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Shi J, Guo X, Liu C, Wang Y, Chen X, Wu G, Ding J, Zhang T. Molecular insight into the potential functional role of pseudoenzyme GFOD1 via interaction with NKIRAS2. Acta Biochim Biophys Sin (Shanghai) 2024. [PMID: 38946427 DOI: 10.3724/abbs.2024105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/02/2024] Open
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The glucose-fructose oxidoreductase/inositol dehydrogenase/rhizopine catabolism protein (Gfo/Idh/MocA) family includes a variety of oxidoreductases with a wide range of substrates that utilize NAD or NADP as redox cofactor. Human contains two members of this family, namely glucose-fructose oxidoreductase domain-containing protein 1 and 2 (GFOD1 and GFOD2). While GFOD1 exhibits low tissue specificity, it is notably expressed in the brain, potentially linked to psychiatric disorders and severe diseases. Nevertheless, the specific function, cofactor preference, and enzymatic activity of GFOD1 remain largely unknown. In this work, we find that GFOD1 does not bind to either NAD or NADP. Crystal structure analysis unveils that GFOD1 exists as a typical homodimer resembling other family members, but lacks essential residues required for cofactor binding, suggesting that it may function as a pseudoenzyme. Exploration of GFOD1-interacting partners in proteomic database identifies NK-κB inhibitor-interacting Ras-like 2 (NKIRAS2) as one potential candidate. Co-immunoprecipitation (co-IP) analysis indicates that GFOD1 interacts with both GTP- and GDP-bound forms of NKIRAS2. The predicted structural model of the GFOD1-NKIRAS2 complex is validated in cells using point mutants and shows that GFOD1 selectively recognizes the interswitch region of NKIRAS2. These findings reveal the distinct structural properties of GFOD1 and shed light on its potential functional role in cellular processes.
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- Jiawen Shi
- Institute of Geriatrics, Affiliated Nantong Hospital of Shanghai University, Sixth People's Hospital of Nantong, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Organ Repair, School of Medicine, Shanghai University, Nantong 226011, China
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- Institute of Geriatrics, Affiliated Nantong Hospital of Shanghai University, Sixth People's Hospital of Nantong, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Organ Repair, School of Medicine, Shanghai University, Nantong 226011, China
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- Institute of Geriatrics, Affiliated Nantong Hospital of Shanghai University, Sixth People's Hospital of Nantong, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Organ Repair, School of Medicine, Shanghai University, Nantong 226011, China
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- Institute of Geriatrics, Affiliated Nantong Hospital of Shanghai University, Sixth People's Hospital of Nantong, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Organ Repair, School of Medicine, Shanghai University, Nantong 226011, China
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- Institute of Geriatrics, Affiliated Nantong Hospital of Shanghai University, Sixth People's Hospital of Nantong, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Organ Repair, School of Medicine, Shanghai University, Nantong 226011, China
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- Institute of Geriatrics, Affiliated Nantong Hospital of Shanghai University, Sixth People's Hospital of Nantong, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Organ Repair, School of Medicine, Shanghai University, Nantong 226011, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200031, China
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- Institute of Geriatrics, Affiliated Nantong Hospital of Shanghai University, Sixth People's Hospital of Nantong, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Organ Repair, School of Medicine, Shanghai University, Nantong 226011, China
- China-Japan Friendship Medical Research Institute, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
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Kitaoka M, Takano A, Takahashi M, Yamakawa Y, Fushinobu S, Yoshida N. Molecular Basis of Absorption at 340 nm of 3-Ketoglucosides under Alkaline Conditions. J Appl Glycosci (1999) 2024; 71:9-13. [PMID: 38799412 PMCID: PMC11116085 DOI: 10.5458/jag.jag.jag-2023_0014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2023] [Accepted: 11/17/2023] [Indexed: 05/29/2024] Open
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Transient absorption at 340 nm under alkaline conditions has long been used to detect the presence of 3-keto-O-glycosides without understanding the molecular basis of the absorbance. The time course of A340 nm for the alkaline treatment of 3-ketolevoglucosan, an intramolecular 3-keto-O-glycoside, was investigated to identify the three products generated through alkaline treatment. By comparing the spectra of these compounds under neutral and alkaline conditions, we identified 1,5-anhydro-D-erythro-hex-1-en-3-ulose (2-hydroxy-3-keto-D-glucal) as being the compound responsible for the absorption.
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- Faculty of Agriculture, Niigata University
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- Department of Biotechnology, The University of Tokyo
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- Department of Biotechnology, The University of Tokyo
- Collaborative Research Institute for Innovative Microbiology, The University of Tokyo
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- Department of Engineering, Graduate School of Integrated Science and Technology, Shizuoka University
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Kaur A, Scott NE, Herisse M, Goddard-Borger ED, Pidot S, Williams SJ. Identification of levoglucosan degradation pathways in bacteria and sequence similarity network analysis. Arch Microbiol 2023; 205:155. [PMID: 37000297 PMCID: PMC10066097 DOI: 10.1007/s00203-023-03506-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2023] [Revised: 03/20/2023] [Accepted: 03/22/2023] [Indexed: 04/01/2023]
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Levoglucosan is produced in the pyrolysis of cellulose and starch, including from bushfires or the burning of biofuels, and is deposited from the atmosphere across the surface of the earth. We describe two levoglucosan degrading Paenarthrobacter spp. (Paenarthrobacter nitrojuajacolis LG01 and Paenarthrobacter histidinolovorans LG02) that were isolated from soil by metabolic enrichment using levoglucosan as the sole carbon source. Genome sequencing and proteomics analysis revealed the expression of a series of genes encoding known levoglucosan degrading enzymes, levoglucosan dehydrogenase (LGDH, LgdA), 3-keto-levoglucosan β -eliminase (LgdB1) and glucose 3-dehydrogenase (LgdC), along with an ABC transporter cassette and an associated solute binding protein. However, no homologues of 3-ketoglucose dehydratase (LgdB2) were evident, while the expressed genes contained a range of putative sugar phosphate isomerases/xylose isomerases with weak similarity to LgdB2. Sequence similarity network analysis of genome neighbours of LgdA revealed that homologues of LgdB1 and LgdC are generally conserved in a range of bacteria in the phyla Firmicutes, Actinobacteria and Proteobacteria. One group of sugar phosphate isomerase/xylose isomerase homologues (named LgdB3) was identified with limited distribution that is mutually exclusive with LgdB2, and we propose that they may fulfil a similar function. LgdB1, LgdB2 and LgdB3 adopt similar predicted 3D folds, suggesting overlapping function in processing intermediates in LG metabolism. Our findings highlight diversity within the LGDH pathway, through which bacteria utilize levoglucosan as a nutrient source.
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- Arashdeep Kaur
- School of Chemistry, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, 3010, Australia
- Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, 3010, Australia
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Melbourne, at the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, Victoria, 3000, Australia
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Melbourne, at the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, Victoria, 3000, Australia
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- Department of Medical Biology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, 3010, Australia
- ACRF Chemical Biology Division, The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Parkville, VIC, 3010, Australia
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Melbourne, at the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, Victoria, 3000, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, 3010, Australia.
- Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, 3010, Australia.
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Chang D, Wang C, Ul Islam Z, Yu Z. Omics analysis coupled with gene editing revealed potential transporters and regulators related to levoglucosan metabolism efficiency of the engineered Escherichia coli. BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR BIOFUELS AND BIOPRODUCTS 2022; 15:2. [PMID: 35418138 PMCID: PMC8753852 DOI: 10.1186/s13068-022-02102-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2021] [Accepted: 01/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Abstract
Background
Bioconversion of levoglucosan, a promising sugar derived from the pyrolysis of lignocellulose, into biofuels and chemicals can reduce our dependence on fossil-based raw materials. However, this bioconversion process in microbial strains is challenging due to the lack of catalytic enzyme relevant to levoglucosan metabolism, narrow production ranges of the native strains, poor cellular transport rate of levoglucosan, and inhibition of levoglucosan metabolism by other sugars co-existing in the lignocellulose pyrolysate. The heterologous expression of eukaryotic levoglucosan kinase gene in suitable microbial hosts like Escherichia coli could overcome the first two challenges to some extent; however, no research has been dedicated to resolving the last two issues till now.
Results
Aiming to resolve the two unsolved problems, we revealed that seven ABC transporters (XylF, MalE, UgpB, UgpC, YtfQ, YphF, and MglA), three MFS transporters (KgtP, GntT, and ActP), and seven regulatory proteins (GalS, MhpR, YkgD, Rsd, Ybl162, MalM, and IraP) in the previously engineered levoglucosan-utilizing and ethanol-producing E. coli LGE2 were induced upon exposure to levoglucosan using comparative proteomics technique, indicating these transporters and regulators were involved in the transport and metabolic regulation of levoglucosan. The proteomics results were further verified by transcriptional analysis of 16 randomly selected genes. Subsequent gene knockout and complementation tests revealed that ABC transporter XylF was likely to be a levoglucosan transporter. Molecular docking showed that levoglucosan can bind to the active pocket of XylF by seven H-bonds with relatively strong strength.
Conclusion
This study focusing on the omics discrepancies between the utilization of levoglucosan and non-levoglucosan sugar, could provide better understanding of levoglucosan transport and metabolism mechanisms by identifying the transporters and regulators related to the uptake and regulation of levoglucosan metabolism. The protein database generated from this study could be used for further screening and characterization of the transporter(s) and regulator(s) for downstream enzymatic/genetic engineering work, thereby facilitating more efficient microbial utilization of levoglucosan for biofuels and chemicals production in future.
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Yang M, Wei T, Wang K, Jiang L, Zeng D, Sun X, Liu W, Shen Y. Both levoglucosan kinase activity and transport capacity limit the utilization of levoglucosan in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR BIOFUELS AND BIOPRODUCTS 2022; 15:94. [PMID: 36104808 PMCID: PMC9476349 DOI: 10.1186/s13068-022-02195-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2022] [Accepted: 09/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Manufacturing fuels and chemicals from cellulose materials is a promising strategy to achieve carbon neutralization goals. In addition to the commonly used enzymatic hydrolysis by cellulase, rapid pyrolysis is another way to degrade cellulose. The sugar obtained by fast pyrolysis is not glucose, but rather its isomer, levoglucosan (LG). Here, we revealed that both levoglucosan kinase activity and the transportation of levoglucosan are bottlenecks for LG utilization in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, a widely used cell factory. We revealed that among six heterologous proteins that had levoglucosan kinase activity, the 1,6-anhydro-N-acetylmuramic acid kinase from Rhodotorula toruloides was the best choice to construct levoglucosan-utilizing S. cerevisiae strain. Furthermore, we revealed that the amino acid residue Q341 and W455, which were located in the middle of the transport channel closer to the exit, are the sterically hindered barrier to levoglucosan transportation in Gal2p, a hexose transporter. The engineered yeast strain expressing the genes encoding the 1,6-anhydro-N-acetylmuramic acid kinase from R. toruloides and transporter mutant Gal2pQ341A or Gal2pW455A consumed ~ 4.2 g L−1 LG in 48 h, which is the fastest LG-utilizing S. cerevisiae strain to date.
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Kaur A, van der Peet PL, Mui JWY, Herisse M, Pidot S, Williams SJ. Genome sequences of Arthrobacter spp. that use a modified sulfoglycolytic Embden-Meyerhof-Parnas pathway. Arch Microbiol 2022; 204:193. [PMID: 35201431 PMCID: PMC8873060 DOI: 10.1007/s00203-022-02803-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2021] [Revised: 02/03/2022] [Accepted: 02/11/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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Sulfoglycolysis pathways enable the breakdown of the sulfosugar sulfoquinovose and environmental recycling of its carbon and sulfur content. The prototypical sulfoglycolytic pathway is a variant of the classical Embden–Meyerhof–Parnas (EMP) pathway that results in formation of 2,3-dihydroxypropanesulfonate and was first described in gram-negative Escherichia coli. We used enrichment cultures to discover new sulfoglycolytic bacteria from Australian soil samples. Two gram-positive Arthrobacter spp. were isolated that produced sulfolactate as the metabolic end-product. Genome sequences identified a modified sulfoglycolytic EMP gene cluster, conserved across a range of other Actinobacteria, that retained the core sulfoglycolysis genes encoding metabolic enzymes but featured the replacement of the gene encoding sulfolactaldehyde (SLA) reductase with SLA dehydrogenase, and the absence of sulfoquinovosidase and sulfoquinovose mutarotase genes. Excretion of sulfolactate by these Arthrobacter spp. is consistent with an aerobic saprophytic lifestyle. This work broadens our knowledge of the sulfo-EMP pathway to include soil bacteria.
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- Arashdeep Kaur
- School of Chemistry, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, 3010, Australia.,Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, 3010, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, 3010, Australia.,Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, 3010, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, 3010, Australia.,Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, 3010, Australia
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Melbourne, Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, Melbourne, VIC, 3000, Australia
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Melbourne, Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, Melbourne, VIC, 3000, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, 3010, Australia. .,Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, 3010, Australia.
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Isolation and Characterization of Levoglucosan Metabolizing Bacteria. Appl Environ Microbiol 2021; 88:e0186821. [PMID: 34910566 DOI: 10.1128/aem.01868-21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Bacteria were isolated from wastewater and soil containing charred wood remnants based on their ability to use levoglucosan as a sole carbon source and on their levoglucosan dehydrogenase (LGDH) activity. On the basis of their 16S rRNA gene sequences, these bacteria represented diverse genera of Microbacterium, Paenibacillus, Shinella, and Klebsiella. Genomic sequencing of the isolates verified that two isolates represented novel species, Paenibacillus athensensis MEC069T and Shinella sumterensis MEC087T, while the remaining isolates were closely related to either Microbacterium lacusdiani or Klebsiella pneumoniae. The genetic sequence of LGDH, lgdA, was found in the genomes of these four isolates as well as Pseudarthrobacter phenanthrenivorans Sphe3. The identity of the P. phenanthrenivorans LGDH was experimentally verified following recombinant expression in E. coli. Comparison of the putative genes surrounding lgdA in the isolate genomes indicated that several other gene products facilitate the bacterial catabolism of levoglucosan, including a putative sugar isomerase and several transport proteins. Importance Levoglucosan is the most prevalent soluble carbohydrate remaining after high temperature pyrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass, but it is not fermented by typical production microbes such as Escherichia coli and Saccharomyces cerevisiae. A few fungi metabolize levoglucosan via the enzyme levoglucosan kinase, while several bacteria metabolize levoglucosan via levoglucosan dehydrogenase. This study describes the isolation and characterization of four bacterial species which degrade levoglucosan. Each isolate is shown to contain several genes within an operon involved in levoglucosan degradation, furthering our understanding of bacteria which metabolize levoglucosan.
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The putative Escherichia coli dehydrogenase YjhC metabolises two dehydrated forms of N-acetylneuraminate produced by some sialidases. Biosci Rep 2021; 40:225312. [PMID: 32542330 PMCID: PMC7315737 DOI: 10.1042/bsr20200927] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2020] [Revised: 06/05/2020] [Accepted: 06/15/2020] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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Homologues of the putative dehydrogenase YjhC are found in operons involved in the metabolism of N-acetylneuraminate (Neu5Ac) or related compounds. We observed that purified recombinant YjhC forms Neu5Ac from two dehydrated forms of this compound, 2,7-anhydro-N-acetylneuraminate (2,7-AN) and 2-deoxy-2,3-didehydro-N-acetylneuraminate (2,3-EN) that are produced during the degradation of sialoconjugates by some sialidases. The conversion of 2,7-AN into Neu5Ac is reversible and reaches its equilibrium when the ratio of 2,7-AN to Neu5Ac is ≈1/6. The conversion of 2,3-EN is irreversible, leading to a mixture of Neu5Ac and 2,7-AN. NMR analysis of the reaction catalysed by YjhC on 2,3-EN indicated that Neu5Ac was produced as the α-anomer. All conversions require NAD+ as a cofactor, which is regenerated in the reaction. They appear to involve the formation of keto (presumably 4-keto) intermediates of 2,7-AN, 2,3-EN and Neu5Ac, which were detected by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS). The proposed reaction mechanism is reminiscent of the one catalysed by family 4 β-glycosidases, which also use NAD+ as a cofactor. Both 2,7-AN and 2,3-EN support the growth of Escherichia coli provided the repressor NanR, which negatively controls the expression of the yjhBC operons, has been inactivated. Inactivation of either YjhC or YjhB in NanR-deficient cells prevents the growth on 2,7-AN and 2,3-EN. This confirms the role of YjhC in 2,7-AN and 2,3-EN metabolism and indicates that transport of 2,7-AN and 2,3-EN is carried out by YjhB, which is homologous to the Neu5Ac transporter NanT.
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Kuritani Y, Sato K, Dohra H, Umemura S, Kitaoka M, Fushinobu S, Yoshida N. Conversion of levoglucosan into glucose by the coordination of four enzymes through oxidation, elimination, hydration, and reduction. Sci Rep 2020; 10:20066. [PMID: 33208778 PMCID: PMC7676230 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-77133-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2020] [Accepted: 11/03/2020] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Levoglucosan (LG) is an anhydrosugar produced through glucan pyrolysis and is widely found in nature. We previously isolated an LG-utilizing thermophile, Bacillus smithii S-2701M, and suggested that this bacterium may have a metabolic pathway from LG to glucose, initiated by LG dehydrogenase (LGDH). Here, we completely elucidated the metabolic pathway of LG involving three novel enzymes in addition to LGDH. In the S-2701M genome, three genes expected to be involved in the LG metabolism were found in the vicinity of the LGDH gene locus. These four genes including LGDH gene (lgdA, lgdB1, lgdB2, and lgdC) were expressed in Escherichia coli and purified to obtain functional recombinant proteins. Thin layer chromatography analyses of the reactions with the combination of the four enzymes elucidated the following metabolic pathway: LgdA (LGDH) catalyzes 3-dehydrogenation of LG to produce 3-keto-LG, which undergoes β-elimination of 3-keto-LG by LgdB1, followed by hydration to produce 3-keto-D-glucose by LgdB2; next, LgdC reduces 3-keto-D-glucose to glucose. This sequential reaction mechanism resembles that proposed for an enzyme belonging to glycoside hydrolase family 4, and results in the observational hydrolysis of LG into glucose with coordination of the four enzymes.
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- Yuya Kuritani
- Department of Engineering, Graduate School of Integrated Science and Technology, Shizuoka University, 3-5-1 Johoku, Naka-ku, Hamamatsu, 432-8561, Japan
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- Department of Engineering, Graduate School of Integrated Science and Technology, Shizuoka University, 3-5-1 Johoku, Naka-ku, Hamamatsu, 432-8561, Japan
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- Department of Science, Graduate School of Integrated Science and Technology, Shizuoka University, 836 Ohya, Suruga-ku, Shizuoka, 422-8529, Japan
- Research Institute of Green Science and Technology, Shizuoka University, 836 Ohya, Suruga-ku, Shizuoka, 422-8529, Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture, Niigata University, 8050 Ikarashi 2-no-cho, Niigata, 950-2181, Japan
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- Department of Biotechnology, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8657, Japan
- Collaborative Research Institute for Innovative Microbiology, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8657, Japan
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- Department of Engineering, Graduate School of Integrated Science and Technology, Shizuoka University, 3-5-1 Johoku, Naka-ku, Hamamatsu, 432-8561, Japan.
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Agostino M. Comprehensive analysis of carbohydrate-protein recognition in the Protein Data Bank. Carbohydr Res 2020; 498:108180. [PMID: 33096507 DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2020.108180] [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: 09/01/2020] [Revised: 10/09/2020] [Accepted: 10/14/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Carbohydrate-protein interactions underpin wide-ranging aspects of biology. However, such interactions remain relatively unexplored in pharmaceutical and biotechnological applications, in part due to the challenges associated with their structural characterisation, both experimentally and computationally. Knowledge-based approaches have shown great success in the prediction of drug-protein and protein-protein interactions, although have not been comprehensively investigated for carbohydrate-protein interactions. In this work, carbohydrate-protein complexes from the Protein Data Bank were comprehensively obtained and analysed to identify patterns in how carbohydrate-protein interactions are mediated.
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- Mark Agostino
- School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute and Curtin Institute for Computation, Bentley, Australia.
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Yoshiwara K, Watanabe S, Watanabe Y. Crystal structure of bacterial L-arabinose 1-dehydrogenase in complex with L-arabinose and NADP . Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2020; 530:203-208. [PMID: 32828286 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2020.07.071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2020] [Accepted: 07/16/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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L-Arabinose 1-dehydrogenase (AraDH) is responsible for the first step of the non-phosphorylative L-arabinose pathway from bacteria, and catalyzes the NAD(P)+-dependent oxidation of L-arabinose to L-arabinonolactone. This enzyme belongs to the so-called Gfo/Idh/MocA protein superfamily, but has a very poor phylogenetic relationship with other functional members. We previously reported the crystal structures of AraDH without a ligand and in complex with NADP+. To clarify the underlying catalytic mechanisms in more detail, we herein elucidated the crystal structure in complex with L-arabinose and NADP+. In addition to the previously reported five amino acid residues (Lys91, Glu147, His153, Asp169, and Asn173), His119, Trp152, and Trp231 interacted with L-arabinose, which were not found in substrate recognition by other Gfo/Idh/MocA members. Structure-based site-directed mutagenic analyses suggested that Asn173 plays an important role in catalysis, whereas Trp152, Trp231, and His119 contribute to substrate binding. The preference of NADP+ over NAD+ was significantly subjected by a pair of Ser37 and Arg38, whose manners were similar to other Gfo/Idh/MocA members.
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- Kentaroh Yoshiwara
- Faculty of Agriculture, Ehime University, 3-5-7 Tarumi, Matsuyama, Ehime, 790-8566, Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture, Ehime University, 3-5-7 Tarumi, Matsuyama, Ehime, 790-8566, Japan; Department of Bioscience, Graduate School of Agriculture, Ehime University, 3-5-7 Tarumi, Matsuyama, Ehime, 790-8566, Japan; Center for Marine Environmental Studies (CMES), Ehime University, 2-5 Bunkyo-cho, Matsuyama, Ehime, 790-8577, Japan.
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- Faculty of Agriculture, Ehime University, 3-5-7 Tarumi, Matsuyama, Ehime, 790-8566, Japan; Department of Bioscience, Graduate School of Agriculture, Ehime University, 3-5-7 Tarumi, Matsuyama, Ehime, 790-8566, Japan; Faculty of Science, Yamagata University, 1-4-12 Kojirakawa-machi, Yamagata, Yamagata, 990-8560, Japan
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Suzuki M, Koubara K, Takenoya M, Fukano K, Ito S, Sasaki Y, Nakamura A, Yajima S. Single amino acid mutation altered substrate specificity for L-glucose and inositol in scyllo-inositol dehydrogenase isolated from Paracoccus laeviglucosivorans. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2019; 84:734-742. [PMID: 31842701 DOI: 10.1080/09168451.2019.1702870] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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scyllo-inositol dehydrogenase, isolated from Paracoccus laeviglucosivorans (Pl-sIDH), exhibits a broad substrate specificity: it oxidizes scyllo- and myo-inositols as well as L-glucose, converting L-glucose to L-glucono-1,5-lactone. Based on the crystal structures previously reported, Arg178 residue, located at the entry port of the catalytic site, seemed to be important for accepting substrates. Here, we report the role of Arg178 by using an alanine-substituted mutant for kinetic analysis as well as to determine the crystal structures. The wild-type Pl-sIDH exhibits the activity for scyllo-inositol most preferably followed by myo-inositol and L-glucose. On the contrary, the R178A mutant abolished the activities for both inositols, but remained active for L-glucose to the same extent as its wild-type. Based on the crystal structures of the mutant, the side chain of Asp191 flipped out of the substrate binding site. Therefore, Arg178 is important in positioning Asp191 correctly to exert its catalytic activities.Abbreviations: IDH: inositol dehydrogenase; LB: Luria-Bertani; kcat: catalyst rate constant; Km: Michaelis constant; NAD: nicotinamide dinucleotide; NADH: nicotinamide dinucleotide reduced form; PDB; Protein Data Bank; PDB entry: 6KTJ, 6KTK, 6KTL.
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- Mayu Suzuki
- Department of Bioscience, Tokyo University of Agriculture, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Bioscience, Tokyo University of Agriculture, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Bioscience, Tokyo University of Agriculture, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Bioscience, Tokyo University of Agriculture, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Bioscience, Tokyo University of Agriculture, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Bioscience, Tokyo University of Agriculture, Tokyo, Japan
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- Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.,Microbiology Research Center for Sustainability (MiCS), University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Bioscience, Tokyo University of Agriculture, Tokyo, Japan
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Horne CR, Kind L, Davies JS, Dobson RCJ. On the structure and function of Escherichia coli YjhC: An oxidoreductase involved in bacterial sialic acid metabolism. Proteins 2019; 88:654-668. [PMID: 31697432 DOI: 10.1002/prot.25846] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2019] [Revised: 10/11/2019] [Accepted: 11/03/2019] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
Abstract
Human pathogenic and commensal bacteria have evolved the ability to scavenge host-derived sialic acids and subsequently degrade them as a source of nutrition. Expression of the Escherichia coli yjhBC operon is controlled by the repressor protein nanR, which regulates the core machinery responsible for the import and catabolic processing of sialic acid. The role of the yjhBC encoded proteins is not known-here, we demonstrate that the enzyme YjhC is an oxidoreductase/dehydrogenase involved in bacterial sialic acid degradation. First, we demonstrate in vivo using knockout experiments that YjhC is broadly involved in carbohydrate metabolism, including that of N-acetyl-d-glucosamine, N-acetyl-d-galactosamine and N-acetylneuraminic acid. Differential scanning fluorimetry demonstrates that YjhC binds N-acetylneuraminic acid and its lactone variant, along with NAD(H), which is consistent with its role as an oxidoreductase. Next, we solved the crystal structure of YjhC in complex with the NAD(H) cofactor to 1.35 Å resolution. The protein fold belongs to the Gfo/Idh/MocA protein family. The dimeric assembly observed in the crystal form is confirmed through solution studies. Ensemble refinement reveals a flexible loop region that may play a key role during catalysis, providing essential contacts to stabilize the substrate-a unique feature to YjhC among closely related structures. Guided by the structure, in silico docking experiments support the binding of sialic acid and several common derivatives in the binding pocket, which has an overall positive charge distribution. Taken together, our results verify the role of YjhC as a bona fide oxidoreductase/dehydrogenase and provide the first evidence to support its involvement in sialic acid metabolism.
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- Christopher R Horne
- Biomolecular Interaction Centre and School of Biological Sciences, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- Department of Biomedicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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- Biomolecular Interaction Centre and School of Biological Sciences, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- Biomolecular Interaction Centre and School of Biological Sciences, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand.,Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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de Araújo NC, Bury PDS, Tavares MT, Huang F, Parise-Filho R, Leadlay P, Dias MVB. Crystal Structure of GenD2, an NAD-Dependent Oxidoreductase Involved in the Biosynthesis of Gentamicin. ACS Chem Biol 2019; 14:925-933. [PMID: 30995396 DOI: 10.1021/acschembio.9b00115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
Abstract
Gentamicins are clinically relevant aminoglycoside antibiotics produced by several Micromonospora species. Gentamicins are highly methylated and functionalized molecules, and their biosynthesis include glycosyltransferases, dehydratase/oxidoreductases, aminotransferases, and methyltransferases. The biosynthesis of gentamicin A from gentamicin A2 involves three enzymatic steps that modify the hydroxyl group at position 3″ of the unusual garosamine sugar to provide its substitution for an amino group, followed by an N-methylation. The first of these reactions is catalyzed by GenD2, an oxidoreductase from the Gfo/Idh/MocA protein family, which reduces the hydroxyl at the C3″ of gentamicin A to produce 3''-dehydro-3''-oxo-gentamicin A2 (DOA2). In this work, we solved the structure of GenD2 in complex with NAD+. Although the structure of GenD2 has a similar fold to other members of the Gfo/Idh/MocA family, this enzyme has several new features, including a 3D-domain swapping of two β-strands that are involved in a novel oligomerization interface for this protein family. In addition, the active site of this enzyme also has several specialties which are possibly involved in the substrate specificity, including a number of aromatic residues and a negatively charged region, which is complementary to the polycationic aminoglycoside-substrate. Therefore, docking simulations provided insights into the recognition of gentamicin A2 and into the catalytic mechanism of GenD2. This is the first report describing the structure of an oxidoreductase involved in aminoglycoside biosynthesis and could open perspectives into producing new aminoglycoside derivatives by protein engineering.
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- Natalia Cerrone de Araújo
- Department of Microbiology, Institute of Biomedical Science , University of São Paulo , Avenida Prof. Lineu Prestes 1374 , 05508-900 São Paulo , Brazil
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- Department of Microbiology, Institute of Biomedical Science , University of São Paulo , Avenida Prof. Lineu Prestes 1374 , 05508-900 São Paulo , Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences , University of São Paulo , Prof. Lineu Prestes Avenue 580 , 05508-900 São Paulo , Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry , University of Cambridge , 80 Tennis Court Road , Cambridge CB2 1GA , U.K
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- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences , University of São Paulo , Prof. Lineu Prestes Avenue 580 , 05508-900 São Paulo , Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry , University of Cambridge , 80 Tennis Court Road , Cambridge CB2 1GA , U.K
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- Department of Microbiology, Institute of Biomedical Science , University of São Paulo , Avenida Prof. Lineu Prestes 1374 , 05508-900 São Paulo , Brazil.,Department of Chemistry , University of Warwick , Coventry CV4 7AL , U.K
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