE USA
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- Center for Translational Neurodegeneration and Regenerative Therapy, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital affiliated to Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.,Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Neuroscience, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE USA.,Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital affiliated with Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200072 China.,Laboratory of Neuroimmunology and Regenerative Therapy, Departments of Pharmacology and Experimental Neuroscience and Pathology and Microbiology, 985930 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198-5930 USA
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- Center for Translational Neurodegeneration and Regenerative Therapy, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital affiliated to Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.,Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Neuroscience, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE USA.,Department of Pathology and Microbiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE USA.,Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital affiliated with Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200072 China.,Laboratory of Neuroimmunology and Regenerative Therapy, Departments of Pharmacology and Experimental Neuroscience and Pathology and Microbiology, 985930 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198-5930 USA
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More SS, Swamy R, Mohan N, Navyashree M, Janardhan B, Niyonzima FN. Purification and Characterization of Anti-cancer l-Glutaminase of Bacillus cereus Strain LC13. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016. [DOI: 10.1007/s40011-016-0808-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Park MS, Bitto E, Kim KR, Bingman CA, Miller MD, Kim HJ, Han BW, Phillips GN. Crystal structure of human protein N-terminal glutamine amidohydrolase, an initial component of the N-end rule pathway. PLoS One 2014; 9:e111142. [PMID: 25356641 PMCID: PMC4214742 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0111142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2014] [Accepted: 09/28/2014] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The N-end rule states that half-life of protein is determined by their N-terminal amino acid residue. N-terminal glutamine amidohydrolase (Ntaq) converts N-terminal glutamine to glutamate by eliminating the amine group and plays an essential role in the N-end rule pathway for protein degradation. Here, we report the crystal structure of human Ntaq1 bound with the N-terminus of a symmetry-related Ntaq1 molecule at 1.5 Å resolution. The structure reveals a monomeric globular protein with alpha-beta-alpha three-layer sandwich architecture. The catalytic triad located in the active site, Cys-His-Asp, is highly conserved among Ntaq family and transglutaminases from diverse organisms. The N-terminus of a symmetry-related Ntaq1 molecule bound in the substrate binding cleft and the active site suggest possible substrate binding mode of hNtaq1. Based on our crystal structure of hNtaq1 and docking study with all the tripeptides with N-terminal glutamine, we propose how the peptide backbone recognition patch of hNtaq1 forms nonspecific interactions with N-terminal peptides of substrate proteins. Upon binding of a substrate with N-terminal glutamine, active site catalytic triad mediates the deamination of the N-terminal residue to glutamate by a mechanism analogous to that of cysteine proteases.
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- Mi Seul Park
- Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgian Court University, Lakewood, New Jersey, United States of America
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- Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry, Center for Eukaryotic Structural Genomics, University of Wisconsin Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America
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- Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Rice University, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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- College of Pharmacy, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Korea
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- Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
- * E-mail: (BWH); (GNP)
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- Department of Biochemistry, Center for Eukaryotic Structural Genomics, University of Wisconsin Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America
- Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Rice University, Houston, Texas, United States of America
- * E-mail: (BWH); (GNP)
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Bhaskaran SS, Stebbins CE. Structure of the catalytic domain of the Salmonella virulence factor SseI. ACTA CRYSTALLOGRAPHICA. SECTION D, BIOLOGICAL CRYSTALLOGRAPHY 2012; 68:1613-21. [PMID: 23151626 PMCID: PMC3498931 DOI: 10.1107/s0907444912039042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2012] [Accepted: 09/12/2012] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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SseI is secreted into host cells by Salmonella and contributes to the establishment of systemic infections. The crystal structure of the C-terminal domain of SseI has been solved to 1.70 Å resolution, revealing it to be a member of the cysteine protease superfamily with a catalytic triad consisting of Cys178, His216 and Asp231 that is critical to its virulence activities. Structure-based analysis revealed that SseI is likely to possess either acyl hydrolase or acyltransferase activity, placing this virulence factor in the rapidly growing class of enzymes of this family utilized by bacterial pathogens inside eukaryotic cells.
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- Shyam S. Bhaskaran
- Laboratory of Structural Microbiology, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Laboratory of Structural Microbiology, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10065, USA
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Structural mechanism of ubiquitin and NEDD8 deamidation catalyzed by bacterial effectors that induce macrophage-specific apoptosis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2012; 109:20395-400. [PMID: 23175788 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1210831109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Targeting eukaryotic proteins for deamidation modification is increasingly appreciated as a general bacterial virulence mechanism. Here, we present an atomic view of how a bacterial deamidase effector, cycle-inhibiting factor homolog in Burkholderia pseudomallei (CHBP), recognizes its host targets, ubiquitin (Ub) and Ub-like neural precursor cell expressed, developmentally down-regulated 8 (NEDD8), and catalyzes site-specific deamidation. Crystal structures of CHBP-Ub/NEDD8 complexes show that Ub and NEDD8 are similarly cradled by a large cleft in CHBP with four contacting surfaces. The pattern of Ub/NEDD8 recognition by CHBP resembles that by the E1 activation enzyme, which critically involves the Lys-11 surface in Ub/NEDD8. Close examination of the papain-like catalytic center reveals structural determinants of CHBP being an obligate glutamine deamidase. Molecular-dynamics simulation identifies Gln-31/Glu-31 of Ub/NEDD8 as one key determinant of CHBP substrate preference for NEDD8. Inspired by the idea of using the unique bacterial activity as a tool, we further discover that CHBP-catalyzed NEDD8 deamidation triggers macrophage-specific apoptosis, which predicts a previously unknown macrophage-specific proapoptotic signal that is negatively regulated by neddylation-mediated protein ubiquitination/degradation.
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