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Wang M, Ji Q, Lai B, Liu Y, Mei K. Structure-function and engineering of plant UDP-glycosyltransferase. Comput Struct Biotechnol J 2023; 21:5358-5371. [PMID: 37965058 PMCID: PMC10641439 DOI: 10.1016/j.csbj.2023.10.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2023] [Revised: 10/23/2023] [Accepted: 10/23/2023] [Indexed: 11/16/2023] Open
Abstract
Natural products synthesized by plants have substantial industrial and medicinal values and are therefore attracting increasing interest in various related industries. Among the key enzyme families involved in the biosynthesis of natural products, uridine diphosphate-dependent glycosyltransferases (UGTs) play a crucial role in plants. In recent years, significant efforts have been made to elucidate the catalytic mechanisms and substrate recognition of plant UGTs and to improve them for desired functions. In this review, we presented a comprehensive overview of all currently published structures of plant UGTs, along with in-depth analyses of the corresponding catalytic and substrate recognition mechanisms. In addition, we summarized and evaluated the protein engineering strategies applied to improve the catalytic activities of plant UGTs, with a particular focus on high-throughput screening methods. The primary objective of this review is to provide readers with a comprehensive understanding of plant UGTs and to serve as a valuable reference for the latest techniques used to improve their activities.
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- Mengya Wang
- Tianjin Key Laboratory for Modern Drug Delivery and High Efficiency, School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
- Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory for Modern Drug Delivery and High Efficiency, School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
- Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- BMBF junior research group Biophotovoltaics, Department of Environmental Microbiology, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Leipzig 04318, Germany
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory for Modern Drug Delivery and High Efficiency, School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
- Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory for Modern Drug Delivery and High Efficiency, School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
- Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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Li T, Tikad A, Fu H, Milicaj J, Castro CD, Lacritick M, Pan W, Taylor EA, Vincent SP. A General Strategy to Synthesize ADP-7-Azido-heptose and ADP-Azido-mannoses and Their Heptosyltransferase Binding Properties. Org Lett 2021; 23:1638-1642. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.1c00048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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- Tianlei Li
- University of Namur, Département de Chimie, Laboratoire de Chimie Bio-Organique, rue de Bruxelles 61, B-5000 Namur, Belgium
- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100005, China
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- University of Namur, Département de Chimie, Laboratoire de Chimie Bio-Organique, rue de Bruxelles 61, B-5000 Namur, Belgium
- Laboratoire de Chimie Moléculaire et Substances Naturelles, Faculté des Sciences, Université Moulay Ismail, B.P. 11201, Zitoune, Meknès, Morocco
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- University of Namur, Département de Chimie, Laboratoire de Chimie Bio-Organique, rue de Bruxelles 61, B-5000 Namur, Belgium
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- Department of Chemistry, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut 06459, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut 06459, United States
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- University of Namur, Département de Chimie, Laboratoire de Chimie Bio-Organique, rue de Bruxelles 61, B-5000 Namur, Belgium
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- State Key Laboratory for Functions and Applications of Medicinal Plants, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang 550014, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut 06459, United States
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- University of Namur, Département de Chimie, Laboratoire de Chimie Bio-Organique, rue de Bruxelles 61, B-5000 Namur, Belgium
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Liang L, Wade Wei T, Wu P, Herrebout W, Tsai M, Vincent SP. Nonhydrolyzable Heptose Bis‐ and Monophosphate Analogues Modulate Pro‐inflammatory TIFA‐NF‐κB Signaling. Chembiochem 2020; 21:2982-2990. [DOI: 10.1002/cbic.202000319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- Lina Liang
- University of Namur (UNamur), NARILIS Department of Chemistry rue de Bruxelles 61 5000 Namur Belgium
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- Academia Sinica Institute of Biological Chemistry 128, Academia Road Section 2, Nankang 11529 Taipei Taiwan
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- Academia Sinica Institute of Biological Chemistry 128, Academia Road Section 2, Nankang 11529 Taipei Taiwan
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- University of Antwerp Department of Chemistry MolSpec Research group Groenenborgerlaan 171 2020 Antwerpen Belgium
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- Academia Sinica Institute of Biological Chemistry 128, Academia Road Section 2, Nankang 11529 Taipei Taiwan
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- University of Namur (UNamur), NARILIS Department of Chemistry rue de Bruxelles 61 5000 Namur Belgium
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Cote JM, Hecht CJS, Patel KR, Ramirez-Mondragon CA, Sham YY, Taylor EA. Opposites Attract: Escherichia coli Heptosyltransferase I Conformational Changes Induced by Interactions between the Substrate and Positively Charged Residues. Biochemistry 2020; 59:3135-3147. [PMID: 32011131 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.9b01005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
Abstract
Gram-negative bacterial viability is greatly reduced by the disruption of heptose sugar addition during the biosynthesis of lipopolysaccharide (LPS), an important bacterial outer membrane component. Heptosyltransferase I (HepI), a member of the GT-B structural subclass of glycosyltransferases, is therefore an essential enzyme for the biosynthesis of the LPS. The disruption of HepI also increases the susceptibility of bacteria to hydrophobic antibiotics, making HepI a potential target for drug development. In this work, the structural and dynamic properties of the catalytic cycle of HepI are explored. Previously, substrate-induced stabilization of HepI was observed and hypothesized to be assisted by interactions between the substrate and residues located on dynamic loops. Herein, positively charged amino acids were probed to identify binding partners of the negatively charged phosphates and carboxylates of Kdo2-lipid A and its analogues. Mutant enzymes were characterized to explore changes in enzymatic activities and protein stability. Molecular modeling of HepI in the presence and absence of ligands was then performed with the wild type and mutant enzyme to allow determination of the relative change in substrate binding affinity resulting from each mutation. Together, these studies suggest that multiple residues are involved in mediating substrate binding, and a lack of additivity of these effects illustrates the functional redundancy of these binding interactions. The redundancy of residues mediating conformational transitions in HepI illustrates the evolutionary importance of these structural rearrangements for catalysis. This work enhances the understanding of HepI's protein dynamics and mechanism and is a model for improving our understanding of glycosyltransferase enzymes.
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- Joy M Cote
- Department of Chemistry, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut 06459, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut 06459, United States
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- Department of Integrative Biology and Physiology, Medical School, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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- Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Program, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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- Department of Integrative Biology and Physiology, Medical School, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States.,Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Program, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut 06459, United States
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