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Ohara K, Oshima Y, Unno H, Nagano S, Kusunoki M, Takahashi S, Waki T, Yamashita S, Nakayama T. Lowering pH optimum of activity of SshEstI, a slightly alkaliphilic archaeal esterase of the hormone-sensitive lipase family. J Biosci Bioeng 2024:S1389-1723(24)00158-0. [PMID: 38918133 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiosc.2024.05.010] [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: 03/18/2024] [Revised: 05/14/2024] [Accepted: 05/24/2024] [Indexed: 06/27/2024]
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SshEstI, a carboxylesterase from the thermoacidophilic archaeon Saccharolobus shibatae, is a member of the hormone-sensitive lipase family that displays slightly alkaliphilic activity with an optimum activity at pH 8.0. In this study, three distinct strategies were explored to confer acidophilic properties to SshEstI. The first strategy involved engineering the oxyanion hole by replacing Gly81 with serine or aspartic acid. The G81S mutant showed optimum activity at pH 7.0, whereas the aspartic acid mutant (G81D) rendered the enzyme slightly acidophilic with optimum activity observed at pH 6.0; however, kcat and kcat/Km values were reduced by these substitutions. The second strategy involved examining the effects of surfactant additives on the pH-activity profiles of SshEstI. The results showed that cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) enhanced wild-type enzyme (WT) activity at acidic pH values. In the presence of 0.1 mM CTAB, G81S and G81D were acidophilic enzymes with optimum activity at pH 6.0 and 4.0, respectively, although their enzyme activities were low. The third strategy involved engineering the active site to resemble that of kumamolisin-As (kuma-As), an acidophilic peptidase of the sedolisin family. The catalytic triad of kuma-As was exchanged into SshEstI using site-directed mutagenesis. X-ray crystallographic analysis of the mutants (H274D and H274E) revealed that the potential hydrogen donor-acceptor distances around the active site of WT were fully maintained in these mutants. However, these mutants were inactive at pH 4-8.
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- Kazuhiro Ohara
- Department of Biomolecular Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8579, Japan
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- Department of Biomolecular Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8579, Japan
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- Biomolecular Chemistry Laboratory, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagasaki University, 1-14 Bunkyo-machi, Nagasaki 852-8521, Japan; Organization for Marine Science and Technology, Nagasaki University, 1-14 Bunkyo-machi, Nagasaki 852-8521, Japan
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- Department of Biomolecular Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8579, Japan
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- Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Yamanashi, Kofu, Yamanashi 400-8511, Japan
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- Department of Biomolecular Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8579, Japan
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- Department of Biomolecular Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8579, Japan
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- Department of Material Chemistry, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Kanazawa University, Kakuma, Kanazawa 920-1192, Japan
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- Department of Biomolecular Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8579, Japan.
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Bahun M, Poklar Ulrih N. High selectivity of the hyperthermophilic subtilase propeptide domain toward inhibition of its cognate protease. Microbiol Spectr 2023; 11:e0148723. [PMID: 37655909 PMCID: PMC10580911 DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.01487-23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2023] [Accepted: 07/04/2023] [Indexed: 09/02/2023] Open
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Microbial extracellular subtilases are highly active proteolytic enzymes commonly used in commercial applications. These subtilases are synthesized in their inactive proform, which matures into the active protease under the control of the propeptide domain. In mesophilic bacterial prosubtilases, the propeptide functions as both an obligatory chaperone and an inhibitor of the subtilase catalytic domain. In contrast, the propeptides of hyperthermophilic archaeal prosubtilases act mainly as tight inhibitors and are not essential for subtilase folding. It is unclear whether this stronger inhibitory activity of hyperthermophilic propeptides results in their higher selectivity toward their cognate subtilases, in contrast to promiscuous mesophilic propeptides. Here, we showed that the propeptide of pernisine, a hyperthermostable archaeal subtilase, strongly interacts with and inhibits pernisine, but not the homologous subtilisin Carlsberg and proteinase K. Instead, the pernisine propeptide was readily degraded by subtilisin Carlsberg and proteinase K. In addition, the catalytic domain of unprocessed propernisine was also susceptible to degradation but became proteolytically stable after autoprocessing of propernisine into the inactive, noncovalent complex propeptide:pernisine. This allowed efficient transactivation of the autoprocessed complex propeptide:pernisine through degradation of pernisine propeptide by subtilisin Carlsberg and proteinase K at mesophilic temperature. Moreover, we demonstrated that active pernisine molecules are inhibited by the propeptide that is released after pernisine-catalyzed degradation of the unprocessed propernisine catalytic domain. This highlights the high inhibitory potency of the hyperthermophilic propeptide toward its cognate subtilase and its importance in regulating subtilase maturation, to prevent the degradation of the unprocessed subtilase precursors by the prematurely activated molecules. IMPORTANCE Many microorganisms secrete proteases into their environment to degrade protein substrates for their growth. The important group of these extracellular enzymes are subtilases, which are also widely used in practical applications. These subtilases are inhibited by their propeptide domain, which is degraded during the prosubtilase maturation process. Here, we showed that the propeptide of pernisine, a prion-degrading subtilase from the hyperthermophilic archaeon, strongly inhibits pernisine with extraordinarily high binding affinity. This interaction proved to be highly selective, as pernisine propeptide was rapidly degraded by mesophilic pernisine homologs. This in turn allowed rapid transactivation of propernisine by mesophilic subtilases at lower temperatures, which might simplify the procedures for preparation of active pernisine for commercial use. The results reported in this study suggest that the hyperthermophilic subtilase propeptide evolved to function as tight and selective regulator of maturation of the associated prosubtilase to prevent its premature activation under high temperatures.
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- Miha Bahun
- Department of Food Science and Technology, Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Centre of Excellence for Integrated Approaches in Chemistry and Biology of Proteins (CIPKeBiP), Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Oda K, Dunn BM, Wlodawer A. Serine-Carboxyl Peptidases, Sedolisins: From Discovery to Evolution. Biochemistry 2022; 61:1643-1664. [PMID: 35862020 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.2c00239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Sedolisin is a proteolytic enzyme, listed in the peptidase database MEROPS as a founding member of clan SB, family S53. This enzyme, although active at low pH, was originally shown not to be inhibited by an aspartic peptidase specific inhibitor, S-PI (pepstatin Ac). In this Perspective, the S53 family is described from the moment of original identification to evolution. The representative enzymes of the family are sedolisin, kumamolisin, and TPP-1. They exhibit the following unique features. (1) The fold of the molecule is similar to that of subtilisin, but the catalytic residues consist of a triad, Ser/Glu/Asp, that is unlike the Ser/His/Asp triad of subtilisin. (2) The molecule is expressed as a pro-form composed of the amino-terminal prosegment and the active domain. Additionally, some members of this family have an additional, carboxy-terminal prosegment. (3) Their optimum pH for activity is in the acidic region, not in the neutral to alkaline region where subtilisin is active. (4) Their distribution in nature is very broad across the three kingdoms of life. (5) Some of these enzymes from fungi and bacteria are pathogens to plants. (6) Some of them have significant potential applications for industry. (7) The lack of a TPP-1 gene in human brain is the cause of incurable juvenile neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis (Batten's disease).
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- Kohei Oda
- Department of Applied Biology, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Matsugasaki, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8585, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida 32610-0245, United States
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- Center for Structural Biology, National Cancer Institute, Frederick, Maryland 21702, United States
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Liu YY, Lee CC, Hsu JH, Leu WM, Meng M. Efficient Hydrolysis of Gluten-Derived Celiac Disease-Triggering Immunogenic Peptides by a Bacterial Serine Protease from Burkholderia gladioli. Biomolecules 2021; 11:biom11030451. [PMID: 33802942 PMCID: PMC8002681 DOI: 10.3390/biom11030451] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2021] [Revised: 03/11/2021] [Accepted: 03/14/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Celiac disease is an autoimmune disorder triggered by toxic peptides derived from incompletely digested glutens in the stomach. Peptidases that can digest the toxic peptides may formulate an oral enzyme therapy to improve the patients’ health condition. Bga1903 is a serine endopeptidase secreted by Burkholderia gladioli. The preproprotein of Bga1903 consists of an N-terminal signal peptide, a propeptide region, and an enzymatic domain that belongs to the S8 subfamily. Bga1903 could be secreted into the culture medium when it was expressed in E. coli. The purified Bga1903 is capable of hydrolyzing the gluten-derived toxic peptides, such as the 33- and 26-mer peptides, with the preference for the peptide bonds at the carbonyl site of glutamine (P1 position). The kinetic assay of Bga1903 toward the chromogenic substrate Z-HPQ-pNA at 37 °C, pH 7.0, suggests that the values of Km and kcat are 0.44 ± 0.1 mM and 17.8 ± 0.4 s−1, respectively. The addition of Bga1903 in the wort during the fermentation step of beer could help in making gluten-free beer. In summary, Bga1903 is usable to reduce the gluten content in processed foods and represents a good candidate for protein engineering/modification aimed to efficiently digest the gluten at the gastric condition.
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- Yu-You Liu
- Program in Microbial Genomics, National Chung Hsing University and Academia Sinica, Taichung 40227, Taiwan;
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- Graduate Institute of Biotechnology, National Chung Hsing University, 250 Kuo-Kuang Rd., Taichung 40227, Taiwan; (C.-C.L.); (J.-H.H.); (W.-M.L.)
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- Graduate Institute of Biotechnology, National Chung Hsing University, 250 Kuo-Kuang Rd., Taichung 40227, Taiwan; (C.-C.L.); (J.-H.H.); (W.-M.L.)
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- Graduate Institute of Biotechnology, National Chung Hsing University, 250 Kuo-Kuang Rd., Taichung 40227, Taiwan; (C.-C.L.); (J.-H.H.); (W.-M.L.)
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- Graduate Institute of Biotechnology, National Chung Hsing University, 250 Kuo-Kuang Rd., Taichung 40227, Taiwan; (C.-C.L.); (J.-H.H.); (W.-M.L.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +886-4-22840328
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Liu H, Fan X, Song H, Hu X, Zhang G, Yu C, Yi L. Efficient production of gluten hydrolase Kuma030 in E. coli by hot acid treatment without chromatography. Enzyme Microb Technol 2019; 129:109356. [PMID: 31307580 DOI: 10.1016/j.enzmictec.2019.05.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2019] [Revised: 04/12/2019] [Accepted: 05/26/2019] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Kumamolisin from Alicyclobacillus sendaiensis strain NTAP-1 is a serine protease with collagenase activity. After molecular engineering, a kumamolisin mutant, named Kuma030, was obtained with high proteolytic activity against gluten, which might cause celiac disease. Kuma030 exhibited its potential application in industrial and medicine, while challenges remained of its large-scale purification and production. In the studies here, we successfully overexpressed the Kuma030 in E. coli BL21 (DE3) by anchoring a SUMO (Small Ubiquitin-like Modifier) fusion protein at its N-terminal end. In addition, a fast protein purification procedure was developed according to the acidophilic and thermophilic properties of Alicyclobacillus sendaiensis. After a simple acid treatment followed by a heat treatment, a total of 9.9 mg functional Kuma030 was quickly obtained form 1 L LB media culture. This purified Kuma030 was confirmed to be functional to cleave the PQ sequences in a designed protein substrate, and the gluten in actual food samples, such as whole wheat bread and beer, in a fast manner. Our studies provided an efficient strategy for the overexpression and purification of functional Kuma030 in E. coli, which might expand its broad practical applications.
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- Houquan Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Enzyme Engineering, Hubei Engineering Research Center for Bio-Enzyme Catalysis, Hubei Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Green Transformation of Bio-Resources, College of Life Sciences, Hubei University, No. 368 Youyi Road, Wuchang District, Wuhan, 430062, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Enzyme Engineering, Hubei Engineering Research Center for Bio-Enzyme Catalysis, Hubei Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Green Transformation of Bio-Resources, College of Life Sciences, Hubei University, No. 368 Youyi Road, Wuchang District, Wuhan, 430062, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Enzyme Engineering, Hubei Engineering Research Center for Bio-Enzyme Catalysis, Hubei Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Green Transformation of Bio-Resources, College of Life Sciences, Hubei University, No. 368 Youyi Road, Wuchang District, Wuhan, 430062, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Enzyme Engineering, Hubei Engineering Research Center for Bio-Enzyme Catalysis, Hubei Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Green Transformation of Bio-Resources, College of Life Sciences, Hubei University, No. 368 Youyi Road, Wuchang District, Wuhan, 430062, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Enzyme Engineering, Hubei Engineering Research Center for Bio-Enzyme Catalysis, Hubei Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Green Transformation of Bio-Resources, College of Life Sciences, Hubei University, No. 368 Youyi Road, Wuchang District, Wuhan, 430062, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Enzyme Engineering, Hubei Engineering Research Center for Bio-Enzyme Catalysis, Hubei Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Green Transformation of Bio-Resources, College of Life Sciences, Hubei University, No. 368 Youyi Road, Wuchang District, Wuhan, 430062, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Enzyme Engineering, Hubei Engineering Research Center for Bio-Enzyme Catalysis, Hubei Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Green Transformation of Bio-Resources, College of Life Sciences, Hubei University, No. 368 Youyi Road, Wuchang District, Wuhan, 430062, China.
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Diversity, Structures, and Collagen-Degrading Mechanisms of Bacterial Collagenolytic Proteases. Appl Environ Microbiol 2015; 81:6098-107. [PMID: 26150451 DOI: 10.1128/aem.00883-15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Bacterial collagenolytic proteases are important because of their essential role in global collagen degradation and because of their virulence in some human bacterial infections. Bacterial collagenolytic proteases include some metalloproteases of the M9 family from Clostridium or Vibrio strains, some serine proteases distributed in the S1, S8, and S53 families, and members of the U32 family. In recent years, there has been remarkable progress in discovering new bacterial collagenolytic proteases and in investigating the collagen-degrading mechanisms of bacterial collagenolytic proteases. This review provides comprehensive insight into bacterial collagenolytic proteases, especially focusing on the structures and collagen-degrading mechanisms of representative bacterial collagenolytic proteases in each family. The roles of bacterial collagenolytic proteases in human diseases and global nitrogen cycling, together with the biotechnological and medical applications for these proteases, are also briefly discussed.
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Zhu H, Xu BL, Liang X, Yang YR, Tang XF, Tang B. Molecular basis for auto- and hetero-catalytic maturation of a thermostable subtilase from thermophilic Bacillus sp. WF146. J Biol Chem 2013; 288:34826-38. [PMID: 24145031 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m113.498774] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The proform of the WF146 protease, an extracellular subtilase produced by thermophilic Bacillus sp. WF146, matures efficiently at high temperatures. Here we report that the proform, which contains an N-terminal propeptide composed of a core domain (N*) and a linker peptide, is intrinsically able to mature via multiple pathways. One autocatalytic pathway is initiated by cis-processing of N* to generate an autoprocessed complex N*-I(WT), and this step is followed by truncation of the linker peptide and degradation of N*. Another autocatalytic pathway is initiated by trans-processing of the linker peptide followed by degradation of N*. Unlike most reported subtilases, the maturation of the WF146 protease occurs not only autocatalytically but also hetero-catalytically whereby heterogeneous proteases accelerate the maturation of the WF146 protease via trans-processing of the proform and N*-I(WT). Although N* acts as an intramolecular chaperone and an inhibitor of the mature enzyme, the linker peptide is susceptible to proteolysis, allowing the trans-processing reaction to occur auto- and hetero-catalytically. These studies also demonstrate that the WF146 protease undergoes subtle structural adjustments during the maturation process and that the binding of Ca(2+) is required for routing the proform to mature properly at high temperatures. Interestingly, under Ca(2+)-free conditions, the proform is cis-processed into a unique propeptide-intermediate complex (N*-I(E)) capable of re-synthesis of the proform. Based on the basic catalytic principle of serine proteases and these experimental results, a mechanism for the cis-processing/re-synthesis equilibrium of the proform and the role of the linker peptide in regulation of this equilibrium has been proposed.
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- Hui Zhu
- From the State Key Laboratory of Virology, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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Yao J, Xu Q, Guo H. QM/MM and free-energy simulations of deacylation reaction catalysed by sedolisin, a serine-carboxyl peptidase. MOLECULAR SIMULATION 2013. [DOI: 10.1080/08927022.2012.714467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Gordon SR, Stanley EJ, Wolf S, Toland A, Wu SJ, Hadidi D, Mills JH, Baker D, Pultz IS, Siegel JB. Computational design of an α-gliadin peptidase. J Am Chem Soc 2012; 134:20513-20. [PMID: 23153249 PMCID: PMC3526107 DOI: 10.1021/ja3094795] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The ability to rationally modify enzymes to perform novel chemical transformations is essential for the rapid production of next-generation protein therapeutics. Here we describe the use of chemical principles to identify a naturally occurring acid-active peptidase, and the subsequent use of computational protein design tools to reengineer its specificity toward immunogenic elements found in gluten that are the proposed cause of celiac disease. The engineered enzyme exhibits a k(cat)/K(M) of 568 M(-1) s(-1), representing a 116-fold greater proteolytic activity for a model gluten tetrapeptide than the native template enzyme, as well as an over 800-fold switch in substrate specificity toward immunogenic portions of gluten peptides. The computationally engineered enzyme is resistant to proteolysis by digestive proteases and degrades over 95% of an immunogenic peptide implicated in celiac disease in under an hour. Thus, through identification of a natural enzyme with the pre-existing qualities relevant to an ultimate goal and redefinition of its substrate specificity using computational modeling, we were able to generate an enzyme with potential as a therapeutic for celiac disease.
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- Sydney R Gordon
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, United States
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Xu Q, Li L, Guo H. Understanding the mechanism of deacylation reaction catalyzed by the serine carboxyl peptidase kumamolisin-As: insights from QM/MM free energy simulations. J Phys Chem B 2010; 114:10594-600. [PMID: 20734497 DOI: 10.1021/jp102785s] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Quantum mechanical/molecular mechanical (QM/MM) molecular dynamics and free energy simulations are performed to study the process of the deacylation reaction catalyzed by kumamolisin-As, a serine-carboxyl peptidase, and to elucidate the catalytic mechanism. The results given here suggest that Asp-164 acts as a general acid/base catalyst not only for the acylation reaction but also for the deacylation reaction. It is shown that the electrostatic oxyanion hole interactions may be less effective in transition state stabilization for the kumamolisin-As catalyzed reaction compared to the general acid/base mechanism involving the proton transfer from or to Asp-164. The dynamic substrate-assisted catalysis (DSAC) involving His at the P1 site of the substrate is found to be less important for the deacylation reaction than for the acylation reaction in the kumamolisin-As catalyzed reaction. The proton transfer processes during the enzyme-catalyzed process are examined and their role in the catalysis is discussed.
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- Qin Xu
- Department of Biochemistry and Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996, USA
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Meneses N, Mendoza-Hernández G, Encarnación S. The extracellular proteome of Rhizobium etli CE3 in exponential and stationary growth phase. Proteome Sci 2010; 8:51. [PMID: 20942974 PMCID: PMC2964644 DOI: 10.1186/1477-5956-8-51] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2010] [Accepted: 10/14/2010] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Background The extracellular proteome or secretome of symbiotic bacteria like Rhizobium etli is presumed to be a key element of their infection strategy and survival. Rhizobia infect the roots of leguminous plants and establish a mutually beneficial symbiosis. To find out the possible role of secreted proteins we analyzed the extracellular proteome of R. etli CE3 in the exponential and stationary growth phases in minimal medium, supplemented with succinate-ammonium. Results The extracellular proteins were obtained by phenol extraction and identified by LC-ESI MS/MS. We identified 192 and 191 proteins for the exponential and stationary phases respectively. Using the software Signal P, we predicted signal peptides for 12.95% and 35.60% of the proteins identified in the exponential and stationary phases, respectively, which could therefore be secreted by the Sec pathway. For the exponential growth phase, we found in abundance proteins like the ribosomal proteins, toxins and proteins belonging to the group "defence mechanisms". For the stationary growth phase, we found that the most abundant proteins were those with unknown function, and in many of these we identified characteristic domains of proteases and peptidases. Conclusions Our study provided the first dataset of the secretome of R. etli and its modifications, which may lead to novel insights into the adaptive response of different stages of growth. In addition, we found a high number of proteins with unknown function; these proteins could be analyzed in future research to elucidate their role in the extracellular proteome of R. etli.
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- Niurka Meneses
- Programa de Genómica Funcional de Procariotes, Centro de Ciencias Genómicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Apdo, Postal 565-A, Cuernavaca, Morelos, CP 62210, México.
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Guhaniyogi J, Sohar I, Das K, Stock AM, Lobel P. Crystal structure and autoactivation pathway of the precursor form of human tripeptidyl-peptidase 1, the enzyme deficient in late infantile ceroid lipofuscinosis. J Biol Chem 2009; 284:3985-97. [PMID: 19038967 PMCID: PMC2635056 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m806943200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2008] [Revised: 11/07/2008] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Late infantile neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis is a fatal childhood neurological disorder caused by a deficiency in the lysosomal protease tripeptidyl-peptidase 1 (TPP1). TPP1 represents the only known mammalian member of the S53 family of serine proteases, a group characterized by a subtilisin-like fold, a Ser-Glu-Asp catalytic triad, and an acidic pH optimum. TPP1 is synthesized as an inactive proenzyme (pro-TPP1) that is proteolytically processed into the active enzyme after exposure to low pH in vitro or targeting to the lysosome in vivo. In this study, we describe an endoglycosidase H-deglycosylated form of TPP1 containing four Asn-linked N-acetylglucosamines that is indistinguishable from fully glycosylated TPP1 in terms of autocatalytic processing of the proform and enzymatic properties of the mature protease. The crystal structure of deglycosylated pro-TPP1 was determined at 1.85 angstroms resolution. A large 151-residue C-shaped prodomain makes extensive contacts as it wraps around the surface of the catalytic domain with the two domains connected by a 24-residue flexible linker that passes through the substrate-binding groove. The proenzyme structure reveals suboptimal catalytic triad geometry with its propiece linker partially blocking the substrate-binding site, which together serve to prevent premature activation of the protease. Finally, we have identified numerous processing intermediates and propose a structural model that explains the pathway for TPP1 activation in vitro. These data provide new insights into TPP1 function and represent a valuable resource for constructing improved TPP1 variants for treatment of late infantile neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis.
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- Jayita Guhaniyogi
- Center for Advanced Biotechnology and Medicine, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Jersey, USA
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Lindås AC, Eriksson S, Jozsa E, Tomkinson B. Investigation of a role for Glu-331 and Glu-305 in substrate binding of tripeptidyl-peptidase II. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-PROTEINS AND PROTEOMICS 2008; 1784:1899-907. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbapap.2008.08.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2008] [Revised: 08/16/2008] [Accepted: 08/20/2008] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Xu Q, Guo HB, Wlodawer A, Nakayama T, Guo H. The QM/MM molecular dynamics and free energy simulations of the acylation reaction catalyzed by the serine-carboxyl peptidase kumamolisin-As. Biochemistry 2007; 46:3784-92. [PMID: 17326662 PMCID: PMC2533263 DOI: 10.1021/bi061737p] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Abstract
Quantum mechanical/molecular mechanical molecular dynamics and free energy simulations are performed to study the acylation reaction catalyzed by kumamolisin-As, a serine-carboxyl peptidase, and to elucidate the catalytic mechanism and the origin of substrate specificity. It is demonstrated that the nucleophilic attack by the serine residue on the substrate may not be the rate-limiting step for the acylation of the GPH*FF substrate. The present study also confirms the earlier suggestions that Asp164 acts as a general acid during the catalysis and that the electrostatic oxyanion hole interactions may not be sufficient to lead a stable tetrahedral intermediate along the reaction pathway. Moreover, Asp164 is found to act as a general base during the formation of the acyl-enzyme from the tetrahedral intermediate. The role of dynamic substrate assisted catalysis (DSAC) involving His at the P1 site of the substrate is examined for the acylation reaction. It is demonstrated that the bond-breaking and -making events at each stage of the reaction trigger a change of the position for the His side chain and lead to the formation of the alternative hydrogen bonds. The back and forth movements of the His side chain between the C=O group of Pro at P2 and Odelta2 of Asp164 in a ping-pong-like mechanism and the formation of the alternative hydrogen bonds effectively lower the free energy barriers for both the nucleophilic attack and the acyl-enzyme formation and may therefore contribute to the relatively high activity of kumamolisin-As toward the substrates with His at the P1 site.
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Affiliation(s)
- Qin Xu
- Department of Biochemistry and Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA
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- Protein Structure Section, Macromolecular Crystallography Laboratory, National Cancer Institute at Frederick, Frederick, MD 21702, USA
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- Department of Biomolecular Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, 6-6-11, Aoba-yama, Sendai 980-8579, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry and Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA
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