1
|
Aspacio D, Zhang Y, Cui Y, Luu E, King E, Black WB, Perea S, Zhu Q, Wu Y, Luo R, Siegel JB, Li H. Shifting redox reaction equilibria on demand using an orthogonal redox cofactor. Nat Chem Biol 2024:10.1038/s41589-024-01702-5. [PMID: 39138383 DOI: 10.1038/s41589-024-01702-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2023] [Accepted: 07/16/2024] [Indexed: 08/15/2024]
Abstract
Nature's two redox cofactors, nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) and nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADP+), are held at different reduction potentials, driving catabolism and anabolism in opposite directions. In biomanufacturing, there is a need to flexibly control redox reaction direction decoupled from catabolism and anabolism. We established nicotinamide mononucleotide (NMN+) as a noncanonical cofactor orthogonal to NAD(P)+. Here we present the development of Nox Ortho, a reduced NMN+ (NMNH)-specific oxidase, that completes the toolkit to modulate NMNH:NMN+ ratio together with an NMN+-specific glucose dehydrogenase (GDH Ortho). The design principle discovered from Nox Ortho engineering and modeling is facilely translated onto six different enzymes to create NMN(H)-orthogonal biocatalysts with a consistent ~103-106-fold cofactor specificity switch from NAD(P)+ to NMN+. We assemble these enzymes to produce stereo-pure 2,3-butanediol in cell-free systems and in Escherichia coli, enabled by NMN(H)'s distinct redox ratio firmly set by its designated driving forces, decoupled from both NAD(H) and NADP(H).
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Derek Aspacio
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA
| | - Yulai Zhang
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA
| | - Youtian Cui
- Genome Center, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, USA
| | - Emma Luu
- Genome Center, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, USA
| | - Edward King
- Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA
| | - William B Black
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA
| | - Sean Perea
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA
| | - Qiang Zhu
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA
- Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA
- Department of Material Science and Engineering, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA
| | - Yongxian Wu
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA
- Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA
- Department of Material Science and Engineering, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA
| | - Ray Luo
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA
- Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA
- Department of Material Science and Engineering, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA
| | - Justin B Siegel
- Genome Center, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, USA
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, USA
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, USA
| | - Han Li
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA.
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA.
- Department of Biological Chemistry, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA.
| |
Collapse
|
2
|
Bai X, Xu K, Zhao Z, Qin H, Nam KH, Quan C, Ha NC, Xu Y. Structural and Biochemical Analysis of Butanol Dehydrogenase From Thermotoga maritima. Proteins 2024. [PMID: 39023292 DOI: 10.1002/prot.26731] [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: 01/18/2024] [Revised: 06/10/2024] [Accepted: 07/02/2024] [Indexed: 07/20/2024]
Abstract
Butanol dehydrogenase (BDH) plays a crucial role in butanol biosynthesis by catalyzing the conversion of butanal to butanol using the coenzyme NAD(P)H. In this study, we observed that BDH from Thermotoga maritima (TmBDH) exhibits dual coenzyme specificity and catalytic activity with NADPH as the coenzyme under highly alkaline conditions. Additionally, a thermal stability analysis on TmBDH demonstrated its excellent activity retention even at elevated temperatures of 80°C. These findings demonstrate the superior thermal stability of TmBDH and suggest that it is a promising candidate for large-scale industrial butanol production. Furthermore, we discovered that TmBDH effectively catalyzes the conversion of aldehydes to alcohols and exhibits a wide range of substrate specificities toward aldehydes, while excluding alcohols. The dimeric state of TmBDH was observed using rapid online buffer exchange native mass spectrometry. Additionally, we analyzed the coenzyme-binding sites and inferred the possible locations of the substrate-binding sites. These results provide insights that improve our understanding of BDHs.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Xue Bai
- Department of Bioengineering, College of Life Science, Dalian Minzu University, Dalian, Liaoning, China
- Key Laboratory of Biotechnology and Bioresources Utilization of Ministry of Education, College of Life Science, Dalian Minzu University, Dalian, China
| | - Ke Xu
- Department of Ophthalmology, The Fourth People's Hospital of Shenyang, Shenyang, China
| | - Zhidan Zhao
- Department of Bioengineering, College of Life Science, Dalian Minzu University, Dalian, Liaoning, China
- Key Laboratory of Biotechnology and Bioresources Utilization of Ministry of Education, College of Life Science, Dalian Minzu University, Dalian, China
| | - Huiwen Qin
- CAS Key Laboratory of Separation Science for Analytical Chemistry, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, Liaoning, China
| | - Ki Hyun Nam
- College of General Education, Kookmin University, Seoul, South Korea
| | - Chunshan Quan
- Department of Bioengineering, College of Life Science, Dalian Minzu University, Dalian, Liaoning, China
- Key Laboratory of Biotechnology and Bioresources Utilization of Ministry of Education, College of Life Science, Dalian Minzu University, Dalian, China
| | - Nam-Chul Ha
- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
| | - Yongbin Xu
- Department of Bioengineering, College of Life Science, Dalian Minzu University, Dalian, Liaoning, China
- Key Laboratory of Biotechnology and Bioresources Utilization of Ministry of Education, College of Life Science, Dalian Minzu University, Dalian, China
| |
Collapse
|
3
|
Elisée E, Ducrot L, Méheust R, Bastard K, Fossey-Jouenne A, Grogan G, Pelletier E, Petit JL, Stam M, de Berardinis V, Zaparucha A, Vallenet D, Vergne-Vaxelaire C. A refined picture of the native amine dehydrogenase family revealed by extensive biodiversity screening. Nat Commun 2024; 15:4933. [PMID: 38858403 PMCID: PMC11164908 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-49009-2] [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: 09/21/2023] [Accepted: 05/20/2024] [Indexed: 06/12/2024] Open
Abstract
Native amine dehydrogenases offer sustainable access to chiral amines, so the search for scaffolds capable of converting more diverse carbonyl compounds is required to reach the full potential of this alternative to conventional synthetic reductive aminations. Here we report a multidisciplinary strategy combining bioinformatics, chemoinformatics and biocatalysis to extensively screen billions of sequences in silico and to efficiently find native amine dehydrogenases features using computational approaches. In this way, we achieve a comprehensive overview of the initial native amine dehydrogenase family, extending it from 2,011 to 17,959 sequences, and identify native amine dehydrogenases with non-reported substrate spectra, including hindered carbonyls and ethyl ketones, and accepting methylamine and cyclopropylamine as amine donor. We also present preliminary model-based structural information to inform the design of potential (R)-selective amine dehydrogenases, as native amine dehydrogenases are mostly (S)-selective. This integrated strategy paves the way for expanding the resource of other enzyme families and in highlighting enzymes with original features.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Eddy Elisée
- Génomique Métabolique, Genoscope, Institut François Jacob, CEA, CNRS, Univ Evry, Université Paris-Saclay, 91057, Evry, France
| | - Laurine Ducrot
- Génomique Métabolique, Genoscope, Institut François Jacob, CEA, CNRS, Univ Evry, Université Paris-Saclay, 91057, Evry, France
| | - Raphaël Méheust
- Génomique Métabolique, Genoscope, Institut François Jacob, CEA, CNRS, Univ Evry, Université Paris-Saclay, 91057, Evry, France
| | - Karine Bastard
- School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia
| | - Aurélie Fossey-Jouenne
- Génomique Métabolique, Genoscope, Institut François Jacob, CEA, CNRS, Univ Evry, Université Paris-Saclay, 91057, Evry, France
| | - Gideon Grogan
- York Structural Biology Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of York, Heslington, York, YO10 5DD, UK
| | - Eric Pelletier
- Génomique Métabolique, Genoscope, Institut François Jacob, CEA, CNRS, Univ Evry, Université Paris-Saclay, 91057, Evry, France
| | - Jean-Louis Petit
- Génomique Métabolique, Genoscope, Institut François Jacob, CEA, CNRS, Univ Evry, Université Paris-Saclay, 91057, Evry, France
| | - Mark Stam
- Génomique Métabolique, Genoscope, Institut François Jacob, CEA, CNRS, Univ Evry, Université Paris-Saclay, 91057, Evry, France
| | - Véronique de Berardinis
- Génomique Métabolique, Genoscope, Institut François Jacob, CEA, CNRS, Univ Evry, Université Paris-Saclay, 91057, Evry, France
| | - Anne Zaparucha
- Génomique Métabolique, Genoscope, Institut François Jacob, CEA, CNRS, Univ Evry, Université Paris-Saclay, 91057, Evry, France
| | - David Vallenet
- Génomique Métabolique, Genoscope, Institut François Jacob, CEA, CNRS, Univ Evry, Université Paris-Saclay, 91057, Evry, France.
| | - Carine Vergne-Vaxelaire
- Génomique Métabolique, Genoscope, Institut François Jacob, CEA, CNRS, Univ Evry, Université Paris-Saclay, 91057, Evry, France.
| |
Collapse
|
4
|
Ma W, Li F, Li L, Li B, Niu K, Liu Q, Han L, Han L, Fang X. Production of D -tagatose, bioethanol, and microbial protein from the dairy industry by-product whey powder using an integrated bioprocess. Biotechnol J 2024; 19:e2300415. [PMID: 38375553 DOI: 10.1002/biot.202300415] [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: 08/16/2023] [Revised: 12/08/2023] [Accepted: 12/19/2023] [Indexed: 02/21/2024]
Abstract
We designed and constructed a green and sustainable bioprocess to efficiently coproduce D -tagatose, bioethanol, and microbial protein from whey powder. First, a one-pot biosynthesis process involving lactose hydrolysis and D -galactose redox reactions for D -tagatose production was established in vitro via a three-enzyme cascade. Second, a nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate-dependent galactitol dehydrogenase mutant, D36A/I37R, based on the nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide-dependent polyol dehydrogenase from Paracoccus denitrificans was created through rational design and screening. Moreover, an NADPH recycling module was created in the oxidoreductive pathway, and the tagatose yield increased by 3.35-fold compared with that achieved through the pathway without the cofactor cycle. The reaction process was accelerated using an enzyme assembly with a glycine-serine linker, and the tagatose production rate was 9.28-fold higher than the initial yield. Finally, Saccharomyces cerevisiae was introduced into the reaction solution, and 266.5 g of D -tagatose, 162.6 g of bioethanol, and 215.4 g of dry yeast (including 38% protein) were obtained from 1 kg of whey powder (including 810 g lactose). This study provides a promising sustainable process for functional food (D -tagatose) production. Moreover, this process fully utilized whey powder, demonstrating good atom economy.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Wei Ma
- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao, Shandong, China
| | - Fengyi Li
- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao, Shandong, China
| | - Longyue Li
- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao, Shandong, China
| | - Bin Li
- Shandong Henglu Biotechnology Co., Ltd., Jinan, Shandong, China
| | - Kangle Niu
- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao, Shandong, China
| | - Qinghua Liu
- Shandong Henglu Biotechnology Co., Ltd., Jinan, Shandong, China
| | - Laichuang Han
- School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China
| | - Lijuan Han
- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao, Shandong, China
| | - Xu Fang
- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao, Shandong, China
- Rongcheng Huihai Chuangda Biotechnology Co., Ltd., Weihai, Shandong, China
| |
Collapse
|
5
|
Zhang L, Zhou R, Fu X, Zhang G, Zhang L, Zhou SF, Jiang W. Specific coenzyme preference switching for an aldo-keto reductase that synthesizes the chiral intermediate of duloxetine. Enzyme Microb Technol 2023; 171:110326. [PMID: 37717530 DOI: 10.1016/j.enzmictec.2023.110326] [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: 07/02/2023] [Revised: 09/07/2023] [Accepted: 09/11/2023] [Indexed: 09/19/2023]
Abstract
The synthesis of chiral intermediates for the traditional antidepressant duloxetine has gained significant attention as the number of depressed patients continues to grow. S-N, N-Dimethyl-3-hydroxy-3-(2-thienyl)-1-propanamide (S-DHTP) is a critical intermediate in the synthesis of duloxetine, and the chemical synthesis process is complex and environmentally unfriendly. Reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH) is a major cost driver in the biocatalytic production of S-DHTP from N, N-Dimethyl-3-keto-3-(2-thienyl)-1-propanamide (DKTP). Here, we successfully modified the coenzyme preference of an aldo-keto reductase (AKR7-2-1) to use the cheaper reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NADH) through a coenzyme preference modification approach. We utilized protein engineering to create a superior mutant, Y53F, which increased the coenzyme specificity of AKR7-2-1 by 875-fold and improved its thermal stability, enhancing its potential for industrial applications. Molecular dynamics simulations were performed to demonstrate the effect of mutations at key sites on the protein, revealing the altered coenzyme preference and increased thermal stability from structural and energetic changes. This study validates the viability of the coenzyme preference modification strategy for aldo-keto reductase, offering valuable insights for fellow researchers and guiding future investigations.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Lingzhi Zhang
- College of Chemical Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen 361021, Fujian Province, PR China
| | - Rui Zhou
- College of Chemical Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen 361021, Fujian Province, PR China
| | - Xiaoli Fu
- College of Chemical Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen 361021, Fujian Province, PR China
| | - Guangya Zhang
- College of Chemical Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen 361021, Fujian Province, PR China
| | - Lijuan Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, No. 72 Binhai Road, Qingdao 266237, PR China
| | - Shu-Feng Zhou
- College of Chemical Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen 361021, Fujian Province, PR China.
| | - Wei Jiang
- College of Chemical Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen 361021, Fujian Province, PR China.
| |
Collapse
|
6
|
Kumar H, Leimkühler S. Changing the Electron Acceptor Specificity of Rhodobacter capsulatus Formate Dehydrogenase from NAD + to NADP . Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:16067. [PMID: 38003259 PMCID: PMC10671435 DOI: 10.3390/ijms242216067] [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: 10/21/2023] [Revised: 11/03/2023] [Accepted: 11/06/2023] [Indexed: 11/26/2023] Open
Abstract
Formate dehydrogenases catalyze the reversible oxidation of formate to carbon dioxide. These enzymes play an important role in CO2 reduction and serve as nicotinamide cofactor recycling enzymes. More recently, the CO2-reducing activity of formate dehydrogenases, especially metal-containing formate dehydrogenases, has been further explored for efficient atmospheric CO2 capture. Here, we investigate the nicotinamide binding site of formate dehydrogenase from Rhodobacter capsulatus for its specificity toward NAD+ vs. NADP+ reduction. Starting from the NAD+-specific wild-type RcFDH, key residues were exchanged to enable NADP+ binding on the basis of the NAD+-bound cryo-EM structure (PDB-ID: 6TG9). It has been observed that the lysine at position 157 (Lys157) in the β-subunit of the enzyme is essential for the binding of NAD+. RcFDH variants that had Glu259 exchanged for either a positively charged or uncharged amino acid had additional activity with NADP+. The FdsBL279R and FdsBK276A variants also showed activity with NADP+. Kinetic parameters for all the variants were determined and tested for activity in CO2 reduction. The variants were able to reduce CO2 using NADPH as an electron donor in a coupled assay with phosphite dehydrogenase (PTDH), which regenerates NADPH. This makes the enzyme suitable for applications where it can be coupled with other enzymes that use NADPH.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
| | - Silke Leimkühler
- Department of Molecular Enzymology, Institute of Biochemistry and Biology, University of Potsdam, Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 24-25, 14476 Potsdam, Germany;
| |
Collapse
|
7
|
Ma W, Geng Q, Chen C, Zheng YC, Yu HL, Xu JH. Engineering a Formate Dehydrogenase for NADPH Regeneration. Chembiochem 2023; 24:e202300390. [PMID: 37455264 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.202300390] [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: 05/24/2023] [Revised: 07/09/2023] [Accepted: 07/11/2023] [Indexed: 07/18/2023]
Abstract
Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NADH) and nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH) constitute major hydrogen donors for oxidative/reductive bio-transformations. NAD(P)H regeneration systems coupled with formate dehydrogenases (FDHs) represent a dreamful method. However, most of the native FDHs are NAD+ -dependent and suffer from insufficient reactivity compared to other enzymatic tools, such as glucose dehydrogenase. An efficient and competitive NADP+ -utilizing FDH necessitates the availability and robustness of NADPH regeneration systems. Herein, we report the engineering of a new FDH from Candida dubliniensis (CdFDH), which showed no strict NAD+ preference by a structure-guided rational/semi-rational design. A combinatorial mutant CdFDH-M4 (D197Q/Y198R/Q199N/A372S/K371T/▵Q375/K167R/H16L/K159R) exhibited 75-fold intensification of catalytic efficiency (kcat /Km ). Moreover, CdFDH-M4 has been successfully employed in diverse asymmetric oxidative/reductive processes with cofactor total turnover numbers (TTNs) ranging from 135 to 986, making it potentially useful for NADPH-required biocatalytic transformations.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Wei Ma
- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Centre for Biomanufacturing, East China University of Science and Technology, Meilong Road 130, Shanghai, 200237, China
| | - Qiang Geng
- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Centre for Biomanufacturing, East China University of Science and Technology, Meilong Road 130, Shanghai, 200237, China
| | - Cheng Chen
- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Centre for Biomanufacturing, East China University of Science and Technology, Meilong Road 130, Shanghai, 200237, China
| | - Yu-Cong Zheng
- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Centre for Biomanufacturing, East China University of Science and Technology, Meilong Road 130, Shanghai, 200237, China
| | - Hui-Lei Yu
- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Centre for Biomanufacturing, East China University of Science and Technology, Meilong Road 130, Shanghai, 200237, China
| | - Jian-He Xu
- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Centre for Biomanufacturing, East China University of Science and Technology, Meilong Road 130, Shanghai, 200237, China
| |
Collapse
|
8
|
Aspacio D, Zhang Y, Cui Y, King E, Black WB, Perea S, Luu E, Siegel JB, Li H. Shifting Redox Reaction Equilibria on Demand Using an Orthogonal Redox Cofactor. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2023:2023.08.29.555398. [PMID: 37693387 PMCID: PMC10491207 DOI: 10.1101/2023.08.29.555398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/12/2023]
Abstract
Natural metabolism relies on chemical compartmentalization of two redox cofactors, NAD+ and NADP+, to orchestrate life-essential redox reaction directions. However, in whole cells the reliance on these canonical cofactors limits flexible control of redox reaction direction as these reactions are permanently tied to catabolism or anabolism. In cell-free systems, NADP+ is too expensive in large scale. We have previously reported the use of nicotinamide mononucleotide, (NMN+) as a low-cost, noncanonical redox cofactor capable of specific electron delivery to diverse chemistries. Here, we present Nox Ortho, an NMNH-specific water-forming oxidase, that completes the toolkit to modulate NMNH/NMN+ ratio. This work uncovers an enzyme design principle that succeeds in parallel engineering of six butanediol dehydrogenases as NMN(H)-orthogonal biocatalysts consistently with a 103 - 106 -fold cofactor specificity switch from NAD(P)+ to NMN+. We combine these to produce chiral-pure 2,3-butanediol (Bdo) isomers without interference from NAD(H) or NADP(H) in vitro and in E. coli cells. We establish that NMN(H) can be held at a distinct redox ratio on demand, decoupled from both NAD(H) and NADP(H) redox ratios in vitro and in vivo.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Derek Aspacio
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, California 92697-3900, United States
| | - Yulai Zhang
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, California 92697-3900, United States
| | - Youtian Cui
- Genome Center, University of California, Davis, Davis, California 95616, United States
| | - Edward King
- Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, California 92697-3900, United States
| | - William B. Black
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, California 92697-3900, United States
| | - Sean Perea
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, California 92697-3900, United States
| | - Emma Luu
- Genome Center, University of California, Davis, Davis, California 95616, United States
| | - Justin B. Siegel
- Genome Center, University of California, Davis, Davis, California 95616, United States
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Davis, Davis, California 95616, United States
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, University of California, Davis, Davis, California 95616, United States
| | - Han Li
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, California 92697-3900, United States
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, California 92697-3900, United States
- Department of Biological Chemistry, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, California 92697-3900, United States
| |
Collapse
|
9
|
Kumar N, He J, Rusling JF. Electrochemical transformations catalyzed by cytochrome P450s and peroxidases. Chem Soc Rev 2023; 52:5135-5171. [PMID: 37458261 DOI: 10.1039/d3cs00461a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/01/2023]
Abstract
Cytochrome P450s (Cyt P450s) and peroxidases are enzymes featuring iron heme cofactors that have wide applicability as biocatalysts in chemical syntheses. Cyt P450s are a family of monooxygenases that oxidize fatty acids, steroids, and xenobiotics, synthesize hormones, and convert drugs and other chemicals to metabolites. Peroxidases are involved in breaking down hydrogen peroxide and can oxidize organic compounds during this process. Both heme-containing enzymes utilize active FeIVO intermediates to oxidize reactants. By incorporating these enzymes in stable thin films on electrodes, Cyt P450s and peroxidases can accept electrons from an electrode, albeit by different mechanisms, and catalyze organic transformations in a feasible and cost-effective way. This is an advantageous approach, often called bioelectrocatalysis, compared to their biological pathways in solution that require expensive biochemical reductants such as NADPH or additional enzymes to recycle NADPH for Cyt P450s. Bioelectrocatalysis also serves as an ex situ platform to investigate metabolism of drugs and bio-relevant chemicals. In this paper we review biocatalytic electrochemical reactions using Cyt P450s including C-H activation, S-oxidation, epoxidation, N-hydroxylation, and oxidative N-, and O-dealkylation; as well as reactions catalyzed by peroxidases including synthetically important oxidations of organic compounds. Design aspects of these bioelectrocatalytic reactions are presented and discussed, including enzyme film formation on electrodes, temperature, pH, solvents, and activation of the enzymes. Finally, we discuss challenges and future perspective of these two important bioelectrocatalytic systems.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Neeraj Kumar
- Department of Chemistry, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269-3136, USA.
| | - Jie He
- Department of Chemistry, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269-3136, USA.
- Institute of Materials Science, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269-3136, USA
| | - James F Rusling
- Department of Chemistry, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269-3136, USA.
- Institute of Materials Science, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269-3136, USA
- Department of Surgery and Neag Cancer Center, Uconn Health, Farmington, CT 06030, USA
- School of Chemistry, National University of Ireland at Galway, Galway, Ireland
| |
Collapse
|
10
|
Partipilo M, Claassens NJ, Slotboom DJ. A Hitchhiker's Guide to Supplying Enzymatic Reducing Power into Synthetic Cells. ACS Synth Biol 2023; 12:947-962. [PMID: 37052416 PMCID: PMC10127272 DOI: 10.1021/acssynbio.3c00070] [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: 01/31/2023] [Indexed: 04/14/2023]
Abstract
The construction from scratch of synthetic cells by assembling molecular building blocks is unquestionably an ambitious goal from a scientific and technological point of view. To realize functional life-like systems, minimal enzymatic modules are required to sustain the processes underlying the out-of-equilibrium thermodynamic status hallmarking life, including the essential supply of energy in the form of electrons. The nicotinamide cofactors NAD(H) and NADP(H) are the main electron carriers fueling reductive redox reactions of the metabolic network of living cells. One way to ensure the continuous availability of reduced nicotinamide cofactors in a synthetic cell is to build a minimal enzymatic module that can oxidize an external electron donor and reduce NAD(P)+. In the diverse world of metabolism there is a plethora of potential electron donors and enzymes known from living organisms to provide reducing power to NAD(P)+ coenzymes. This perspective proposes guidelines to enable the reduction of nicotinamide cofactors enclosed in phospholipid vesicles, while avoiding high burdens of or cross-talk with other encapsulated metabolic modules. By determining key requirements, such as the feasibility of the reaction and transport of the electron donor into the cell-like compartment, we select a shortlist of potentially suitable electron donors. We review the most convenient proteins for the use of these reducing agents, highlighting their main biochemical and structural features. Noting that specificity toward either NAD(H) or NADP(H) imposes a limitation common to most of the analyzed enzymes, we discuss the need for specific enzymes─transhydrogenases─to overcome this potential bottleneck.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Michele Partipilo
- Department
of Biochemistry, Groningen Institute of Biomolecular Sciences &
Biotechnology, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG Groningen, The Netherlands
| | - Nico J. Claassens
- Laboratory
of Microbiology, Wageningen University, Stippeneng 4, 6708 WE Wageningen, The Netherlands
| | - Dirk Jan Slotboom
- Department
of Biochemistry, Groningen Institute of Biomolecular Sciences &
Biotechnology, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG Groningen, The Netherlands
| |
Collapse
|
11
|
Blacker TS, Duchen MR, Bain AJ. NAD(P)H binding configurations revealed by time-resolved fluorescence and two-photon absorption. Biophys J 2023; 122:1240-1253. [PMID: 36793214 PMCID: PMC10111271 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2023.02.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2022] [Revised: 09/07/2022] [Accepted: 02/10/2023] [Indexed: 02/16/2023] Open
Abstract
NADH and NADPH play key roles in the regulation of metabolism. Their endogenous fluorescence is sensitive to enzyme binding, allowing changes in cellular metabolic state to be determined using fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy (FLIM). However, to fully uncover the underlying biochemistry, the relationships between their fluorescence and binding dynamics require greater understanding. Here we accomplish this through time- and polarization-resolved fluorescence and polarized two-photon absorption measurements. Two lifetimes result from binding of both NADH to lactate dehydrogenase and NADPH to isocitrate dehydrogenase. The composite fluorescence anisotropy indicates the shorter (1.3-1.6 ns) decay component to be accompanied by local motion of the nicotinamide ring, pointing to attachment solely via the adenine moiety. For the longer lifetime (3.2-4.4 ns), the nicotinamide conformational freedom is found to be fully restricted. As full and partial nicotinamide binding are recognized steps in dehydrogenase catalysis, our results unify photophysical, structural, and functional aspects of NADH and NADPH binding and clarify the biochemical processes that underlie their contrasting intracellular lifetimes.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Thomas S Blacker
- Department of Physics & Astronomy, University College London, London, United Kingdom; Research Department of Cell & Developmental Biology, University College London, London, United Kingdom
| | - Michael R Duchen
- Research Department of Cell & Developmental Biology, University College London, London, United Kingdom
| | - Angus J Bain
- Department of Physics & Astronomy, University College London, London, United Kingdom.
| |
Collapse
|
12
|
Biocatalytic Cascade of Sebacic Acid Production with In Situ Co-Factor Regeneration Enabled by Engineering of an Alcohol Dehydrogenase. Catalysts 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/catal12111318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Abstract
Sebacic acid (1,10-decanedioic acid) is an important chemical intermediate. Traditional chemical oxidation methods for sebacic acid production do not conform with “green” manufacturing. With the rapid development of enzymatic technologies, a biocatalytic cascade method based on the Baeyer–Villiger monooxygenase was developed. The most attractive point of the method is the oleic acid that can be utilized as raw material, which is abundant in nature. However, this bio-catalysis process needs co-factor electron carriers, and the high cost of the co-factor limits its progress. In this piece of work, a co-factor in situ regeneration system between ADH from Micrococcus luteus WIUJH20 (MlADH) and BVMO is proposed. Since the co-factors of both enzymes are different, switching the co-factor preference of native MlADH from NAD+ to NADP+ is necessary. Switching research was carried out based on in silico simulation, and the sites of Tyr36, Asp 37, Ala38, and Val39 were selected for mutation investigation. The experimental results demonstrated that mutants of MlADH_D37G and MlADH_D37G/A38T/V39K would utilize NADP+ efficiently, and the mutant of MlADH_D37G/A38T/V39K demonstrated the highest sebacic acid yield with the combination of BVMO. The results indicated that the in situ co-factor generation system is successfully developed, which would improve the efficiency of the biocatalytic cascade for sebacic acid production and is helpful for simplifying product isolation, thus, reducing the cost of the enzymatic transformations process.
Collapse
|
13
|
Sadeghian I, Heidari R, Raee MJ, Negahdaripour M. Cell-penetrating peptide-mediated delivery of therapeutic peptides/proteins to manage the diseases involving oxidative stress, inflammatory response and apoptosis. J Pharm Pharmacol 2022; 74:1085-1116. [PMID: 35728949 DOI: 10.1093/jpp/rgac038] [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: 12/10/2021] [Accepted: 05/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
Abstract
OBJECTIVES Peptides and proteins represent great potential for modulating various cellular processes including oxidative stress, inflammatory response, apoptosis and consequently the treatment of related diseases. However, their therapeutic effects are limited by their inability to cross cellular barriers. Cell-penetrating peptides (CPPs), which can transport cargoes into the cell, could resolve this issue, as would be discussed in this review. KEY FINDINGS CPPs have been successfully exploited in vitro and in vivo for peptide/protein delivery to treat a wide range of diseases involving oxidative stress, inflammatory processes and apoptosis. Their in vivo applications are still limited due to some fundamental issues of CPPs, including nonspecificity, proteolytic instability, potential toxicity and immunogenicity. SUMMARY Totally, CPPs could potentially help to manage the diseases involving oxidative stress, inflammatory response and apoptosis by delivering peptides/proteins that could selectively reach proper intracellular targets. More studies to overcome related CPP limitations and confirm the efficacy and safety of this strategy are needed before their clinical usage.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Issa Sadeghian
- Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.,Biotechnology Incubator, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
| | - Reza Heidari
- Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
| | - Mohammad Javad Raee
- Center for Nanotechnology in Drug Delivery, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
| | - Manica Negahdaripour
- Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.,Department of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Pharmacy, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
| |
Collapse
|
14
|
Engineering Isopropanol Dehydrogenase for Efficient Regeneration of Nicotinamide Cofactors. Appl Environ Microbiol 2022; 88:e0034122. [PMID: 35442081 DOI: 10.1128/aem.00341-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
Abstract
Isopropanol dehydrogenase (IPADH) is one of the most attractive options for nicotinamide cofactor regeneration due to its low cost and simple downstream processing. However, poor thermostability and strict cofactor dependency hinder its practical application for bioconversions. In this study, we simultaneously improved the thermostability (433-fold) and catalytic activity (3.3-fold) of IPADH from Brucella suis via a flexible segment engineering strategy. Meanwhile, the cofactor preference of IPADH was successfully switched from NAD(H) to NADP(H) by 1.23 × 106-fold. When these variants were employed in three typical bioredox reactions to drive the synthesis of important chiral pharmaceutical building blocks, they outperformed the commonly used cofactor regeneration systems (glucose dehydrogenase [GDH], formate dehydrogenase [FDH], and lactate dehydrogenase [LDH]) with respect to efficiency of cofactor regeneration. Overall, our study provides two promising IPADH variants with complementary cofactor specificities that have great potential for wide applications. IMPORTANCE Oxidoreductases represent one group of the most important biocatalysts for synthesis of various chiral synthons. However, their practical application was hindered by the expensive nicotinamide cofactors used. Isopropanol dehydrogenase (IPADH) is one of the most attractive biocatalysts for nicotinamide cofactor regeneration. However, poor thermostability and strict cofactor dependency hinder its practical application. In this work, the thermostability and catalytic activity of an IPADH were simultaneously improved via a flexible segment engineering strategy. Meanwhile, the cofactor preference of IPADH was successfully switched from NAD(H) to NADP(H). The resultant variants show great potential for regeneration of nicotinamide cofactors, and the engineering strategy might serve as a useful approach for future engineering of other oxidoreductases.
Collapse
|
15
|
Abstract
Metabolism relies on a small class of molecules (coenzymes) that serve as universal donors and acceptors of key chemical groups and electrons. Although metabolic networks crucially depend on structurally redundant coenzymes [e.g., NAD(H) and NADP(H)] associated with different enzymes, the criteria that led to the emergence of this redundancy remain poorly understood. Our combination of modeling and structural and sequence analysis indicates that coenzyme redundancy may not be essential for metabolism but could rather constitute an evolved strategy promoting efficient usage of enzymes when biochemical reactions are near equilibrium. Our work suggests that early metabolism may have operated with fewer coenzymes and that adaptation for metabolic efficiency may have driven the rise of coenzyme diversity in living systems. Coenzymes distribute a variety of chemical moieties throughout cellular metabolism, participating in group (e.g., phosphate and acyl) and electron transfer. For a variety of reactions requiring acceptors or donors of specific resources, there often exist degenerate sets of molecules [e.g., NAD(H) and NADP(H)] that carry out similar functions. Although the physiological roles of various coenzyme systems are well established, it is unclear what selective pressures may have driven the emergence of coenzyme redundancy. Here, we use genome-wide metabolic modeling approaches to decompose the selective pressures driving enzymatic specificity for either NAD(H) or NADP(H) in the metabolic network of Escherichia coli. We found that few enzymes are thermodynamically constrained to using a single coenzyme, and in principle a metabolic network relying on only NAD(H) is feasible. However, structural and sequence analyses revealed widespread conservation of residues that retain selectivity for either NAD(H) or NADP(H), suggesting that additional forces may shape specificity. Using a model accounting for the cost of oxidoreductase enzyme expression, we found that coenzyme redundancy universally reduces the minimal amount of protein required to catalyze coenzyme-coupled reactions, inducing individual reactions to strongly prefer one coenzyme over another when reactions are near thermodynamic equilibrium. We propose that protein minimization generically promotes coenzyme redundancy and that coenzymes typically thought to exist in a single pool (e.g., coenzyme A [CoA]) may exist in more than one form (e.g., dephospho-CoA).
Collapse
|
16
|
Worakaensai S, Kluaiphanngam S, Wet-Osot S, Charoenwattanasatien R, Ngivprom U, Duangkamol C, Kamkaew A, Lai RY. Design of a surrogate for high throughput screening of fatty aldehyde reductase engineering. Chem Commun (Camb) 2021; 57:13373-13376. [PMID: 34821892 DOI: 10.1039/d1cc05472d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
Abstract
We designed and synthesized a fatty aldehyde surrogate containing a formyl thioester group, which can be reduced by fatty aldehyde reductase (FALR) with stoichiometric formaldehyde generation. It can be rapidly visualized and quantified using the Purpald assay. We demonstrated its successful application in the high throughput screening of FALR engineering.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Suphanida Worakaensai
- School of Chemistry, Institute of Science, Suranaree University of Technology, Nakhon Ratchasima, 30000 Thailand.
| | - Surayut Kluaiphanngam
- School of Chemistry, Institute of Science, Suranaree University of Technology, Nakhon Ratchasima, 30000 Thailand.
| | - Sirawit Wet-Osot
- School of Chemistry, Institute of Science, Suranaree University of Technology, Nakhon Ratchasima, 30000 Thailand.
| | - Ratana Charoenwattanasatien
- Synchrotron Light Research Institute (Public Organization), 111 University Avenue, Nakhon Ratchasima, 30000 Thailand.,Center for Biomolecular Structure, Function and Application, Suranaree University of Technology, Nakhon Ratchasima, 30000 Thailand
| | - Utumporn Ngivprom
- School of Chemistry, Institute of Science, Suranaree University of Technology, Nakhon Ratchasima, 30000 Thailand.
| | - Chuthamat Duangkamol
- School of Chemistry, Institute of Science, Suranaree University of Technology, Nakhon Ratchasima, 30000 Thailand.
| | - Anyanee Kamkaew
- School of Chemistry, Institute of Science, Suranaree University of Technology, Nakhon Ratchasima, 30000 Thailand.
| | - Rung-Yi Lai
- School of Chemistry, Institute of Science, Suranaree University of Technology, Nakhon Ratchasima, 30000 Thailand. .,Center for Biomolecular Structure, Function and Application, Suranaree University of Technology, Nakhon Ratchasima, 30000 Thailand
| |
Collapse
|
17
|
Kamiński K, Ludwiczak J, Jasiński M, Bukala A, Madaj R, Szczepaniak K, Dunin-Horkawicz S. Rossmann-toolbox: a deep learning-based protocol for the prediction and design of cofactor specificity in Rossmann fold proteins. Brief Bioinform 2021; 23:6375059. [PMID: 34571541 PMCID: PMC8769691 DOI: 10.1093/bib/bbab371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2021] [Revised: 08/04/2021] [Accepted: 08/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
Abstract
The Rossmann fold enzymes are involved in essential biochemical pathways such as nucleotide and amino acid metabolism. Their functioning relies on interaction with cofactors, small nucleoside-based compounds specifically recognized by a conserved βαβ motif shared by all Rossmann fold proteins. While Rossmann methyltransferases recognize only a single cofactor type, the S-adenosylmethionine, the oxidoreductases, depending on the family, bind nicotinamide (nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide, nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate) or flavin-based (flavin adenine dinucleotide) cofactors. In this study, we showed that despite its short length, the βαβ motif unambiguously defines the specificity towards the cofactor. Following this observation, we trained two complementary deep learning models for the prediction of the cofactor specificity based on the sequence and structural features of the βαβ motif. A benchmark on two independent test sets, one containing βαβ motifs bearing no resemblance to those of the training set, and the other comprising 38 experimentally confirmed cases of rational design of the cofactor specificity, revealed the nearly perfect performance of the two methods. The Rossmann-toolbox protocols can be accessed via the webserver at https://lbs.cent.uw.edu.pl/rossmann-toolbox and are available as a Python package at https://github.com/labstructbioinf/rossmann-toolbox.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Kamil Kamiński
- Laboratory of Structural Bioinformatics, Centre of New Technologies, University of Warsaw, 02-097 Warsaw, Poland
| | - Jan Ludwiczak
- Laboratory of Structural Bioinformatics, Centre of New Technologies, University of Warsaw, 02-097 Warsaw, Poland.,Laboratory of Bioinformatics, Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, Pasteura 3, 02-093 Warsaw, Poland
| | - Maciej Jasiński
- Laboratory of Structural Bioinformatics, Centre of New Technologies, University of Warsaw, 02-097 Warsaw, Poland
| | - Adriana Bukala
- Laboratory of Structural Bioinformatics, Centre of New Technologies, University of Warsaw, 02-097 Warsaw, Poland
| | - Rafal Madaj
- Centre of Molecular and Macromolecular Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences, Sienkiewicza 112, 90-363, Lodz, Poland
| | - Krzysztof Szczepaniak
- Laboratory of Structural Bioinformatics, Centre of New Technologies, University of Warsaw, 02-097 Warsaw, Poland
| | - Stanisław Dunin-Horkawicz
- Laboratory of Structural Bioinformatics, Centre of New Technologies, University of Warsaw, 02-097 Warsaw, Poland
| |
Collapse
|
18
|
Maxel S, Saleh S, King E, Aspacio D, Zhang L, Luo R, Li H. Growth-Based, High-Throughput Selection for NADH Preference in an Oxygen-Dependent Biocatalyst. ACS Synth Biol 2021; 10:2359-2370. [PMID: 34469126 PMCID: PMC10362907 DOI: 10.1021/acssynbio.1c00258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
Cyclohexanone monooxygenases (CHMO) consume molecular oxygen and NADPH to catalyze the valuable oxidation of cyclic ketones. However, CHMO usage is restricted by poor stability and stringent specificity for NADPH. Efforts to engineer CHMO have been limited by the sensitivity of the enzyme to perturbations in conformational dynamics and long-range interactions that cannot be predicted. We demonstrate an aerobic, high-throughput growth selection platform in Escherichia coli for oxygenase evolution based on NADH redox balance. We applied this NADH-dependent selection to alter the cofactor specificity of CHMO to accept NADH, a less expensive cofactor than NADPH. We first identified the variant CHMO DTNP (S208D-K326T-K349N-L143P) with a ∼1200-fold relative cofactor specificity switch from NADPH to NADH compared to the wild type through semirational design. Molecular modeling suggests CHMO DTNP activity is driven by cooperative fine-tuning of cofactor contacts. Additional evolution of CHMO DTNP through random mutagenesis yielded the variant CHMO DTNPY with a ∼2900-fold relative specificity switch compared to the wild type afforded by an additional distal mutation, H163Y. These results highlight the difficulty in engineering functionally innovative variants from static models and rational designs, and the need for high throughput selection methods. Our introduced tools for oxygenase engineering accelerate the advancements of characteristics essential for industrial feasibility.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Sarah Maxel
- Departments of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Irvine, California 92697, United States
| | - Samer Saleh
- Departments of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Irvine, California 92697, United States
| | - Edward King
- Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, University of California, Irvine, California 92697, United States
| | - Derek Aspacio
- Departments of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Irvine, California 92697, United States
| | - Linyue Zhang
- Departments of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Irvine, California 92697, United States
| | - Ray Luo
- Departments of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Irvine, California 92697, United States
- Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, University of California, Irvine, California 92697, United States
- Biomedical Engineering, University of California, Irvine, California 92697, United States
| | - Han Li
- Departments of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Irvine, California 92697, United States
- Biomedical Engineering, University of California, Irvine, California 92697, United States
| |
Collapse
|
19
|
Tang W, Wu M, Qin N, Liu L, Meng R, Wang C, Wang P, Zang J, Zhu G. Crystal structures of NAD +-linked isocitrate dehydrogenase from the green alga Ostreococcus tauri and its evolutionary relationship with eukaryotic NADP +-linked homologs. Arch Biochem Biophys 2021; 708:108898. [PMID: 33957092 DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2021.108898] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2021] [Revised: 04/26/2021] [Accepted: 04/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
Abstract
NAD+-linked isocitrate dehydrogenases (NAD-IDHs) catalyze the oxidative decarboxylation of isocitrate into α-ketoglutarate. Previously, we identified a novel phylogenetic clade including NAD-IDHs from several algae in the type II subfamily, represented by homodimeric NAD-IDH from Ostreococcus tauri (OtIDH). However, due to its lack of a crystalline structure, the molecular mechanisms of the ligand binding and catalysis of OtIDH are little known. Here, we elucidate four high-resolution crystal structures of OtIDH in a ligand-free and various ligand-bound forms that capture at least three states in the catalytic cycle: open, semi-closed, and fully closed. Our results indicate that OtIDH shows several novel interactions with NAD+, unlike type I NAD-IDHs, as well as a strictly conserved substrate binding mode that is similar to other homologs. The central roles of Lys283' in dual coenzyme recognition and Lys234 in catalysis were also revealed. In addition, the crystal structures obtained here also allow us to understand the catalytic mechanism. As expected, structural comparisons reveal that OtIDH has a very high structural similarity to eukaryotic NADP+-linked IDHs (NADP-IDHs) within the type II subfamily rather than with the previously reported NAD-IDHs within the type I subfamily. It has also been demonstrated that OtIDH exhibits substantial conformation changes upon ligand binding, similar to eukaryotic NADP-IDHs. These results unambiguously support our hypothesis that OtIDH and OtIDH-like homologs are possible evolutionary ancestors of eukaryotic NADP-IDHs in type II subfamily.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Wanggang Tang
- Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Molecular Enzymology and Mechanism of Major Diseases and Key Laboratory of Biomedicine in Gene Diseases and Health of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, No.1 Beijing East Road, College of Life Sciences, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, Anhui, 241000, China; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Laboratory Medicine, Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu, Anhui, 233030, China
| | - Minhao Wu
- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale and School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, China
| | - Na Qin
- Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Molecular Enzymology and Mechanism of Major Diseases and Key Laboratory of Biomedicine in Gene Diseases and Health of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, No.1 Beijing East Road, College of Life Sciences, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, Anhui, 241000, China
| | - Li Liu
- Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Molecular Enzymology and Mechanism of Major Diseases and Key Laboratory of Biomedicine in Gene Diseases and Health of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, No.1 Beijing East Road, College of Life Sciences, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, Anhui, 241000, China
| | - Rui Meng
- Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Molecular Enzymology and Mechanism of Major Diseases and Key Laboratory of Biomedicine in Gene Diseases and Health of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, No.1 Beijing East Road, College of Life Sciences, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, Anhui, 241000, China
| | - Chengliang Wang
- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale and School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, China
| | - Peng Wang
- Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Molecular Enzymology and Mechanism of Major Diseases and Key Laboratory of Biomedicine in Gene Diseases and Health of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, No.1 Beijing East Road, College of Life Sciences, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, Anhui, 241000, China.
| | - Jianye Zang
- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale and School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, China.
| | - Guoping Zhu
- Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Molecular Enzymology and Mechanism of Major Diseases and Key Laboratory of Biomedicine in Gene Diseases and Health of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, No.1 Beijing East Road, College of Life Sciences, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, Anhui, 241000, China.
| |
Collapse
|
20
|
Change in Cofactor Specificity of Oxidoreductases by Adaptive Evolution of an Escherichia coli NADPH-Auxotrophic Strain. mBio 2021; 12:e0032921. [PMID: 34399608 PMCID: PMC8406311 DOI: 10.1128/mbio.00329-21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
Abstract
The nicotinamide cofactor specificity of enzymes plays a key role in regulating metabolic processes and attaining cellular homeostasis. Multiple studies have used enzyme engineering tools or a directed evolution approach to switch the cofactor preference of specific oxidoreductases. However, whole-cell adaptation toward the emergence of novel cofactor regeneration routes has not been previously explored. To address this challenge, we used an Escherichia coli NADPH-auxotrophic strain. We continuously cultivated this strain under selective conditions. After 500 to 1,100 generations of adaptive evolution using different carbon sources, we isolated several strains capable of growing without an external NADPH source. Most isolated strains were found to harbor a mutated NAD+-dependent malic enzyme (MaeA). A single mutation in MaeA was found to switch cofactor specificity while lowering enzyme activity. Most mutated MaeA variants also harbored a second mutation that restored the catalytic efficiency of the enzyme. Remarkably, the best MaeA variants identified this way displayed overall superior kinetics relative to the wild-type variant with NAD+. In other evolved strains, the dihydrolipoamide dehydrogenase (Lpd) was mutated to accept NADP+, thus enabling the pyruvate dehydrogenase and 2-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase complexes to regenerate NADPH. Interestingly, no other central metabolism oxidoreductase seems to evolve toward reducing NADP+, which we attribute to several biochemical constraints, including unfavorable thermodynamics. This study demonstrates the potential and biochemical limits of evolving oxidoreductases within the cellular context toward changing cofactor specificity, further showing that long-term adaptive evolution can optimize enzyme activity beyond what is achievable via rational design or directed evolution using small libraries.
Collapse
|
21
|
Lou D, Liu X, Tan J. An Overview of 7α- and 7β-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenases: Structure, Specificity and Practical Application. Protein Pept Lett 2021; 28:1206-1219. [PMID: 34397319 DOI: 10.2174/0929866528666210816114032] [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: 10/26/2020] [Revised: 05/27/2021] [Accepted: 06/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
Abstract
7α-Hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase and 7β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase are key enzymes involved in bile acid metabolism. They catalyze the epimerization of a hydroxyl group through 7-keto bile acid intermediates. Basic research of the two enzymes has focused on exploring new enzymes and the structure-function relationship. The application research focused on the in vitro biosynthesis of bile acid drugs and the exploration and improvement of their catalytic ability based on molecular engineering. This article summarized the primary and advanced structural characteristics, specificities, biochemical properties, and applications of the two enzymes. The emphasis is also given to obtaining of novel 7α-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase and 7β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase that are thermally stable and active in the presence of organic solvents, high substrate concentration, and extreme pH values. To achieve these goals, enzyme redesigning based on protein engineering and genomics may be the most useful approaches.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Deshuai Lou
- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Medicinal Resources in the Three Gorges Reservoir Region, School of Biological and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University of Education, Chongqing 400067, China
| | - Xi Liu
- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Medicinal Resources in the Three Gorges Reservoir Region, School of Biological and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University of Education, Chongqing 400067, China
| | - Jun Tan
- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Medicinal Resources in the Three Gorges Reservoir Region, School of Biological and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University of Education, Chongqing 400067, China
| |
Collapse
|
22
|
Calzadiaz-Ramirez L, Meyer AS. Formate dehydrogenases for CO 2 utilization. Curr Opin Biotechnol 2021; 73:95-100. [PMID: 34348217 DOI: 10.1016/j.copbio.2021.07.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2021] [Revised: 07/03/2021] [Accepted: 07/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
New measures for reducing atmospheric CO2 are urgently needed. Formate dehydrogenases (FDHs, EC 1.17.1.9) catalyze conversion of CO2 to formate (HCOO-) via a reverse catalytic ability. This enzymatic conversion of CO2 represents a novel first step approach for biocatalytic carbon capture and utilization targeting both CO2 reduction and substitution of petrochemical-based production of important commodity chemicals. To achieve robust and efficient FDH catalyzed CO2 conversion for sustainable large-scale implementation, it is critical to focus on the efficacy of the electron donor, enzyme stabilization, and on how the desired reverse FDH reactivity can be enhanced. Recent advances include the realization that NADH, the most common natural cofactor for reverse FDH catalysis, is an inefficient electron donor for FDH catalyzed CO2 conversion. Improved understanding of the redox reaction details and structure-function relations of both metal-dependent and metal-independent FDHs provides the foundation for achieving rational technological advancements to promote enzymatic CO2 utilization.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Liliana Calzadiaz-Ramirez
- Protein Chemistry and Enzyme Technology Section, DTU Bioengineering, Department of Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Technical University of Denmark, 2800, Kgs Lyngby, Denmark
| | - Anne S Meyer
- Protein Chemistry and Enzyme Technology Section, DTU Bioengineering, Department of Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Technical University of Denmark, 2800, Kgs Lyngby, Denmark.
| |
Collapse
|
23
|
Zachos I, Döring M, Tafertshofer G, Simon RC, Sieber V. carba‐Nicotinamid‐Adenin‐Dinukleotid‐Phosphat: Robuster Cofaktor für die Redox‐Biokatalyse. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202017027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Ioannis Zachos
- Lehrstuhl für Chemie der biogenen Rohstoffe Campus Straubing für Biotechnologie und Nachhaltigkeit Technische Universität München Schulgasse 16 94315 Straubing Deutschland
| | - Manuel Döring
- Lehrstuhl für Chemie der biogenen Rohstoffe Campus Straubing für Biotechnologie und Nachhaltigkeit Technische Universität München Schulgasse 16 94315 Straubing Deutschland
- Synbiofoundry@TUM Technische Universität München Schulgasse 22 94315 Straubing Deutschland
| | - Georg Tafertshofer
- Roche Diagnostics GmbH DOZCBE.-6164 Nonnenwald 2 82377 Penzberg Deutschland
| | - Robert C. Simon
- Roche Diagnostics GmbH DOZCBE.-6164 Nonnenwald 2 82377 Penzberg Deutschland
| | - Volker Sieber
- Lehrstuhl für Chemie der biogenen Rohstoffe Campus Straubing für Biotechnologie und Nachhaltigkeit Technische Universität München Schulgasse 16 94315 Straubing Deutschland
- Synbiofoundry@TUM Technische Universität München Schulgasse 22 94315 Straubing Deutschland
- Katalytisches Forschungszentrum Technische Universität München Ernst-Otto-Fischer-Straße 1 85748 Garching Deutschland
- School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences The University of Queensland 68 Copper Road St. Lucia 4072 Australien
| |
Collapse
|
24
|
Zachos I, Döring M, Tafertshofer G, Simon RC, Sieber V. carba Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide Phosphate: Robust Cofactor for Redox Biocatalysis. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:14701-14706. [PMID: 33719153 PMCID: PMC8252718 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202017027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2020] [Revised: 02/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
Abstract
Here we report a new robust nicotinamide dinucleotide phosphate cofactor analog (carba-NADP+ ) and its acceptance by many enzymes in the class of oxidoreductases. Replacing one ribose oxygen with a methylene group of the natural NADP+ was found to enhance stability dramatically. Decomposition experiments at moderate and high temperatures with the cofactors showed a drastic increase in half-life time at elevated temperatures since it significantly disfavors hydrolysis of the pyridinium-N-glycoside bond. Overall, more than 27 different oxidoreductases were successfully tested, and a thorough analytical characterization and comparison is given. The cofactor carba-NADP+ opens up the field of redox-biocatalysis under harsh conditions.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Ioannis Zachos
- Chair of Chemistry of Biogenic ResourcesCampus Straubing for Biotechnology and SustainabilityTechnical University of MunichSchulgasse 1694315StraubingGermany
| | - Manuel Döring
- Chair of Chemistry of Biogenic ResourcesCampus Straubing for Biotechnology and SustainabilityTechnical University of MunichSchulgasse 1694315StraubingGermany
- Synbiofoundry@TUMTechnical University of MunichSchulgasse 2294315StraubingGermany
| | | | - Robert C. Simon
- Roche Diagnostics GmbHDOZCBE.-6164Nonnenwald 282377PenzbergGermany
| | - Volker Sieber
- Chair of Chemistry of Biogenic ResourcesCampus Straubing for Biotechnology and SustainabilityTechnical University of MunichSchulgasse 1694315StraubingGermany
- Synbiofoundry@TUMTechnical University of MunichSchulgasse 2294315StraubingGermany
- Catalytic Research CenterTechnical University of MunichErnst-Otto-Fischer-Strasse 185748GarchingGermany
- School of Chemistry and Molecular BiosciencesThe University of Queensland68 Copper RoadSt. Lucia4072Australia
| |
Collapse
|
25
|
An integrative approach to improving the biocatalytic reactions of whole cells expressing recombinant enzymes. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 2021; 37:105. [PMID: 34037845 DOI: 10.1007/s11274-021-03075-6] [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: 03/11/2021] [Accepted: 05/17/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
Abstract
Biotransformation is a selective, stereospecific, efficient, and environment friendly method, compared to chemical synthesis, and a feasible tool for industrial and pharmaceutical applications. The design of biocatalysts using enzyme engineering and metabolic engineering tools has been widely reviewed. However, less importance has been given to the biocatalytic reaction of whole cells expressing recombinant enzymes. Along with the remarkable development of biotechnology tools, a variety of techniques have been applied to improve the biocatalytic reaction of whole cell biotransformation. In this review, techniques related to the biocatalytic reaction are examined, reorganized, and summarized via an integrative approach. Moreover, equilibrium-shifted biotransformation is reviewed for the first time.
Collapse
|
26
|
Abdel-Hady GN, Ikeda T, Ishida T, Funabashi H, Kuroda A, Hirota R. Engineering Cofactor Specificity of a Thermostable Phosphite Dehydrogenase for a Highly Efficient and Robust NADPH Regeneration System. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2021; 9:647176. [PMID: 33869158 PMCID: PMC8047080 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2021.647176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2020] [Accepted: 03/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADP)-dependent dehydrogenases catalyze a range of chemical reactions useful for practical applications. However, their dependence on the costly cofactor, NAD(P)H remains a challenge which must be addressed. Here, we engineered a thermotolerant phosphite dehydrogenase from Ralstonia sp. 4506 (RsPtxD) by relaxing the cofactor specificity for a highly efficient and robust NADPH regeneration system. The five amino acid residues, Cys174-Pro178, located at the C-terminus of β7-strand region in the Rossmann-fold domain of RsPtxD, were changed by site-directed mutagenesis, resulting in four mutants with a significantly increased preference for NADP. The catalytic efficiency of mutant RsPtxDHARRA for NADP (K cat/K M)NADP was 44.1 μM-1 min-1, which was the highest among the previously reported phosphite dehydrogenases. Moreover, the RsPtxDHARRA mutant exhibited high thermostability at 45°C for up to 6 h and high tolerance to organic solvents, when bound with NADP. We also demonstrated the applicability of RsPtxDHARRA as an NADPH regeneration system in the coupled reaction of chiral conversion of 3-dehydroshikimate to shikimic acid by the thermophilic shikimate dehydrogenase of Thermus thermophilus HB8 at 45°C, which could not be supported by the parent RsPtxD enzyme. Therefore, the RsPtxDHARRA mutant might be a promising alternative NADPH regeneration system for practical applications.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Gamal Nasser Abdel-Hady
- Department of Molecular Biotechnology, Graduate School of Advanced Sciences of Matter, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan.,Department of Genetics, Faculty of Agriculture, Minia University, Minia, Egypt
| | - Takeshi Ikeda
- Department of Molecular Biotechnology, Graduate School of Advanced Sciences of Matter, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan.,Unit of Biotechnology, Division of Biological and Life Sciences, Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
| | - Takenori Ishida
- Department of Molecular Biotechnology, Graduate School of Advanced Sciences of Matter, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan.,Unit of Biotechnology, Division of Biological and Life Sciences, Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
| | - Hisakage Funabashi
- Department of Molecular Biotechnology, Graduate School of Advanced Sciences of Matter, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan.,Unit of Biotechnology, Division of Biological and Life Sciences, Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
| | - Akio Kuroda
- Department of Molecular Biotechnology, Graduate School of Advanced Sciences of Matter, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan.,Unit of Biotechnology, Division of Biological and Life Sciences, Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
| | - Ryuichi Hirota
- Department of Molecular Biotechnology, Graduate School of Advanced Sciences of Matter, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan.,Unit of Biotechnology, Division of Biological and Life Sciences, Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
| |
Collapse
|
27
|
Liu Y, Cong Y, Zhang C, Fang B, Pan Y, Li Q, You C, Gao B, Zhang JZH, Zhu T, Zhang L. Engineering the biomimetic cofactors of NMNH for cytochrome P450 BM3 based on binding conformation refinement. RSC Adv 2021; 11:12036-12042. [PMID: 35423749 PMCID: PMC8696588 DOI: 10.1039/d1ra00352f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2021] [Accepted: 03/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
Abstract
Cytochrome P450 BM3 (BM3) is an important oxidoreductase that is widely used in drug synthesis, chemical synthesis, and other industries. However, as BM3 unquestionably increases costs by consuming a natural cofactor that unstably provides electrons, an alternative biomimetic cofactor with simpler structures represented by nicotinamide mononucleotide (NMNH) has been utilized. Currently, few reports exist on artificially modified BM3 enzymes using NMNH, especially regarding theoretical simulation and calculation. With the cognition of the mechanism in mind, we propose a strategy that optimizes and refines catalytic conformation. Based on constrained molecular dynamics simulation, the distance between N-5 of FAD flavin and C-4 of NMNH is used as a cue for the determination of improved conformation, and the potential positive mutants are subsequently screened virtually in accordance with binding free energy requirements. As a result, the Kcat/KM values of the favorable mutant S848R increased to 205.38% compared to the wild-type BM3 with NMNH. These data indicate that our strategy can be applied for the specific utilization of biomimetic cofactors by oxidoreductases represented by BM3. A rational design strategy was proposed to improve the efficient utilization of alternative biomimetic cofactor by P450 BM3 enzyme.![]()
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Yao Liu
- Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Molecular Therapeutics & New Drug Development, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University Shanghai 200062 China
| | - Yalong Cong
- Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Molecular Therapeutics & New Drug Development, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University Shanghai 200062 China
| | - Chuanxi Zhang
- School of Biotechnology, East China University of Science and Technology Shanghai 200237 China
| | - Bohuan Fang
- Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Molecular Therapeutics & New Drug Development, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University Shanghai 200062 China
| | - Yue Pan
- Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Molecular Therapeutics & New Drug Development, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University Shanghai 200062 China
| | - Qiangzi Li
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences 19A Yuquan Road, Shijingshan District Beijing 100049 P. R. China.,Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences 32 West 7th Avenue, Tianjin Airport Economic Area Tianjin 300308 P. R. China
| | - Chun You
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences 19A Yuquan Road, Shijingshan District Beijing 100049 P. R. China.,Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences 32 West 7th Avenue, Tianjin Airport Economic Area Tianjin 300308 P. R. China
| | - Bei Gao
- School of Biotechnology, East China University of Science and Technology Shanghai 200237 China
| | - John Z H Zhang
- Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Molecular Therapeutics & New Drug Development, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University Shanghai 200062 China .,NYU-ECNU Center for Computational Chemistry at NYU Shanghai Shanghai 200062 China.,Department of Chemistry, New York University New York New York 10003 USA
| | - Tong Zhu
- Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Molecular Therapeutics & New Drug Development, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University Shanghai 200062 China .,NYU-ECNU Center for Computational Chemistry at NYU Shanghai Shanghai 200062 China
| | - Lujia Zhang
- Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Molecular Therapeutics & New Drug Development, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University Shanghai 200062 China .,NYU-ECNU Center for Computational Chemistry at NYU Shanghai Shanghai 200062 China
| |
Collapse
|
28
|
King E, Maxel S, Li H. Engineering natural and noncanonical nicotinamide cofactor-dependent enzymes: design principles and technology development. Curr Opin Biotechnol 2020; 66:217-226. [PMID: 32956903 PMCID: PMC7744333 DOI: 10.1016/j.copbio.2020.08.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2020] [Revised: 08/14/2020] [Accepted: 08/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
Abstract
Nicotinamide cofactors enable oxidoreductases to catalyze a myriad of important reactions in biomanufacturing. Decades of research has focused on optimizing enzymes which utilize natural nicotinamide cofactors, namely nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (phosphate) (NAD(P)+). Recent findings reignite the interest in engineering enzymes to utilize noncanonical cofactors, the mimetics of NAD+ (mNADs), which exhibit superior industrial properties in vitro and enable specific electron delivery in vivo. We compare recent advances in engineering natural versus noncanonical cofactor-utilizing enzymes, discuss design principles discovered, and survey emerging high-throughput platforms beyond the traditional 96-well plate-based methods. Obtaining mNAD-dependent enzymes remains challenging with a limited toolkit. To this end, we highlight design principles and technologies which can potentially be translated from engineering natural to noncanonical cofactor-dependent enzymes.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Edward King
- Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697, USA
| | - Sarah Maxel
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697, USA
| | - Han Li
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697, USA.
| |
Collapse
|
29
|
Use of Flavin-Containing Monooxygenases for Conversion of Trimethylamine in Salmon Protein Hydrolysates. Appl Environ Microbiol 2020; 86:AEM.02105-20. [PMID: 32978141 PMCID: PMC7688232 DOI: 10.1128/aem.02105-20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2020] [Accepted: 09/23/2020] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
Abstract
Enzyme-based conversion of marine biomass to high-quality peptide ingredients leaves a distinct smell of “fish” caused by the presence of trimethylamine, which limits their economic potential. We suggest an enzymatic solution for converting trimethylamine to the odorless trimethylamine N-oxide as a novel strategy to improve the smell quality of marine protein hydrolysates. Following a systematic investigation of 45 putative bacterial trimethylamine monooxygenases from several phyla, we expand the repertoire of known active trimethylamine monooxygenases. As a proof-of-concept, we demonstrate that three of these enzymes oxidized trimethylamine in an industry-relevant salmon protein hydrolysate. Our results add new oxidoreductases to the industrial biocatalytic toolbox and provide a new point of departure for enzyme process developments in marine biorefineries. Enzymatic processing of fish by-products for recovery of peptides (hydrolysates) is a promising technology to reach food grade ingredients of high nutritional quality. Despite this, their bitter taste and “fish” odor block implementation in food products and limit their economic potential. Trimethylamine (TMA) is a known contributor to malodor in fish. Current strategies to mask or remove the odor either are not effective or give rise to undesirable side effects. As an alternative approach to remediate TMA, we propose a novel enzymatic strategy to convert TMA into the odorless trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO) using TMA monooxygenases (Tmms). We identified a diverse set of bacterial Tmms using a sequence similarity network. Purified, recombinant enzymes were assessed for their biocatalytic capacity by monitoring NADPH consumption and TMAO generation. Selected Tmms were subjected to biochemical characterization and investigated for their ability to oxidize TMA in an industry-relevant substrate. From the 45 bacterial Tmm candidates investigated, eight enzymes from four different taxa were selected for their high activity toward TMA. The three most active enzymes were shown to vary in temperature optimum, with the highest being 45°C. Enzymatic activity dropped at high temperatures, likely due to structural unfolding. The enzymes were all active from pH 6.0 to 8.5, with functional stability being lowest around the optimal pH. All three Tmms, given sufficient NADPH cofactor, were found to generate TMAO in the TMA-rich salmon protein hydrolysate. The Tmms serve as unique starting points for engineering and should be useful for guiding process development for marine biorefineries. IMPORTANCE Enzyme-based conversion of marine biomass to high-quality peptide ingredients leaves a distinct smell of “fish” caused by the presence of trimethylamine, which limits their economic potential. We suggest an enzymatic solution for converting trimethylamine to the odorless trimethylamine N-oxide as a novel strategy to improve the smell quality of marine protein hydrolysates. Following a systematic investigation of 45 putative bacterial trimethylamine monooxygenases from several phyla, we expand the repertoire of known active trimethylamine monooxygenases. As a proof-of-concept, we demonstrate that three of these enzymes oxidized trimethylamine in an industry-relevant salmon protein hydrolysate. Our results add new oxidoreductases to the industrial biocatalytic toolbox and provide a new point of departure for enzyme process developments in marine biorefineries.
Collapse
|
30
|
Calzadiaz-Ramirez L, Calvó-Tusell C, Stoffel GMM, Lindner SN, Osuna S, Erb TJ, Garcia-Borràs M, Bar-Even A, Acevedo-Rocha CG. In Vivo Selection for Formate Dehydrogenases with High Efficiency and Specificity toward NADP . ACS Catal 2020; 10:7512-7525. [PMID: 32733773 PMCID: PMC7384739 DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.0c01487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2020] [Revised: 06/06/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
Abstract
The efficient regeneration of cofactors is vital for the establishment of biocatalytic processes. Formate is an ideal electron donor for cofactor regeneration due to its general availability, low reduction potential, and benign byproduct (CO2). However, formate dehydrogenases (FDHs) are usually specific to NAD+, such that NADPH regeneration with formate is challenging. Previous studies reported naturally occurring FDHs or engineered FDHs that accept NADP+, but these enzymes show low kinetic efficiencies and specificities. Here, we harness the power of natural selection to engineer FDH variants to simultaneously optimize three properties: kinetic efficiency with NADP+, specificity toward NADP+, and affinity toward formate. By simultaneously mutating multiple residues of FDH from Pseudomonas sp. 101, which exhibits practically no activity toward NADP+, we generate a library of >106 variants. We introduce this library into an E. coli strain that cannot produce NADPH. By selecting for growth with formate as the sole NADPH source, we isolate several enzyme variants that support efficient NADPH regeneration. We find that the kinetically superior enzyme variant, harboring five mutations, has 5-fold higher efficiency and 14-fold higher specificity in comparison to the best enzyme previously engineered, while retaining high affinity toward formate. By using molecular dynamics simulations, we reveal the contribution of each mutation to the superior kinetics of this variant. We further determine how nonadditive epistatic effects improve multiple parameters simultaneously. Our work demonstrates the capacity of in vivo selection to identify highly proficient enzyme variants carrying multiple mutations which would be almost impossible to find using conventional screening methods.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
| | - Carla Calvó-Tusell
- Institut de Quı́mica Computacional i Catàlisi and Departament de Quı́mica, Universitat de Girona, Carrer Maria Aurèlia Capmany 69, Girona 17003, Catalonia, Spain
| | - Gabriele M. M. Stoffel
- Max Planck Institute of Terrestrial Microbiology, Karl-von-Frisch-Straße 10, D-35043 Marburg, Germany
| | - Steffen N. Lindner
- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Am Mühlenberg 1, D-14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany
| | - Sílvia Osuna
- Institut de Quı́mica Computacional i Catàlisi and Departament de Quı́mica, Universitat de Girona, Carrer Maria Aurèlia Capmany 69, Girona 17003, Catalonia, Spain
- ICREA, Pg. Lluís Companys 23, 08010 Barcelona, Spain
| | - Tobias J. Erb
- Max Planck Institute of Terrestrial Microbiology, Karl-von-Frisch-Straße 10, D-35043 Marburg, Germany
- LOEWE Research Center for Synthetic Microbiology (SYNMIKRO), Karl-von-Frisch-Straße 16, D-35043 Marburg, Germany
| | - Marc Garcia-Borràs
- Institut de Quı́mica Computacional i Catàlisi and Departament de Quı́mica, Universitat de Girona, Carrer Maria Aurèlia Capmany 69, Girona 17003, Catalonia, Spain
| | - Arren Bar-Even
- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Am Mühlenberg 1, D-14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany
| | | |
Collapse
|
31
|
Lindeque RM, Woodley JM. The Effect of Dissolved Oxygen on Kinetics during Continuous Biocatalytic Oxidations. Org Process Res Dev 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.oprd.0c00140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Rowan M. Lindeque
- Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Kgs. Lyngby, 2800, Denmark
| | - John M. Woodley
- Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Kgs. Lyngby, 2800, Denmark
| |
Collapse
|
32
|
Young T, Niks D, Hakopian S, Tam TK, Yu X, Hille R, Blaha GM. Crystallographic and kinetic analyses of the FdsBG subcomplex of the cytosolic formate dehydrogenase FdsABG from Cupriavidus necator. J Biol Chem 2020; 295:6570-6585. [PMID: 32249211 PMCID: PMC7212643 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ra120.013264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2020] [Revised: 03/30/2020] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
Abstract
Formate oxidation to carbon dioxide is a key reaction in one-carbon compound metabolism, and its reverse reaction represents the first step in carbon assimilation in the acetogenic and methanogenic branches of many anaerobic organisms. The molybdenum-containing dehydrogenase FdsABG is a soluble NAD+-dependent formate dehydrogenase and a member of the NADH dehydrogenase superfamily. Here, we present the first structure of the FdsBG subcomplex of the cytosolic FdsABG formate dehydrogenase from the hydrogen-oxidizing bacterium Cupriavidus necator H16 both with and without bound NADH. The structures revealed that the two iron-sulfur clusters, Fe4S4 in FdsB and Fe2S2 in FdsG, are closer to the FMN than they are in other NADH dehydrogenases. Rapid kinetic studies and EPR measurements of rapid freeze-quenched samples of the NADH reduction of FdsBG identified a neutral flavin semiquinone, FMNH•, not previously observed to participate in NADH-mediated reduction of the FdsABG holoenzyme. We found that this semiquinone forms through the transfer of one electron from the fully reduced FMNH-, initially formed via NADH-mediated reduction, to the Fe2S2 cluster. This Fe2S2 cluster is not part of the on-path chain of iron-sulfur clusters connecting the FMN of FdsB with the active-site molybdenum center of FdsA. According to the NADH-bound structure, the nicotinamide ring stacks onto the re-face of the FMN. However, NADH binding significantly reduced the electron density for the isoalloxazine ring of FMN and induced a conformational change in residues of the FMN-binding pocket that display peptide-bond flipping upon NAD+ binding in proper NADH dehydrogenases.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Tynan Young
- Department of Biochemistry, University of California, Riverside, California 92521
| | - Dimitri Niks
- Department of Biochemistry, University of California, Riverside, California 92521
| | - Sheron Hakopian
- Department of Biochemistry, University of California, Riverside, California 92521
| | - Timothy K. Tam
- Department of Biochemistry, University of California, Riverside, California 92521
| | - Xuejun Yu
- Department of Biochemistry, University of California, Riverside, California 92521
| | - Russ Hille
- Department of Biochemistry, University of California, Riverside, California 92521, To whom correspondence may be addressed:
Dept. of Biochemistry, University of California, Riverside, 900 University Ave., Boyce Hall 2404, Riverside, CA 92521. Tel.:
951-827-6354; E-mail:
| | - Gregor M. Blaha
- Department of Biochemistry, University of California, Riverside, California 92521, To whom correspondence may be addressed:
Dept. of Biochemistry, University of California, Riverside, 900 University Ave., Boyce Hall 5489, Riverside, CA 92521. Tel.:
951-827-3832; Fax:
951-827-4294; E-mail:
| |
Collapse
|
33
|
Liu Y, Li Q, Wang L, Guo X, Wang J, Wang Q, Zhao ZK. Engineering d-Lactate Dehydrogenase to Favor an Non-natural Cofactor Nicotinamide Cytosine Dinucleotide. Chembiochem 2020; 21:1972-1975. [PMID: 32175634 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.201900766] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2019] [Revised: 02/08/2020] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
Abstract
Synthetic nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) analogues are of great scientific and biotechnological interest. One such analogue, nicotinamide cytosine dinucleotide (NCD), has been successfully applied to creating bioorthogonal redox systems. Yet, only a few redox enzymes have been devised to favor NCD. We have engineered Lactobacillus helveticus-derived NAD-dependent d-lactate dehydrogenase (LhDLDH) to favor NCD by semirational design. Sequence alignment and structural analysis revealed that amino acid residues I177 and N213 form a "gate" guarding the NAD adenine moiety binding cavity. Saturated mutagenesis libraries were constructed by using the mutant LhDLDH-V152R as the parental sequence. Mutants were obtained with good catalytic efficiency, and NCD preference increased by up to 940-fold. Experiments showed that Escherichia coli cells expressing mutants with higher NCD preference afforded much less d-lactate, thus suggesting the potential to construct NCD-mediated orthogonal metabolism.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Yuxue Liu
- Laboratory of Biotechnology, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 457 Zhongshan Road, Dalian, 116023, P. R. China
| | - Qing Li
- Laboratory of Biotechnology, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 457 Zhongshan Road, Dalian, 116023, P. R. China
| | - Lei Wang
- Laboratory of Biotechnology, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 457 Zhongshan Road, Dalian, 116023, P. R. China
| | - Xiaojia Guo
- Laboratory of Biotechnology, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 457 Zhongshan Road, Dalian, 116023, P. R. China
| | - Junting Wang
- Laboratory of Biotechnology, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 457 Zhongshan Road, Dalian, 116023, P. R. China
| | - Qian Wang
- Laboratory of Biotechnology, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 457 Zhongshan Road, Dalian, 116023, P. R. China.,Dalian Key Laboratory of Energy Biotechnology, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, CAS, Dalian, 116023, P. R. China
| | - Zongbao K Zhao
- Laboratory of Biotechnology, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 457 Zhongshan Road, Dalian, 116023, P. R. China.,State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, CAS, Dalian, 116023, P. R. China.,Dalian Key Laboratory of Energy Biotechnology, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, CAS, Dalian, 116023, P. R. China
| |
Collapse
|
34
|
Shah S, Sunder AV, Singh P, Wangikar PP. Characterization and Application of a Robust Glucose Dehydrogenase from Paenibacillus pini for Cofactor Regeneration in Biocatalysis. Indian J Microbiol 2020; 60:87-95. [PMID: 32089578 DOI: 10.1007/s12088-019-00834-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2019] [Accepted: 10/23/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
Glucose dehydrogenases are important auxiliary enzymes in biocatalysis, employed in the regeneration of reduced nicotinamide cofactors for oxidoreductase catalysed reactions. Here we report the identification and characterization of a novel glucose-1-dehydrogenase (GDH) from Paenibacillus pini that prefers NAD+ as cofactor over NADP+. The purified recombinant P. pini GDH displayed a specific activity of 247.5 U/mg. The enzyme was stable in the pH range 4-8.5 and exhibited excellent thermostability till 50 °C for 24 h, even in the absence of NaCl or glycerol. Paenibacillus pini GDH was also tolerant to organic solvents, demonstrating its potential for recycling cofactors for biotransformation. The potential application of the enzyme was evaluated by coupling with a NAD+-dependent alcohol dehydrogenase for the reduction of acetophenone and ethyl-4-chloro-3-oxo-butanoate. Conversions higher than 95% were achieved within 2 h with low enzyme loading using lyophilized cell lysate, suggesting that P. pini GDH could be highly effective for recycling NADH in redox biocatalysis.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Shikha Shah
- 1Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai, 400076 India
| | - Avinash Vellore Sunder
- 1Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai, 400076 India
| | - Pooja Singh
- 1Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai, 400076 India.,2Department of Biochemistry, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune, 411007 India
| | - Pramod P Wangikar
- 1Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai, 400076 India
| |
Collapse
|
35
|
Whole-cell biocatalysis using cytochrome P450 monooxygenases for biotransformation of sustainable bioresources (fatty acids, fatty alkanes, and aromatic amino acids). Biotechnol Adv 2020; 40:107504. [PMID: 31926255 DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2020.107504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2019] [Revised: 12/09/2019] [Accepted: 01/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
Abstract
Cytochrome P450s (CYPs) are heme-thiolated enzymes that catalyze the oxidation of CH bonds in a regio and stereoselective manner. Activation of the non-activated carbon atom can be further enhanced by multistep chemo-enzymatic reactions; moreover, several useful chemicals can be synthesized to provide alternative organic synthesis routes. Given their versatile functionality, CYPs show promise in a number of biotechnological fields. Recently, various CYPs, along with their sequences and functionalities, have been identified owing to rapid developments in sequencing technology and molecular biotechnology. In addition to these discoveries, attempts have been made to utilize CYPs to industrially produce biochemicals from available and sustainable bioresources such as oil, amino acids, carbohydrates, and lignin. Here, these accomplishments, particularly those involving the use of CYP enzymes as whole-cell biocatalysts for bioresource biotransformation, will be reviewed. Further, recently developed biotransformation pathways that result in gram-scale yields of fatty acids and fatty alkanes as well as aromatic amino acids, which depend on the hosts used for CYP expression, and the nature of the multistep reactions will be discussed. These pathways are similar regardless of whether the hosts are CYP-producing or non-CYP-producing; the limitations of these methods and the ways to overcome them are reviewed here.
Collapse
|
36
|
Shi S, You Z, Zhou K, Chen Q, Pan J, Qian X, Xu J, Li C. Efficient Synthesis of 12‐Oxochenodeoxycholic Acid Using a 12α‐Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase fromRhodococcus ruber. Adv Synth Catal 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/adsc.201900849] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Shou‐Cheng Shi
- Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Synthetic Biotechnology, State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor EngineeringEast China University of Science and Technology 130 Meilong Road Shanghai 200237 People's Republic of China
| | - Zhi‐Neng You
- Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Synthetic Biotechnology, State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor EngineeringEast China University of Science and Technology 130 Meilong Road Shanghai 200237 People's Republic of China
| | - Ke Zhou
- Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Synthetic Biotechnology, State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor EngineeringEast China University of Science and Technology 130 Meilong Road Shanghai 200237 People's Republic of China
| | - Qi Chen
- Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Synthetic Biotechnology, State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor EngineeringEast China University of Science and Technology 130 Meilong Road Shanghai 200237 People's Republic of China
- Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Centre for Biomanufacturing, School of BiotechnologyEast China University of Science and Technology 130 Meilong Road Shanghai 200237 People's Republic of China
| | - Jiang Pan
- Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Synthetic Biotechnology, State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor EngineeringEast China University of Science and Technology 130 Meilong Road Shanghai 200237 People's Republic of China
- Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Centre for Biomanufacturing, School of BiotechnologyEast China University of Science and Technology 130 Meilong Road Shanghai 200237 People's Republic of China
| | - Xiao‐Long Qian
- Suzhou Bioforany EnzyTech Co. Ltd. No. 8 Yanjiuyuan Road, Economic Development Zone, Changshu Jiangsu 215512 People's Republic of China
| | - Jian‐He Xu
- Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Synthetic Biotechnology, State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor EngineeringEast China University of Science and Technology 130 Meilong Road Shanghai 200237 People's Republic of China
- Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Centre for Biomanufacturing, School of BiotechnologyEast China University of Science and Technology 130 Meilong Road Shanghai 200237 People's Republic of China
| | - Chun‐Xiu Li
- Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Synthetic Biotechnology, State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor EngineeringEast China University of Science and Technology 130 Meilong Road Shanghai 200237 People's Republic of China
- Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Centre for Biomanufacturing, School of BiotechnologyEast China University of Science and Technology 130 Meilong Road Shanghai 200237 People's Republic of China
| |
Collapse
|
37
|
Tonin F, Otten LG, Arends IWCE. NAD + -Dependent Enzymatic Route for the Epimerization of Hydroxysteroids. CHEMSUSCHEM 2019; 12:3192-3203. [PMID: 30265441 PMCID: PMC6681466 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201801862] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2018] [Revised: 09/28/2018] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
Abstract
Epimerization of cholic and chenodeoxycholic acid (CA and CDCA, respectively) is a notable conversion for the production of ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA). Two enantiocomplementary hydroxysteroid dehydrogenases (7α- and 7β-HSDHs) can carry out this transformation fully selectively by specific oxidation of the 7α-OH group of the substrate and subsequent reduction of the keto intermediate to the final product (7β-OH). With a view to developing robust and active biocatalysts, novel NADH-active 7β-HSDH species are necessary to enable a solely NAD+ -dependent redox-neutral cascade for UDCA production. A wild-type NADH-dependent 7β-HSDH from Lactobacillus spicheri (Ls7β-HSDH) was identified, recombinantly expressed, purified, and biochemically characterized. Using this novel NAD+ -dependent 7β-HSDH enzyme in combination with 7α-HSDH from Stenotrophomonas maltophilia permitted the biotransformations of CA and CDCA in the presence of catalytic amounts of NAD+ , resulting in high yields (>90 %) of UCA and UDCA.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Fabio Tonin
- Department of BiotechnologyDelft University of TechnologyVan der Maasweg 92629HZDelftThe Netherlands
| | - Linda G. Otten
- Department of BiotechnologyDelft University of TechnologyVan der Maasweg 92629HZDelftThe Netherlands
| | - Isabel W. C. E. Arends
- Department of BiotechnologyDelft University of TechnologyVan der Maasweg 92629HZDelftThe Netherlands
- Present address: Faculty of ScienceUtrecht UniversityBudapestlaan 63584 CDUtrechtThe Netherlands
| |
Collapse
|
38
|
Mähler C, Kratzl F, Vogel M, Vinnenberg S, Weuster‐Botz D, Castiglione K. Loop Swapping as a Potent Approach to Increase Ene Reductase Activity with Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide (NADH). Adv Synth Catal 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/adsc.201900073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Christoph Mähler
- Technical University of MunichInstitute of Biochemical Engineering Boltzmannstr. 15 D-85748 Garching Germany
| | - Franziska Kratzl
- Technical University of MunichInstitute of Biochemical Engineering Boltzmannstr. 15 D-85748 Garching Germany
| | - Melina Vogel
- Technical University of MunichInstitute of Biochemical Engineering Boltzmannstr. 15 D-85748 Garching Germany
| | - Stefan Vinnenberg
- Technical University of MunichInstitute of Biochemical Engineering Boltzmannstr. 15 D-85748 Garching Germany
| | - Dirk Weuster‐Botz
- Technical University of MunichInstitute of Biochemical Engineering Boltzmannstr. 15 D-85748 Garching Germany
| | - Kathrin Castiglione
- Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-NürnbergInstitute of Bioprocess Engineering Paul-Gordan-Str. 3 D-91052 Erlangen Germany
| |
Collapse
|
39
|
Hartman MD, Minen RI, Iglesias AA, Figueroa CM. Cofactor Specificity Switch on Peach Glucitol Dehydrogenase. Biochemistry 2019; 58:1287-1294. [PMID: 30726068 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.8b01240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Abstract
Most oxidoreductases that use NAD+ or NADP+ to transfer electrons in redox reactions display a strong preference for the cofactor. The catalytic efficiency of peach glucitol dehydrogenase (GolDHase) for NAD+ is 1800-fold higher than that for NADP+. Herein, we combined structural and kinetic data to reverse the cofactor specificity of this enzyme. Using site-saturation mutagenesis, we obtained the D216A mutant, which uses both NAD+ and NADP+, although with different catalytic efficiencies (1000 ± 200 and 170 ± 30 M-1 s-1, respectively). This mutant was used as a template to introduce further mutations by site-directed mutagenesis, using information from the fruit fly NADP-dependent GolDHase. The D216A/V217R/D218S triple mutant displayed a 2-fold higher catalytic efficiency with NADP+ than with NAD+. Overall, our results indicate that the triple mutant has the potential to be used for metabolic and cellular engineering and for cofactor recycling in industrial processes.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Matías D Hartman
- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología del Litoral, UNL, CONICET, FBCB , 3000 Santa Fe , Argentina
| | - Romina I Minen
- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología del Litoral, UNL, CONICET, FBCB , 3000 Santa Fe , Argentina
| | - Alberto A Iglesias
- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología del Litoral, UNL, CONICET, FBCB , 3000 Santa Fe , Argentina
| | - Carlos M Figueroa
- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología del Litoral, UNL, CONICET, FBCB , 3000 Santa Fe , Argentina
| |
Collapse
|
40
|
You ZN, Chen Q, Shi SC, Zheng MM, Pan J, Qian XL, Li CX, Xu JH. Switching Cofactor Dependence of 7β-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase for Cost-Effective Production of Ursodeoxycholic Acid. ACS Catal 2018. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.8b03561] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Zhi-Neng You
- Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Synthetic Biotechnology, State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai 200237, China
| | - Qi Chen
- Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Synthetic Biotechnology, State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai 200237, China
- Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Center for Biomanufacturing, School of Biotechnology, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai 200237, China
| | - Shou-Cheng Shi
- Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Synthetic Biotechnology, State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai 200237, China
| | - Ming-Min Zheng
- Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Synthetic Biotechnology, State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai 200237, China
| | - Jiang Pan
- Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Synthetic Biotechnology, State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai 200237, China
- Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Center for Biomanufacturing, School of Biotechnology, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai 200237, China
| | - Xiao-Long Qian
- Suzhou Bioforany EnzyTech Co. Ltd., No. 8 Yanjiuyuan Road, Economic Development Zone, Changshu, Jiangsu 215512, China
| | - Chun-Xiu Li
- Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Synthetic Biotechnology, State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai 200237, China
- Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Center for Biomanufacturing, School of Biotechnology, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai 200237, China
| | - Jian-He Xu
- Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Synthetic Biotechnology, State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai 200237, China
- Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Center for Biomanufacturing, School of Biotechnology, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai 200237, China
| |
Collapse
|
41
|
Ball J, Reis RAG, Agniswamy J, Weber IT, Gadda G. Steric hindrance controls pyridine nucleotide specificity of a flavin-dependent NADH:quinone oxidoreductase. Protein Sci 2018; 28:167-175. [PMID: 30246917 DOI: 10.1002/pro.3514] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2018] [Revised: 09/12/2018] [Accepted: 09/17/2018] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
Abstract
The crystal structure of the NADH:quinone oxidoreductase PA1024 has been solved in complex with NAD+ to 2.2 Å resolution. The nicotinamide C4 is 3.6 Å from the FMN N5 atom, with a suitable orientation for facile hydride transfer. NAD+ binds in a folded conformation at the interface of the TIM-barrel domain and the extended domain of the enzyme. Comparison of the enzyme-NAD+ structure with that of the ligand-free enzyme revealed a different conformation of a short loop (75-86) that is part of the NAD+ -binding pocket. P78, P82, and P84 provide internal rigidity to the loop, whereas Q80 serves as an active site latch that secures the NAD+ within the binding pocket. An interrupted helix consisting of two α-helices connected by a small three-residue loop binds the pyrophosphate moiety of NAD+ . The adenine moiety of NAD+ appears to π-π stack with Y261. Steric constraints between the adenosine ribose of NAD+ , P78, and Q80, control the strict specificity of the enzyme for NADH. Charged residues do not play a role in the specificity of PA1024 for the NADH substrate.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Jacob Ball
- Department of Chemistry, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, 30302-3965
| | - Renata A G Reis
- Department of Chemistry, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, 30302-3965
| | - Johnson Agniswamy
- School of Biology, Centers for Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, 30302-3965
| | - Irene T Weber
- Department of Chemistry, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, 30302-3965.,School of Biology, Centers for Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, 30302-3965.,Biotechnology and Drug Design, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, 30302-3965.,Diagnostics and Therapeutics, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, 30302-3965
| | - Giovanni Gadda
- Department of Chemistry, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, 30302-3965.,School of Biology, Centers for Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, 30302-3965.,Biotechnology and Drug Design, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, 30302-3965.,Diagnostics and Therapeutics, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, 30302-3965
| |
Collapse
|
42
|
Zachos I, Nowak C, Sieber V. Biomimetic cofactors and methods for their recycling. Curr Opin Chem Biol 2018; 49:59-66. [PMID: 30336443 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2018.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2018] [Revised: 09/30/2018] [Accepted: 10/02/2018] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
Abstract
Nicotinamide cofactor biomimetics (NCBs) belong to a class of compounds that, as the name suggests, mimic the structures and functions of natural nicotinamide cofactors, namely nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide and nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate and their corresponding reduced forms. The first set of NCBs was discovered in the 1930s; these were initially used to study the chemical properties of this class of cofactors as well as understand nicotinamide binding of oxidoreductases. Since then, various NCBs, enzymes, and recycling systems have evolved and lately, new NCBs have been developed and used to run biocatalytic reactions.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Ioannis Zachos
- Chair of Chemistry of Biogenic Resources, Technical University of Munich, Campus Straubing for Biotechnology and Sustainability, Schulgasse 16, 94315 Straubing, Germany
| | - Claudia Nowak
- Chair of Chemistry of Biogenic Resources, Technical University of Munich, Campus Straubing for Biotechnology and Sustainability, Schulgasse 16, 94315 Straubing, Germany; Current address: Dr. Ebeling & Assoc. GmbH, Hamburg, Germany
| | - Volker Sieber
- Chair of Chemistry of Biogenic Resources, Technical University of Munich, Campus Straubing for Biotechnology and Sustainability, Schulgasse 16, 94315 Straubing, Germany; Catalysis Research Center, Technical University of Munich, Garching, Germany; Fraunhofer Institute of InterfacialBiotechnology (IGB), Bio-, Electro- and Chemo Catalysis (BioCat) Branch, Straubing, Germany; School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Qld, Australia.
| |
Collapse
|