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Gourlay LJ, Mangiagalli M, Moroni E, Lotti M, Nardini M. Structural determinants of cold activity and glucose tolerance of a family 1 glycoside hydrolase (GH1) from Antarctic Marinomonas sp. ef1. FEBS J 2024; 291:2897-2917. [PMID: 38400529 DOI: 10.1111/febs.17096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2023] [Revised: 01/19/2024] [Accepted: 02/07/2024] [Indexed: 02/25/2024]
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Cold-active enzymes support life at low temperatures due to their ability to maintain high activity in the cold and can be useful in several biotechnological applications. Although information on the mechanisms of enzyme cold adaptation is still too limited to devise general rules, it appears that very diverse structural and functional changes are exploited in different protein families and within the same family. In this context, we studied the cold adaptation mechanism and the functional properties of a member of the glycoside hydrolase family 1 (GH1) from the Antarctic bacterium Marinomonas sp. ef1. This enzyme exhibits all typical functional hallmarks of cold adaptation, including high catalytic activity at 5 °C, broad substrate specificity, low thermal stability, and higher lability of the active site compared to the overall structure. Analysis of the here-reported crystal structure (1.8 Å resolution) and molecular dynamics simulations suggest that cold activity and thermolability may be due to a flexible region around the active site (residues 298-331), whereas the dynamic behavior of loops flanking the active site (residues 47-61 and 407-413) may favor enzyme-substrate interactions at the optimal temperature of catalysis (Topt) by tethering together protein regions lining the active site. Stapling of the N-terminus onto the surface of the β-barrel is suggested to partly counterbalance protein flexibility, thus providing a stabilizing effect. The tolerance of the enzyme to glucose and galactose is accounted for by the presence of a "gatekeeping" hydrophobic residue (Leu178), located at the entrance of the active site.
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- Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy
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- Institute of Chemical Sciences and Technologies, National Research Council of Italy, SCITE-CNR, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy
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- Department of Biosciences, University of Milano, Italy
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Chandravanshi K, Singh R, Bhange GN, Kumar A, Yadav P, Kumar A, Makde RD. Crystal structure and solution scattering of Geobacillus stearothermophilus S9 peptidase reveal structural adaptations for carboxypeptidase activity. FEBS Lett 2024; 598:684-701. [PMID: 38426217 DOI: 10.1002/1873-3468.14834] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2024] [Revised: 02/01/2024] [Accepted: 02/02/2024] [Indexed: 03/02/2024]
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Acylaminoacyl peptidases (AAPs) play a pivotal role in various pathological conditions and are recognized as potential therapeutic targets. AAPs exhibit a wide range of activities, such as acylated amino acid-dependent aminopeptidase, endopeptidase, and less studied carboxypeptidase activity. We have determined the crystal structure of an AAP from Geobacillus stearothermophilus (S9gs) at 2.0 Å resolution. Despite being annotated as an aminopeptidase in the NCBI database, our enzymatic characterization proved S9gs to be a carboxypeptidase. Solution-scattering studies showed that S9gs exists as a tetramer in solution, and crystal structure analysis revealed adaptations responsible for the carboxypeptidase activity of S9gs. The findings present a hypothesis for substrate selection, substrate entry, and product exit from the active site, enriching our understanding of this rare carboxypeptidase.
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- Beamline Development and Application Section, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, India
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- Beamline Development and Application Section, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Bioscience and Biomedical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Indore, India
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- Beamline Development and Application Section, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Bioscience and Biomedical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Indore, India
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- Beamline Development and Application Section, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, India
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Wang F, Ma X, Sun Y, Guo E, Shi C, Yuan Z, Li Y, Li Q, Lu F, Liu Y. Structure-Guided Engineering of a Protease to Improve Its Activity under Cold Conditions. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2023; 71:12528-12537. [PMID: 37561891 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.3c02338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/12/2023]
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Bacillus proteases commonly exhibit remarkably reduced activity under cold conditions. Herein, we employed a tailored combination of a loop engineering strategy and iterative saturation mutagenesis method to engineer two loops for substrate binding at the entrance of the substrate tunnel of a protease (bcPRO) from Bacillus clausii to improve its activity under cold conditions. The variant MT6 (G95P/A96D/S99W/S101T/P127S/S126T) exhibited an 18.3-fold greater catalytic efficiency than the wild-type (WT) variant at 10 °C. Molecular dynamics simulations and dynamic tunnel analysis indicated that the introduced mutations extended the substrate-binding pocket volume and facilitated extra interactions with the substrate, promoting catalysis through binding in a more favorable conformation. This study provides insights and strategies relevant to improving the activities of proteases and supplies a novel protease with enhanced activity under cold conditions for the food industry to maintain the initial flavor and color of food and reduce energy consumption.
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- Fenghua Wang
- Key Laboratory of Industrial Fermentation Microbiology, Ministry of Education, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Industrial Microbiology, College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin 300457, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Fermentation Microbiology, Ministry of Education, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Industrial Microbiology, College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin 300457, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Fermentation Microbiology, Ministry of Education, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Industrial Microbiology, College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin 300457, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Fermentation Microbiology, Ministry of Education, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Industrial Microbiology, College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin 300457, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Fermentation Microbiology, Ministry of Education, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Industrial Microbiology, College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin 300457, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Fermentation Microbiology, Ministry of Education, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Industrial Microbiology, College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin 300457, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Fermentation Microbiology, Ministry of Education, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Industrial Microbiology, College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin 300457, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Fermentation Microbiology, Ministry of Education, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Industrial Microbiology, College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin 300457, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Fermentation Microbiology, Ministry of Education, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Industrial Microbiology, College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin 300457, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Fermentation Microbiology, Ministry of Education, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Industrial Microbiology, College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin 300457, P. R. China
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Furukawa Y, Shintani A, Narikiyo S, Sue K, Akutsu M, Muraki N. Characterization of a novel cysteine-less Cu/Zn-superoxide dismutase in Paenibacillus lautus missing a conserved disulfide bond. J Biol Chem 2023; 299:105040. [PMID: 37442237 PMCID: PMC10432803 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2023.105040] [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: 03/19/2023] [Revised: 07/01/2023] [Accepted: 07/06/2023] [Indexed: 07/15/2023] Open
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Cu/Zn-superoxide dismutase (CuZnSOD) is an enzyme that binds a copper and zinc ion and also forms an intramolecular disulfide bond. Together with the copper ion as the active site, the disulfide bond is completely conserved among these proteins; indeed, the disulfide bond plays critical roles in maintaining the catalytically competent conformation of CuZnSOD. Here, we found that a CuZnSOD protein in Paenibacillus lautus (PaSOD) has no Cys residue but exhibits a significant level of enzyme activity. The crystal structure of PaSOD revealed hydrophobic and hydrogen-bonding interactions in substitution for the disulfide bond of the other CuZnSOD proteins. Also notably, we determined that PaSOD forms a homodimer through an additional domain with a novel fold at the N terminus. While the advantages of lacking Cys residues and adopting a novel dimer configuration remain obscure, PaSOD does not require a disulfide-introducing/correcting system for maturation and could also avoid misfolding caused by aberrant thiol oxidations under an oxidative environment.
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- Department of Chemistry, Keio University, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Keio University, Yokohama, Japan
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Hoernstein SNW, Özdemir B, van Gessel N, Miniera AA, Rogalla von Bieberstein B, Nilges L, Schweikert Farinha J, Komoll R, Glauz S, Weckerle T, Scherzinger F, Rodriguez-Franco M, Müller-Schüssele SJ, Reski R. A deeply conserved protease, acylamino acid-releasing enzyme (AARE), acts in ageing in Physcomitrella and Arabidopsis. Commun Biol 2023; 6:61. [PMID: 36650210 PMCID: PMC9845386 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-023-04428-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2022] [Accepted: 01/05/2023] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are constant by-products of aerobic life. In excess, ROS lead to cytotoxic protein aggregates, which are a hallmark of ageing in animals and linked to age-related pathologies in humans. Acylamino acid-releasing enzymes (AARE) are bifunctional serine proteases, acting on oxidized proteins. AARE are found in all domains of life, albeit under different names, such as acylpeptide hydrolase (APEH/ACPH), acylaminoacyl peptidase (AAP), or oxidized protein hydrolase (OPH). In humans, AARE malfunction is associated with age-related pathologies, while their function in plants is less clear. Here, we provide a detailed analysis of AARE genes in the plant lineage and an in-depth analysis of AARE localization and function in the moss Physcomitrella and the angiosperm Arabidopsis. AARE loss-of-function mutants have not been described for any organism so far. We generated and analysed such mutants and describe a connection between AARE function, aggregation of oxidized proteins and plant ageing, including accelerated developmental progression and reduced life span. Our findings complement similar findings in animals and humans, and suggest a unified concept of ageing may exist in different life forms.
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- Sebastian N W Hoernstein
- Plant Biotechnology, Faculty of Biology, University of Freiburg, Schaenzlestrasse 1, 79104, Freiburg, Germany
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- Plant Biotechnology, Faculty of Biology, University of Freiburg, Schaenzlestrasse 1, 79104, Freiburg, Germany
- Euro-BioImaging Bio-Hub, EMBL Heidelberg, Meyerhofstraße 1, 69117, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Plant Biotechnology, Faculty of Biology, University of Freiburg, Schaenzlestrasse 1, 79104, Freiburg, Germany
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- Plant Biotechnology, Faculty of Biology, University of Freiburg, Schaenzlestrasse 1, 79104, Freiburg, Germany
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- Plant Biotechnology, Faculty of Biology, University of Freiburg, Schaenzlestrasse 1, 79104, Freiburg, Germany
- Department of Anesthesiology, University Hospital Würzburg, Oberduerrbacher Strasse 6, 97072, Würzburg, Germany
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- Plant Biotechnology, Faculty of Biology, University of Freiburg, Schaenzlestrasse 1, 79104, Freiburg, Germany
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- Plant Biotechnology, Faculty of Biology, University of Freiburg, Schaenzlestrasse 1, 79104, Freiburg, Germany
- Institute for Molecular Biosciences, Goethe University Frankfurt, Max-von-Laue-Str. 9, 60438, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Plant Biotechnology, Faculty of Biology, University of Freiburg, Schaenzlestrasse 1, 79104, Freiburg, Germany
- Heraeus Medical GmbH, Philipp-Reis-Straße 8-13, 61273, Wehrheim, Germany
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- Plant Biotechnology, Faculty of Biology, University of Freiburg, Schaenzlestrasse 1, 79104, Freiburg, Germany
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- Plant Biotechnology, Faculty of Biology, University of Freiburg, Schaenzlestrasse 1, 79104, Freiburg, Germany
- Zymo Research Europe GmbH, Muelhauser Strasse 9, 79110, Freiburg, Germany
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- Plant Biotechnology, Faculty of Biology, University of Freiburg, Schaenzlestrasse 1, 79104, Freiburg, Germany
- Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig, Puschstrasse 4, 04103, Leipzig, Germany
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- Cell Biology, Faculty of Biology, University of Freiburg, Schaenzlestrasse 1, 79104, Freiburg, Germany
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- Molecular Botany, Department of Biology, Technical University of Kaiserslautern, Erwin-Schrödinger-Strasse 70, 67663, Kaiserslautern, Germany
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- Plant Biotechnology, Faculty of Biology, University of Freiburg, Schaenzlestrasse 1, 79104, Freiburg, Germany.
- Signalling Research Centres BIOSS and CIBSS, Schaenzlestrasse 18, 79104, Freiburg, Germany.
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Kumar A, Mukhia S, Kumar R. Industrial applications of cold-adapted enzymes: challenges, innovations and future perspective. 3 Biotech 2021; 11:426. [PMID: 34567931 DOI: 10.1007/s13205-021-02929-y] [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: 04/03/2021] [Accepted: 07/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Extreme cold environments are potential reservoirs of microorganisms producing unique and novel enzymes in response to environmental stress conditions. Such cold-adapted enzymes prove to be valuable tools in industrial biotechnology to meet the increasing demand for efficient biocatalysts. The inherent properties like high catalytic activity at low temperature, high specific activity and low activation energy make the cold-adapted enzymes well suited for application in various industries. The interest in this group of enzymes is expanding as they are the preferred alternatives to harsh chemical synthesis owing to their biodegradable and non-toxic nature. Irrespective of the multitude of applications, the use of cold-adapted enzymes at the industrial level is still limited. The current review presents the unique adaptive features and the role of cold-adapted enzymes in major industries like food, detergents, molecular biology and bioremediation. The review highlights the significance of omics technology i.e., metagenomics, metatranscriptomics and metaproteomics in enzyme bioprospection from extreme environments. It further points out the challenges in using cold-adapted enzymes at the industrial level and the innovations associated with novel enzyme prospection strategies. Documentations on cold-adapted enzymes and their applications are abundant; however, reports on the role of omics tools in exploring cold-adapted enzymes are still scarce. So, the review covers the aspect concerning the novel techniques for enzyme discovery from nature.
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- Anil Kumar
- Biotechnology Division, CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Post Box No. 06, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh 176 061 India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh 201 002 India
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- Biotechnology Division, CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Post Box No. 06, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh 176 061 India
- Department of Microbiology, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Punjab 143005 India
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- Biotechnology Division, CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Post Box No. 06, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh 176 061 India
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Mangiagalli M, Barbiroli A, Santambrogio C, Ferrari C, Nardini M, Lotti M, Brocca S. The activity and stability of a cold-active acylaminoacyl peptidase rely on its dimerization by domain swapping. Int J Biol Macromol 2021; 181:263-274. [PMID: 33775759 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2021.03.150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2021] [Revised: 03/15/2021] [Accepted: 03/23/2021] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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The study of enzymes from extremophiles arouses interest in Protein Science because of the amazing solutions these proteins adopt to cope with extreme conditions. Recently solved, the structure of the psychrophilic acyl aminoacyl peptidase from Sporosarcina psychrophila (SpAAP) pinpoints a mechanism of dimerization unusual for this class of enzymes. The quaternary structure of SpAAP relies on a domain-swapping mechanism involving the N-terminal A1 helix. The A1 helix is conserved among homologous mesophilic and psychrophilic proteins and its deletion causes the formation of a monomeric enzyme, which is inactive and prone to aggregate. Here, we investigate the dimerization mechanism of SpAAP through the analysis of chimeric heterodimers where a protomer lacking the A1 helix combines with a protomer carrying the inactivated catalytic site. Our results indicate that the two active sites are independent, and that a single A1 helix is sufficient to partially recover the quaternary structure and the activity of chimeric heterodimers. Since catalytically competent protomers are unstable and inactive unless they dimerize, SpAAP reveals as an "obligomer" for both structural and functional reasons.
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- Marco Mangiagalli
- Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Piazza della Scienza 2, 20126 Milan, Italy.
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- Department of Food, Environmental and Nutritional Sciences, University of Milano, Via Celoria 2, 20133 Milano, Italy
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- Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Piazza della Scienza 2, 20126 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Piazza della Scienza 2, 20126 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biosciences, University of Milano, Via Celoria 26, 20133 Milano, Italy
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- Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Piazza della Scienza 2, 20126 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Piazza della Scienza 2, 20126 Milan, Italy.
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Mangiagalli M, Lotti M. Cold-Active β-Galactosidases: Insight into Cold Adaption Mechanisms and Biotechnological Exploitation. Mar Drugs 2021; 19:md19010043. [PMID: 33477853 PMCID: PMC7832830 DOI: 10.3390/md19010043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2020] [Revised: 01/12/2021] [Accepted: 01/15/2021] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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β-galactosidases (EC 3.2.1.23) catalyze the hydrolysis of β-galactosidic bonds in oligosaccharides and, under certain conditions, transfer a sugar moiety from a glycosyl donor to an acceptor. Cold-active β-galactosidases are identified in microorganisms endemic to permanently low-temperature environments. While mesophilic β-galactosidases are broadly studied and employed for biotechnological purposes, the cold-active enzymes are still scarcely explored, although they may prove very useful in biotechnological processes at low temperature. This review covers several issues related to cold-active β-galactosidases, including their classification, structure and molecular mechanisms of cold adaptation. Moreover, their applications are discussed, focusing on the production of lactose-free dairy products as well as on the valorization of cheese whey and the synthesis of glycosyl building blocks for the food, cosmetic and pharmaceutical industries.
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Orlando M, Pucciarelli S, Lotti M. Endolysins from Antarctic Pseudomonas Display Lysozyme Activity at Low Temperature. Mar Drugs 2020; 18:E579. [PMID: 33233712 PMCID: PMC7699920 DOI: 10.3390/md18110579] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2020] [Revised: 11/17/2020] [Accepted: 11/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Organisms specialized to thrive in cold environments (so-called psychrophiles) produce enzymes with the remarkable ability to catalyze chemical reactions at low temperature. Cold activity relies on adaptive changes in the proteins' sequence and structural organization that result in high conformational flexibility. As a consequence of flexibility, several such enzymes are inherently heat sensitive. Cold-active enzymes are of interest for application in a number of bioprocesses, where cold activity coupled with easy thermal inactivation can be of advantage. We describe the biochemical and functional properties of two glycosyl hydrolases (named LYS177 and LYS188) of family 19 (GH19), identified in the genome of an Antarctic marine Pseudomonas. Molecular evolutionary analysis placed them in a group of characterized GH19 endolysins active on lysozyme substrates, such as peptidoglycan. Enzyme activity peaks at about 25-35 °C and 40% residual activity is retained at 5 °C. LYS177 and LYS188 are thermolabile, with Tm of 52 and 45 °C and half-lives of 48 and 12 h at 37 °C, respectively. Bioinformatics analyses suggest that low heat stability may be associated to temperature-driven increases in local flexibility occurring mainly in a specific region of the polypeptide that is predicted to contain hot spots for aggregation.
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- Marco Orlando
- Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, State University of Milano Bicocca, 20126 Milano, Italy;
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- School of Biosciences and Veterinary Medicine, University of Camerino, 62032 Camerino, Italy;
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- Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, State University of Milano Bicocca, 20126 Milano, Italy;
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Cold-active enzymes increase their catalytic efficiency at low-temperature, introducing structural flexibility at or near the active sites. Inevitably, this feat seems to be accompanied by lower thermal stability. These characteristics have made cold-active enzymes into attractive targets for the industrial applications, since they could reduce the energy cost in the reaction, attenuate side-reactions, and simply be inactivated. In addition, the increased structural flexibility could result in broad substrate specificity for various non-native substrates, which is called substrate promiscuity. In this perspective, we deal with a less addressed aspect of cold-active enzymes, substrate promiscuity, which has enormous potential for semi-synthesis or enzymatic modification of fine chemicals and drugs. Further structural and directed-evolutional studies on substrate promiscuity of cold-active enzymes will provide a new workhorse in white biotechnology.
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Mangiagalli M, Lapi M, Maione S, Orlando M, Brocca S, Pesce A, Barbiroli A, Camilloni C, Pucciarelli S, Lotti M, Nardini M. The co-existence of cold activity and thermal stability in an Antarctic GH42 β-galactosidase relies on its hexameric quaternary arrangement. FEBS J 2020; 288:546-565. [PMID: 32363751 DOI: 10.1111/febs.15354] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2020] [Revised: 04/25/2020] [Accepted: 04/29/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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To survive in cold environments, psychrophilic organisms produce enzymes endowed with high specific activity at low temperature. The structure of these enzymes is usually flexible and mostly thermolabile. In this work, we investigate the structural basis of cold adaptation of a GH42 β-galactosidase from the psychrophilic Marinomonas ef1. This enzyme couples cold activity with astonishing robustness for a psychrophilic protein, for it retains 23% of its highest activity at 5 °C and it is stable for several days at 37 °C and even 50 °C. Phylogenetic analyses indicate a close relationship with thermophilic β-galactosidases, suggesting that the present-day enzyme evolved from a thermostable scaffold modeled by environmental selective pressure. The crystallographic structure reveals the overall similarity with GH42 enzymes, along with a hexameric arrangement (dimer of trimers) not found in psychrophilic, mesophilic, and thermophilic homologues. In the quaternary structure, protomers form a large central cavity, whose accessibility to the substrate is promoted by the dynamic behavior of surface loops, even at low temperature. A peculiar cooperative behavior of the enzyme is likely related to the increase of the internal cavity permeability triggered by heating. Overall, our results highlight a novel strategy of enzyme cold adaptation, based on the oligomerization state of the enzyme, which effectively challenges the paradigm of cold activity coupled with intrinsic thermolability. DATABASE: Structural data are available in the Protein Data Bank database under the accession number 6Y2K.
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- Marco Mangiagalli
- Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy
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- Department of Biosciences, University of Milano, Italy
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- Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy
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- Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy
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- Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy
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- Department of Food, Environmental and Nutritional Sciences, University of Milano, Italy
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- School of Biosciences and Veterinary Medicine, University of Camerino, Italy
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- Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy
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- Department of Biosciences, University of Milano, Italy
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Kiss-Szemán AJ, Harmat V, Menyhárd DK. Achieving Functionality Through Modular Build-up: Structure and Size Selection of Serine Oligopeptidases. Curr Protein Pept Sci 2019; 20:1089-1101. [PMID: 31553292 DOI: 10.2174/1389203720666190925103339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2018] [Revised: 03/13/2019] [Accepted: 04/12/2019] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Enzymes of the prolyl oligopeptidase family (S9 family) recognize their substrates not only by the specificity motif to be cleaved but also by size - they hydrolyze oligopeptides smaller than 30 amino acids. They belong to the serine-protease family, but differ from classical serine-proteases in size (80 kDa), structure (two domains) and regulation system (size selection of substrates). This group of enzymes is an important target for drug design as they are linked to amnesia, schizophrenia, type 2 diabetes, trypanosomiasis, periodontitis and cell growth. By comparing the structure of various members of the family we show that the most important features contributing to selectivity and efficiency are: (i) whether the interactions weaving the two domains together play a role in stabilizing the catalytic triad and thus their absence may provide for its deactivation: these oligopeptidases can screen their substrates by opening up, and (ii) whether the interaction-prone β-edge of the hydrolase domain is accessible and thus can guide a multimerization process that creates shielded entrance or intricate inner channels for the size-based selection of substrates. These cornerstones can be used to estimate the multimeric state and selection strategy of yet undetermined structures.
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- Anna J Kiss-Szemán
- Laboratory of Structural Chemistry and Biology, Institute of Chemistry, Eotvos Lorand University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Laboratory of Structural Chemistry and Biology, Institute of Chemistry, Eotvos Lorand University, Budapest, Hungary.,MTA-ELTE Protein Modelling Research Group, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary
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- MTA-ELTE Protein Modelling Research Group, Eotvos Lorand University, Budapest, Hungary
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“Bridge regions” regulate catalysis and protein stability of acylpeptide hydrolase. Biochem Eng J 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2019.01.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Pischedda A, Ramasamy KP, Mangiagalli M, Chiappori F, Milanesi L, Miceli C, Pucciarelli S, Lotti M. Antarctic marine ciliates under stress: superoxide dismutases from the psychrophilic Euplotes focardii are cold-active yet heat tolerant enzymes. Sci Rep 2018; 8:14721. [PMID: 30283056 PMCID: PMC6170424 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-33127-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2018] [Accepted: 09/20/2018] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
Abstract
Oxidative stress is a particularly severe threat to Antarctic marine polar organisms because they are exposed to high dissolved oxygen and to intense UV radiation. This paper reports the features of three superoxide dismutases from the Antarctic psychrophilic ciliate Euplotes focardii that faces two environmental challenges, oxidative stress and low temperature. Two out of these are Cu,Zn superoxide dismutases (named Ef-SOD1a and Ef-SOD1b) and one belongs to the Mn-containing group (Ef-SOD2). Ef-SOD1s and Ef-SOD2 differ in their evolutionary history, expression and overall structural features. Ef-SOD1 genes are expressed at different levels, with Ef-SOD1b mRNA 20-fold higher at the ciliate optimal temperature of growth (4 °C). All Ef-SOD enzymes are active at 4 °C, consistent with the definition of cold-adapted enzymes. At the same time, they display temperatures of melting in the range 50-70 °C and retain residual activity after incubation at 65-75 °C. Supported by data of molecular dynamics simulation, we conclude that the E. focardii SODs combine cold activity, local molecular flexibility and thermo tolerance.
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Affiliation(s)
- Alessandro Pischedda
- Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Piazza della Scienza 2, 20126, Milano, Italy
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- School of Biosciences and Veterinary Medicine, University of Camerino, Via Gentile III da Varano, 1, 62032, Camerino (MC), Italy
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- Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Piazza della Scienza 2, 20126, Milano, Italy
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- School of Biosciences and Veterinary Medicine, University of Camerino, Via Gentile III da Varano, 1, 62032, Camerino (MC), Italy
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- School of Biosciences and Veterinary Medicine, University of Camerino, Via Gentile III da Varano, 1, 62032, Camerino (MC), Italy.
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- Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Piazza della Scienza 2, 20126, Milano, Italy
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Fiebig D, Storka J, Roeder M, Meyners C, Schmelz S, Blankenfeldt W, Scrima A, Kolmar H, Fuchsbauer HL. Destructive twisting of neutral metalloproteases: the catalysis mechanism of the Dispase autolysis-inducing protein from Streptomyces mobaraensis DSM 40487. FEBS J 2018; 285:4246-4264. [PMID: 30171661 DOI: 10.1111/febs.14647] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2018] [Revised: 07/27/2018] [Accepted: 08/28/2018] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
Abstract
The Dispase autolysis-inducing protein (DAIP) is produced by Streptomyces mobaraensis to disarm neutral metalloproteases by decomposition. The absence of a catalytic protease domain led to the assumption that the seven-bladed β-propeller protein DAIP causes structural modifications, thereby triggering autolysis. Determination of protein complexes consisting of DAIP and thermolysin or DAIP and a nonfunctional E138A bacillolysin variant supported this postulation. Protein twisting was indicated by DAIP-mediated inhibition of thermolysin while bacillolysin underwent immediate autolysis under the same conditions. Interestingly, an increase in SYPRO orange fluorescence allowed tracking of the fast degradation process. Similarly rapid autolysis of thermolysin mediated by DAIP was only observed upon the addition of amphiphilic compounds, which probably amplify the induced structural changes. DAIP further caused degradation of FITC-labeled E138A bacillolysin by trypsin, as monitored by a linear decrease in fluorescence polarization. The kinetic model, calculated from the obtained data, suggested a three-step mechanism defined by (a) fast DAIP-metalloprotease complex formation, (b) slower DAIP-mediated protein twisting, and (c) fragmentation. These results were substantiated by crystallized DAIP attached to a C-terminal helix fragment of thermolysin. Structural superposition of the complex with thermolysin is indicative of a conformational change upon binding to DAIP. Importantly, the majority of metalloproteases, also including homologs from various pathogens, are highly conserved at the autolysis-prone peptide bonds, suggesting their susceptibility to DAIP-mediated decomposition, which may offer opportunities for pharmaceutical applications. DATABASES: The atomic coordinates and structure factors (PDB ID: 6FHP) have been deposited in the Protein Data Bank (http://www.pdb.org/). ENZYMES: Aureolysin, EC 3.4.24.29; bacillolysin (Dispase, Gentlyase), EC 3.4.24.28; lasB (elastase), EC 3.4.24.4; subtilisin, EC 3.4.21.62; thermolysin, EC 3.4.24.27; transglutaminase, EC 2.3.2.13; trypsin, EC 3.4.21.4; vibriolysin (hemagglutinin(HA)/protease), EC 3.4.24.25.
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- David Fiebig
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Applied Sciences of Darmstadt, Germany.,Department of Chemistry, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Applied Sciences of Darmstadt, Germany
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Applied Sciences of Darmstadt, Germany
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Applied Sciences of Darmstadt, Germany
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- Structural Biology of Autophagy Group, Department Structure and Function of Proteins, Helmholtz-Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig, Germany.,Department Structure and Function of Proteins, Helmholtz-Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Department Structure and Function of Proteins, Helmholtz-Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig, Germany.,Institute for Biochemistry, Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Germany
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- Structural Biology of Autophagy Group, Department Structure and Function of Proteins, Helmholtz-Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig, Germany.,Department Structure and Function of Proteins, Helmholtz-Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Applied Sciences of Darmstadt, Germany
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Ma R, Huang H, Bai Y, Luo H, Fan Y, Yao B. Insight into the cold adaptation and hemicellulose utilization of Cladosporium neopsychrotolerans from genome analysis and biochemical characterization. Sci Rep 2018; 8:6075. [PMID: 29666397 PMCID: PMC5904165 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-24443-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2017] [Accepted: 03/20/2018] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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The occurrence of Cladosporium in cold ecosystems has been evidenced long before, and most of the knowledge about nutrient utilization of this genus is sporadic. An alpine soil isolate C. neopsychrotolerans SL-16, showing great cold tolerance and significant lignocellulose-degrading capability, was sequenced to form a 35.9 Mb genome that contains 13,456 predicted genes. Functional annotation on predicted genes revealed a wide array of proteins involved in the transport and metabolism of carbohydrate, protein and lipid. Large numbers of transmembrane proteins (967) and CAZymes (571) were identified, and those related to hemicellulose degradation was the most abundant. To undermine the hemicellulose (xyaln as the main component) utilization mechanism of SL-16, the mRNA levels of 23 xylanolytic enzymes were quantified, and representatives of three glycoside hydrolase families were functionally characterized. The enzymes showed similar neutral, cold active and thermolabile properties and synergistic action on xylan degradation (the synergy degree up to 15.32). Kinetic analysis and sequence and structure comparison with mesophilic and thermophilic homologues indicated that these cold-active enzymes employed different cold adaptation strategies to function well in cold environment. These similar and complementary advantages in cold adaptation and catalysis might explain the high efficiency of lignocellulose conversion observed in SL-16 under low temperatures.
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- Rui Ma
- Key Laboratory for Feed Biotechnology of the Ministry of Agriculture, Feed Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
- Biotechnology Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory for Feed Biotechnology of the Ministry of Agriculture, Feed Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory for Feed Biotechnology of the Ministry of Agriculture, Feed Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory for Feed Biotechnology of the Ministry of Agriculture, Feed Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Biotechnology Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory for Feed Biotechnology of the Ministry of Agriculture, Feed Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China.
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Brininger C, Spradlin S, Cobani L, Evilia C. The more adaptive to change, the more likely you are to survive: Protein adaptation in extremophiles. Semin Cell Dev Biol 2018; 84:158-169. [PMID: 29288800 DOI: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2017.12.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2017] [Revised: 12/25/2017] [Accepted: 12/25/2017] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Discovering how organisms and their proteins adapt to extreme conditions is a complicated process. Every condition has its own set of adaptations that make it uniquely stable in its environment. The purpose of our review is to discuss what is known in the extremophilic community about protein adaptations. To simplify our mission, we broke the extremophiles into three broad categories: thermophiles, halophiles and psychrophiles. While there are crossover organisms- organisms that exist in two or more extremes, like heat plus acid or cold plus pressure, most of them have a primary adaptation that is within one of these categories which tends to be the most easily identifiable one. While the generally known adaptations are still accepted, like thermophilic proteins have increased ionic interactions and a hardier hydrophobic core, halophilic proteins have a large increase in acidic amino acids and amino acid/peptide insertions and psychrophiles have a much more open structure and reduced ionic interactions, some new information has come to light. Thermophilic stability can be improved by increased subunit-subunit or subunit-cofactor interactions. Halophilic proteins have reversible folding when in the presence of salt. Psychrophilic proteins have an increase in cavities that not only decrease the formation of ice, but also increase flexibility under low temperature conditions. In a proof of concept experiment, we applied what is currently known about adaptations to a well characterized protein, malate dehydrogenase (MDH). While this protein has been profiled in the literature, we are applying our adaptation predictions to its sequence and structure to see if the described adaptations apply. Our analysis demonstrates that thermophilic and halophilic adaptations fit the corresponding MDHs very well. However, because the number of psychrophiles MDH sequences and structures is low, our analysis on psychrophiles is inconclusive and needs more information. By discussing known extremophilic adaptations and applying them to a random, conserved protein, we have found that general adaptations are conserved and can be predicted in proposed extremophilic proteins. The present field of extremophile adaptations is discovering more and more ways organisms and their proteins have adapted. The more that is learned about protein adaptation, the closer we get to custom proteins, designed to fit any extreme and solve some of the world's most pressing environmental problems.
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- C Brininger
- Department of Chemistry, Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID 83209, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID 83209, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID 83209, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID 83209, USA.
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