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Alkin NA, Pokrovskaya YS, Belozerskii MA, Kurakov AV, Belyakova GA, Dunaevskii YE. On the Presence of Gluten-Cleaving Activity in Sodiomyces alkalinus and S. magadiensis Strains. DOKLADY BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES : PROCEEDINGS OF THE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE USSR, BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES SECTIONS 2023; 508:1-8. [PMID: 37186043 DOI: 10.1134/s0012496622700144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2022] [Revised: 10/11/2022] [Accepted: 10/12/2022] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Special enzymes are necessary for producing gluten-free foods, and specific proteolytic enzymes with gluten-degrading activity may be used as oral treatments for celiac disease. Enzymes of the kind were sought, identified, and preliminarily characterized in two strains of the alkaliphilic microscopic fungi Sodiomyces alkalinus and S. magadiensis. Post-glutamine cleaving activity was for the first time observed in the strains along with proline-cleaving activities of dipeptidyl peptidase 4 (DPP4) and proline aminopeptidase (PAP), allowing efficient hydrolysis of both proline/glutamine-rich gluten peptides and whole gluten. The optimal pH and pH-dependent stability were determined for the peptidases in question. All of the enzymes shown to cleave the prolyne/glutamine-containing bonds were assigned to the serine peptidase group and were found to be stable in moderately acidic and alkaline conditions. Owing to their activities, the peptidases are promising as tools to produce gluten-free foods and to design diets for gluten-intolerant patients.
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- N A Alkin
- Biological Faculty, Moscow State University, 119234, Moscow, Russia.
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- Biological Faculty, Moscow State University, 119234, Moscow, Russia
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- Belozerskii Institute of Physicochemical Biology, Moscow State University, 119992, Moscow, Russia.
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- Biological Faculty, Moscow State University, 119234, Moscow, Russia.
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- Biological Faculty, Moscow State University, 119234, Moscow, Russia
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- Belozerskii Institute of Physicochemical Biology, Moscow State University, 119992, Moscow, Russia
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Anusha P, Narayanan M, Natarajan D, Kandasamy S, Chinnathambi A, Alharbi SA, Brindhadevi K. Assessment of hexavalent chromium (VI) biosorption competence of indigenous Aspergillus tubingensis AF3 isolated from bauxite mine tailing. CHEMOSPHERE 2021; 282:131055. [PMID: 34118617 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.131055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2020] [Revised: 05/20/2021] [Accepted: 05/29/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The intention of this research was to find the most eminent metal tolerant and absorbing autochthonous fungal species from the waste dump of a bauxite mine. Out of the 4 (BI-1, BI-II, BI-III, and BI-IV) predominant isolates, BI-II had an excellent metal tolerance potential against most of the metals in the subsequent order: Cr(VI) (1500), Cu(II) (600), Pb(II) (500), and Zn(II) (500-1500 μg mL-1). BI-II had shown tolerance to Cr(VI) up to 1500 mg L-1. The excellent metal tolerant isolate was characterized and identified as Aspergillus tubingensis AF3 through 18S rRNA sequencing method and submitted to GenBank and received an accession number (MN901243). A. tubingensis AF3 had the efficiency to absorb Cr(VI) and Cu(II) at <70 & 46.3% respectively under the standard growth conditions. Under the optimized conditions (25 °C, pH 7.0, 0.5% of dextrose, and 12 days of incubation), A. tubingensis AF3 absorbed 74.48% of Cr(VI) in 12 days (reduction occurred as 822.3, 719.13, 296.66, and 255.2 mg L-1 of Cr(VI) on the 3rd, the 6th, the 9th and the 12th day, respectively). The adsorbed metal was sequestered in the mycelia of the fungus in a precipitated form; it was confirmed by Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) and Energy Dispersive X-ray analysis (EDX) analyses. The possible biosorption mechanisms were analyzed by Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) analysis, the results showed the presence of N-H primary amines (1649.98 cm-1) and Alkanes (914.30 cm-1) in the cell wall of the fungus, while being treated with Cr(VI) they supported and enhanced the Cr(VI) absorption. The entire results concluded that the biomass of A. tubingensis AF3 had the potential to absorb a high concentration of Cr(VI).
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- Ponniah Anusha
- Natural Drug Research Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology, Periyar University, Salem, Tamil Nadu, India
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- PG and Research Centre in Biotechnology, MGR College, Adhiyamaan Educational Research Institute, Hosur, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Natural Drug Research Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology, Periyar University, Salem, Tamil Nadu, India.
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- Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, PO Box -2455, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, PO Box -2455, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Faculty of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Ton Duc Thang, University, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam.
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Dunaevsky YE, Tereshchenkova VF, Belozersky MA, Filippova IY, Oppert B, Elpidina EN. Effective Degradation of Gluten and Its Fragments by Gluten-Specific Peptidases: A Review on Application for the Treatment of Patients with Gluten Sensitivity. Pharmaceutics 2021; 13:1603. [PMID: 34683896 PMCID: PMC8541236 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics13101603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2021] [Revised: 09/22/2021] [Accepted: 09/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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To date, there is no effective treatment for celiac disease (CD, gluten enteropathy), an autoimmune disease caused by gluten-containing food. Celiac patients are supported by a strict gluten-free diet (GFD). However, in some cases GFD does not negate gluten-induced symptoms. Many patients with CD, despite following such a diet, retain symptoms of active disease due to high sensitivity even to traces of gluten. In addition, strict adherence to GFD reduces the quality of life of patients, as often it is difficult to maintain in a professional or social environment. Various pharmacological treatments are being developed to complement GFD. One promising treatment is enzyme therapy, involving the intake of peptidases with food to digest immunogenic gluten peptides that are resistant to hydrolysis due to a high prevalence of proline and glutamine amino acids. This narrative review considers the features of the main proline/glutamine-rich proteins of cereals and the conditions that cause the symptoms of CD. In addition, we evaluate information about peptidases from various sources that can effectively break down these proteins and their immunogenic peptides, and analyze data on their activity and preliminary clinical trials. Thus far, the data suggest that enzyme therapy alone is not sufficient for the treatment of CD but can be used as a pharmacological supplement to GFD.
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- Yakov E. Dunaevsky
- A.N. Belozersky Institute of Physico-Chemical Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 119991 Moscow, Russia; (Y.E.D.); (M.A.B.); (E.N.E.)
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- A.N. Belozersky Institute of Physico-Chemical Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 119991 Moscow, Russia; (Y.E.D.); (M.A.B.); (E.N.E.)
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- Chemical Faculty, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 119991 Moscow, Russia; (V.F.T.); (I.Y.F.)
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- USDA Agricultural Research Service, Center for Grain and Animal Health Research, Manhattan, KS 66502, USA
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- A.N. Belozersky Institute of Physico-Chemical Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 119991 Moscow, Russia; (Y.E.D.); (M.A.B.); (E.N.E.)
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Proline-Specific Fungal Peptidases: Genomic Analysis and Identification of Secreted DPP4 in Alkaliphilic and Alkalitolerant Fungi. J Fungi (Basel) 2021; 7:jof7090744. [PMID: 34575782 PMCID: PMC8469457 DOI: 10.3390/jof7090744] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2021] [Revised: 09/04/2021] [Accepted: 09/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Proline-specific peptidases (PSP) play a crucial role in the processing of fungal toxins, pheromones, and intracellular signaling. They are of particular interest to biotechnology, as they are able to hydrolyze proline-rich oligopeptides that give a bitter taste to food and can also cause an autoimmune celiac disease. We performed in silico analysis of PSP homologs in the genomes of 42 species of higher fungi which showed the presence of PSP homologs characteristic of various kingdoms of living organisms and belonging to different families of peptidases, including homologs of dipeptidyl peptidase 4 (DPP4) and prolyl aminopeptidase 1 found in almost all the studied fungal species. Homologs of proliniminopeptidases from the S33 family absent in humans were also found. Several studied homologs are characteristic of certain taxonomic groups of fungi. Phylogenetic analysis suggests a duplication of ancestral DPP4 into transmembrane and secreted versions, which predate the split of ascomycete and basidiomycete lineages. Comparative biochemical analysis of DPP4 in alkaliphilic and alkali-tolerant strains of fungi showed that, notwithstanding some individual features of these enzymes, in both cases, the studied DPP4 are active and stable under alkaline conditions and at high salt concentrations, which makes them viable candidates for biotechnology and bioengineering.
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Kusumoto KI, Yamagata Y, Tazawa R, Kitagawa M, Kato T, Isobe K, Kashiwagi Y. Japanese Traditional Miso and Koji Making. J Fungi (Basel) 2021; 7:jof7070579. [PMID: 34356958 PMCID: PMC8307815 DOI: 10.3390/jof7070579] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2021] [Revised: 07/13/2021] [Accepted: 07/13/2021] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Miso is a traditional Japanese seasoning paste produced by fermenting soybeans using the power of koji mold. A recent Japanese cohort study has shown that increased consumption of fermented soybean products is associated with a reduced risk of death in both men and women. In this review, we briefly explain what miso means in the Japanese culture and food industry, varieties of miso available today, and steps involved in miso making. Then, we review early and latest scientific researches in koji mold species, their safety, and beneficial enzymes they produce during fermentation and maturation processes, which play a major part in determining the quality and sensory profile of miso.
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- Ken-Ichi Kusumoto
- Food Research Institute, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, Tsukuba 305-8642, Japan;
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- Division of Applied Biological Chemistry, Institute of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Fuchu, Tokyo 183-8509, Japan;
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- Marukome Co., Ltd., Nagano 380-0943, Japan; (R.T.); (M.K.)
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- Central Miso Research Institute, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0033, Japan;
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- Central Miso Research Institute, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0033, Japan;
- Japan Federation of Miso Manufacturers Cooperatives, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0033, Japan
- Correspondence:
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- Department of Fermentation Science, Tokyo University of Agriculture, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 156-8502, Japan;
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Pourmohammadi K, Abedi E. Hydrolytic enzymes and their directly and indirectly effects on gluten and dough properties: An extensive review. Food Sci Nutr 2021; 9:3988-4006. [PMID: 34262753 PMCID: PMC8269544 DOI: 10.1002/fsn3.2344] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2021] [Revised: 04/03/2021] [Accepted: 05/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Poor water solubility, emulsifying, and foaming properties of gluten protein have limited its applications. Gluten is structured by covalent (disulfide bonds) and noncovalent bonds (hydrogen bonds, ionic bonds, hydrophobic bonds) which prone to alteration by various treatments. Enzyme modification has the ability to alter certain properties of gluten and compensate the deficiencies in gluten network. By hydrolyzing mechanisms and softening effects, hydrolytic enzymes affect gluten directly and indirectly and improve dough quality. The present review investigates the effects of some hydrolytic enzymes (protease and peptidase, alcalase, xylanase, pentosanase, and cellulase) on the rheological, functional, conformational, and nutritional features of gluten and dough. Overall, protease, peptidase, and alcalase directly affect peptide bonds in gluten. In contrast, arabinoxylan, pentosan, and cellulose are affected, respectively, by xylanase, pentosanase, and cellulase which indirectly affect gluten proteins. The changes in gluten structure by enzyme treatment allow gluten for being used in variety of purposes in the food and nonfood industry.
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- Kiana Pourmohammadi
- Department of Food Science and TechnologyCollege of AgricultureFasa UniversityFasaIran
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- Department of Food Science and TechnologyCollege of AgricultureFasa UniversityFasaIran
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Daba GM, Mostafa FA, Elkhateeb WA. The ancient koji mold (Aspergillus oryzae) as a modern biotechnological tool. BIORESOUR BIOPROCESS 2021; 8:52. [PMID: 38650252 PMCID: PMC10992763 DOI: 10.1186/s40643-021-00408-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2021] [Accepted: 06/16/2021] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Aspergillus oryzae (A. oryzae) is a filamentous micro-fungus that is used from centuries in fermentation of different foods in many countries all over the world. This valuable fungus is also a rich source of many bioactive secondary metabolites. Moreover, A. oryzae has a prestigious secretory system that allows it to secrete high concentrations of proteins into its culturing medium, which support its use as biotechnological tool in veterinary, food, pharmaceutical, and industrial fields. This review aims to highlight the significance of this valuable fungus in food industry, showing its generosity in production of nutritional and bioactive metabolites that enrich food fermented by it. Also, using A. oryzae as a biotechnological tool in the field of enzymes production was described. Furthermore, domestication, functional genomics, and contributions of A. oryzae in functional production of human pharmaceutical proteins were presented. Finally, future prospects in order to get more benefits from A. oryzae were discussed.
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- Ghoson M Daba
- Chemistry of Natural and Microbial Products Department, Pharmaceutical Industries Researches Division, National Research Centre, El Buhouth Street, Dokki, Giza, 12311, Egypt.
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- Chemistry of Natural and Microbial Products Department, Pharmaceutical Industries Researches Division, National Research Centre, El Buhouth Street, Dokki, Giza, 12311, Egypt.
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- Chemistry of Natural and Microbial Products Department, Pharmaceutical Industries Researches Division, National Research Centre, El Buhouth Street, Dokki, Giza, 12311, Egypt
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Ito T, Taguchi Y, Oue H, Amano N, Nagae Y, Noge K, Hashizume K. Formation of taste-active pyroglutamyl peptide ethyl esters in sake by rice koji peptidases. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2021; 85:1476-1484. [PMID: 33720315 DOI: 10.1093/bbb/zbab041] [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: 11/20/2020] [Accepted: 03/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Formation of taste-active pyroglutamyl (pGlu) peptide ethyl esters in sake was investigated: 2 enzymes (A and B) responsible for the esterification were purified from a rice koji extract. MADLI-TOF/TOF analysis after deglycosylation identified enzyme (A) as peptidase S28 (GenBank accession number OOO13707.1) and enzyme (B) as serine-type carboxypeptidase (accession number AO090010000534). Both enzymes hydrolyzed pGlu peptides and formed ethyl esters under sake mash conditions: acidic pH (3-4) and in ethanol (5%-20% v/v) aqueous solutions. Enzyme (A) formed pGlu penta-peptide ethyl esters from pGlu undeca-peptides by a prolyl endo-type reaction. Enzyme (B) formed (pGlu) deca-peptide and its ethyl esters from pGlu undeca-peptides in an exo-type reaction. We are the first to report the enzymatic ethyl esterification reaction in the formation of pGlu peptides by rice koji peptidases.
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- Department of Biological Resource Sciences, Akita Prefectural University, Nakano Shimoshinjyo, Akita, Japan
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Gimenes NC, Silveira E, Tambourgi EB. An Overview of Proteases: Production, Downstream Processes and Industrial Applications. SEPARATION & PURIFICATION REVIEWS 2019. [DOI: 10.1080/15422119.2019.1677249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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- Biotechnology Institute, Federal University of Uberlandia, Uberlandia, Minas Gerais, Brazil
- Brazilian Savanna’s, Diversity Research Center, Federal University of Uberlandia, Uberlandia, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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A fast and novel approach to evaluate technical enzyme preparations for an efficient protein hydrolysis. Eur Food Res Technol 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s00217-019-03280-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Tereshchenkova VF, Klyachko EV, Benevolensky SV, Belozersky MA, Dunaevsky YE, Filippova IY, Elpidina EN. Preparation and Purification of Recombinant Dipeptidyl Peptidase 4 from Tenebrio molitor. APPL BIOCHEM MICRO+ 2019. [DOI: 10.1134/s0003683819030141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Asrarkulova AS, Bulushova NV. Wheat Gluten and Its Hydrolysates. Possible Fields of Practical Use. APPL BIOCHEM MICRO+ 2019. [DOI: 10.1134/s0003683818090107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Comparative systems analysis of the secretome of the opportunistic pathogen Aspergillus fumigatus and other Aspergillus species. Sci Rep 2018; 8:6617. [PMID: 29700415 PMCID: PMC5919931 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-25016-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2017] [Accepted: 04/13/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Aspergillus fumigatus and multiple other Aspergillus species cause a wide range of lung infections, collectively termed aspergillosis. Aspergilli are ubiquitous in environment with healthy immune systems routinely eliminating inhaled conidia, however, Aspergilli can become an opportunistic pathogen in immune-compromised patients. The aspergillosis mortality rate and emergence of drug-resistance reveals an urgent need to identify novel targets. Secreted and cell membrane proteins play a critical role in fungal-host interactions and pathogenesis. Using a computational pipeline integrating data from high-throughput experiments and bioinformatic predictions, we have identified secreted and cell membrane proteins in ten Aspergillus species known to cause aspergillosis. Small secreted and effector-like proteins similar to agents of fungal-plant pathogenesis were also identified within each secretome. A comparison with humans revealed that at least 70% of Aspergillus secretomes have no sequence similarity with the human proteome. An analysis of antigenic qualities of Aspergillus proteins revealed that the secretome is significantly more antigenic than cell membrane proteins or the complete proteome. Finally, overlaying an expression dataset, four A. fumigatus proteins upregulated during infection and with available structures, were found to be structurally similar to known drug target proteins in other organisms, and were able to dock in silico with the respective drug.
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AoS28D, a proline-Xaa carboxypeptidase secreted by Aspergillus oryzae. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2017; 101:4129-4137. [PMID: 28229206 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-017-8186-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2016] [Revised: 01/30/2017] [Accepted: 02/07/2017] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Prolyl peptidases of the MEROPS S28 family are of particular interest because they are key enzymes in the digestion of proline-rich peptides. A BLAST analysis of the Aspergillus oryzae genome revealed sequences coding for four proteases of the S28 family. Three of these proteases, AoS28A, AoS28B, and AoS28C, were previously characterized as acidic prolyl endopeptidases. The fourth protease, AoS28D, showed high sequence divergence with other S28 proteases and belongs to a phylogenetically distinct cluster together with orthologous proteases from other Aspergillus species. The objective of the present paper was to characterize AoS28D protease in terms of substrate specificity and activity. AoS28D produced by gene overexpression in A. oryzae and in Pichia pastoris was a 70-kDa glycoprotein with a 10-kDa sugar moiety. In contrast with other S28 proteases, AoS28D did not hydrolyze internal Pro-Xaa bonds of several tested peptides. Similarly, to human lysosomal Pro-Xaa carboxypeptidase, AoS28D demonstrated selectivity for cleaving C-terminal Pro-Xaa bonds which are resistant to carboxypeptidases of the S10 family concomitantly secreted by A. oryzae. Therefore, AoS28D could act in synergy with these enzymes during sequential degradation of a peptide from its C-terminus.
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