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Huang J, Zhang D, Omedi JO, Lei Y, Su X, Wu M, Huang W. Improving the inhibitory resistance of xylanase FgXyn11C from Fusarium graminearum to SyXIP-I by site-directed mutagenesis. Int J Biol Macromol 2024; 271:132434. [PMID: 38788879 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.132434] [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: 03/04/2024] [Revised: 05/13/2024] [Accepted: 05/14/2024] [Indexed: 05/26/2024]
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The aim of this study was to improve the inhibitory resistance of xylanase FgXyn11C from Fusarium graminearum to XIP in cereal flour. Site saturation mutagenesis was performed using computer-aided redesign. Firstly, based on multiple primary structure alignments, the amino acid residues in the active site architecture were identified, and specific residue T144 in the thumb region of FgXyn11C was selected for site-saturation mutagenesis. After screening, FgXyn11CT144F was selected as the best mutant, as it displayed the highest enzymatic activity and resistance simultaneously compared to other mutants. The specific activity of FgXyn11CT144F was 208.8 U/mg and it exhibited complete resistance to SyXIP-I. Compared with the wild-type, FgXyn11CT144F displayed similar activity and the most resistant against SyXIP-I. The optimal temperature and pH of the wild-type and purified FgXyn11CT144F were similar at pH 5.0 and 30 °C. Our findings provided preliminary insight into how the specific residue at position 144 in the thumb region of FgXyn11C influenced the enzymatic properties and interacted with SyXIP-I. The inhibition sensitivity of FgXyn11C was reduced through directed evolution, leading to creation of the mutant enzyme FgXyn11CT144F. The FgXyn11CT144F resistance to SyXIP-I has potential application and can also provide references for engineering other resistant xylanases of the GHF11.
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- Jing Huang
- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, the Laboratory of Baking and Fermentation Science, Cereals/Sourdough and Ingredient Functionality Research, School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China; Wuxi School of Medicine, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, the Laboratory of Baking and Fermentation Science, Cereals/Sourdough and Ingredient Functionality Research, School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China; Wuxi School of Medicine, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China; Wuxi School of Medicine, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- Wuxi School of Medicine, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, the Laboratory of Baking and Fermentation Science, Cereals/Sourdough and Ingredient Functionality Research, School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China.
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Zhang K, Qi X, Feng N, Wang Y, Wei H, Liu M. Antioxidant capacity of xylooligosaccharides generated from beechwood xylan by recombinant family GH10 Aspergillus niger xylanase A and insights into the enzyme's competitive inhibition by riceXIP. Enzyme Microb Technol 2024; 179:110456. [PMID: 38754147 DOI: 10.1016/j.enzmictec.2024.110456] [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: 02/29/2024] [Revised: 04/21/2024] [Accepted: 05/08/2024] [Indexed: 05/18/2024]
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In this study, the family GH10 xylanase AnXylA10 derived from Aspergillus niger JL15 strain was expressed in Pichia pastoris X33. The recombinant xylanase, reAnXylA10 exhibited optimal activity at 40 ℃ and pH 5.0. The hydrolysates generated from beechwood xylan using reAnXylA10 primarily consisted of xylobiose (X2) to xylohexaose (X6) and demonstrated remarkable antioxidant capacity. Furthermore, the rice xylanase inhibitory protein (riceXIP) was observed to competitively inhibit reAnXylA10, exhibiting an inhibition constant (Ki) of 140.6 nM. Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations of AnXylA10-riceXIP complex revealed that the α-7 helix (Q225-S238) of riceXIP intruded into the catalytic pocket of AnXylA10, thereby obstructing substrate access to the active site. Specifically, residue K226 of riceXIP formed robust interactions with E136 and E242, the two catalytic sites of AnXylA10, predominantly through high-occupied hydrogen bonds. Based on QTAIM, electron densities for the atom pairs K226riceXIP@HZ1-E136AnXylA10@OE2 and K226riceXIP@HZ3-E242AnXylA10@OE1 were determined to be 0.04628 and 0.02914 a.u., respectively. Binding free energy of AnXylA10-riceXIP complex was -59.0±7.6 kcal/mol, significantly driven by electrostatic and van der Waals forces. Gaining insights into the interaction between xylanase and its inhibitors, and mining the inhibition mechanism in depth, will facilitate the design of innovative GH10 family xylanases that are both highly efficient and resistant to inhibitors.
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- Keer Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Specialty Agri-product Quality and Hazard Controlling Technology of Zhejiang Province, College of Life Sciences, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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- Key Laboratory of Specialty Agri-product Quality and Hazard Controlling Technology of Zhejiang Province, College of Life Sciences, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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- Key Laboratory of Specialty Agri-product Quality and Hazard Controlling Technology of Zhejiang Province, College of Life Sciences, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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- Key Laboratory of Specialty Agri-product Quality and Hazard Controlling Technology of Zhejiang Province, College of Life Sciences, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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- Key Laboratory of Specialty Agri-product Quality and Hazard Controlling Technology of Zhejiang Province, College of Life Sciences, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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- Key Laboratory of Specialty Agri-product Quality and Hazard Controlling Technology of Zhejiang Province, College of Life Sciences, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou 310018, China.
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Xiao Y, Sun G, Yu Q, Gao T, Zhu Q, Wang R, Huang S, Han Z, Cervone F, Yin H, Qi T, Wang Y, Chai J. A plant mechanism of hijacking pathogen virulence factors to trigger innate immunity. Science 2024; 383:732-739. [PMID: 38359129 DOI: 10.1126/science.adj9529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2023] [Accepted: 12/22/2023] [Indexed: 02/17/2024]
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Polygalacturonase-inhibiting proteins (PGIPs) interact with pathogen-derived polygalacturonases to inhibit their virulence-associated plant cell wall-degrading activity but stimulate immunity-inducing oligogalacturonide production. Here we show that interaction between Phaseolus vulgaris PGIP2 (PvPGIP2) and Fusarium phyllophilum polygalacturonase (FpPG) enhances substrate binding, resulting in inhibition of the enzyme activity of FpPG. This interaction promotes FpPG-catalyzed production of long-chain immunoactive oligogalacturonides, while diminishing immunosuppressive short oligogalacturonides. PvPGIP2 binding creates a substrate binding site on PvPGIP2-FpPG, forming a new polygalacturonase with boosted substrate binding activity and altered substrate preference. Structure-based engineering converts a putative PGIP that initially lacks FpPG-binding activity into an effective FpPG-interacting protein. These findings unveil a mechanism for plants to transform pathogen virulence activity into a defense trigger and provide proof of principle for engineering PGIPs with broader specificity.
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- Yu Xiao
- Center for Plant Biology, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
- Beijing Frontier Research Center for Biological Structure, Tsinghua-Peking Joint Center for Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
- Key Laboratory of Soybean Disease and Pest Control (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs), Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
- The Key Laboratory of Plant Immunity, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Center for Plant Biology, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Beijing Frontier Research Center for Biological Structure, Tsinghua-Peking Joint Center for Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
- Key Laboratory of Soybean Disease and Pest Control (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs), Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
- The Key Laboratory of Plant Immunity, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
- Key Laboratory of Soybean Disease and Pest Control (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs), Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
- The Key Laboratory of Plant Immunity, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Westlake University, Hangzhou 310024, China
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- Center for Plant Biology, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
- Beijing Frontier Research Center for Biological Structure, Tsinghua-Peking Joint Center for Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
- Westlake Laboratory of Life Sciences and Biomedicine, Hangzhou 310024, Zhejiang, China
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- Dipartimento di Biologia e Biotecnologie "C. Darwin," Sapienza, University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro, 00185 Roma, Italy
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- Dalian Engineering Research Center for Carbohydrate Agricultural Preparations, Liaoning Provincial Key Laboratory of Carbohydrates, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China
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- Center for Plant Biology, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
- Key Laboratory of Soybean Disease and Pest Control (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs), Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
- The Key Laboratory of Plant Immunity, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Center for Plant Biology, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
- Beijing Frontier Research Center for Biological Structure, Tsinghua-Peking Joint Center for Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
- School of Life Sciences, Westlake University, Hangzhou 310024, China
- Westlake Laboratory of Life Sciences and Biomedicine, Hangzhou 310024, Zhejiang, China
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Zhang D, Huang J, Liu Y, Chen X, Gao T, Li N, Huang W, Wu M. Directed Modification of a GHF11 Thermostable Xylanase AusM for Enhancing Inhibitory Resistance towards SyXIP-I and Application of AusM PKK in Bread Making. Foods 2023; 12:3574. [PMID: 37835228 PMCID: PMC10572589 DOI: 10.3390/foods12193574] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2023] [Revised: 09/21/2023] [Accepted: 09/23/2023] [Indexed: 10/15/2023] Open
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To reduce the inhibition sensitivity of a thermoresistant xylanase AusM to xylanase inhibitor protein (XIP)-type in wheat flour, the site-directed mutagenesis was conducted based on the computer-aided redesign. First, fourteen single-site variants and one three-amino acid replacement variant in the thumb region of an AusM-encoding gene (AusM) were constructed and expressed in E. coli BL21(DE3), respectively, as predicted theoretically. At a molar ratio of 100:1 between SyXIP-I/xylanase, the majority of mutants were nearly completely inactivated by the inhibitor SyXIP-I, whereas AusMN127A retained 62.7% of its initial activity and AusMPKK retained 100% of its initial activity. The optimal temperature of the best mutant AusMPKK was 60 °C, as opposed to 60-65 °C for AusM, while it exhibited improved thermostability, retaining approximately 60% of its residual activity after heating at 80 °C for 60 min. Furthermore, AusMPKK at a dosage of 1000 U/kg was more effective than AusM at 4000 U/kg in increasing specific bread loaf volume and reducing hardness during bread production and storage. Directed evolution of AusM significantly reduces inhibition sensitivity, and the mutant enzyme AusMPKK is conducive to improving bread quality and extending its shelf life.
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- Dong Zhang
- Wuxi School of Medicine, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
- Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, and the Laboratory of Baking and Fermentation Science, Cereals/Sourdough and Nutritional Functionality Research, School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- Wuxi School of Medicine, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- Wuxi School of Medicine, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- Guangzhou Puratos Food Co., Ltd., Guangzhou 511400, China
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- Guangzhou Puratos Food Co., Ltd., Guangzhou 511400, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, and the Laboratory of Baking and Fermentation Science, Cereals/Sourdough and Nutritional Functionality Research, School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- Wuxi School of Medicine, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
- Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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Wei H, Liu M, Zhang K, Li J, Ouyang X. Heterologous expression of family GH11 Aspergillus niger xylanase B (AnXylB11) in Pichia pastoris and competitive inhibition by riceXIP: An experimental and simulation study. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2022; 220:112907. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2022.112907] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2022] [Revised: 10/03/2022] [Accepted: 10/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Tundo S, Mandalà G, Sella L, Favaron F, Bedre R, Kalunke RM. Xylanase Inhibitors: Defense Players in Plant Immunity with Implications in Agro-Industrial Processing. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms232314994. [PMID: 36499321 PMCID: PMC9739030 DOI: 10.3390/ijms232314994] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2022] [Revised: 11/17/2022] [Accepted: 11/22/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Xylanase inhibitors (XIs) are plant cell wall proteins largely distributed in monocots that inhibit the hemicellulose degrading activity of microbial xylanases. XIs have been classified into three classes with different structures and inhibition specificities, namely Triticum aestivum xylanase inhibitors (TAXI), xylanase inhibitor proteins (XIP), and thaumatin-like xylanase inhibitors (TLXI). Their involvement in plant defense has been established by several reports. Additionally, these inhibitors have considerable economic relevance because they interfere with the activity of xylanases applied in several agro-industrial processes. Previous reviews highlighted the structural and biochemical properties of XIs and hypothesized their role in plant defense. Here, we aimed to update the information on the genomic organization of XI encoding genes, the inhibition properties of XIs against microbial xylanases, and the structural properties of xylanase-XI interaction. We also deepened the knowledge of XI regulation mechanisms in planta and their involvement in plant defense. Finally, we reported the recently studied strategies to reduce the negative impact of XIs in agro-industrial processes and mentioned their allergenicity potential.
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- Silvio Tundo
- Department of Land, Environment, Agriculture, and Forestry (TESAF), University of Padova, 35020 Legnaro, Italy
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- Department of Biotechnology, University of Verona, Strada Le Grazie 15, 37134 Verona, Italy
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- Department of Land, Environment, Agriculture, and Forestry (TESAF), University of Padova, 35020 Legnaro, Italy
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- Department of Land, Environment, Agriculture, and Forestry (TESAF), University of Padova, 35020 Legnaro, Italy
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- Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center, Texas A&M University System, Weslaco, TX 78596, USA
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- Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, 975 N Warson Rd, 7 Olivette, St. Louis, MO 63132, USA
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Exploring competitive inhibition of a family 10 xylanase derived from Hu sheep rumen microbiota by Oryza sativa xylanase inhibitor protein: In vitro and in silico perspectives. Enzyme Microb Technol 2022; 160:110082. [PMID: 35709658 DOI: 10.1016/j.enzmictec.2022.110082] [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: 04/13/2022] [Revised: 05/20/2022] [Accepted: 06/09/2022] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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The catalytic domain of family GH10 xylanase, XYN-LXY_CD derived from Hu sheep rumen microbiota was expressed in Pichia pastoris X33. The special activity of reXYN-LXY_CD in the culture supernatant was 232.56 U/mg. The optima of reXYN-LXY_CD were 53 °C and pH 7.0. Recombinant Oryza sativa xylanase inhibitor protein (rePOsXIP) competitively inhibited reXYN-LXY_CD with an inhibition constant (Ki) value of 237.37 nM. The concentration of hydrolysates released from beechwood xylan by reXYN-LXY_CD reduced when rePOsXIP was added into the hydrolytic system. Fluorescence of reXYN-LXY_CD was statically quenched by rePOsXIP in a dose-dependent manner. The details in intermolecular interaction between XYN-LXY_CD and OsXIP were investigated by using molecular dynamics (MD) simulations, binding free energy computation and non-covalent interactions (NCI) analysis. Hydrogen bonding and van der Waals played indispensable roles in the XYN-LXY_CD/OsXIP interaction. The α-7 helix of OsXIP tightly occupied the catalytic pocket of XYN-LXY_CD with hydrogen bonding such as K239OsXIP-N261/Q292/E197XYN-LXY_CD (E197, the acid-base catalytic residue), D236OsXIP-K327XYN-LXY_CD and Q242OsXIP-E211/Q212XYN-LXY_CD. Based on the quantum theory of atoms in molecules (QTAIM), the Laplacian of electron density and core-valence bifurcation index of HZ3K239-OE2E197 were 0.1025 a.u. and 0.002218, respectively. Elucidating the mechanism underlying xylanase-inhibitor interactions might help construct XYN-LXY_CD mutants that gain resistance to XIPs and high catalytic activity, which would be more efficient in feed additives in livestock.
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Sun Z, Zhang M, An Y, Han X, Guo B, Lv G, Zhao Y, Guo Y, Li S. CRISPR/Cas9-Mediated Disruption of Xylanase inhibitor protein ( XIP) Gene Improved the Dough Quality of Common Wheat. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 13:811668. [PMID: 35449885 PMCID: PMC9018002 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.811668] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2021] [Accepted: 03/02/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The wheat dough quality is of great significance for the end-use of flour. Some genes have been cloned for controlling the protein fractions, grain protein content, starch synthase, grain hardness, etc. Using a unigene map of the recombinant inbred lines (RILs) for "TN 18 × LM 6," we mapped a quantitative trait locus (QTL) for dough stability time (ST) and SDS-sedimentation values (SV) on chromosome 6A (QSt/Sv-6A-2851). The peak position of the QTL covered two candidate unigenes, and we speculated that TraesCS6A02G077000 (a xylanase inhibitor protein) was the primary candidate gene (named the TaXip gene). The target loci containing the three homologous genes TaXip-6A, TaXip-6B, and TaXip-6D were edited in the variety "Fielder" by clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats-associated protein 9 (CRISPR/Cas9). Two mutant types in the T2:3 generation were obtained (aaBBDD and AAbbdd) with about 120 plants per type. The SVs of aaBBDD, AAbbdd, and WT were 31.77, 27.30, and 20.08 ml, respectively. The SVs of the aaBBDD and AAbbdd were all significantly higher than those of the wild type (WT), and the aaBBDD was significantly higher than the AAbbdd. The STs of aaBBDD, AAbbdd, and WT were 2.60, 2.24, and 2.25 min, respectively. The ST for the aaBBDD was significantly higher than that for WT and was not significantly different between WT and AAbbdd. The above results indicated that XIP in vivo can significantly affect wheat dough quality. The selection of TaXip gene should be a new strategy for developing high-quality varieties in wheat breeding programs.
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A Fungal Versatile GH10 Endoxylanase and Its Glycosynthase Variant: Synthesis of Xylooligosaccharides and Glycosides of Bioactive Phenolic Compounds. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23031383. [PMID: 35163307 PMCID: PMC8836076 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23031383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2021] [Revised: 01/20/2022] [Accepted: 01/22/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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The study of endoxylanases as catalysts to valorize hemicellulosic residues and to obtain glycosides with improved properties is a topic of great industrial interest. In this work, a GH10 β-1,4-endoxylanase (XynSOS), from the ascomycetous fungus Talaromyces amestolkiae, has been heterologously produced in Pichia pastoris, purified, and characterized. rXynSOS is a highly glycosylated monomeric enzyme of 53 kDa that contains a functional CBM1 domain and shows its optimal activity on azurine cross-linked (AZCL)-beechwood xylan at 70 °C and pH 5. Substrate specificity and kinetic studies confirmed its versatility and high affinity for beechwood xylan and wheat arabinoxylan. Moreover, rXynSOS was capable of transglycosylating phenolic compounds, although with low efficiencies. For expanding its synthetic capacity, a glycosynthase variant of rXynSOS was developed by directed mutagenesis, replacing its nucleophile catalytic residue E236 by a glycine (rXynSOS-E236G). This novel glycosynthase was able to synthesize β-1,4-xylooligosaccharides (XOS) of different lengths (four, six, eight, and ten xylose units), which are known to be emerging prebiotics. rXynSOS-E236G was also much more active than the native enzyme in the glycosylation of a broad range of phenolic compounds with antioxidant properties. The interesting capabilities of rXynSOS and its glycosynthase variant make them promising tools for biotechnological applications.
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Wang Y, Liu M, Li J, Wei H, Zhang K. Experimental and in silico studies of competitive inhibition of family GH10 Aspergillus fumigatus xylanase A by Oryza sativa xylanase inhibitor protein. Int J Biol Macromol 2021; 193:1391-1399. [PMID: 34742846 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2021.10.201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2021] [Revised: 10/07/2021] [Accepted: 10/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The family GH10 Aspergillus fumigatus xylanase A (AfXylA10) gene, afxyla10 was cloned and recombinantly expressed in Pichia pastoris X33. The optimum temperature and pH of reAfXylA10 was 53 °C and 7.0, and Mn2+ remarkably activated the catalytic activity. The recombinant Oryza sativa xylanase inhibitor protein, rePOsXIP significantly inhibited reAfXylA10 with inhibition constant (Ki) of 177.94 nM via competitive inhibition and decreased the concentration of hydrolysate from beechwood xylan. Optimal inhibition of rePOsXIP on reAfXylA10 occurred at 45 °C for 40 min. The fluorescence of reAfXylA10 was statically quenched by rePOsXIP, indicating the formation of reAfXylA10-rePOsXIP complex during their interaction. Furthermore, molecular dynamics (MD) simulations were performed to obtain the detailed information on enzyme-inhibitor interaction. The binding free energy (ΔG) of AfXylA10-OsXIP complex was -30 ± 9 kcal/mol by MM-PBSA calculation, and the α-7 helix of OsXIP anchored in the catalytic cleft of AfXylA10 by competition with the xylan substrate. K239OsXIP stably interacted with the catalytic site E140AfXylA10 through hydrogen bond and vdW interaction. Intermolecular hydrogen bonds T104AfXylA10/V99AfXylA10-Q5OsXIP, R256AfXylA10-E235OsXIP, D155AfXylA10-Y243OsXIP and D145AfXylA10-R194OsXIP on the upper of the TIM barrel were essential for strengthening the stability of complex. Therefore, these non-covalent interactions (NCI) played key role in the interaction between AfXylA10 and OsXIP.
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- Yuting Wang
- Key Laboratory of Marine Food Quality and Hazard Controlling Technology of Zhejiang Province, College of Life Sciences, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Food Quality and Hazard Controlling Technology of Zhejiang Province, College of Life Sciences, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou 310018, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Food Quality and Hazard Controlling Technology of Zhejiang Province, College of Life Sciences, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Food Quality and Hazard Controlling Technology of Zhejiang Province, College of Life Sciences, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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Brandt SC, Ellinger B, van Nguyen T, Harder S, Schlüter H, Hahnke RL, Rühl M, Schäfer W, Gand M. Aspergillus sydowii: Genome Analysis and Characterization of Two Heterologous Expressed, Non-redundant Xylanases. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:2154. [PMID: 33071998 PMCID: PMC7531221 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.573482] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2020] [Accepted: 08/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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A prerequisite for the transition toward a biobased economy is the identification and development of efficient enzymes for the usage of renewable resources as raw material. Therefore, different xylanolytic enzymes are important for efficient enzymatic hydrolysis of xylan-heteropolymers. A powerful tool to overcome the limited enzymatic toolbox lies in exhausting the potential of unexplored habitats. By screening a Vietnamese fungal culture collection of 295 undiscovered fungal isolates, 12 highly active xylan degraders were identified. One of the best xylanase producing strains proved to be an Aspergillus sydowii strain from shrimp shell (Fsh102), showing a specific activity of 0.6 U/mg. Illumina dye sequencing was used to identify our Fsh102 strain and determine differences to the A. sydowii CBS 593.65 reference strain. With activity based in-gel zymography and subsequent mass spectrometric identification, three potential proteins responsible for xylan degradation were identified. Two of these proteins were cloned from the cDNA and, furthermore, expressed heterologously in Escherichia coli and characterized. Both xylanases, were entirely different from each other, including glycoside hydrolases (GH) families, folds, substrate specificity, and inhibition patterns. The specific enzyme activity applying 0.1% birch xylan of both purified enzymes were determined with 181.1 ± 37.8 or 121.5 ± 10.9 U/mg for xylanase I and xylanase II, respectively. Xylanase I belongs to the GH11 family, while xylanase II is member of the GH10 family. Both enzymes showed typical endo-xylanase activity, the main products of xylanase I are xylobiose, xylotriose, and xylohexose, while xylobiose, xylotriose, and xylopentose are formed by xylanase II. Additionally, xylanase II showed remarkable activity toward xylotriose. Xylanase I is stable when stored up to 30°C and pH value of 9, while xylanase II started to lose significant activity stored at pH 9 after exceeding 3 days of storage. Xylanase II displayed about 40% activity when stored at 50°C for 24 h. The enzymes are tolerant toward mesophilic temperatures, while acting in a broad pH range. With site directed mutagenesis, the active site residues in both enzymes were confirmed. The presented activity and stability justify the classification of both xylanases as highly interesting for further development.
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- Sophie C. Brandt
- Department of Molecular Phytopathology, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department ScreeningPort, Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology IME, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Phytopathology, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Mass Spectrometric Proteomics Group, Institute of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Mass Spectrometric Proteomics Group, Institute of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Microorganisms, Leibniz Institute DSMZ – German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Institute of Food Chemistry and Food Biotechnology, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Giessen, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Phytopathology, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Phytopathology, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
- Institute of Food Chemistry and Food Biotechnology, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Giessen, Germany
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Damis SIR, Murad AMA, Diba Abu Bakar F, Rashid SA, Jaafar NR, Illias RM. Protein engineering of GH11 xylanase from Aspergillus fumigatus RT-1 for catalytic efficiency improvement on kenaf biomass hydrolysis. Enzyme Microb Technol 2019; 131:109383. [DOI: 10.1016/j.enzmictec.2019.109383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2019] [Revised: 06/30/2019] [Accepted: 07/16/2019] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Liu MQ, Li JY, Rehman AU, Xu X, Gu ZJ, Wu RC. Laboratory Evolution of GH11 Endoxylanase Through DNA Shuffling: Effects of Distal Residue Substitution on Catalytic Activity and Active Site Architecture. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2019; 7:350. [PMID: 31824938 PMCID: PMC6883096 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2019.00350] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2019] [Accepted: 11/06/2019] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Endoxylanase with high specific activity, thermostability, and broad pH adaptability is in huge demand. The mutant library of GH11 endoxylanase was constructed via DNA shuffling by using the catalytic domain of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens xylanase A (BaxA) and Thermomonospora fusca TF xylanase A (TfxA) as parents. A total of 2,250 colonies were collected and 756 of them were sequenced. Three novel mutants (DS153: N29S, DS241: S31R and DS428: I51V) were identified and characterized in detail. For these mutants, three residues of BaxA were substituted by the corresponding one of TfxA_CD. The specific activity of DS153, DS241, and DS428 in the optimal condition was 4.54, 4.35, and 3.9 times compared with the recombinant BaxA (reBaxA), respectively. The optimum temperature of the three mutants was 50°C. The optimum pH for DS153, DS241, and DS428 was 6.0, 7.0, and 6.0, respectively. The catalytic efficiency of DS153, DS241, and DS428 enhanced as well, while their sensitivity to recombinant rice xylanase inhibitor (RIXI) was lower than that of reBaxA. Three mutants have identical hydrolytic function as reBaxA, which released xylobiose–xylopentaose from oat spelt, birchwood, and beechwood xylan. Furthermore, molecular dynamics simulations were performed on BaxA and three mutants to explore the precise impact of gain-of-function on xylanase activity. The tertiary structure of BaxA was not altered under the substitution of distal residues (N29S, S31R, and I51V); it induced slightly changes in active site architecture. The distal impact rescued the BaxA from native conformation (“closed state”) through weakening interactions between “gate” residues (R112, N35 in DS241 and DS428; W9, P116 in DS153) and active site residues (E78, E172, Y69, and Y80), favoring conformations with an “open state” and providing improved activity. The current findings would provide a better and more in-depth understanding of how distal single residue substitution improved the catalytic activity of xylanase at the atomic level.
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- Ming-Qi Liu
- Key Laboratory of Marine Food Quality and Hazard Controlling Technology of Zhejiang Province, College of Life Sciences, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Food Quality and Hazard Controlling Technology of Zhejiang Province, College of Life Sciences, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Food Quality and Hazard Controlling Technology of Zhejiang Province, College of Life Sciences, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Food Quality and Hazard Controlling Technology of Zhejiang Province, College of Life Sciences, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou, China
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Differential inhibition of GH family 11 endo-xylanase by rice xylanase inhibitor and verification by a modified yeast two-hybrid system. Int J Biol Macromol 2019; 132:514-523. [PMID: 30951774 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2019.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2019] [Revised: 03/30/2019] [Accepted: 04/01/2019] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Rice xylanase inhibitor (RIXI) is a XIP-type xylanase inhibitor protein that protects rice cells from pathogenic organisms. RIXI inhibits most microbial xylanases and thus decreases their practical application. The recombinant RIXI (rePRIXI) showed evident inhibitory activities against several family 11 endo-xylanases. After interaction with rePRIXI at 50 °C for 40 min, the residual activities of reBaxA50, reBaxA, TfxA_CD214, and TfxA_CD were 55.6%, 30.3%, 30.09%, and 11.20%, respectively. Intrinsic fluorescence of reBaxA50 and TfxA_CD214 was statically quenched after interaction with rePRIXI. rePRIXI decreased hydrolysis of beechwood xylan by reBaxA50 and TfxA_CD214. Molecular dynamics simulations revealed the long loop (residues 144-153) of RIXI inserts into the catalytic cleft of family 11 xylanases. Native PAGE results revealed the formation of RIXI-xylanase complex after their interaction in the test tube. Interactions were also observed between RIXI and xylanases in living yeast cells. The results of inhibitory activity assay and modified yeast two-hybrid revealed that the inhibitory activity of RIXI on family 11 xylanase improved with the interaction strength of the RIXI-xylanase complex, indicating their positive correlation. The modified yeast two-hybrid system is relatively simple and has low cost, and its use may be extended to other studies on protein-protein interactions.
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Denisenko YA, Gusakov AV, Rozhkova AM, Zorov IN, Bashirova AV, Matys VY, Nemashkalov VA, Sinitsyn AP. Protein engineering of GH10 family xylanases for gaining a resistance to cereal proteinaceous inhibitors. BIOCATALYSIS AND AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bcab.2019.01.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Watanabe M, Matsuzawa T, Yaoi K. Rational protein design for thermostabilization of glycoside hydrolases based on structural analysis. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2018; 102:8677-8684. [PMID: 30109396 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-018-9288-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2018] [Revised: 07/30/2018] [Accepted: 08/01/2018] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Glycosidases are used in the food, chemical, and energy industries. These proteins are some of the most frequently used such enzymes, and their thermostability is essential for long-term and/or repeated use. In addition to thermostability, modification of the substrate selectivity and improvement of the glycosidase activities are also important. Thermostabilization of enzymes can be performed by directed evolution via random mutagenesis or by rational design via site-directed mutagenesis; each approach has advantages and disadvantages. In this paper, we introduce thermostabilization of glycoside hydrolases by rational protein design using site-directed mutagenesis along with X-ray crystallography and simulation modeling. We focus on the methods of thermostabilization of glycoside hydrolases by linking the N- and C-terminal ends, introducing disulfide bridges, and optimizing β-turn structures to promote hydrophobic interactions.
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- Masahiro Watanabe
- Research Institute for Sustainable Chemistry, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 3-11-32, Kagamiyama, Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima, 739-0046, Japan
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- Bioproduction Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tsukuba Central 6, 1-1-1 Higashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8566, Japan
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- Bioproduction Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tsukuba Central 6, 1-1-1 Higashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8566, Japan.
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Inhibiting the Catalytic Activity of Family GH11 Xylanases by Recombinant Rice Xylanase-Inhibiting Protein. Catal Letters 2018. [DOI: 10.1007/s10562-018-2431-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Krogh Madsen C, Pettersson D, Hjortshøj R, Katholm A, Brinch-Pedersen H. Superior Growth Rates in Broilers Fed Wheat with Low In Vitro Feed-Xylanase Inhibition. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2018; 66:4044-4050. [PMID: 29575893 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.8b00208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Grain-batch variation in xylanase-inhibitor levels may account for variations in the efficacy of feed xylanase supplementation. This would make inhibition an important quality parameter in the routine analysis of feedstuffs. Two analytical procedures for testing feedstuffs against specific xylanases were researched: the high-throughput viscosity-pressure assay (ViPr) and the extraction-free remazol-brilliant-blue-beechwood-xylan (RBBX) assay. Thirty-two wheat cultivars were analyzed for inhibition of a commercial xylanase, Ronozyme WX. Four cultivars were selected for a feeding experiment in which the growth of 1440 broilers from ages 7-33 days was monitored. The treatments resulted up to 7 % difference (day 14) in broiler weight . The cultivar choice had an effect throughout the experiment ( p < 0.05). The performance ranking of the treatments corresponded better to xylanase inhibition than to crude-protein content or nonstarch-polysaccharide content. Wheat-grain xylanase-inhibitor content is therefore a highly relevant quality parameter when broiler diets are supplemented with feed xylanase.
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- Claus Krogh Madsen
- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Research Center Flakkebjerg , Aarhus University , 4200 Slagelse , Denmark
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Research Center Flakkebjerg , Aarhus University , 4200 Slagelse , Denmark
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Li XQ, Wu Q, Hu D, Wang R, Liu Y, Wu MC, Li JF. Improving the temperature characteristics and catalytic efficiency of a mesophilic xylanase from Aspergillus oryzae, AoXyn11A, by iterative mutagenesis based on in silico design. AMB Express 2017; 7:97. [PMID: 28508385 PMCID: PMC5432455 DOI: 10.1186/s13568-017-0399-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2017] [Accepted: 05/02/2017] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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To improve the temperature characteristics and catalytic efficiency of a glycoside hydrolase family (GHF) 11 xylanase from Aspergillus oryzae (AoXyn11A), its variants were predicted based on in silico design. Firstly, Gly21 with the maximum B-factor value, which was confirmed by molecular dynamics (MD) simulation on the three-dimensional structure of AoXyn11A, was subjected to site-saturation mutagenesis. Thus, one variant with the highest thermostability, AoXyn11AG21I, was selected from the mutagenesis library, E. coli/Aoxyn11AG21X (X: any one of 20 amino acids). Secondly, based on the primary structure multiple alignment of AoXyn11A with seven thermophilic GHF11 xylanases, AoXyn11AY13F or AoXyn11AG21I–Y13F, was designed by replacing Tyr13 in AoXyn11A or AoXyn11AG21I with Phe. Finally, three variant-encoding genes, Aoxyn11AG21I, Aoxyn11AY13F and Aoxyn11AG21I–Y13F, were constructed by two-stage whole-plasmid PCR method, and expressed in Pichia pastoris GS115, respectively. The temperature optimum (Topt) of recombinant (re) AoXyn11AG21I–Y13F was 60 °C, being 5 °C higher than that of reAoXyn11AG21I or reAoXyn11AY13F, and 10 °C higher than that of reAoXyn11A. The thermal inactivation half-life (t1/2) of reAoXyn11AG21I–Y13F at 50 °C was 240 min, being 40-, 3.4- and 2.5-fold longer than those of reAoXyn11A, reAoXyn11AG21I and reAoXyn11AY13F. The melting temperature (Tm) values of reAoXyn11A, reAoXyn11AG21I, reAoXyn11AY13F and reAoXyn11AG21I–Y13F were 52.3, 56.5, 58.6 and 61.3 °C, respectively. These findings indicated that the iterative mutagenesis of both Gly21Ile and Tyr13Phe improved the temperature characteristics of AoXyn11A in a synergistic mode. Besides those, the catalytic efficiency (kcat/Km) of reAoXyn11AG21I–Y13F was 473.1 mL mg−1 s−1, which was 1.65-fold higher than that of reAoXyn11A.
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Heinen PR, Bauermeister A, Ribeiro LF, Messias JM, Almeida PZ, Moraes LAB, Vargas-Rechia CG, de Oliveira AHC, Ward RJ, Filho EXF, Kadowaki MK, Jorge JA, Polizeli MLTM. GH11 xylanase from Aspergillus tamarii Kita: Purification by one-step chromatography and xylooligosaccharides hydrolysis monitored in real-time by mass spectrometry. Int J Biol Macromol 2017; 108:291-299. [PMID: 29191425 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2017.11.150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2017] [Revised: 11/22/2017] [Accepted: 11/23/2017] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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The present study describes the one-step purification and biochemical characterization of an endo-1,4-β-xylanase from Aspergillus tamarii Kita. Extracellular xylanase was purified to homogeneity 7.43-fold through CM-cellulose. Enzyme molecular weight and pI were estimated to be 19.5kDa and 8.5, respectively. The highest activity of the xylanase was obtained at 60°C and it was active over a broad pH range (4.0-9.0), with maximal activity at pH 5.5. The enzyme was thermostable at 50°C, retaining more than 70% of its initial activity for 480min. The K0.5 and Vmax values on beechwood xylan were 8.13mg/mL and 1,330.20μmol/min/mg of protein, respectively. The ions Ba2+ and Ni2+, and the compounds β-mercaptoethanol and DTT enhanced xylanase activity, while the heavy metals (Co2+, Cu2+, Hg+, Pb2+ and Zn2+) strongly inhibited the enzyme, at 5mM. Enzymatic hydrolysis of xylooligosaccharides monitored in real-time by mass spectrometer showed that the shortest xylooligosaccharide more efficiently hydrolyzed by A. tamarii Kita xylanase corresponded to xylopentaose. In agreement, HPLC analyzes did not detect xylopentaose among the hydrolysis products of xylan. Therefore, this novel GH11 endo-xylanase displays a series of physicochemical properties favorable to its application in the food, feed, pharmaceutical and paper industries.
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- P R Heinen
- Departamento de Bioquímica e Imunologia - Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto - Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil
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- Departamento de Física e Química, Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering - Johns Hopkins University, USA
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- Departamento de Física e Química, Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica e Imunologia - Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto - Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil
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- Departamento de Química - Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto - Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil
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- Departamento de Física e Química, Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil
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- Departamento de Química - Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto - Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil
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- Departamento de Química - Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto - Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Celular, Universidade de Brasília, Brasília, DF, Brazil
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- Centro de Ciências Médicas e Farmacêuticas - UNIOESTE - Cascavel, Paraná, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia - Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto - Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia - Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto - Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil.
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Liu X, Zhang Y, Wei Z, Chen H, Jia X. Molecular Cloning and Characterizations of Xylanase Inhibitor Protein from Wheat (Triticum Aestivum). J Food Sci 2017; 82:1582-1587. [PMID: 28613409 DOI: 10.1111/1750-3841.13773] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2017] [Revised: 04/24/2017] [Accepted: 04/27/2017] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Xylanase inhibitor proteins (XIPs) were regarded to inhibit the activity of xylanases during baking and gluten-starch separation processes. To avoid the inhibition to xylanases, it is necessary to define the conditions under which the inhibition takes place. In this study, we cloned the XIP gene from 2 different variety of Triticum aestivum, that is, Zhengmai 9023 and Zhengmai 366, and investigated the properties of XIP protein expressed by Pichia pastoris. The results showed that the 2 XIP genes (xip-9023 and xip-366) were highly homologous with only 3 nucleotide differences. XIP-9023 showed the optimal inhibition pH and temperature were 7 °C and 40 °C, respectively. Inhibition of xylanase by XIP-9023 reached the maximum in 40 min. At 50% inhibition of xylanase, the molar ratio of inhibitor: xylanase was 26:1. XIP-9023 was active to various fungal xylanases tested as well as to a bacterial xylanase produced by Paenibacillus sp. isolated from cow rumen.
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- Xinyu Liu
- Key Laboratory of Enzyme Engineering of Agricultural Microbiology, Ministry of Agriculture, College of Life Sciences, Henan Agricultural Univ., Zhengzhou, Henan Province, 450002, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Enzyme Engineering of Agricultural Microbiology, Ministry of Agriculture, College of Life Sciences, Henan Agricultural Univ., Zhengzhou, Henan Province, 450002, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Enzyme Engineering of Agricultural Microbiology, Ministry of Agriculture, College of Life Sciences, Henan Agricultural Univ., Zhengzhou, Henan Province, 450002, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Enzyme Engineering of Agricultural Microbiology, Ministry of Agriculture, College of Life Sciences, Henan Agricultural Univ., Zhengzhou, Henan Province, 450002, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Enzyme Engineering of Agricultural Microbiology, Ministry of Agriculture, College of Life Sciences, Henan Agricultural Univ., Zhengzhou, Henan Province, 450002, P.R. China
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Arena S, D'Ambrosio C, Vitale M, Mazzeo F, Mamone G, Di Stasio L, Maccaferri M, Curci PL, Sonnante G, Zambrano N, Scaloni A. Differential representation of albumins and globulins during grain development in durum wheat and its possible functional consequences. J Proteomics 2017; 162:86-98. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jprot.2017.05.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2017] [Revised: 04/21/2017] [Accepted: 05/01/2017] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Wu H, Li H, Xue Y, Luo G, Gan L, Liu J, Mao L, Long M. High efficiency co-production of ferulic acid and xylooligosaccharides from wheat bran by recombinant xylanase and feruloyl esterase. Biochem Eng J 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2017.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Altınel B, Ünal SS. The Effects of Amyloglucosidase, Glucose Oxidase and Hemicellulase Utilization on the Rheological Behaviour of Dough and Quality Characteristics of Bread. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FOOD ENGINEERING 2017. [DOI: 10.1515/ijfe-2016-0066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Wheat flour, whole wheat flour, 25 and 50 % rye flour substituted wheat flour blends, 15 and 30 % wheat bran substituted wheat flour blends were supplemented with amyloglucosidase (at 0.000875 and 0.001 %), glucose oxidase (at 0.0003 and 0.001 %) and hemicellulase (at 0.001 and 0.005 %). The effects of enzymes on the extensographic properties of dough and quality characteristics of bread (specific volume, baking loss percentage and final moisture content) were studied. The interaction between type of flour/blend, type of enzyme and dosage of enzyme affected resistance to extension, extensibility and ratio of resistance to extensibility of doughs significantly. The interactions between type of flour/blend, type of enzyme and dosage of enzyme affected specific volume, baking loss percentage and final moisture content of breads significantly. The findings in this study indicated that enzymes can exhibit unexpected effects on dough and bread properties depending on type of flour and dosage of enzyme.
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Chang HX, Yendrek CR, Caetano-Anolles G, Hartman GL. Genomic characterization of plant cell wall degrading enzymes and in silico analysis of xylanases and polygalacturonases of Fusarium virguliforme. BMC Microbiol 2016; 16:147. [PMID: 27405320 PMCID: PMC4941037 DOI: 10.1186/s12866-016-0761-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2015] [Accepted: 07/02/2016] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Plant cell wall degrading enzymes (PCWDEs) are a subset of carbohydrate-active enzymes (CAZy) produced by plant pathogens to degrade plant cell walls. To counteract PCWDEs, plants release PCWDEs inhibitor proteins (PIPs) to reduce their impact. Several transgenic plants expressing exogenous PIPs that interact with fungal glycoside hydrolase (GH)11-type xylanases or GH28-type polygalacturonase (PG) have been shown to enhance disease resistance. However, many plant pathogenic Fusarium species were reported to escape PIPs inhibition. Fusarium virguliforme is a soilborne pathogen that causes soybean sudden death syndrome (SDS). Although the genome of F. virguliforme was sequenced, there were limited studies focused on the PCWDEs of F. virguliforme. Our goal was to understand the genomic CAZy structure of F. viguliforme, and determine if exogenous PIPs could be theoretically used in soybean to enhance resistance against F. virguliforme. RESULTS F. virguliforme produces diverse CAZy to degrade cellulose and pectin, similar to other necrotorphic and hemibiotrophic plant pathogenic fungi. However, some common CAZy of plant pathogenic fungi that catalyze hemicellulose, such as GH29, GH30, GH44, GH54, GH62, and GH67, were deficient in F. virguliforme. While the absence of these CAZy families might be complemented by other hemicellulases, F. virguliforme contained unique families including GH131, polysaccharide lyase (PL) 9, PL20, and PL22 that were not reported in other plant pathogenic fungi or oomycetes. Sequence analysis revealed two GH11 xylanases of F. virguliforme, FvXyn11A and FvXyn11B, have conserved residues that allow xylanase inhibitor protein I (XIP-I) binding. Structural modeling suggested that FvXyn11A and FvXyn11B could be blocked by XIP-I that serves as good candidate for developing transgenic soybeans. In contrast, one GH28 PG, FvPG2, contains an amino acid substitution that is potentially incompatible with the bean polygalacturonase-inhibitor protein II (PvPGIP2). CONCLUSIONS Identification and annotation of CAZy provided advanced understanding of genomic composition of PCWDEs in F. virguliforme. Sequence and structural analyses of FvXyn11A and FvXyn11B suggested both xylanases were conserved in residues that allow XIP-I inhibition, and expression of both xylanases were detected during soybean roots infection. We postulate that a transgenic soybean expressing wheat XIP-I may be useful for developing root rot resistance to F. virguliforme.
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- Hao-Xun Chang
- />Department of Crop Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL 61801 USA
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- />Department of Crop Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL 61801 USA
- />USDA–Agricultural Research Services, Urbana, IL 61801 USA
- />National Soybean Research Center, University of Illinois, 1101 W. Peabody Dr., Urbana, IL 61801 USA
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Liu C, Ding F, Hao F, Yu M, Lei H, Wu X, Zhao Z, Guo H, Yin J, Wang Y, Tang H. Reprogramming of Seed Metabolism Facilitates Pre-harvest Sprouting Resistance of Wheat. Sci Rep 2016; 6:20593. [PMID: 26860057 PMCID: PMC4748292 DOI: 10.1038/srep20593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2015] [Accepted: 01/07/2016] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Pre-harvest sprouting (PHS) is a worldwide problem for wheat production and transgene antisense-thioredoxin-s (anti-trx-s) facilitates outstanding resistance. To understand the molecular details of PHS resistance, we analyzed the metabonomes of the transgenic and wild-type (control) wheat seeds at various stages using NMR and GC-FID/MS. 60 metabolites were dominant in these seeds including sugars, organic acids, amino acids, choline metabolites and fatty acids. At day-20 post-anthesis, only malate level in transgenic wheat differed significantly from that in controls whereas at day-30 post-anthesis, levels of amino acids and sucrose were significantly different between these two groups. For mature seeds, most metabolites in glycolysis, TCA cycle, choline metabolism, biosynthesis of proteins, nucleotides and fatty acids had significantly lower levels in transgenic seeds than in controls. After 30-days post-harvest ripening, most metabolites in transgenic seeds had higher levels than in controls including amino acids, sugars, organic acids, fatty acids, choline metabolites and NAD+. These indicated that anti-trx-s lowered overall metabolic activities of mature seeds eliminating pre-harvest sprouting potential. Post-harvest ripening reactivated the metabolic activities of transgenic seeds to restore their germination vigor. These findings provided essential molecular phenomic information for PHS resistance of anti-trx-s and a credible strategy for future developing PHS resistant crops.
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- Caixiang Liu
- CAS Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems, State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, National Centre for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430071, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems, State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, National Centre for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430071, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems, State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, National Centre for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430071, China.,Wuhan Zhongke Metaboss Ltd, 128 Guang-Gu-Qi-Lu, Wuhan 430074, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems, State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, National Centre for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430071, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems, State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, National Centre for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430071, China
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- College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Wheat, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Wheat, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems, State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, National Centre for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430071, China.,Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems, State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, National Centre for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430071, China.,State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center for Genetics and Developmental Biology, Metabonomics and Systems Biology Laboratory, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China
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Dong K, Zhen S, Cheng Z, Cao H, Ge P, Yan Y. Proteomic Analysis Reveals Key Proteins and Phosphoproteins upon Seed Germination of Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2015; 6:1017. [PMID: 26635843 PMCID: PMC4649031 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2015.01017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2015] [Accepted: 11/03/2015] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) is one of the oldest cultivated crops and the second most important food crop in the world. Seed germination is the key developmental process in plant growth and development, and poor germination directly affects plant growth and subsequent grain yield. In this study, we performed the first dynamic proteome analysis of wheat seed germination using a two-dimensional differential gel electrophoresis (2D-DIGE)-based proteomic approach. A total of 166 differentially expressed protein (DEP) spots representing 73 unique proteins were identified, which are mainly involved in storage, stress/defense/detoxification, carbohydrate metabolism, photosynthesis, cell metabolism, and transcription/translation/transposition. The identified DEPs and their dynamic expression profiles generally correspond to three distinct seed germination phases after imbibition: storage degradation, physiological processes/morphogenesis, and photosynthesis. Some key DEPs involved in storage substance degradation and plant defense mechanisms, such as globulin 3, sucrose synthase type I, serpin, beta-amylase, and plastid ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase (AGPase) small subunit, were found to be phosphorylated during seed germination. Particularly, the phosphorylation site Ser(355) was found to be located in the enzyme active region of beta-amylase, which promotes substrate binding. Phosphorylated modification of several proteins could promote storage substance degradation and environmental stress defense during seed germination. The central metabolic pathways involved in wheat seed germination are proposed herein, providing new insights into the molecular mechanisms of cereal seed germination.
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- Kun Dong
- Lab of Molecular Genetics and Proteomics, College of Life Science, Capital Normal UniversityBeijing, China
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- Lab of Molecular Genetics and Proteomics, College of Life Science, Capital Normal UniversityBeijing, China
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- Lab of Molecular Genetics and Proteomics, College of Life Science, Capital Normal UniversityBeijing, China
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- Lab of Molecular Genetics and Proteomics, College of Life Science, Capital Normal UniversityBeijing, China
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- Lab of Molecular Genetics and Proteomics, College of Life Science, Capital Normal UniversityBeijing, China
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- Lab of Molecular Genetics and Proteomics, College of Life Science, Capital Normal UniversityBeijing, China
- Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Grain IndustryJingzhou, China
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Metabolomic Profiling of the Nectars of Aquilegia pubescens and A. Canadensis. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0124501. [PMID: 25933103 PMCID: PMC4416886 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0124501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2014] [Accepted: 03/02/2015] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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To date, variation in nectar chemistry of flowering plants has not been studied in detail. Such variation exerts considerable influence on pollinator–plant interactions, as well as on flower traits that play important roles in the selection of a plant for visitation by specific pollinators. Over the past 60 years the Aquilegia genus has been used as a key model for speciation studies. In this study, we defined the metabolomic profiles of flower samples of two Aquilegia species, A. Canadensis and A. pubescens. We identified a total of 75 metabolites that were classified into six main categories: organic acids, fatty acids, amino acids, esters, sugars, and unknowns. The mean abundances of 25 of these metabolites were significantly different between the two species, providing insights into interspecies variation in floral chemistry. Using the PlantSEED biochemistry database, we found that the majority of these metabolites are involved in biosynthetic pathways. Finally, we explored the annotated genome of A. coerulea, using the PlantSEED pipeline and reconstructed the metabolic network of Aquilegia. This network, which contains the metabolic pathways involved in generating the observed chemical variation, is now publicly available from the DOE Systems Biology Knowledge Base (KBase; http://kbase.us).
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Kesari P, Patil DN, Kumar P, Tomar S, Sharma AK, Kumar P. Structural and functional evolution of chitinase-like proteins from plants. Proteomics 2015; 15:1693-705. [PMID: 25728311 DOI: 10.1002/pmic.201400421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2014] [Revised: 01/16/2015] [Accepted: 02/24/2015] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The plant genome contains a large number of sequences that encode catalytically inactive chitinases referred to as chitinase-like proteins (CLPs). Although CLPs share high sequence and structural homology with chitinases of glycosyl hydrolase 18 (TIM barrel domain) and 19 families, they may lack the binding/catalytic activity. Molecular genetic analysis revealed that gene duplication events followed by mutation in the existing chitinase gene have resulted in the loss of activity. The evidences show that adaptive functional diversification of the CLPs has been achieved through alterations in the flexible regions than in the rigid structural elements. The CLPs plays an important role in the defense response against pathogenic attack, biotic and abiotic stress. They are also involved in the growth and developmental processes of plants. Since the physiological roles of CLPs are similar to chitinase, such mutations have led to plurifunctional enzymes. The biochemical and structural characterization of the CLPs is essential for understanding their roles and to develop potential utility in biotechnological industries. This review sheds light on the structure-function evolution of CLPs from chitinases.
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- Pooja Kesari
- Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee, India
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Sugimura M, Nishimoto M, Kitaoka M. Characterization of Glycosynthase Mutants Derived from Glycoside Hydrolase Family 10 Xylanases. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2014; 70:1210-7. [PMID: 16717424 DOI: 10.1271/bbb.70.1210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Four xylanases belonging to glycoside hydrolase family 10-Thermotoga maritima XylB (TM), Clostridium stercorarium XynB (CS), Bacillus halodurans XynA (BH), and Cellulomonas fimi Cex (CF)-were converted to glycosynthases by substituting the nucleophilic glutamic acid residues with glycine, alanine, and serine. The glycine mutants exhibited the highest levels of glycosynthase activity with all four enzymes. All the glycine mutants formed polymeric beta-1,4-linked xylopyranose as a precipitate during reaction with alpha-xylobiosyl fluoride. Two glycine mutants (TM and CF) recognized X(2) as an effective acceptor molecule to prohibit the formation of the polymer, while the other two (CS and BH) did not. The difference in acceptor specificity is considered to reflect the difference in substrate affinity at their +2 subsites. The results agreed with the structural predictions of the subsite, where TM and CF exhibit high affinity at subsite 2, suggesting that the glycosynthase technique is useful for investigating the affinity of +subsites.
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Xiao Z, Grosse S, Bergeron H, Lau PCK. Cloning and characterization of the first GH10 and GH11 xylanases from Rhizopus oryzae. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2014; 98:8211-22. [PMID: 24760228 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-014-5741-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2013] [Revised: 03/18/2014] [Accepted: 03/31/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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The only available genome sequence for Rhizopus oryzae strain 99-880 was annotated to not encode any β-1,4-endoxylanase encoding genes of the glycoside hydrolase (GH) family 10 or 11. Here, we report the identification and cloning of two such members in R. oryzae strain NRRL 29086. Strain 29086 was one of several selected fungi grown on wheat or triticale bran and screened for xylanase activity among other hydrolytic actions. Its high activity (138 U/ml) in the culture supernatant led to the identification of two activity-stained proteins, designated Xyn-1 and Xyn-2 of respective molecular masses 32,000 and 22,000. These proteins were purified to electrophoretic homogeneity and characterized. The specific activities of Xyn-1 and Xyn-2 towards birchwood xylan were 605 and 7,710 U/mg, respectively. Kinetic data showed that the lower molecular weight Xyn-2 had a higher affinity (K m=3.2 ± 0.2 g/l) towards birchwood xylan than Xyn-1 by about 4-fold. The melting temperature (T m) of the two proteins, estimated to be in the range of 49.5-53.7 °C indicated that they are rather thermostable proteins. N-terminal and internal peptide sequences were obtained by chemical digestion of the purified xylanases to facilitate cloning, expression in Escherichia coli, and sequencing of the respective gene. The cloned Rhizopus xylanases were used to demonstrate release of xylose from flax shives-derived hemicellulose as model feedstock. Overall, this study expands the catalytic toolbox of GH10 and 11 family proteins that have applications in various industrial and bioproducts settings.
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- Zhizhuang Xiao
- Aquatic and Crop Resource Development, National Research Council Canada, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H4P 2R2
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Cloning and enzymatic characterization of four thermostable fungal endo-1,4-β-xylanases. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2013; 98:3613-28. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-013-5244-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2013] [Revised: 08/17/2013] [Accepted: 08/21/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Hu J, Arantes V, Pribowo A, Saddler JN. The synergistic action of accessory enzymes enhances the hydrolytic potential of a "cellulase mixture" but is highly substrate specific. BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR BIOFUELS 2013; 6:112. [PMID: 23915398 PMCID: PMC3750293 DOI: 10.1186/1754-6834-6-112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 133] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2013] [Accepted: 08/02/2013] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND Currently, the amount of protein/enzyme required to achieve effective cellulose hydrolysis is still too high. One way to reduce the amount of protein/enzyme required is to formulate a more efficient enzyme cocktail by adding so-called accessory enzymes such as xylanase, lytic polysaccharide monooxygenase (AA9, formerly known as GH61), etc., to the cellulase mixture. Previous work has shown the strong synergism that can occur between cellulase and xylanase mixtures during the hydrolysis of steam pretreated corn stover, requiring lower protein loading to achieve effective hydrolysis. However, relatively high loadings of xylanases were required. When family 10 and 11 endo-xylanases and family 5 xyloglucanase were supplemented to a commercial cellulase mixture varying degrees of improved hydrolysis over a range of pretreated, lignocellulosic substrates were observed. RESULTS The potential synergistic interactions between cellulase monocomponents and hemicellulases from family 10 and 11 endo-xylanases (GH10 EX and GH11 EX) and family 5 xyloglucanase (GH5 XG), during hydrolysis of various steam pretreated lignocellulosic substrates, were assessed. It was apparent that the hydrolytic activity of cellulase monocomponents was enhanced by the addition of accessory enzymes although the "boosting" effect was highly substrate specific. The GH10 EX and GH5 XG both exhibited broad substrate specificity and showed strong synergistic interaction with the cellulases when added individually. The GH10 EX was more effective on steam pretreated agriculture residues and hardwood substrates whereas GH5 XG addition was more effective on softwood substrates. The synergistic interaction between GH10 EX and GH5 XG when added together further enhanced the hydrolytic activity of the cellulase enzymes over a range of pretreated lignocellulosic substrates. GH10 EX addition could also stimulate further cellulose hydrolysis when added to the hydrolysis reactions when the rate of hydrolysis had levelled off. CONCLUSIONS Endo-xylanases and xyloglucanases interacted synergistically with cellulases to improve the hydrolysis of a range of pretreated lignocellulosic substrates. However, the extent of improved hydrolysis was highly substrate dependent. It appears that those accessory enzymes, such as GH10 EX and GH5 XG, with broader substrate specificities promoted the greatest improvements in the hydrolytic performance of the cellulase mixture on all of the pretreated biomass substrates.
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- Jinguang Hu
- Forestry Products Biotechnology/Bioenergy Group, Wood Science Department, University of British Columbia, 2424 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada
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- Forestry Products Biotechnology/Bioenergy Group, Wood Science Department, University of British Columbia, 2424 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada
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- Forestry Products Biotechnology/Bioenergy Group, Wood Science Department, University of British Columbia, 2424 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada
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- Forestry Products Biotechnology/Bioenergy Group, Wood Science Department, University of British Columbia, 2424 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada
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Driss D, Berrin JG, Juge N, Bhiri F, Ghorbel R, Chaabouni SE. Functional characterization of Penicillium occitanis Pol6 and Penicillium funiculosum GH11 xylanases. Protein Expr Purif 2013; 90:195-201. [DOI: 10.1016/j.pep.2013.06.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2013] [Revised: 06/05/2013] [Accepted: 06/07/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Structural investigation of a novel N-acetyl glucosamine binding chi-lectin which reveals evolutionary relationship with class III chitinases. PLoS One 2013; 8:e63779. [PMID: 23717482 PMCID: PMC3662789 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0063779] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2012] [Accepted: 04/06/2013] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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The glycosyl hydrolase 18 (GH18) family consists of active chitinases as well as chitinase like lectins/proteins (CLPs). The CLPs share significant sequence and structural similarities with active chitinases, however, do not display chitinase activity. Some of these proteins are reported to have specific functions and carbohydrate binding property. In the present study, we report a novel chitinase like lectin (TCLL) from Tamarindus indica. The crystal structures of native TCLL and its complex with N-acetyl glucosamine were determined. Similar to the other CLPs of the GH18 members, TCLL lacks chitinase activity due to mutations of key active site residues. Comparison of TCLL with chitinases and other chitin binding CLPs shows that TCLL has substitution of some chitin binding site residues and more open binding cleft due to major differences in the loop region. Interestingly, the biochemical studies suggest that TCLL is an N-acetyl glucosamine specific chi-lectin, which is further confirmed by the complex structure of TCLL with N-acetyl glucosamine complex. TCLL has two distinct N-acetyl glucosamine binding sites S1 and S2 that contain similar polar residues, although interaction pattern with N-acetyl glucosamine varies extensively among them. Moreover, TCLL structure depicts that how plants utilize existing structural scaffolds ingenuously to attain new functions. To date, this is the first structural investigation of a chi-lectin from plants that explore novel carbohydrate binding sites other than chitin binding groove observed in GH18 family members. Consequently, TCLL structure confers evidence for evolutionary link of lectins with chitinases.
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Kolotilin I, Kaldis A, Pereira EO, Laberge S, Menassa R. Optimization of transplastomic production of hemicellulases in tobacco: effects of expression cassette configuration and tobacco cultivar used as production platform on recombinant protein yields. BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR BIOFUELS 2013; 6:65. [PMID: 23642171 PMCID: PMC3655837 DOI: 10.1186/1754-6834-6-65] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2013] [Accepted: 04/29/2013] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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BACKGROUND Chloroplast transformation in tobacco has been used extensively to produce recombinant proteins and enzymes. Chloroplast expression cassettes can be designed with different configurations of the cis-acting elements that govern foreign gene expression. With the aim to optimize production of recombinant hemicellulases in transplastomic tobacco, we developed a set of cassettes that incorporate elements known to facilitate protein expression in chloroplasts and examined expression and accumulation of a bacterial xylanase XynA. Biomass production is another important factor in achieving sustainable and high-volume production of cellulolytic enzymes. Therefore, we compared productivity of two tobacco cultivars - a low-alkaloid and a high-biomass - as transplastomic expression platforms. RESULTS Four different cassettes expressing XynA produced various mutant phenotypes of the transplastomic plants, affected their growth rate and resulted in different accumulation levels of the XynA enzyme. The most productive cassette was identified and used further to express XynA and two additional fungal xylanases, Xyn10A and Xyn11B, in a high-biomass tobacco cultivar. The high biomass cultivar allowed for a 60% increase in XynA production per plant. Accumulation of the fungal enzymes reached more than 10-fold higher levels than the bacterial enzyme, constituting up to 6% of the total soluble protein in the leaf tissue. Use of a well-characterized translational enhancer with the selected expression cassette revealed inconsistent effects on accumulation of the recombinant xylanases. Additionally, differences in the enzymatic activity of crude plant extracts measured in leaves of different age suggest presence of a specific xylanase inhibitor in the green leaf tissue. CONCLUSION Our results demonstrate the pivotal importance of the expression cassette design and appropriate tobacco cultivar for high-level transplastomic production of recombinant proteins.
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- Igor Kolotilin
- Southern Crop Protection and Food Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, London, ON, Canada
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- Southern Crop Protection and Food Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, London, ON, Canada
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- Southern Crop Protection and Food Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, London, ON, Canada
- Department of Biology, Western University, London, ON, Canada
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- Soils and Crops Research Development Center, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Québec, QC, Canada
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- Southern Crop Protection and Food Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, London, ON, Canada
- Department of Biology, Western University, London, ON, Canada
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Evolutionary History of Eukaryotic α-Glucosidases from the α-Amylase Family. J Mol Evol 2013; 76:129-45. [DOI: 10.1007/s00239-013-9545-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2012] [Accepted: 01/25/2013] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Xu H, Zhang F, Shang H, Li X, Wang J, Qiao D, Cao Y. Alkalophilic adaptation of XynB endoxylanase from Aspergillus niger via rational design of pKa of catalytic residues. J Biosci Bioeng 2013; 115:618-22. [PMID: 23290994 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiosc.2012.12.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2012] [Revised: 11/22/2012] [Accepted: 12/05/2012] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Based on the strategy of changing pH-stability profiles by altering pKa values of catalytic residues, rational protein engineering was applied to improve alkalophilic adaptation of Aspergillus niger endoxylanase XynB. Computational predictions and molecular modeling were carried out using PROPKA server and SWISS-MODEL server, respectively. Three endoxylanase mutant of S108V, N151E, and Q178R, in which the pKa values of either catalytic glutamate residues shifted, were generated. In agreement with expectation, the variant of Q178R improved alkalophilic performances. The mutant Q178R raised the optimum pH of XynB from 5.5 to 6.0 and retained 37% of the maximum activity at pH 8.0. Interestingly, the pKa values of Glu84 and Glu175 in Q178R are 7.91 and 6.32, respectively. The pKa of Glu175 is lower than that of Glu84, as opposed to the fact that the pKa of Glu84 is lower than that of Glu175 in other GH11 xylanases. It indicated that Glu175 may convert into a nucleophile residue and Glu84 into an acid/base residue.
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- Hui Xu
- Microbiology and Metabolic Engineering Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610064, PR China
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Singh RK, Tiwari MK, Kim D, Kang YC, Ramachandran P, Lee JK. Molecular cloning and characterization of a GH11 endoxylanase from Chaetomium globosum, and its use in enzymatic pretreatment of biomass. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2012. [PMID: 23184220 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-012-4577-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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An endo-1,4-β-xylanase gene, xylcg, was cloned from Chaetomium globosum and successfully expressed in Escherichia coli. The complete gene of 675 bp was amplified, cloned into the pET 28(a) vector, and expressed. The optimal conditions for the highest activity of the purified recombinant XylCg were observed at a temperature of 40 °C and pH of 5.5. Using oat-spelt xylan, the determined K m, V max, and k cat/K m values were 0.243 mg ml⁻¹, 4,530 U mg⁻¹ protein, and 7,640 ml s⁻¹ mg⁻¹, respectively. A homology model and sequence analysis of XylCg, along with the biochemical properties, confirmed that XylCg belongs to the GH11 family. Rice straw pretreated with XylCg showed 30 % higher conversion yield than the rice straw pretreated with a commercial xylanase. Although xylanases have been characterized from fungal and bacterial sources, C. globosum XylCg is distinguished from other xylanases by its high catalytic efficiency and its effectiveness in the pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass.
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- Raushan Kumar Singh
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Konkuk University, 1 Hwayang-Dong, Gwangjin-Gu, Seoul 143-701, South Korea
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Gonçalves TA, Damásio ARL, Segato F, Alvarez TM, Bragatto J, Brenelli LB, Citadini APS, Murakami MT, Ruller R, Paes Leme AF, Prade RA, Squina FM. Functional characterization and synergic action of fungal xylanase and arabinofuranosidase for production of xylooligosaccharides. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2012; 119:293-299. [PMID: 22750495 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2012.05.062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2012] [Revised: 05/10/2012] [Accepted: 05/11/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Plant cell wall degrading enzymes are key technological components in biomass bioconversion platforms for lignocellulosic materials transformation. Cost effective production of enzymes and identification of efficient degradation routes are two economic bottlenecks that currently limit the use of renewable feedstocks through an environmental friendly pathway. The present study describes the hypersecretion of an endo-xylanase (GH11) and an arabinofuranosidase (GH54) by a fungal expression system with potential biotechnological application, along with comprehensive characterization of both enzymes, including spectrometric analysis of thermal denaturation, biochemical characterization and mode of action description. The synergistic effect of these enzymes on natural substrates such as sugarcane bagasse, demonstrated the biotechnological potential of using GH11 and GH54 for production of probiotic xylooligosaccharides from plant biomass. Our findings shed light on enzymatic mechanisms for xylooligosaccharide production, as well as provide basis for further studies for the development of novel enzymatic routes for use in biomass-to-bioethanol applications.
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- T A Gonçalves
- Laboratório Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia do Bioetanol (CTBE), Centro Nacional de Pesquisa em Energia e Materiais (CNPEM), Campinas, SP, Brazil
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Vijayabaskar MS, Vishveshwara S. Insights into the fold organization of TIM barrel from interaction energy based structure networks. PLoS Comput Biol 2012; 8:e1002505. [PMID: 22615547 PMCID: PMC3355060 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1002505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2011] [Accepted: 03/12/2012] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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There are many well-known examples of proteins with low sequence similarity, adopting the same structural fold. This aspect of sequence-structure relationship has been extensively studied both experimentally and theoretically, however with limited success. Most of the studies consider remote homology or “sequence conservation” as the basis for their understanding. Recently “interaction energy” based network formalism (Protein Energy Networks (PENs)) was developed to understand the determinants of protein structures. In this paper we have used these PENs to investigate the common non-covalent interactions and their collective features which stabilize the TIM barrel fold. We have also developed a method of aligning PENs in order to understand the spatial conservation of interactions in the fold. We have identified key common interactions responsible for the conservation of the TIM fold, despite high sequence dissimilarity. For instance, the central beta barrel of the TIM fold is stabilized by long-range high energy electrostatic interactions and low-energy contiguous vdW interactions in certain families. The other interfaces like the helix-sheet or the helix-helix seem to be devoid of any high energy conserved interactions. Conserved interactions in the loop regions around the catalytic site of the TIM fold have also been identified, pointing out their significance in both structural and functional evolution. Based on these investigations, we have developed a novel network based phylogenetic analysis for remote homologues, which can perform better than sequence based phylogeny. Such an analysis is more meaningful from both structural and functional evolutionary perspective. We believe that the information obtained through the “interaction conservation” viewpoint and the subsequently developed method of structure network alignment, can shed new light in the fields of fold organization and de novo computational protein design. Proteins are polymers of amino-acids that fold into unique three-dimensional structures to perform cellular functions. This structure formation has been shown to depend on the amino-acid sequences. But examples of proteins with diverse sequences retaining a similar structural fold are quite substantial that we can no longer consider such phenomenon as exceptions. Therefore, this non-canonical relationship has been studied extensively mostly by studying the remote sequence similarities between proteins. Here we have attempted to address the above-mentioned problem by analyzing the similarities in the spatial interactions among amino-acids. Since the protein structure is a resultant of different interactions, we have considered the proteins as networks of interacting amino-acids to derive the common interactions within a popular structural fold called the TIM barrel fold. We were able to find common interactions among different families of the TIM fold and generalize the patterns of interactions by which the fold is being maintained despite sequence diversity. The results substantiate our hypothesis that interaction conservation might by a driving factor in fold formation and this new outlook can be used extensively in engineering proteins with better biophysical characteristics.
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- M S Vijayabaskar
- Molecular Biophysics Unit, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India
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Yoshizawa T, Shimizu T, Hirano H, Sato M, Hashimoto H. Structural basis for inhibition of xyloglucan-specific endo-β-1,4-glucanase (XEG) by XEG-protein inhibitor. J Biol Chem 2012; 287:18710-6. [PMID: 22496365 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m112.350520] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Microorganisms such as plant pathogens secrete glycoside hydrolases (GHs) to digest the polysaccharide chains of plant cell walls. The degradation of cell walls by these enzymes is a crucial step for nutrition and invasion. To protect the cell wall from these enzymes, plants secrete glycoside hydrolase inhibitor proteins (GHIPs). Xyloglucan-specific endo-β-1,4-glucanase (XEG), a member of GH family 12 (GH12), could be a great threat to many plants because xyloglucan is a major component of the cell wall in most plants. Understanding the inhibition mechanism of XEG by GHIP is therefore of great importance in the field of plant defense, but to date the mechanism and specificity of GHIPs remain unclear. We have determined the crystal structure of XEG in complex with extracellular dermal glycoprotein (EDGP), a carrot GHIP that inhibits XEG. The structure reveals that the conserved arginines of EDGP intrude into the active site of XEG and interact with the catalytic glutamates of the enzyme. We have also determined the crystal structure of the XEG-xyloglucan complex. These structures show that EDGP closely mimics the XEG-xyloglucan interaction. Although EDGP shares structural similarity to a wheat GHIP (Triticum aestivum xylanase inhibitor-IA (TAXI-IA)) that inhibits GH11 family xylanases, the arrangement of GH and GHIP in the XEG-EDGP complex is distinct from that in the xylanase-TAXI-IA complex. Our findings imply that plants have evolved structures of GHIPs to inhibit different GH family members that attack their cell walls.
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- Takuya Yoshizawa
- Graduate School of Nanobioscience, Yokohama City University, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
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Padilla-Hurtado B, Flórez-Ramos C, Aguilera-Gálvez C, Medina-Olaya J, Ramírez-Sanjuan A, Rubio-Gómez J, Acuña-Zornosa R. Cloning and expression of an endo-1,4-β-xylanase from the coffee berry borer, Hypothenemus hampei. BMC Res Notes 2012; 5:23. [PMID: 22233686 PMCID: PMC3283504 DOI: 10.1186/1756-0500-5-23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2011] [Accepted: 01/10/2012] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The coffee berry borer, Hypothenemus hampei, reproduces and feeds exclusively on the mature endosperm of the coffee seed, which has a cell wall composed mainly of a heterogeneous mixture of hemicellulose polysaccharides, including arabinoxylans. Xylanases are digestive enzymes responsible for the degradation of xylan based polymers, hydrolyzing them into smaller molecules that are easier to assimilate by insects. We report the cloning, expression and enzymatic characterization of a xylanase gene that was identified in the digestive tract of the coffee berry borer. METHODS The complete DNA sequence encoding a H. hampei xylanase (HhXyl) was obtained using a genome walking technique in a cDNA library derived from the borer digestive tract. The XIP-I gene was amplified from wheat (Triticum aestivum variety Soisson). A Pichia pastoris expression system was used to express the recombinant form of these enzymes. The xylanase activity and XIP-I inhibitory activity was quantified by the 3,5-dinitrosalicylic (DNS). The biological effects of XIP-I on borer individuals were evaluated by providing an artificial diet enriched with the recombinant XIP-I protein to the insects. RESULTS The borer xylanase sequence contains a 951 bp open reading frame that is predicted to encode a 317-amino acid protein, with an estimated molecular weight of 34.92 kDa and a pI of 4.84. Bioinformatic analysis revealed that HhXyl exhibits high sequence homology with endo-β-D-xylanases of Streptomyces bingchenggensis from glycosyl hydrolase 10 (GH10). The recombinant xylanase showed maximal activity at pH 5.5 and 37°C. XIP-I expressed as a recombinant protein inhibited HhXyl activity in vitro and caused individual H. hampei mortality in bioassays when included as a supplement in artificial diets. CONCLUSION A xylanase from the digestive tract of the coffee berry borer was identified and functionally characterized. A xylanase inhibitor protein, XIP-I, from wheat was shown to be a potent inhibitor of this xylanase, suggesting that its deployment has potential as a strategy to control coffee berry borer colonization of coffee plants.
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- Beatriz Padilla-Hurtado
- Disciplina de Mejoramiento Genético, Centro Nacional de Investigaciones de Café (CENICAFE), Planalto, Km 4 vía antigua Chinchiná-Manizales, Chinchiná, Colombia.
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Paës G, Berrin JG, Beaugrand J. GH11 xylanases: Structure/function/properties relationships and applications. Biotechnol Adv 2011; 30:564-92. [PMID: 22067746 DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2011.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 284] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2011] [Revised: 10/06/2011] [Accepted: 10/13/2011] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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For technical, environmental and economical reasons, industrial demands for process-fitted enzymes have evolved drastically in the last decade. Therefore, continuous efforts are made in order to get insights into enzyme structure/function relationships to create improved biocatalysts. Xylanases are hemicellulolytic enzymes, which are responsible for the degradation of the heteroxylans constituting the lignocellulosic plant cell wall. Due to their variety, xylanases have been classified in glycoside hydrolase families GH5, GH8, GH10, GH11, GH30 and GH43 in the CAZy database. In this review, we focus on GH11 family, which is one of the best characterized GH families with bacterial and fungal members considered as true xylanases compared to the other families because of their high substrate specificity. Based on an exhaustive analysis of the sequences and 3D structures available so far, in relation with biochemical properties, we assess biochemical aspects of GH11 xylanases: structure, catalytic machinery, focus on their "thumb" loop of major importance in catalytic efficiency and substrate selectivity, inhibition, stability to pH and temperature. GH11 xylanases have for a long time been used as biotechnological tools in various industrial applications and represent in addition promising candidates for future other uses.
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- Gabriel Paës
- INRA, UMR614 FARE, 2 esplanade Roland-Garros, F-51686 Reims, France.
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Benedetti M, Leggio C, Federici L, De Lorenzo G, Pavel NV, Cervone F. Structural resolution of the complex between a fungal polygalacturonase and a plant polygalacturonase-inhibiting protein by small-angle X-ray scattering. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2011; 157:599-607. [PMID: 21859985 PMCID: PMC3192570 DOI: 10.1104/pp.111.181057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2011] [Accepted: 08/15/2011] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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We report here the low-resolution structure of the complex formed by the endo-polygalacturonase from Fusarium phyllophilum and one of the polygalacturonase-inhibiting protein from Phaseolus vulgaris after chemical cross-linking as determined by small-angle x-ray scattering analysis. The inhibitor engages its concave surface of the leucine-rich repeat domain with the enzyme. Both sides of the enzyme active site cleft interact with the inhibitor, accounting for the competitive mechanism of inhibition observed. The structure is in agreement with previous site-directed mutagenesis data and has been further validated with structure-guided mutations and subsequent assay of the inhibitory activity. The structure of the complex may help the design of inhibitors with improved or new recognition capabilities to be used for crop protection.
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- Dipartimento di Biologia e Biotecnologie C. Darwin (M.B., G.D.L., F.C.) and Dipartimento di Chimica (C.L., N.V.P.), Istituto Pasteur-Fondazione Cenci Bolognetti, Sapienza Università di Roma, 00185 Rome, Italy; Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche, Centro Scienze dell’Invecchiamento, Universitá di Chieti G. D’Annunzio, 66013 Chieti, Italy (L.F.)
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Guo H, Zhang H, Li Y, Ren J, Wang X, Niu H, Yin J. Identification of changes in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) seeds proteome in response to anti-trx s gene. PLoS One 2011; 6:e22255. [PMID: 21811579 PMCID: PMC3139615 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0022255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2011] [Accepted: 06/17/2011] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Thioredoxin h (trx h) is closely related to germination of cereal seeds. The cDNA sequences of the thioredoxin s (trx s) gene from Phalaris coerulescens and the thioredoxin h (trx h) gene from wheat are highly homologous, and their expression products have similar biological functions. Transgenic wheat had been formed after the antisense trx s was transferred into wheat, and it had been certified that the expression of trx h decreased in transgenic wheat, and transgenic wheat has high resistance to pre-harvest sprouting. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS Through analyzing the differential proteome of wheat seeds between transgenic wheat and wild type wheat, the mechanism of transgenic wheat seeds having high resistance to pre-harvest sprouting was studied in the present work. There were 36 differential proteins which had been identified by matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF-MS). All these differential proteins are involved in regulation of carbohydrates, esters, nucleic acid, proteins and energy metabolism, and biological stress. The quantitative real time PCR results of some differential proteins, such as trx h, heat shock protein 70, α-amylase, β-amylase, glucose-6-phosphate isomerase, 14-3-3 protein, S3-RNase, glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase, and WRKY transcription factor 6, represented good correlation between transcripts and proteins. The biological functions of many differential proteins are consistent with the proposed role of trx h in wheat seeds. CONCLUSIONS/SIGNIFICANCE A possible model for the role of trx h in wheat seeds germination was proposed in this paper. These results will not only play an important role in clarifying the mechanism that transgenic wheat has high resistance to pre-harvest sprouting, but also provide further evidence for the role of trx h in germination of wheat seeds.
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- Hongxiang Guo
- National Engineering Research Center for Wheat, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, China
- College of Life Sciences, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, China
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- College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Wheat, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Wheat, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Wheat, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Wheat, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Wheat, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, China
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Driss D, Bhiri F, Elleuch L, Bouly N, Stals I, Miled N, Blibech M, Ghorbel R, Chaabouni SE. Purification and properties of an extracellular acidophilic endo-1,4-β-xylanase, naturally deleted in the “thumb”, from Penicillium occitanis Pol6. Process Biochem 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2011.02.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Vasconcelos EAR, Santana CG, Godoy CV, Seixas CDS, Silva MS, Moreira LRS, Oliveira-Neto OB, Price D, Fitches E, Filho EXF, Mehta A, Gatehouse JA, Grossi-De-Sa MF. A new chitinase-like xylanase inhibitor protein (XIP) from coffee (Coffea arabica) affects Soybean Asian rust (Phakopsora pachyrhizi) spore germination. BMC Biotechnol 2011; 11:14. [PMID: 21299880 PMCID: PMC3045311 DOI: 10.1186/1472-6750-11-14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2010] [Accepted: 02/07/2011] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Asian rust (Phakopsora pachyrhizi) is a common disease in Brazilian soybean fields and it is difficult to control. To identify a biochemical candidate with potential to combat this disease, a new chitinase-like xylanase inhibitor protein (XIP) from coffee (Coffea arabica) (CaclXIP) leaves was cloned into the pGAPZα-B vector for expression in Pichia pastoris. RESULTS A cDNA encoding a chitinase-like xylanase inhibitor protein (XIP) from coffee (Coffea arabica) (CaclXIP), was isolated from leaves. The amino acid sequence predicts a (β/α)8 topology common to Class III Chitinases (glycoside hydrolase family 18 proteins; GH18), and shares similarity with other GH18 members, although it lacks the glutamic acid residue essential for catalysis, which is replaced by glutamine. CaclXIP was expressed as a recombinant protein in Pichia pastoris. Enzymatic assay showed that purified recombinant CaclXIP had only residual chitinolytic activity. However, it inhibited xylanases from Acrophialophora nainiana by approx. 60% when present at 12:1 (w/w) enzyme:inhibitor ratio. Additionally, CaclXIP at 1.5 μg/μL inhibited the germination of spores of Phakopsora pachyrhizi by 45%. CONCLUSIONS Our data suggests that CaclXIP belongs to a class of naturally inactive chitinases that have evolved to act in plant cell defence as xylanase inhibitors. Its role on inhibiting germination of fungal spores makes it an eligible candidate gene for the control of Asian rust.
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- Erico AR Vasconcelos
- Embrapa Recursos Genéticos e Biotecnologia. Parque Estação Biológica - PqEB - Av. W5 Norte (final). Postal box 02372 - Brasília, DF- 70770-917 - Brasil
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- Embrapa Recursos Genéticos e Biotecnologia. Parque Estação Biológica - PqEB - Av. W5 Norte (final). Postal box 02372 - Brasília, DF- 70770-917 - Brasil
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- Embrapa Soja. Rod. Carlos João Strass - Distrito de Warta. Postal box 231 - Londrina, PR- 86001-970 - Brasil
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- Embrapa Soja. Rod. Carlos João Strass - Distrito de Warta. Postal box 231 - Londrina, PR- 86001-970 - Brasil
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- Embrapa Cerrados. BR 020 Km 18. Postal box: 08223 - Planaltina, DF- 73310-970 - Brasil
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- Laboratório de Enzimologia, Departamento de Biologia Celular, Universidade de Brasília (UnB). Campus Universitário Darcy Ribeiro, DF - 70910-900, Brasília
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- Embrapa Recursos Genéticos e Biotecnologia. Parque Estação Biológica - PqEB - Av. W5 Norte (final). Postal box 02372 - Brasília, DF- 70770-917 - Brasil
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- School of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Durham University, South Road, Durham, DH1 3LE, UK
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- School of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Durham University, South Road, Durham, DH1 3LE, UK
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- Laboratório de Enzimologia, Departamento de Biologia Celular, Universidade de Brasília (UnB). Campus Universitário Darcy Ribeiro, DF - 70910-900, Brasília
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- Embrapa Recursos Genéticos e Biotecnologia. Parque Estação Biológica - PqEB - Av. W5 Norte (final). Postal box 02372 - Brasília, DF- 70770-917 - Brasil
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- School of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Durham University, South Road, Durham, DH1 3LE, UK
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- Embrapa Recursos Genéticos e Biotecnologia. Parque Estação Biológica - PqEB - Av. W5 Norte (final). Postal box 02372 - Brasília, DF- 70770-917 - Brasil
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Modulation of inhibitory activity of xylanase-α-amylase inhibitor protein (XAIP): binding studies and crystal structure determination of XAIP-II from Scadoxus multiflorus at 1.2 Å resolution. BMC STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY 2010; 10:41. [PMID: 21092126 PMCID: PMC2998507 DOI: 10.1186/1472-6807-10-41] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2010] [Accepted: 11/20/2010] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Background Plants produce a wide range of proteinaceous inhibitors to protect themselves against hydrolytic enzymes. Recently a novel protein XAIP belonging to a new sub-family (GH18C) was reported to inhibit two structurally unrelated enzymes xylanase GH11 and α-amylase GH13. It was shown to inhibit xylanase GH11 with greater potency than that of α-amylase GH13. A new form of XAIP (XAIP-II) that inhibits α-amylase GH13 with a greater potency than that of XAIP and xylanase GH11 with a lower potency than that of XAIP, has been identified in the extracts of underground bulbs of Scadoxus multiflorus. This kind of occurrence of isoforms of inhibitor proteins is a rare observation and offers new opportunities for understanding the principles of protein engineering by nature. Results In order to determine the structural basis of the enhanced potency of XAIP-II against α-amylase GH13 and its reduced potency against xylanase GH11 as compared to that of XAIP, we have purified XAIP-II to homogeneity and obtained its complete amino acid sequence using cloning procedure. It has been crystallized with 0.1 M ammonium sulphate as the precipitating agent and the three-dimensional structure has been determined at 1.2 Å resolution. The binding studies of XAIP-II with xylanase GH11 and α-amylase GH13 have been carried out with surface plasmon resonance (SPR). Conclusion The structure determination revealed that XAIP-II adopts the well known TIM barrel fold. The xylanase GH11 binding site in XAIP-II is formed mainly with loop α3-β3 (residues, 102 - 118) which has acquired a stereochemically less favorable conformation for binding to xylanase GH11 because of the addition of an extra residue, Ala105 and due to replacements of two important residues, His106 and Asn109 by Thr107 and Ser110. On the other hand, the α-amylase binding site, which consists of α-helices α6 (residues, 193 - 206), α7 (residues, 230 - 243) and loop β6-α6 (residues, 180 - 192) adopts a stereochemically more favorable conformation due to replacements of residues, Ser190, Gly191 and Glu194 by Ala191, Ser192 and Ser195 respectively in α-helix α6, Glu231 and His236 by Thr232 and Ser237 respectively in α-helix α7. As a result, XAIP-II binds to xylanase GH11 less favorably while it interacts more strongly with α-amylase GH13 as compared to XAIP. These observations correlate well with the values of 4.2 × 10-6 M and 3.4 × 10-8 M for the dissociation constants of XAIP-II with xylanase GH11 and α-amylase GH13 respectively and those of 4.5 × 10-7 M and 3.6 × 10-6 M of XAIP with xylanase GH11 and α-amylase GH13 respectively.
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Gusakov AV. Proteinaceous inhibitors of microbial xylanases. BIOCHEMISTRY (MOSCOW) 2010; 75:1185-99. [DOI: 10.1134/s0006297910100019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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