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Ding Y, Nie L, Yang XC, Li Y, Huo YY, Li Z, Gao Y, Cui HL, Li J, Xu XW. Mechanism and Structural Insights Into a Novel Esterase, E53, Isolated From Erythrobacter longus. Front Microbiol 2022; 12:798194. [PMID: 35069500 PMCID: PMC8767022 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.798194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2021] [Accepted: 12/13/2021] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
Abstract
Esterases are a class of enzymes that split esters into an acid and an alcohol in a chemical reaction with water, having high potential in pharmaceutical, food and biofuel industrial applications. To advance the understanding of esterases, we have identified and characterized E53, an alkalophilic esterase from a marine bacterium Erythrobacter longus. The crystal structures of wild type E53 and three variants were solved successfully using the X-ray diffraction method. Phylogenetic analysis classified E53 as a member of the family IV esterase. The enzyme showed highest activity against p-nitrophenyl butyrate substrate at pH 8.5-9.5 and 40°C. Based on the structural feature, the catalytic pocket was defined as R1 (catalytic center), R2 (pocket entrance), and R3 (end area of pocket) regions. Nine variants were generated spanning R1-R3 and thorough functional studies were performed. Detailed structural analysis and the results obtained from the mutagenesis study revealed that mutations in the R1 region could regulate the catalytic reaction in both positive and negative directions; expanding the bottleneck in R2 region has improved the enzymatic activity; and R3 region was associated with the determination of the pH pattern of E53. N166A in R3 region showed reduced activity only under alkaline conditions, and structural analysis indicated the role of N166 in stabilizing the loop by forming a hydrogen bond with L193 and G233. In summary, the systematic studies on E53 performed in this work provide structural and functional insights into alkaliphilic esterases and further our knowledge of these enzymes.
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- Yi Ding
- Key Laboratory of Marine Ecosystem Dynamics, Second Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Hangzhou, China
- School of Oceanography, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Ecosystem Dynamics, Second Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Hangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Ecosystem Dynamics, Second Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Hangzhou, China
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- Teaching Center of Biological Experiments, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Industrial Microorganisms, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Ecosystem Dynamics, Second Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Hangzhou, China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Industrial Microorganisms, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Ecosystem Dynamics, Second Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Hangzhou, China
- School of Oceanography, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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Stanislauskienė R, Laurynėnas A, Rutkienė R, Aučynaitė A, Tauraitė D, Meškienė R, Urbelienė N, Kaupinis A, Valius M, Kaliniene L, Meškys R. YqfB protein from Escherichia coli: an atypical amidohydrolase active towards N 4-acylcytosine derivatives. Sci Rep 2020; 10:788. [PMID: 31964920 PMCID: PMC6972931 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-57664-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2019] [Accepted: 01/06/2020] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Human activating signal cointegrator homology (ASCH) domain-containing proteins are widespread and diverse but, at present, the vast majority of those proteins have no function assigned to them. This study demonstrates that the 103-amino acid Escherichia coli protein YqfB, previously identified as hypothetical, is a unique ASCH domain-containing amidohydrolase responsible for the catabolism of N4-acetylcytidine (ac4C). YqfB has several interesting and unique features: i) it is the smallest monomeric amidohydrolase described to date, ii) it is active towards structurally different N4-acylated cytosines/cytidines, and iii) it has a high specificity for these substrates (kcat/Km up to 2.8 × 106 M-1 s-1). Moreover, our results suggest that YqfB contains a unique Thr-Lys-Glu catalytic triad, and Arg acting as an oxyanion hole. The mutant lacking the yqfB gene retains the ability to grow, albeit poorly, on N4-acetylcytosine as a source of uracil, suggesting that an alternative route for the utilization of this compound exists in E. coli. Overall, YqfB ability to hydrolyse various N4-acylated cytosines and cytidines not only sheds light on the long-standing mystery of how ac4C is catabolized in bacteria, but also expands our knowledge of the structural diversity within the active sites of amidohydrolases.
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- Rūta Stanislauskienė
- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology, Institute of Biochemistry, Life Sciences Center, Vilnius University, Sauletekio al. 7, Vilnius, LT-10257, Lithuania.
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- Department of Bioanalysis, Institute of Biochemistry, Life Sciences Center, Vilnius University, Sauletekio al. 7, Vilnius, LT-10257, Lithuania
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology, Institute of Biochemistry, Life Sciences Center, Vilnius University, Sauletekio al. 7, Vilnius, LT-10257, Lithuania
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology, Institute of Biochemistry, Life Sciences Center, Vilnius University, Sauletekio al. 7, Vilnius, LT-10257, Lithuania
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology, Institute of Biochemistry, Life Sciences Center, Vilnius University, Sauletekio al. 7, Vilnius, LT-10257, Lithuania
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology, Institute of Biochemistry, Life Sciences Center, Vilnius University, Sauletekio al. 7, Vilnius, LT-10257, Lithuania
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology, Institute of Biochemistry, Life Sciences Center, Vilnius University, Sauletekio al. 7, Vilnius, LT-10257, Lithuania
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- Proteomics Centre, Institute of Biochemistry, Life Sciences Center, Vilnius University, Sauletekio al. 7, Vilnius, LT-10257, Lithuania
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- Proteomics Centre, Institute of Biochemistry, Life Sciences Center, Vilnius University, Sauletekio al. 7, Vilnius, LT-10257, Lithuania
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology, Institute of Biochemistry, Life Sciences Center, Vilnius University, Sauletekio al. 7, Vilnius, LT-10257, Lithuania
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology, Institute of Biochemistry, Life Sciences Center, Vilnius University, Sauletekio al. 7, Vilnius, LT-10257, Lithuania
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Franco M, D'haeseleer PM, Branda SS, Liou MJ, Haider Y, Segelke BW, El-Etr SH. Proteomic Profiling of Burkholderia thailandensis During Host Infection Using Bio-Orthogonal Noncanonical Amino Acid Tagging (BONCAT). Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2018; 8:370. [PMID: 30406044 PMCID: PMC6206043 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2018.00370] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2018] [Accepted: 10/03/2018] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Burkholderia pseudomallei and B. mallei are the causative agents of melioidosis and glanders, respectively, and are often fatal to humans and animals. Owing to the high fatality rate, potential for spread by aerosolization, and the lack of efficacious therapeutics, B. pseudomallei and B. mallei are considered biothreat agents of concern. In this study, we investigate the proteome of Burkholderia thailandensis, a closely related surrogate for the two more virulent Burkholderia species, during infection of host cells, and compare to that of B. thailandensis in culture. Studying the proteome of Burkholderia spp. during infection is expected to reveal molecular mechanisms of intracellular survival and host immune evasion; but proteomic profiling of Burkholderia during host infection is challenging. Proteomic analyses of host-associated bacteria are typically hindered by the overwhelming host protein content recovered from infected cultures. To address this problem, we have applied bio-orthogonal noncanonical amino acid tagging (BONCAT) to B. thailandensis, enabling the enrichment of newly expressed bacterial proteins from virtually any growth condition, including host cell infection. In this study, we show that B. thailandensis proteins were selectively labeled and efficiently enriched from infected host cells using BONCAT. We also demonstrate that this method can be used to label bacteria in situ by fluorescent tagging. Finally, we present a global proteomic profile of B. thailandensis as it infects host cells and a list of proteins that are differentially regulated in infection conditions as compared to bacterial monoculture. Among the identified proteins are quorum sensing regulated genes as well as homologs to previously identified virulence factors. This method provides a powerful tool to study the molecular processes during Burkholderia infection, a much-needed addition to the Burkholderia molecular toolbox.
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- Magdalena Franco
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA, United States
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA, United States
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA, United States
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA, United States
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA, United States
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