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Stachura DL, Kalyvas JT, Abell AD. New Potent Sulfonamide-Based Inhibitors of S. aureus Biotin Protein Ligase. ACS Med Chem Lett 2024; 15:1467-1473. [PMID: 39291019 PMCID: PMC11403734 DOI: 10.1021/acsmedchemlett.4c00325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2024] [Revised: 08/29/2024] [Accepted: 08/29/2024] [Indexed: 09/19/2024] Open
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The key regulatory metabolic enzyme, biotin protein ligase (BPL), is an attractive target for the development of novel antibiotics against multi-drug-resistant bacteria, such as Staphylococcus aureus. Here we report the synthesis and assay of a new series of inhibitors (6-9) against S. aureus BPL (SaBPL), where a component sulfonamide linker was used to mimic the acyl-phosphate group of the natural intermediate biotinyl-5'-AMP (1). A pivotal correlation between the acidity of the central NH of the sulfonamide linker of 6-9 and in vitro inhibitory activity against SaBPL was observed. Specifically, sulfonylcarbamate 8, with its highly acidic sulfonyl central NH, as evaluated by 1H NMR spectroscopy, showed exceptional potency (K i = 10.3 ± 3.8 nM). Furthermore, three inhibitors demonstrated minimum inhibitory concentrations of 16-32 μg/mL against clinical methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) strains.
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- Damian L Stachura
- Centre for Nanoscale BioPhotonics (CNBP) and Institute of Photonics and Advanced Sensing (IPAS), Department of Chemistry, School of Physical Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
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- Centre for Nanoscale BioPhotonics (CNBP) and Institute of Photonics and Advanced Sensing (IPAS), Department of Chemistry, School of Physical Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
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- Centre for Nanoscale BioPhotonics (CNBP) and Institute of Photonics and Advanced Sensing (IPAS), Department of Chemistry, School of Physical Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
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Owusu-Kwarteng J, Agyei D, Akabanda F, Atuna RA, Amagloh FK. Plant-Based Alkaline Fermented Foods as Sustainable Sources of Nutrients and Health-Promoting Bioactive Compounds. FRONTIERS IN SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS 2022. [DOI: 10.3389/fsufs.2022.885328] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Traditional food fermentation is a practice that precedes human history. Acidic products such as yogurts and sourdoughs or alcoholic beverages produced through lactic acid or yeast fermentations, respectively, are widely described and documented. However, a relatively less popular group of fermented products known as alkaline fermented foods are common traditional products in Africa and Asia. These products are so called “alkaline” because the pH tends to increase during fermentation due to the formation of ammonia resulting from protein degradation by Bacillus species. Plant-based alkaline fermented foods (AFFs) are generally produced from legumes including soybean, non-soybean leguminous seeds, and other non-legume plant raw materials. Alkaline fermented food products such as natto, douchi, kinema, doenjang, chongkukjang, thua nao, meitauza, yandou, dawadawa/iru, ugba, kawal, okpehe, otiru, oso, ogiri, bikalga, maari/tayohounta, ntoba mbodi, cabuk, and owoh are produced at small industrial scale or household levels and widely consumed in Asia and Africa where they provide essential nutrients and health-promoting bioactive compounds for the population. Alkaline food fermentation is important for sustainable food security as it contributes to traditional dietary diversity, significantly reduces antinutritional components in raw plant materials thereby improving digestibility, improves health via the production of vitamins, and may confer probiotic and post-biotic effects onto consumers. In this review, we present currently available scientific information on plant-based AFFs and their role as sustainable sources of nutrients and bioactive compounds for improved health. Finally, we provide perspectives on research needs required to harness the full potential of AFFs in contributing to nutrition and health.
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Maiti BK, Maia LB, Moura JJG. Sulfide and transition metals - A partnership for life. J Inorg Biochem 2021; 227:111687. [PMID: 34953313 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2021.111687] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2021] [Revised: 11/24/2021] [Accepted: 11/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Sulfide and transition metals often came together in Biology. The variety of possible structural combinations enabled living organisms to evolve an array of highly versatile metal-sulfide centers to fulfill different physiological roles. The ubiquitous iron‑sulfur centers, with their structural, redox, and functional diversity, are certainly the best-known partners, but other metal-sulfide centers, involving copper, nickel, molybdenum or tungsten, are equally crucial for Life. This review provides a concise overview of the exclusive sulfide properties as a metal ligand, with emphasis on the structural aspects and biosynthesis. Sulfide as catalyst and as a substrate is discussed. Different enzymes are considered, including xanthine oxidase, formate dehydrogenases, nitrogenases and carbon monoxide dehydrogenases. The sulfide effect on the activity and function of iron‑sulfur, heme and zinc proteins is also addressed.
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- Biplab K Maiti
- National Institute of Technology Sikkim, Department of Chemistry, Ravangla Campus, Barfung Block, Ravangla Sub Division, South Sikkim 737139, India.
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- LAQV, REQUIMTE, Department of Chemistry, NOVA School of Science and Technology (FCT NOVA), Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Campus de Caparica, Portugal.
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- LAQV, REQUIMTE, Department of Chemistry, NOVA School of Science and Technology (FCT NOVA), Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Campus de Caparica, Portugal.
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XRE-Type Regulator BioX Acts as a Negative Transcriptional Factor of Biotin Metabolism in Riemerella anatipestifer. J Bacteriol 2021; 203:e0018121. [PMID: 33972354 DOI: 10.1128/jb.00181-21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Biotin is essential for the growth and pathogenicity of microorganisms. Damage to biotin biosynthesis results in impaired bacterial growth and decreased virulence in vivo. However, the mechanisms of biotin biosynthesis in Riemerella anatipestifer remain unclear. In this study, two R. anatipestifer genes associated with biotin biosynthesis were identified. AS87_RS05840 encoded a BirA protein lacking the N-terminal winged helix-turn-helix DNA binding domain, identifying it as a group I biotin protein ligase, and AS87_RS09325 encoded a BioX protein, which was in the helix-turn-helix xenobiotic response element family of transcription factors. Electrophoretic mobility shift assays demonstrated that BioX bound to the promoter region of bioF. In addition, the R. anatipestifer genes bioF (encoding 7-keto-8-aminopelargonic acid synthase), bioD (encoding dethiobiotin synthase), and bioA (encoding 7,8-diaminopelargonic acid synthase) were in an operon and were regulated by BioX. Quantitative reverse transcription-PCR showed that transcription of the bioFDA operon increased in the mutant Yb2ΔbioX in the presence of excessive biotin, compared with that in the wild-type strain Yb2, suggesting that BioX acted as a repressor of biotin biosynthesis. Streptavidin blot analysis showed that BirA caused biotinylation of BioX, indicating that biotinylated BioX was involved in metabolic pathways. Moreover, as determined by the median lethal dose, the virulence of Yb2ΔbioX was attenuated 500-fold compared with that of Yb2. To summarize, the genes birA and bioX were identified in R. anatipestifer, and BioX was found to act as a repressor of the bioFDA operon involved in the biotin biosynthesis pathway and identified as a bacterial virulence factor. IMPORTANCE Riemerella anatipestifer is a causative agent of diseases in ducks, geese, turkeys, and various other domestic and wild birds. Our study reveals that biotin synthesis of R. anatipestifer is regulated by the BioX through binding to the promoter region of the bioF gene to inhibit transcription of the bioFDA operon. Moreover, bioX is required for R. anatipestifer pathogenicity, suggesting that BioX is a potential target for treatment of the pathogen. R. anatipestifer BioX has thus been identified as a novel negative regulator involved in biotin metabolism and associated with bacterial virulence in this study.
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Biochemical and structural characterization of the BioZ enzyme engaged in bacterial biotin synthesis pathway. Nat Commun 2021; 12:2056. [PMID: 33824341 PMCID: PMC8024396 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-22360-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2019] [Accepted: 03/12/2021] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Biotin is an essential micro-nutrient across the three domains of life. The paradigm earlier step of biotin synthesis denotes "BioC-BioH" pathway in Escherichia coli. Here we report that BioZ bypasses the canonical route to begin biotin synthesis. In addition to its origin of Rhizobiales, protein phylogeny infers that BioZ is domesticated to gain an atypical role of β-ketoacyl-ACP synthase III. Genetic and biochemical characterization demonstrates that BioZ catalyzes the condensation of glutaryl-CoA (or ACP) with malonyl-ACP to give 5'-keto-pimeloyl ACP. This intermediate proceeds via type II fatty acid synthesis (FAS II) pathway, to initiate the formation of pimeloyl-ACP, a precursor of biotin synthesis. To further explore molecular basis of BioZ activity, we determine the crystal structure of Agrobacterium tumefaciens BioZ at 1.99 Å, of which the catalytic triad and the substrate-loading tunnel are functionally defined. In particular, we localize that three residues (S84, R147, and S287) at the distant bottom of the tunnel might neutralize the charge of free C-carboxyl group of the primer glutaryl-CoA. Taken together, this study provides molecular insights into the BioZ biotin synthesis pathway.
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Lee KJ, Tieu W, Blanco-Rodriguez B, Paparella AS, Yu J, Hayes A, Feng J, Marshall AC, Noll B, Milne R, Cini D, Wilce MCJ, Booker GW, Bruning JB, Polyak SW, Abell AD. Sulfonamide-Based Inhibitors of Biotin Protein Ligase as New Antibiotic Leads. ACS Chem Biol 2019; 14:1990-1997. [PMID: 31407891 DOI: 10.1021/acschembio.9b00463] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Here, we report the design, synthesis, and evaluation of a series of inhibitors of Staphylococcus aureus BPL (SaBPL), where the central acyl phosphate of the natural intermediate biotinyl-5'-AMP (1) is replaced by a sulfonamide isostere. Acylsulfamide (6) and amino sulfonylurea (7) showed potent in vitro inhibitory activity (Ki = 0.007 ± 0.003 and 0.065 ± 0.03 μM, respectively) and antibacterial activity against S. aureus ATCC49775 with minimum inhibitory concentrations of 0.25 and 4 μg/mL, respectively. Additionally, the bimolecular interactions between the BPL and inhibitors 6 and 7 were defined by X-ray crystallography and molecular dynamics simulations. The high acidity of the sulfonamide linkers of 6 and 7 likely contributes to the enhanced in vitro inhibitory activities by promoting interaction with SaBPL Lys187. Analogues with alkylsulfamide (8), β-ketosulfonamide (9), and β-hydroxysulfonamide (10) isosteres were devoid of significant activity. Binding free energy estimation using computational methods suggests deprotonated 6 and 7 to be the best binders, which is consistent with enzyme assay results. Compound 6 was unstable in whole blood, leading to poor pharmacokinetics. Importantly, 7 has a vastly improved pharmacokinetic profile compared to that of 6 presumably due to the enhanced metabolic stability of the sulfonamide linker moiety.
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- Kwang Jun Lee
- Department of Chemistry, School of Physical Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
- Centre for Nanoscale BioPhotonics (CNBP), University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Physical Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Physical Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, School of Biological Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Physical Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
- Centre for Nanoscale BioPhotonics (CNBP), University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, School of Biological Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Physical Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, School of Biological Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
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- School of Pharmacy & Medical Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia 5000, Australia
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- School of Pharmacy & Medical Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia 5000, Australia
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- Department of Biochemistry, School of Biomedical Science, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia
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- Department of Biochemistry, School of Biomedical Science, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, School of Biological Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
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- Institute of Photonics and Advanced Sensing (IPAS), School of Biological Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, School of Biological Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Physical Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
- Centre for Nanoscale BioPhotonics (CNBP), University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
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Molecular Basis of BioJ, a Unique Gatekeeper in Bacterial Biotin Synthesis. iScience 2019; 19:796-808. [PMID: 31494495 PMCID: PMC6733898 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2019.08.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2019] [Revised: 07/28/2019] [Accepted: 08/19/2019] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Biotin is an indispensable cofactor in the three domains of life. The unusual virulence factor BioJ of Francisella catalyzes the formation of pimeloyl-ACP, an intermediate in biotin synthesis. Here, we report the 1.58 Å crystal structure of BioJ, the enzymatic activity of which is determined with the in vitro reconstituted reaction and biotin bioassay in vivo. Unlike the paradigm BioH, BioJ displays an atypical α/β-hydrolase fold. A structurally conserved catalytic triad (S151, D248, and H278) of BioJ is functionally defined. A proposed model for BioJ catalysis involves two basic residues-rich cavities, of which cavity-1, rather than cavity-2, binds to the ACP moiety of its physiological substrate, pimeloyl-ACP methyl ester. In summary, this finding provides molecular insights into the BioJ gatekeeper of biotin synthesis.
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Wei W, Zhang Y, Gao R, Li J, Xu Y, Wang S, Ji Q, Feng Y. Crystal structure and acetylation of BioQ suggests a novel regulatory switch for biotin biosynthesis in Mycobacterium smegmatis. Mol Microbiol 2018; 109:642-662. [PMID: 29995988 DOI: 10.1111/mmi.14066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/26/2018] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Biotin (vitamin B7), a sulfur-containing fatty acid derivative, is a nutritional virulence factor in certain mycobacterial species. Tight regulation of biotin biosynthesis is important because production of biotin is an energetically expensive process requiring 15-20 equivalents of ATP. The Escherichia coli bifunctional BirA is a prototypical biotin regulatory system. In contrast, mycobacterial BirA is an unusual biotin protein ligase without DNA-binding domain. Recently, we established a novel two-protein paradigm of BioQ-BirA. However, structural and molecular mechanism for BioQ is poorly understood. Here, we report crystal structure of the M. smegmatis BioQ at 1.9 Å resolution. Structure-guided functional mapping defined a seven residues-requiring motif for DNA-binding activity. Western blot and MALDI-TOF MS allowed us to unexpectedly discover that the K47 acetylation activates crosstalking of BioQ to its cognate DNA. More intriguingly, excess of biotin augments the acetylation status of BioQ in M. smegmatis. It seems likely that BioQ acetylation proceeds via a non-enzymatic mechanism. Mutation of this acetylation site K47 in BioQ significantly impairs its regulatory role in vivo. This explains in part (if not all) why BioQ has no detectable requirement of the presumable bio-5'-AMP effecter, which is a well-known ligand for the paradigm E. coli BirA regulator system. Unlike the scenario seen with E. coli carrying a single biotinylated protein, AccB, genome-wide search and Streptavidin blot revealed that no less than seven proteins require the rare post-translational modification, biotinylation in M. smegmatis, validating its physiological demand for biotin at relatively high level. Taken together, our finding defines a novel biotin regulatory machinery by BioQ, posing a possibility that development of new antibiotics targets biotin, the limited nutritional virulence factor in certain pathogenic mycobacterial species.
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- Wenhui Wei
- Department of Medical Microbiology & Parasitology and Department of General Intensive Care Unit of the Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310058, China.,College of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350002, China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai, 201210, China
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- Department of Medical Microbiology & Parasitology and Department of General Intensive Care Unit of the Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310058, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Synthesis of Zhejiang Province, College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310014, China
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- Department of Medical Microbiology & Parasitology and Department of General Intensive Care Unit of the Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310058, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350002, China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai, 201210, China
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- Department of Medical Microbiology & Parasitology and Department of General Intensive Care Unit of the Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310058, China.,Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, School of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310058, China
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Yang B, Jiang L, Wang S, Wang L. Global transcriptional regulation by BirA in enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157:H7. Future Microbiol 2018; 13:757-769. [PMID: 29848069 DOI: 10.2217/fmb-2017-0256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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AIM Determination of the effects of BirA on transcription and virulence in enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) O157:H7. MATERIALS & METHODS The effect of BirA on EHEC O157:H7 gene expression and phenotypes was assessed by RNA-seq combined with adherence, quantitative biofilm and survival assays. RESULTS Many genes associated with virulence, amino acid synthesis and transport, and zinc transport were upregulated, whereas genes encoding stress proteins were downregulated in ΔbirA::km+Ac_birA. Accordingly, ΔbirA::km+Ac_birA adhesion to Caco-2 cells, biofilm formation and survival during oxidative stress were higher, whereas its survival during heat shock was lower than that of the wild-type. CONCLUSION This study demonstrates the wide-ranging regulatory functions of BirA, especially its role in controlling virulence and stress responses in EHEC O157:H7. [Formula: see text].
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- Bin Yang
- TEDA Institute of Biological Sciences & Biotechnology, Nankai University, TEDA, Tianjin 300457, PR China.,The Key Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology & Technology, Ministry of Education, Tianjin 300071, PR China.,Tianjin Key Laboratory of Microbial Functional Genomics, Tianjin 300457, PR China
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- TEDA Institute of Biological Sciences & Biotechnology, Nankai University, TEDA, Tianjin 300457, PR China.,The Key Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology & Technology, Ministry of Education, Tianjin 300071, PR China.,Tianjin Key Laboratory of Microbial Functional Genomics, Tianjin 300457, PR China
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- TEDA Institute of Biological Sciences & Biotechnology, Nankai University, TEDA, Tianjin 300457, PR China.,The Key Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology & Technology, Ministry of Education, Tianjin 300071, PR China
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- TEDA Institute of Biological Sciences & Biotechnology, Nankai University, TEDA, Tianjin 300457, PR China.,The Key Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology & Technology, Ministry of Education, Tianjin 300071, PR China.,Tianjin Key Laboratory of Microbial Functional Genomics, Tianjin 300457, PR China.,State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, PR China
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Mechanisms Governing Precise Protein Biotinylation. Trends Biochem Sci 2017; 42:383-394. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tibs.2017.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2016] [Revised: 01/25/2017] [Accepted: 02/03/2017] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Biotin Protein Ligase Is a Target for New Antibacterials. Antibiotics (Basel) 2016; 5:antibiotics5030026. [PMID: 27463729 PMCID: PMC5039522 DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics5030026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2016] [Revised: 07/18/2016] [Accepted: 07/19/2016] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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There is a desperate need for novel antibiotic classes to combat the rise of drug resistant pathogenic bacteria, such as Staphylococcus aureus. Inhibitors of the essential metabolic enzyme biotin protein ligase (BPL) represent a promising drug target for new antibacterials. Structural and biochemical studies on the BPL from S. aureus have paved the way for the design and development of new antibacterial chemotherapeutics. BPL employs an ordered ligand binding mechanism for the synthesis of the reaction intermediate biotinyl-5′-AMP from substrates biotin and ATP. Here we review the structure and catalytic mechanism of the target enzyme, along with an overview of chemical analogues of biotin and biotinyl-5′-AMP as BPL inhibitors reported to date. Of particular promise are studies to replace the labile phosphoroanhydride linker present in biotinyl-5′-AMP with alternative bioisosteres. A novel in situ click approach using a mutant of S. aureus BPL as a template for the synthesis of triazole-based inhibitors is also presented. These approaches can be widely applied to BPLs from other bacteria, as well as other closely related metabolic enzymes and antibacterial drug targets.
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Functional definition of BirA suggests a biotin utilization pathway in the zoonotic pathogen Streptococcus suis. Sci Rep 2016; 6:26479. [PMID: 27217336 PMCID: PMC4877710 DOI: 10.1038/srep26479] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2016] [Accepted: 05/04/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Biotin protein ligase is universal in three domains of life. The paradigm version of BPL is the Escherichia coli BirA that is also a repressor for the biotin biosynthesis pathway. Streptococcus suis, a leading bacterial agent for swine diseases, seems to be an increasingly-important opportunistic human pathogen. Unlike the scenario in E. coli, S. suis lacks the de novo biotin biosynthesis pathway. In contrast, it retains a bioY, a biotin transporter-encoding gene, indicating an alternative survival strategy for S. suis to scavenge biotin from its inhabiting niche. Here we report functional definition of S. suis birA homologue. The in vivo functions of the birA paralogue with only 23.6% identity to the counterpart of E. coli, was judged by its ability to complement the conditional lethal mutants of E. coli birA. The recombinant BirA protein of S. suis was overexpressed in E. coli, purified to homogeneity and verified with MS. Both cellulose TLC and MALDI-TOFF-MS assays demonstrated that the S. suis BirA protein catalyzed the biotinylation reaction of its acceptor biotin carboxyl carrier protein. EMSA assays confirmed binding of the bioY gene to the S. suis BirA. The data defined the first example of the bifunctional BirA ligase/repressor in Streptococcus.
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Mechanisms of biotin-regulated gene expression in microbes. Synth Syst Biotechnol 2016; 1:17-24. [PMID: 29062923 PMCID: PMC5640590 DOI: 10.1016/j.synbio.2016.01.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2015] [Revised: 01/08/2016] [Accepted: 01/10/2016] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Biotin is an essential micronutrient that acts as a co-factor for biotin-dependent metabolic enzymes. In bacteria, the supply of biotin can be achieved by de novo synthesis or import from exogenous sources. Certain bacteria are able to obtain biotin through both mechanisms while others can only fulfill their biotin requirement through de novo synthesis. Inability to fulfill their cellular demand for biotin can have detrimental consequences on cell viability and virulence. Therefore understanding the transcriptional mechanisms that regulate biotin biosynthesis and transport will extend our knowledge about bacterial survival and metabolic adaptation during pathogenesis when the supply of biotin is limited. The most extensively characterized protein that regulates biotin synthesis and uptake is BirA. In certain bacteria, such as Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus, BirA is a bi-functional protein that serves as a transcriptional repressor to regulate biotin biosynthesis genes, as well as acting as a ligase to catalyze the biotinylation of biotin-dependent enzymes. Recent studies have identified two other proteins that also regulate biotin synthesis and transport, namely BioQ and BioR. This review summarizes the different transcriptional repressors and their mechanism of action. Moreover, the ability to regulate the expression of target genes through the activity of a vitamin, such as biotin, may have biotechnological applications in synthetic biology.
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Feng Y, Kumar R, Ravcheev DA, Zhang H. Paracoccus denitrificans possesses two BioR homologs having a role in regulation of biotin metabolism. Microbiologyopen 2015; 4:644-59. [PMID: 26037461 PMCID: PMC4554459 DOI: 10.1002/mbo3.270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2015] [Revised: 05/04/2015] [Accepted: 05/12/2015] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Recently, we determined that BioR, the GntR family of transcription factor, acts as a repressor for biotin metabolism exclusively distributed in certain species of α-proteobacteria, including the zoonotic agent Brucella melitensis and the plant pathogen Agrobacterium tumefaciens. However, the scenario is unusual in Paracoccus denitrificans, another closely related member of the same phylum α-proteobacteria featuring with denitrification. Not only does it encode two BioR homologs Pden_1431 and Pden_2922 (designated as BioR1 and BioR2, respectively), but also has six predictive BioR-recognizable sites (the two bioR homolog each has one site, whereas the two bio operons (bioBFDAGC and bioYB) each contains two tandem BioR boxes). It raised the possibility that unexpected complexity is present in BioR-mediated biotin regulation. Here we report that this is the case. The identity of the purified BioR proteins (BioR1 and BioR2) was confirmed with LC-QToF-MS. Phylogenetic analyses combined with GC percentage raised a possibility that the bioR2 gene might be acquired by horizontal gene transfer. Gel shift assays revealed that the predicted BioR-binding sites are functional for the two BioR homologs, in much similarity to the scenario seen with the BioR site of A. tumefaciens bioBFDAZ. Using the A. tumefaciens reporter system carrying a plasmid-borne LacZ fusion, we revealed that the two homologs of P. denitrificans BioR are functional repressors for biotin metabolism. As anticipated, not only does the addition of exogenous biotin stimulate efficiently the expression of bioYB operon encoding biotin transport/uptake system BioY, but also inhibits the transcription of the bioBFDAGC operon resembling the de novo biotin synthetic pathway. EMSA-based screening failed to demonstrate that the biotin-related metabolite is involved in BioR-DNA interplay, which is consistent with our former observation with Brucella BioR. Our finding defined a complex regulatory network for biotin metabolism in P. denitrificans by two BioR proteins.
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- Youjun Feng
- Department of Medical Microbiology & Parasitology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310058, China
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- Institute of Biosciences and Technology, Texas A&M Health Science Center, Houston, Texas, 77030
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- Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine, University of Luxembourg, 2, avenue de l'Université, L-4365, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
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- Department of Medical Microbiology & Parasitology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310058, China
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Yang B, Feng L, Wang F, Wang L. Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli senses low biotin status in the large intestine for colonization and infection. Nat Commun 2015; 6:6592. [PMID: 25791315 PMCID: PMC4382993 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms7592] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2014] [Accepted: 02/10/2015] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) is an important foodborne pathogen that infects humans by colonizing the large intestine. Here we identify a virulence-regulating pathway in which the biotin protein ligase BirA signals to the global regulator Fur, which in turn activates LEE (locus of enterocyte effacement) genes to promote EHEC adherence in the low-biotin large intestine. LEE genes are repressed in the high-biotin small intestine, thus preventing adherence and ensuring selective colonization of the large intestine. The presence of this pathway in all nine EHEC serotypes tested indicates that it is an important evolutionary strategy for EHEC. The pathway is incomplete in closely related small-intestinal enteropathogenic E. coli due to the lack of the Fur response to BirA. Mice fed with a biotin-rich diet show significantly reduced EHEC adherence, indicating that biotin might be useful to prevent EHEC infection in humans. Enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) is an important foodborne pathogen that colonizes the large intestine. Here, the authors identify a signalling pathway that controls EHEC adherence to host cells in response to variations in biotin levels, ensuring selective colonization of the large intestine.
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- Bin Yang
- 1] TEDA Institute of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Nankai University, TEDA, Tianjin 300457, P.R. China [2] Key Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Technology, Ministry of Education, Tianjin 300071, P.R. China
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- 1] TEDA Institute of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Nankai University, TEDA, Tianjin 300457, P.R. China [2] Key Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Technology, Ministry of Education, Tianjin 300071, P.R. China [3] Tianjin Key Laboratory of Microbial Functional Genomics, Tianjin 300457, P.R. China [4] State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, P.R. China [5] SynBio Research Platform, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin 300072, P.R. China
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- 1] TEDA Institute of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Nankai University, TEDA, Tianjin 300457, P.R. China [2] Key Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Technology, Ministry of Education, Tianjin 300071, P.R. China
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- 1] TEDA Institute of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Nankai University, TEDA, Tianjin 300457, P.R. China [2] Key Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Technology, Ministry of Education, Tianjin 300071, P.R. China [3] Tianjin Key Laboratory of Microbial Functional Genomics, Tianjin 300457, P.R. China [4] State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, P.R. China
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Tang Q, Li X, Zou T, Zhang H, Wang Y, Gao R, Li Z, He J, Feng Y. Mycobacterium smegmatis BioQ defines a new regulatory network for biotin metabolism. Mol Microbiol 2014; 94:1006-1023. [PMID: 25287944 DOI: 10.1111/mmi.12817] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/28/2014] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
Abstract
Biotin (vitamin H), the sulfur-containing enzyme cofactor, is an essential micronutrient for three domains of life. Given the fact that biotin is an energetically expensive molecule whose de novo biosynthesis demands 20 ATP equivalents each, it is reasonable that bacteria have evolved diversified mechanisms in various microorganisms to tightly control biotin metabolism. Unlike the Escherichia coli BirA, the prototypical bi-functional version of biotin protein ligase (BPL) in that it acts as a repressor for biotin biosynthesis pathway, the BirA protein of Mycobacterium smegmatis (M. smegmatis), a closely relative of the tuberculosis-causing pathogen, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, lacked the DNA-binding activity. It raised a possibility that an alternative new regulator might be present to compensate the loss of regulatory function. Here we report that this is the case. Genomic context analyses of M. smegmatis detected a newly identified BioQ homolog classified into the TetR family of transcription factor and its recognizable palindromes. The M. smegmatis BioQ protein was overexpressed and purified to homogeneity. Size-exclusion chromatography combined with chemical cross-linking studies demonstrated that the BioQ protein had a propensity to dimerize. The promoters of bioFD and bioQ/B were mapped using 5'-RACE. Electrophoretic mobility shift assays revealed that BioQ binds specifically to the promoter regions of bioFD and bioQ/B. Further DNase I foot-printing elucidated the BioQ-binding palindromes. Site-directed mutagenesis suggested the important residues critical for BioQ/DNA binding. The isogenic mutant of bioQ (ΔbioQ) was generated using the approach of homologous recombination. The in vivo data from the real-time qPCR combined with the lacZ transcriptional fusion experiments proved that removal of bioQ gave significant increment with expression of bio operons. Also, expression of bio operons were repressed by exogenous addition of biotin, and this repression seemed to depend on the presence of BioQ protein. Thereby, we believed that M. smegmatis BioQ is not only a negative auto-regulator but also a repressor for bioFD and bioB operons involved in the biotin biosynthesis pathway. Collectively, this finding defined the two-protein paradigm of BirA and BioQ, representing a new mechanism for bacterial biotin metabolism.
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- Qing Tang
- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, China
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Henke SK, Cronan JE. Successful conversion of the Bacillus subtilis BirA Group II biotin protein ligase into a Group I ligase. PLoS One 2014; 9:e96757. [PMID: 24816803 PMCID: PMC4016012 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0096757] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2014] [Accepted: 04/07/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Group II biotin protein ligases (BPLs) are characterized by the presence of an N-terminal DNA binding domain that allows transcriptional regulation of biotin biosynthetic and transport genes whereas Group I BPLs lack this N-terminal domain. The Bacillus subtilis BPL, BirA, is classified as a Group II BPL based on sequence predictions of an N-terminal helix-turn-helix motif and mutational alteration of its regulatory properties. We report evidence that B. subtilis BirA is a Group II BPL that regulates transcription at three genomic sites: bioWAFDBI, yuiG and yhfUTS. Moreover, unlike the paradigm Group II BPL, E. coli BirA, the N-terminal DNA binding domain can be deleted from Bacillus subtilis BirA without adverse effects on its ligase function. This is the first example of successful conversion of a Group II BPL to a Group I BPL with retention of full ligase activity.
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- Sarah K. Henke
- Department of Microbiology, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, United States of America
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, United States of America
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Feng Y, Napier BA, Manandhar M, Henke SK, Weiss DS, Cronan JE. A Francisella virulence factor catalyses an essential reaction of biotin synthesis. Mol Microbiol 2013; 91:300-14. [PMID: 24313380 DOI: 10.1111/mmi.12460] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/12/2013] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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We recently identified a gene (FTN_0818) required for Francisella virulence that seemed likely involved in biotin metabolism. However, the molecular function of this virulence determinant was unclear. Here we show that this protein named BioJ is the enzyme of the biotin biosynthesis pathway that determines the chain length of the biotin valeryl side-chain. Expression of bioJ allows growth of an Escherichia coli bioH strain on biotin-free medium, indicating functional equivalence of BioJ to the paradigm pimeloyl-ACP methyl ester carboxyl-esterase, BioH. BioJ was purified to homogeneity, shown to be monomeric and capable of hydrolysis of its physiological substrate methyl pimeloyl-ACP to pimeloyl-ACP, the precursor required to begin formation of the fused heterocyclic rings of biotin. Phylogenetic analyses confirmed that distinct from BioH, BioJ represents a novel subclade of the α/β-hydrolase family. Structure-guided mapping combined with site-directed mutagenesis revealed that the BioJ catalytic triad consists of Ser151, Asp248 and His278, all of which are essential for activity and virulence. The biotin synthesis pathway was reconstituted reaction in vitro and the physiological role of BioJ directly assayed. To the best of our knowledge, these data represent further evidence linking biotin synthesis to bacterial virulence.
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- Youjun Feng
- Department of Microbiology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL, 61801, USA; Institute of Microbiology, College of Life Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
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Pendini NR, Yap MY, Traore DAK, Polyak SW, Cowieson NP, Abell A, Booker GW, Wallace JC, Wilce JA, Wilce MCJ. Structural characterization of Staphylococcus aureus biotin protein ligase and interaction partners: an antibiotic target. Protein Sci 2013; 22:762-73. [PMID: 23559560 DOI: 10.1002/pro.2262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2013] [Revised: 03/26/2013] [Accepted: 03/26/2013] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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The essential metabolic enzyme biotin protein ligase (BPL) is a potential target for the development of new antibiotics required to combat drug-resistant pathogens. Staphylococcus aureus BPL (SaBPL) is a bifunctional protein, possessing both biotin ligase and transcription repressor activities. This positions BPL as a key regulator of several important metabolic pathways. Here, we report the structural analysis of both holo- and apo-forms of SaBPL using X-ray crystallography. We also present small-angle X-ray scattering data of SaBPL in complex with its biotin-carboxyl carrier protein substrate as well as the SaBPL:DNA complex that underlies repression. This has revealed the molecular basis of ligand (biotinyl-5'-AMP) binding and conformational changes associated with catalysis and repressor function. These data provide new information to better understand the bifunctional activities of SaBPL and to inform future strategies for antibiotic discovery.
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- Nicole R Pendini
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Biomedical Sciences, Monash University, Victoria, Australia
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Brucella BioR regulator defines a complex regulatory mechanism for bacterial biotin metabolism. J Bacteriol 2013; 195:3451-67. [PMID: 23729648 DOI: 10.1128/jb.00378-13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The enzyme cofactor biotin (vitamin H or B7) is an energetically expensive molecule whose de novo biosynthesis requires 20 ATP equivalents. It seems quite likely that diverse mechanisms have evolved to tightly regulate its biosynthesis. Unlike the model regulator BirA, a bifunctional biotin protein ligase with the capability of repressing the biotin biosynthetic pathway, BioR has been recently reported by us as an alternative machinery and a new type of GntR family transcriptional factor that can repress the expression of the bioBFDAZ operon in the plant pathogen Agrobacterium tumefaciens. However, quite unusually, a closely related human pathogen, Brucella melitensis, has four putative BioR-binding sites (both bioR and bioY possess one site in the promoter region, whereas the bioBFDAZ [bio] operon contains two tandem BioR boxes). This raised the question of whether BioR mediates the complex regulatory network of biotin metabolism. Here, we report that this is the case. The B. melitensis BioR ortholog was overexpressed and purified to homogeneity, and its solution structure was found to be dimeric. Functional complementation in a bioR isogenic mutant of A. tumefaciens elucidated that Brucella BioR is a functional repressor. Electrophoretic mobility shift assays demonstrated that the four predicted BioR sites of Brucella plus the BioR site of A. tumefaciens can all interact with the Brucella BioR protein. In a reporter strain that we developed on the basis of a double mutant of A. tumefaciens (the ΔbioR ΔbioBFDA mutant), the β-galactosidase (β-Gal) activity of three plasmid-borne transcriptional fusions (bioBbme-lacZ, bioYbme-lacZ, and bioRbme-lacZ) was dramatically decreased upon overexpression of Brucella bioR. Real-time quantitative PCR analyses showed that the expression of bioBFDA and bioY is significantly elevated upon removal of bioR from B. melitensis. Together, we conclude that Brucella BioR is not only a negative autoregulator but also a repressor of expression of bioY and bio operons that separately function in biotin transport and the biosynthesis pathway.
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Soares da Costa TP, Tieu W, Yap MY, Zvarec O, Bell JM, Turnidge JD, Wallace JC, Booker GW, Wilce MCJ, Abell AD, Polyak SW. Biotin analogues with antibacterial activity are potent inhibitors of biotin protein ligase. ACS Med Chem Lett 2012; 3:509-14. [PMID: 24900501 DOI: 10.1021/ml300106p] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2012] [Accepted: 05/23/2012] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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There is a desperate need to develop new antibiotic agents to combat the rise of drug-resistant bacteria, such as clinically important Staphylococcus aureus. The essential multifunctional enzyme, biotin protein ligase (BPL), is one potential drug target for new antibiotics. We report the synthesis and characterization of a series of biotin analogues with activity against BPLs from S. aureus, Escherichia coli, and Homo sapiens. Two potent inhibitors with K i < 100 nM were identified with antibacterial activity against a panel of clinical isolates of S. aureus (MIC 2-16 μg/mL). Compounds with high ligand efficiency and >20-fold selectivity between the isozymes were identified and characterized. The antibacterial mode of action was shown to be via inhibition of BPL. The bimolecular interactions between the BPL and the inhibitors were defined by surface plasmon resonance studies and X-ray crystallography. These findings pave the way for second-generation inhibitors and antibiotics with greater potency and selectivity.
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- School of
Biomedical Science, Monash University,
Victoria, 3800, Australia
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- Microbiology and Infectious
Diseases Directorate, SA Pathology, Women's and Children's Hospital, South Australia 5006, Australia
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- Microbiology and Infectious
Diseases Directorate, SA Pathology, Women's and Children's Hospital, South Australia 5006, Australia
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Li J, Brader G, Helenius E, Kariola T, Palva ET. Biotin deficiency causes spontaneous cell death and activation of defense signaling. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2012; 70:315-26. [PMID: 22126457 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-313x.2011.04871.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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In addition to its essential metabolic functions, biotin has been suggested to play a critical role in regulating gene expression. The first committed enzyme in biotin biosynthesis in Arabidopsis, 7-keto-8-aminopelargonic acid synthase, is encoded by At5g04620 (BIO4). We isolated a T-DNA insertion mutant of BIO4 (bio4-1) with a spontaneous cell death phenotype, which was rescued both by exogenous biotin and genetic complementation. The bio4-1 plants exhibited massive accumulation of hydrogen peroxide and constitutive up-regulation of a number of genes that are diagnostic for defense and reactive oxygen species signaling. The cell-death phenotype was independent of salicylic acid and jasmonate signaling. Interestingly, the observed increase in defense gene expression was not accompanied by enhanced resistance to bacterial pathogens, which may be explained by uncoupling of defense gene transcription from accumulation of the corresponding protein. Characterization of biotinylated protein profiles showed a substantial reduction of both chloroplastic biotinylated proteins and a nuclear biotinylated polypeptide in the mutant. Our results suggest that biotin deficiency results in light-dependent spontaneous cell death and modulates defense gene expression. The isolation and molecular characterization of the bio4-1 mutant provides a valuable tool for elucidating new functions of biotin.
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- Jing Li
- Division of Genetics, Department of Biosciences, Viikki Biocenter, University of Helsinki, 00014 Helsinki, Finland
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Phylogenetic analysis of Bacillus subtilis strains applicable to natto (fermented soybean) production. Appl Environ Microbiol 2011; 77:6463-9. [PMID: 21764950 DOI: 10.1128/aem.00448-11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Spore-forming Bacillus strains that produce extracellular poly-γ-glutamic acid were screened for their application to natto (fermented soybean food) fermentation. Among the 424 strains, including Bacillus subtilis and B. amyloliquefaciens, which we isolated from rice straw, 59 were capable of fermenting natto. Biotin auxotrophism was tightly linked to natto fermentation. A multilocus nucleotide sequence of six genes (rpoB, purH, gyrA, groEL, polC, and 16S rRNA) was used for phylogenetic analysis, and amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) analysis was also conducted on the natto-fermenting strains. The ability to ferment natto was inferred from the two principal components of the AFLP banding pattern, and natto-fermenting strains formed a tight cluster within the B. subtilis subsp. subtilis group.
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Wang Z, Liu L, Xu Y, Sun L, Li G. Simulation and assay of protein biotinylation with electrochemical technique. Biosens Bioelectron 2011; 26:4610-3. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2011.04.052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2011] [Revised: 04/25/2011] [Accepted: 04/28/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Purushothaman S, Annamalai K, Tyagi AK, Surolia A. Diversity in functional organization of class I and class II biotin protein ligase. PLoS One 2011; 6:e16850. [PMID: 21390227 PMCID: PMC3048393 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0016850] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2010] [Accepted: 01/16/2011] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
Abstract
The cell envelope of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
(M.tuberculosis) is composed of a variety of lipids
including mycolic acids, sulpholipids, lipoarabinomannans, etc., which impart
rigidity crucial for its survival and pathogenesis. Acyl CoA carboxylase (ACC)
provides malonyl-CoA and methylmalonyl-CoA, committed precursors for fatty acid
and essential for mycolic acid synthesis respectively. Biotin Protein Ligase
(BPL/BirA) activates apo-biotin carboxyl carrier protein (BCCP) by biotinylating
it to an active holo-BCCP. A minimal peptide (Schatz), an efficient substrate
for Escherichia coli BirA, failed to serve as substrate for
M. tuberculosis Biotin Protein Ligase
(MtBPL). MtBPL specifically biotinylates
homologous BCCP domain, MtBCCP87, but not
EcBCCP87. This is a unique feature of
MtBPL as EcBirA lacks such a stringent
substrate specificity. This feature is also reflected in the lack of
self/promiscuous biotinylation by MtBPL. The N-terminus/HTH
domain of EcBirA has the self-biotinable lysine residue that is
inhibited in the presence of Schatz peptide, a peptide designed to act as a
universal acceptor for EcBirA. This suggests that when biotin
is limiting, EcBirA preferentially catalyzes, biotinylation of
BCCP over self-biotinylation. R118G mutant of EcBirA showed
enhanced self and promiscuous biotinylation but its homologue, R69A
MtBPL did not exhibit these properties. The catalytic
domain of MtBPL was characterized further by limited
proteolysis. Holo-MtBPL is protected from proteolysis by
biotinyl-5′ AMP, an intermediate of MtBPL catalyzed
reaction. In contrast, apo-MtBPL is completely digested by
trypsin within 20 min of co-incubation. Substrate selectivity and inability to
promote self biotinylation are exquisite features of MtBPL and
are a consequence of the unique molecular mechanism of an enzyme adapted for the
high turnover of fatty acid biosynthesis.
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of
Delhi South Campus, New Delhi, India
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- Molecular Biophysics Unit, Indian Institute of
Science, Bangalore, India
- National Institute of Immunology, Aruna Asaf
Ali Marg, New Delhi, India
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Gupta V, Gupta RK, Khare G, Salunke DM, Surolia A, Tyagi AK. Structural ordering of disordered ligand-binding loops of biotin protein ligase into active conformations as a consequence of dehydration. PLoS One 2010; 5:e9222. [PMID: 20169168 PMCID: PMC2821413 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0009222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2009] [Accepted: 01/23/2010] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
Abstract
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), a dreaded pathogen, has a unique cell envelope composed of high fatty acid content that plays a crucial role in its pathogenesis. Acetyl Coenzyme A Carboxylase (ACC), an important enzyme that catalyzes the first reaction of fatty acid biosynthesis, is biotinylated by biotin acetyl-CoA carboxylase ligase (BirA). The ligand-binding loops in all known apo BirAs to date are disordered and attain an ordered structure only after undergoing a conformational change upon ligand-binding. Here, we report that dehydration of Mtb-BirA crystals traps both the apo and active conformations in its asymmetric unit, and for the first time provides structural evidence of such transformation. Recombinant Mtb-BirA was crystallized at room temperature, and diffraction data was collected at 295 K as well as at 120 K. Transfer of crystals to paraffin and paratone-N oil (cryoprotectants) prior to flash-freezing induced lattice shrinkage and enhancement in the resolution of the X-ray diffraction data. Intriguingly, the crystal lattice rearrangement due to shrinkage in the dehydrated Mtb-BirA crystals ensued structural order of otherwise flexible ligand-binding loops L4 and L8 in apo BirA. In addition, crystal dehydration resulted in a shift of approximately 3.5 A in the flexible loop L6, a proline-rich loop unique to Mtb complex as well as around the L11 region. The shift in loop L11 in the C-terminal domain on dehydration emulates the action responsible for the complex formation with its protein ligand biotin carboxyl carrier protein (BCCP) domain of ACCA3. This is contrary to the involvement of loop L14 observed in Pyrococcus horikoshii BirA-BCCP complex. Another interesting feature that emerges from this dehydrated structure is that the two subunits A and B, though related by a noncrystallographic twofold symmetry, assemble into an asymmetric dimer representing the ligand-bound and ligand-free states of the protein, respectively. In-depth analyses of the sequence and the structure also provide answers to the reported lower affinities of Mtb-BirA toward ATP and biotin substrates. This dehydrated crystal structure not only provides key leads to the understanding of the structure/function relationships in the protein in the absence of any ligand-bound structure, but also demonstrates the merit of dehydration of crystals as an inimitable technique to have a glance at proteins in action.
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- Vibha Gupta
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India
- Department of Microbiology, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India
- * E-mail:
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Zempleni J, Gralla M, Camporeale G, Hassan YI. Sodium-dependent multivitamin transporter gene is regulated at the chromatin level by histone biotinylation in human Jurkat lymphoblastoma cells. J Nutr 2009; 139:163-6. [PMID: 19056636 PMCID: PMC2606921 DOI: 10.3945/jn.108.091967] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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The sodium-dependent multivitamin transporter (SMVT) is essential for mediating and regulating biotin entry into mammalian cells. In cells, holocarboxylase synthetase (HCS) mediates covalent binding of biotin to histones; biotinylation of lysine-12 in histone H4 (K12BioH4) causes gene repression. Here we propose a novel role for HCS in sensing and regulating levels of biotin in eukaryotic cells. We hypothesize that nuclear translocation of HCS increases in response to biotin supplementation; HCS then biotinylates histone H4 at SMVT promoters, silencing biotin transporter genes. We show that nuclear translocation of HCS is a biotin-dependent process that might involve tyrosine kinases, histone deacetylases, and histone methyltransferases in human lymphoid (Jurkat) cells. The nuclear translocation of HCS correlated with biotin concentrations in cell culture media; the relative enrichment of both HCS and K12BioH4 at SMVT promoter 1 (but not promoter 2) increased by 91% in cells cultured in medium containing 10 nmol/L biotin compared with 0.25 nmol/L biotin. This increase of K12BioH4 at the SMVT promoter was inversely linked to SMVT expression. Biotin homeostasis by HCS-dependent chromatin remodeling at the SMVT promoter 1 locus was disrupted in HCS knockdown cells, as evidenced by abnormal chromatin structure (K12BioH4 abundance) and increased SMVT expression. The findings from this study are consistent with the theory that HCS senses biotin, and that biotin regulates its own cellular uptake by participating in HCS-dependent chromatin remodeling events at the SMVT promoter 1 locus in Jurkat cells.
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- Janos Zempleni
- Department of Nutrition and Health Sciences, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE 68583-0806, USA.
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Humans cannot synthesize biotin and thus must obtain this vitamin from exogenous sources. The intestine is exposed to 2 sources of biotin: a dietary source and a bacterial source, which is normal microflora of the large intestine. Dietary protein-bound biotin is converted to free biotin prior to absorption. Absorption of free biotin in the small and large intestine involves a saturable and Na(+)-dependent carrier-mediated process that is shared with pantothenic acid and lipoate. For this reason, the involved transport system is referred to as the sodium-dependent multivitamin transporter (SMVT); in humans, it is designated as hSMVT. The hSMVT system has been cloned, demonstrated to be exclusively expressed at the apical membrane of enterocytes, and shown, by means of gene-specific short interfering RNA, to be the main biotin uptake system that operates in human intestinal epithelial cells. The 5'-regulatory region of the hSMVT gene has also been cloned and characterized both in vitro and in vivo. Further, the human intestinal biotin uptake process was adaptively up-regulated in biotin deficiency via a transcriptionally mediated mechanism(s) that involves Kruppel-like factor 4 sites. Studies on cell biology of hSMVT have shown a region in the cytoplasmic C-terminal domain of the polypeptide to be essential for its targeting to the apical membrane domain of epithelial cells. Intracellular trafficking of the hSMVT protein appears to involve distinct trafficking vesicles that require an intact microtubules network and the motor protein dynein for their mobility.
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- Hamid M Said
- University of California School of Medicine, Irvine, California 92697, USA.
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Mock DM. Marginal biotin deficiency is common in normal human pregnancy and is highly teratogenic in mice. J Nutr 2009; 139:154-7. [PMID: 19056637 PMCID: PMC2646213 DOI: 10.3945/jn.108.095273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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In studies of marginal biotin deficiency induced experimentally in adults, increased urinary excretion of 3-hydroxyisovaleric acid (3HIA), which likely reflects decreased activity of the biotin-dependent enzyme beta-methylcrotonyl-CoA carboxylase, and decreased activity of the biotin-dependent enzyme propionyl-CoA carboxylase (PCC) in peripheral blood lymphocytes have been validated as indices of biotin status. About half of pregnant women excrete increased amounts of urinary 3HIA. However, interpretation of urinary 3HIA excretion rates is problematic, because renal function is altered by pregnancy per se. In a recent pilot study, activity of PCC in peripheral blood lymphocytes was decreased in 18 of 22 pregnant women. In 4 of 4 pregnant women with decreased PCC activity, biotin supplementation caused increased PCC activity by a mean of 95%. Taken together, such studies provide evidence that a substantial proportion of pregnant women are marginally biotin deficient. In mice, degrees of biotin deficiency that are metabolically similar to those seen in pregnant women are very teratogenic. Moreover, in mice, a marginal degree of biotin deficiency in the dam causes a much more severe degree of deficiency in the fetus. These observations further raise concerns that biotin deficiency does occur and does cause human birth defects.
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- Donald M Mock
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR 72205, USA.
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