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Poljovka A, Musil M, Bednář D, Chovanová K, Bauerová-Hlinková V, Bellová J, Kohútová L, Baráth P, Zámocký M. Comparison of Fungal Thermophilic and Mesophilic Catalase-Peroxidases for Their Antioxidative Properties. Antioxidants (Basel) 2023; 12:1382. [PMID: 37507921 PMCID: PMC10376177 DOI: 10.3390/antiox12071382] [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: 05/31/2023] [Revised: 06/29/2023] [Accepted: 07/01/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023] Open
Abstract
Catalase-peroxidases (KatGs) are unique bifunctional oxidoreductases that contain heme in their active centers allowing both the peroxidatic and catalatic reaction modes. These originally bacterial enzymes are broadly distributed among various fungi allowing them to cope with reactive oxygen species present in the environment or inside the cells. We used various biophysical, biochemical, and bioinformatics methods to investigate differences between catalase-peroxidases originating in thermophilic and mesophilic fungi from different habitats. Our results indicate that the architecture of the active center with a specific post-translational modification is highly similar in mesophilic and thermophilic KatG and also the peroxidatic acitivity with ABTS, guaiacol, and L-DOPA. However, only the thermophilic variant CthedisKatG reveals increased manganese peroxidase activity at elevated temperatures. The catalatic activity releasing molecular oxygen is comparable between CthedisKatG and mesophilic MagKatG1 over a broad temperature range. Two constructed point mutations in the active center were performed selectively blocking the formation of described post-translational modification in the active center. They exhibited a total loss of catalatic activity and changes in the peroxidatic activity. Our results indicate the capacity of bifunctional heme enzymes in the variable reactivity for potential biotech applications.
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- Andrej Poljovka
- Institute of Molecular Biology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Dúbravská Cesta 21, 84551 Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Loschmidt Laboratories, Department of Experimental Biology and RECETOX, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, 61137 Brno, Czech Republic
- International Clinical Research Centre, St. Anne's University Hospital Brno, 65691 Brno, Czech Republic
- Department of Information Systems, Faculty of Information Technology, Brno University of Technology, 61200 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Loschmidt Laboratories, Department of Experimental Biology and RECETOX, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, 61137 Brno, Czech Republic
- International Clinical Research Centre, St. Anne's University Hospital Brno, 65691 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Molecular Biology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Dúbravská Cesta 21, 84551 Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Institute of Molecular Biology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Dúbravská Cesta 21, 84551 Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Department of Glycobiology, Institute of Chemistry, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Dúbravská Cesta 9, 84538 Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Department of Glycobiology, Institute of Chemistry, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Dúbravská Cesta 9, 84538 Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Department of Glycobiology, Institute of Chemistry, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Dúbravská Cesta 9, 84538 Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Institute of Molecular Biology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Dúbravská Cesta 21, 84551 Bratislava, Slovakia
- Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University in Bratislava, Mlynská Dolina, Ilkovičova 6, 84215 Bratislava, Slovakia
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Jardim-Messeder D, Zamocky M, Sachetto-Martins G, Margis-Pinheiro M. Chloroplastic ascorbate peroxidases targeted to stroma or thylakoid membrane: The chicken or egg dilemma. FEBS Lett 2022; 596:2989-3004. [PMID: 35776057 DOI: 10.1002/1873-3468.14438] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2022] [Revised: 06/04/2022] [Accepted: 06/07/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Ascorbate peroxidases (APXs) are heme peroxidases that remove hydrogen peroxide in different subcellular compartments with concomitant ascorbate cycling. Here, we analysed and discussed phylogenetic and molecular features of the APX family. Ancient APX originated as a soluble stromal enzyme, and early during plant evolution, acquired both chloroplast-targeting and mitochondrion-targeting sequences and an alternative splicing mechanism whereby it could be expressed as a soluble or thylakoid membrane-bound enzyme. Later, independent duplication and neofunctionalization events in some angiosperm groups resulted in individual genes encoding stromal, thylakoidal and mitochondrial isoforms. These data reaffirm the complexity of plant antioxidant defenses that allow diverse plant species to acquire new means to adapt to changing environmental conditions.
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- Douglas Jardim-Messeder
- Departamento de Genética, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.,Instituto de Bioquímica Médica, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Phylogenomic Ecology, Institute of Molecular Biology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovakia.,Department of Chemistry, Institute of Biochemistry, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria
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- Departamento de Genética, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil.,Centro de Biotecnologia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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Zámocký M, Harichová J. Evolution of Heme Peroxygenases: Ancient Roots and Later Evolved Branches. Antioxidants (Basel) 2022; 11:antiox11051011. [PMID: 35624873 PMCID: PMC9138132 DOI: 10.3390/antiox11051011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2022] [Revised: 05/16/2022] [Accepted: 05/18/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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We reconstructed the molecular phylogeny of heme containing peroxygenases that are known as very versatile biocatalysts. These oxidoreductases capable of mainly oxyfunctionalizations constitute the peroxidase–peroxygenase superfamily. Our representative reconstruction revealed a high diversity but also well conserved sequence motifs within rather short protein molecules. Corresponding genes coding for heme thiolate peroxidases with peroxygenase activity were detected only among various lower eukaryotes. Most of them originate in the kingdom of fungi. However, it seems to be obvious that these htp genes are present not only among fungal Dikarya but they are distributed also in the clades of Mucoromycota and Chytridiomycota with deep ancient evolutionary origins. Moreover, there is also a distinct clade formed mainly by phytopathogenic Stramenopiles where even HTP sequences from Amoebozoa can be found. The phylogenetically older heme peroxygenases are mostly intracellular, but the later evolution gave a preference for secretory proteins mainly among pathogenic fungi. We also analyzed the conservation of typical structural features within various resolved clades of peroxygenases. The presented output of our phylogenetic analysis may be useful in the rational design of specifically modified peroxygenases for various future biotech applications.
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Affiliation(s)
- Marcel Zámocký
- Laboratory for Phylogenomic Ecology, Institute of Molecular Biology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Dúbravská Cesta 21, SK-84551 Bratislava, Slovakia;
- University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Department of Chemistry, Institute of Biochemistry, Muthgasse 18, A-1190 Vienna, Austria
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +421-2-5930-7481
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- Laboratory for Phylogenomic Ecology, Institute of Molecular Biology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Dúbravská Cesta 21, SK-84551 Bratislava, Slovakia;
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