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Ikeda T, Nakasugi Y, Nakagawa M, Matsuura SI, Ikeda T, Ishida T, Funabashi H, Hirota R, Kuroda A. Discovery of long-chain polyamines embedded in the biosilica on the Bacillus cereus spore coat. J Biosci Bioeng 2024; 137:254-259. [PMID: 38342665 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiosc.2024.01.012] [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: 11/07/2023] [Revised: 01/15/2024] [Accepted: 01/16/2024] [Indexed: 02/13/2024]
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Biosilicification is the process by which organisms incorporate soluble, monomeric silicic acid, Si(OH)4, in the form of polymerized insoluble silica, SiO2. Although the mechanisms underlying eukaryotic biosilicification have been intensively investigated, prokaryotic biosilicification has only recently begun to be studied. We previously reported that biosilicification occurs in the gram-positive, spore-forming bacterium Bacillus cereus, and that silica is intracellularly deposited on the spore coat as a protective coating against acids, although the underlying mechanism is not yet fully understood. In eukaryotic biosilicifying organisms, such as diatoms and siliceous sponges, several relevant biomolecules are embedded in biogenic silica (biosilica). These biomolecules include peptides, proteins, and long-chain polyamines. In this study, we isolated organic compounds embedded in B. cereus biosilica to investigate the biomolecules involved in the prokaryotic biosilicification process and identified long-chain polyamines with a chemical structure of H2N-(CH2)4-[NH-(CH2)3]n-NH2 (n: up to 55). Our results demonstrate the common presence of long-chain polyamines in different evolutionary lineages of biosilicifying organisms, i.e., diatoms, siliceous sponges, and B. cereus, suggesting a common mechanism underlying eukaryotic and prokaryotic biosilicification.
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- Takeshi Ikeda
- Unit of Biotechnology, Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life, Hiroshima University, 1-3-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima 739-8530, Japan.
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- Unit of Biotechnology, Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life, Hiroshima University, 1-3-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima 739-8530, Japan
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- Unit of Biotechnology, Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life, Hiroshima University, 1-3-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima 739-8530, Japan
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- Research Institute for Chemical Process Technology, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 4-2-1 Nigatake, Miyagino-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 983-8551, Japan
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- Research Institute for Chemical Process Technology, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 4-2-1 Nigatake, Miyagino-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 983-8551, Japan
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- Unit of Biotechnology, Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life, Hiroshima University, 1-3-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima 739-8530, Japan
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- Unit of Biotechnology, Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life, Hiroshima University, 1-3-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima 739-8530, Japan
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- Unit of Biotechnology, Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life, Hiroshima University, 1-3-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima 739-8530, Japan
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- Unit of Biotechnology, Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life, Hiroshima University, 1-3-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima 739-8530, Japan
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Hidese R, Toyoda M, Yoshino KI, Fukuda W, Wihardja GA, Kimura S, Fujita J, Niitsu M, Oshima T, Imanaka T, Mizohata E, Fujiwara S. The C-terminal flexible region of branched-chain polyamine synthase facilitates substrate specificity and catalysis. FEBS J 2019; 286:3926-3940. [PMID: 31162806 DOI: 10.1111/febs.14949] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2019] [Revised: 05/03/2019] [Accepted: 06/01/2019] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
Abstract
Branched-chain polyamine synthase (BpsA) catalyzes sequential aminopropyl transfer from the donor, decarboxylated S-adenosylmethionine (dcSAM), to the acceptor, linear-chain polyamine, resulting in the production of a quaternary-branched polyamine via tertiary branched polyamine intermediates. Here, we analyzed the catalytic properties and X-ray crystal structure of Tth-BpsA from Thermus thermophilus and compared them with those of Tk-BpsA from Thermococcus kodakarensis, which revealed differences in acceptor substrate specificity and C-terminal structure between these two enzymes. To investigate the role of the C-terminal flexible region in acceptor recognition, a region (QDEEATTY) in Tth-BpsA was replaced with that in Tk-BpsA (YDDEESSTT) to create chimeric Tth-BpsA C9, which showed a severe reduction in catalytic efficiency toward N4 -aminopropylnorspermidine, but not toward N4 -aminopropylspermidine, mimicking Tk-BpsA substrate specificity. Tth-BpsA C9 Tyr346 and Thr354 contributed to discrimination between tertiary branched-chain polyamine substrates, suggesting that the C-terminal region of BpsA recognizes acceptor substrates. Liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry analysis on a Tk-BpsA reaction mixture with dcSAM revealed two aminopropyl groups bound to two of five aspartate/glutamate residues (Glu339 , Asp342 , Asp343 , Glu344 , and Glu345 ) in the C-terminal flexible region. Mutating each of these five amino acid residues to asparagine/glutamine resulted in a slight decrease in activity. The quadruple mutant D342N/D343N/E344Q/E345Q exhibited a severe reduction in catalytic efficiency, suggesting that these aspartate/glutamate residues function to receive aminopropyl chains. In addition, the X-ray crystal structure of the Tk-BpsA ternary complex bound to N4 -bis(aminopropyl)spermidine revealed that Asp126 and Glu259 interacted with the aminopropyl moiety in N4 -aminopropylspermidine.
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- Ryota Hidese
- Department of Bioscience, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Kwansei-Gakuin University, Sanda, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Suita, Japan
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- Department of Bioscience, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Kwansei-Gakuin University, Sanda, Japan
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- Department of Bioscience, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Kwansei-Gakuin University, Sanda, Japan
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- Department of Bioscience, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Kwansei-Gakuin University, Sanda, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Suita, Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Josai University, Sakado, Japan
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- Institute of Environmental Microbiology, Kyowa-kako Co., Ltd, Machida, Japan
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- The Research Organization of Science & Technology, Ritsumeikan University, Kusatsu, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Suita, Japan.,Japan Science and Technology Agency, PRESTO, Kawaguchi, Japan
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- Department of Bioscience, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Kwansei-Gakuin University, Sanda, Japan
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Hidese R, Tse KM, Kimura S, Mizohata E, Fujita J, Horai Y, Umezawa N, Higuchi T, Niitsu M, Oshima T, Imanaka T, Inoue T, Fujiwara S. Active site geometry of a novel aminopropyltransferase for biosynthesis of hyperthermophile-specific branched-chain polyamine. FEBS J 2017; 284:3684-3701. [DOI: 10.1111/febs.14262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2017] [Revised: 08/25/2017] [Accepted: 09/05/2017] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Ryota Hidese
- Department of Bioscience; Graduate School of Science and Technology; Kwansei-Gakuin University; Sanda Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry; Graduate School of Engineering; Osaka University; Suita Japan
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- Department of Bioscience; Graduate School of Science and Technology; Kwansei-Gakuin University; Sanda Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry; Graduate School of Engineering; Osaka University; Suita Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry; Graduate School of Engineering; Osaka University; Suita Japan
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- Department of Bioorganic-inorganic Chemistry; Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences; Nagoya City University; Japan
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- Department of Bioorganic-inorganic Chemistry; Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences; Nagoya City University; Japan
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- Department of Bioorganic-inorganic Chemistry; Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences; Nagoya City University; Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences; Josai University; Sakado Japan
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- Institute of Environmental Microbiology; Kyowa-kako Co. Ltd.; Machida Japan
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- The Research Organization of Science & Technology; Ritsumeikan University; Kusatsu Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry; Graduate School of Engineering; Osaka University; Suita Japan
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- Department of Bioscience; Graduate School of Science and Technology; Kwansei-Gakuin University; Sanda Japan
- Research Center for Intelligent Bio-Materials; Graduate School of Science and Technology; Kwansei-Gakuin University; Sanda Japan
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Hidese R, Im KH, Kobayashi M, Niitsu M, Furuchi T, Fujiwara S. Identification of a novel acetylated form of branched-chain polyamine from a hyperthermophilic archaeon Thermococcus kodakarensis. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2017; 81:1845-1849. [PMID: 28678603 DOI: 10.1080/09168451.2017.1345616] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Long/branched-chain polyamines are unique polycations found in thermophiles. The hyperthermophilic archaeon Thermococcus kodakarensis contains spermidine and a branched-chain polyamine, N4-bis(aminopropyl)spermidine, as major polyamines. The metabolic pathways associated with branched-chain polyamines remain unknown. Here, we used gas chromatography and liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry analyses to identify a new acetylated polyamine, N4-bis(aminopropyl)-N1-acetylspermidine, from T. kodakarensis; this polyamine was not found in other micro-organisms. The amounts of branched-chain polyamine and its acetylated form increased with temperature, indicating that branched-chain polyamines are important for growth at higher temperatures. The amount of quaternary acetylated polyamine produced was associated with the amount of N4-bis(aminopropyl)spermidine in the cell. The ratio of acetylated to non-acetylated forms was higher in the stationary phase than in the logarithmic growth phase under high-temperature stress condition.
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- Ryota Hidese
- a Department of Bioscience, Graduate School of Science and Technology , Kwansei-Gakuin University , Hyogo , Japan
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- a Department of Bioscience, Graduate School of Science and Technology , Kwansei-Gakuin University , Hyogo , Japan
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- b Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences , Josai University , Sakado , Japan
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- b Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences , Josai University , Sakado , Japan
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- b Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences , Josai University , Sakado , Japan
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- a Department of Bioscience, Graduate School of Science and Technology , Kwansei-Gakuin University , Hyogo , Japan.,c Research Center for Intelligent Bio-Materials, Graduate School of Science and Technology , Kwansei-Gakuin University , Hyogo , Japan
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Hamana K, Furuchi T, Hayashi H, Itoh T, Ohkuma M, Niitsu M. Occurrence of two novel linear penta-amines, pyropentamine and homopyropentamine, in extremely thermophilic Thermus composti. J GEN APPL MICROBIOL 2017; 62:334-339. [PMID: 27885192 DOI: 10.2323/jgam.2016.05.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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- Koei Hamana
- Faculty of Engineering, Maebashi Institute of Technology
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Deciphering the Translation Initiation Factor 5A Modification Pathway in Halophilic Archaea. ARCHAEA-AN INTERNATIONAL MICROBIOLOGICAL JOURNAL 2016; 2016:7316725. [PMID: 28053595 PMCID: PMC5178350 DOI: 10.1155/2016/7316725] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2016] [Revised: 10/27/2016] [Accepted: 11/06/2016] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Translation initiation factor 5A (IF5A) is essential and highly conserved in Eukarya (eIF5A) and Archaea (aIF5A). The activity of IF5A requires hypusine, a posttranslational modification synthesized in Eukarya from the polyamine precursor spermidine. Intracellular polyamine analyses revealed that agmatine and cadaverine were the main polyamines produced in Haloferax volcanii in minimal medium, raising the question of how hypusine is synthesized in this halophilic Archaea. Metabolic reconstruction led to a tentative picture of polyamine metabolism and aIF5A modification in Hfx. volcanii that was experimentally tested. Analysis of aIF5A from Hfx. volcanii by LC-MS/MS revealed it was exclusively deoxyhypusinylated. Genetic studies confirmed the role of the predicted arginine decarboxylase gene (HVO_1958) in agmatine synthesis. The agmatinase-like gene (HVO_2299) was found to be essential, consistent with a role in aIF5A modification predicted by physical clustering evidence. Recombinant deoxyhypusine synthase (DHS) from S. cerevisiae was shown to transfer 4-aminobutyl moiety from spermidine to aIF5A from Hfx. volcanii in vitro. However, at least under conditions tested, this transfer was not observed with the Hfx. volcanii DHS. Furthermore, the growth of Hfx. volcanii was not inhibited by the classical DHS inhibitor GC7. We propose a model of deoxyhypusine synthesis in Hfx. volcanii that differs from the canonical eukaryotic pathway, paving the way for further studies.
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