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Ortiz-Ramírez JA, Cuéllar-Cruz M, López-Romero E. Cell compensatory responses of fungi to damage of the cell wall induced by Calcofluor White and Congo Red with emphasis on Sporothrix schenckii and Sporothrix globosa. A review. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2022; 12:976924. [PMID: 36211971 PMCID: PMC9539796 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2022.976924] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2022] [Accepted: 09/05/2022] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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The cell wall (CW) of fungi exhibits a complex structure and a characteristic chemical composition consisting almost entirely of interacting crystalline and amorphous polysaccharides. These are synthesized by a number of sugar polymerases and depolymerases encoded by a high proportion of the fungal genome (for instance, 20% in Saccharomyces cerevisiae). These enzymes act in an exquisitely coordinated process to assemble the tridimensional and the functional structure of the wall. Apart from playing a critical role in morphogenesis, cell protection, viability and pathogenesis, the CW represents a potential target for antifungals as most of its constituents do not exist in humans. Chitin, β-glucans and cellulose are the most frequent crystalline polymers found in the fungal CW. The hexosamine biosynthesis pathway (HBP) is critical for CW elaboration. Also known as the Leloir pathway, this pathway ends with the formation of UDP-N-GlcNAc after four enzymatic steps that start with fructose-6-phosphate and L-glutamine in a short deviation of glycolysis. This activated aminosugar is used for the synthesis of a large variety of biomacromolecules in a vast number of organisms including bacteria, fungi, insects, crustaceans and mammalian cells. The first reaction of the HBP is catalyzed by GlcN-6-P synthase (L-glutamine:D-fructose-6-phosphate amidotransferase; EC 2.6.1.16), a critical enzyme that has been considered as a potential target for antifungals. The enzyme regulates the amount of cell UDP-N-GlcNAc and in eukaryotes is feedback inhibited by the activated aminosugar and other factors. The native and recombinant forms of GlcN-6-P synthase has been purified and characterized from both prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms and demonstrated its critical role in CW remodeling and morphogenesis after exposure of some fungi to agents that stress the cell surface by interacting with wall polymers. This review deals with some of the cell compensatory responses of fungi to wall damage induced by Congo Red and Calcofluor White.
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Co-immobilization of Short-Chain Dehydrogenase/Reductase and Glucose Dehydrogenase for the Efficient Production of (±)-Ethyl Mandelate. Catal Letters 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s10562-019-02727-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Kwiatkowska-Semrau K, Wojciechowski M, Gabriel I, Crucho S, Milewski S. Modification of quaternary structure of Candida albicans GlcN-6-P synthase and its desensitization to inhibition by UDP-GlcNAc by site-directed mutagenesis. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-PROTEINS AND PROTEOMICS 2018; 1866:1181-1189. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbapap.2018.08.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2018] [Accepted: 08/15/2018] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Molecular insights into the antifungal mechanism of bacilysin. J Mol Model 2018; 24:118. [DOI: 10.1007/s00894-018-3645-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2017] [Accepted: 03/28/2018] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Isolation of the GFA1 gene encoding glucosamine-6-phosphate synthase of Sporothrix schenckii and its expression in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Protein Expr Purif 2015; 110:57-64. [DOI: 10.1016/j.pep.2014.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2014] [Revised: 12/01/2014] [Accepted: 12/03/2014] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Synthesis, anticandidal activity of N3-(4-methoxyfumaroyl)-(S)-2,3-diaminopropanoic amide derivatives – Novel inhibitors of glucosamine-6-phosphate synthase. Eur J Med Chem 2015; 90:577-82. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2014.12.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2014] [Revised: 12/03/2014] [Accepted: 12/04/2014] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Characterization and expression of glucosamine-6-phosphate synthase from Saccharomyces cerevisiae in Pichia pastoris. Biotechnol Lett 2014; 36:2023-8. [DOI: 10.1007/s10529-014-1561-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2014] [Accepted: 05/15/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Czarnecka J, Kwiatkowska K, Gabriel I, Wojciechowski M, Milewski S. EngineeringCandida albicansglucosamine-6-phosphate synthase for efficient enzyme purification. J Mol Recognit 2012; 25:564-70. [DOI: 10.1002/jmr.2175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Justyna Czarnecka
- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology and Biochemistry; Gdańsk University of Technology; 11/12 Narutowicza St; 80-233; Gdańsk; Poland
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology and Biochemistry; Gdańsk University of Technology; 11/12 Narutowicza St; 80-233; Gdańsk; Poland
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology and Biochemistry; Gdańsk University of Technology; 11/12 Narutowicza St; 80-233; Gdańsk; Poland
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology and Biochemistry; Gdańsk University of Technology; 11/12 Narutowicza St; 80-233; Gdańsk; Poland
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology and Biochemistry; Gdańsk University of Technology; 11/12 Narutowicza St; 80-233; Gdańsk; Poland
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López-Romero E, Reyes-Montes MDR, Pérez-Torres A, Ruiz-Baca E, Villagómez-Castro JC, Mora-Montes HM, Flores-Carreón A, Toriello C. Sporothrix schenckii complex and sporotrichosis, an emerging health problem. Future Microbiol 2011; 6:85-102. [DOI: 10.2217/fmb.10.157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 130] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Sporothrix schenckii, now named the S. schenckii species complex, has largely been known as the etiological agent of sporotrichosis, which is an acute or chronic subcutaneous mycosis of humans and other mammals. Gene sequencing has revealed the following species in the S. schenckii complex: Sporothrix albicans, Sporothrix brasiliensis, Sporothrix globosa, Sporothrix luriei, Sporothrix mexicana and S. schenckii. The increasing number of reports of Sporothrix infection in immunocompromised patients, mainly the HIV-infected population, suggests sporotrichosis as an emerging global health problem concomitant with the AIDS pandemic. Molecular studies have demonstrated a high level of intraspecific variability. Components of the S. schenckii cell wall that act as adhesins and immunogenic inducers, such as a 70-kDa glycoprotein, are apparently specific to this fungus. The main glycan peptidorhamnomannan cell wall component is the only O-linked glycan structure known in S. schenckii. It contains an α-mannobiose core followed by one α-glucuronic acid unit, which may be mono- or di-rhamnosylated. The oligomeric structure of glucosamine-6-P synthase has led to a significant advance in the development of antifungals targeted to the enzyme’s catalytic domain in S. schenckii.
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González-Ibarra J, Milewski S, Villagómez-Castro JC, Cano-Canchola C, López-Romero E. Sporothrix schenckii: purification and partial biochemical characterization of glucosamine-6-phosphate synthase, a potential antifungal target. Med Mycol 2010; 48:110-21. [PMID: 19353425 DOI: 10.3109/13693780902856030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The first committed step of the biosynthetic pathway leading to uridine-5'-diphospho-N-acetyl-D-glucosamine (UDP-GlcNAc) is catalyzed by glucosamine-6-phosphate synthase (GlcN-6-P synthase), an enzyme proposed as a potential antifungal chemotherapy target. Here, we describe the purification and biochemical characterization of the native enzyme from the dimorphic pathogenic fungus Sporothrix schenckii. The availability of the pure protein facilitated its biochemical characterization. The enzyme exhibited subunit and native molecular masses of 79 and 350+/-5 kDa, respectively, suggesting a homotetrameric structure. Isoelectric point was 6.26 and K(m) values for fructose-6-phosphate and L-glutamine were 1.12+/-0.3 and 2.2+/-0.7 mM, respectively. Inhibition of activity by UDP-GlcNAc was enhanced by Glc-6-P and phosphorylation stimulated GlcN-6-P synthase activity without affecting the enzyme sensitivity to the aminosugar. A glutamine analogue, FMDP [N(3)-(4-methoxyfumaroyl)-L-2,3-diaminopropanoic acid] was a more potent inhibitor of activity than ADMP (2-Amino-2-deoxy-D-mannitol-6-phosphate) but the latter was a stronger inhibitor of growth in two culture media. To our knowledge, this is the first report on the purification and biochemical characterization of a non-recombinant GlcN-6-P synthase from a true dimorphic fungus. Inhibition of enzyme activity and fungal growth by specific inhibitors of GlcN-6-P synthase strongly reinforces the role of this enzyme as a potential target for antifungal chemotherapy.
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- Joaquín González-Ibarra
- Departamento de Biología, División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Universidad de Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Gto, México
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Walkowiak A, Wakieć R, Bontemps-Gracz MM, Andruszkiewicz R. Glutamine analogues containing a keto function – novel inhibitors of fungal glucosamine-6-phosphate synthase. J Enzyme Inhib Med Chem 2008; 20:439-47. [PMID: 16335051 DOI: 10.1080/14756360500272690] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022] Open
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A series of novel inhibitors of glucosamine-6-phosphate synthase, analogues of AADP and BADP, have been synthesized and their inhibitory, lipophilic and antifungal properties have been tested. The improvement in lipophilicity has not much affected the antifungal activity of the new compounds. Dipeptides containing norvaline and selected inhibitors have shown substantial activity against S. cerevisiae and C. glabrata and only poor activity against C. albicans strain. These peptides do not seem to be toxic towards human cells.
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- Aleksandra Walkowiak
- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology and Biochemistry, Gdańsk University of Technology, 11/12 Narutowicza Street, 80-952 Gdańsk, Poland
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Durand P, Golinelli-Pimpaneau B, Mouilleron S, Badet B, Badet-Denisot MA. Highlights of glucosamine-6P synthase catalysis. Arch Biochem Biophys 2008; 474:302-17. [PMID: 18279655 DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2008.01.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2007] [Revised: 01/30/2008] [Accepted: 01/31/2008] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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L-Glutamine:d-fructose-6-phosphate amidotransferase, also known as glucosamine-6-phosphate synthase (GlcN6P synthase), which catalyzes the first step in a pathway leading to the formation of uridine 5'-diphospho-N-acetyl-d-glucosamine (UDP-GlcNAc), is a key point in the metabolic control of the biosynthesis of amino sugar-containing macromolecules. The molecular mechanism of the reaction catalyzed by GlcN6P synthase is complex and involves amide bond cleavage followed by ammonia channeling and sugar isomerization. This article provides a comprehensive overview of the present knowledge on this multi-faceted enzyme emphasizing the progress made during the last five years.
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- Philippe Durand
- Institut de Chimie des Substances Naturelles-CNRS, 1 Avenue de la Terrasse, 91198 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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Melcer A, Łącka I, Gabriel I, Wojciechowski M, Liberek B, Wiśniewski A, Milewski S. Rational design of N-alkyl derivatives of 2-amino-2-deoxy-d-glucitol-6P as antifungal agents. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2007; 17:6602-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2007.09.072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2007] [Revised: 09/13/2007] [Accepted: 09/18/2007] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Raczynska J, Olchowy J, Konariev PV, Svergun DI, Milewski S, Rypniewski W. The crystal and solution studies of glucosamine-6-phosphate synthase from Candida albicans. J Mol Biol 2007; 372:672-88. [PMID: 17681543 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2007.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2007] [Revised: 06/30/2007] [Accepted: 07/02/2007] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Glucosamine 6-phosphate (GlcN-6-P) synthase is an ubiquitous enzyme that catalyses the first committed step in the reaction pathway that leads to formation of uridine 5'-diphospho-N-acetyl-D-glucosamine (UDP-GlcNAc), a precursor of macromolecules that contain amino sugars. Despite sequence similarities, the enzyme in eukaryotes is tetrameric, whereas in prokaryotes it is a dimer. The activity of eukaryotic GlcN-6-P synthase (known as Gfa1p) is regulated by feedback inhibition by UDP-GlcNAc, the end product of the reaction pathway, whereas in prokaryotes the GlcN-6-P synthase (known as GlmS) is not regulated at the post-translational level. In bacteria and fungi the enzyme is essential for cell wall synthesis. In human the enzyme is a mediator of insulin resistance. For these reasons, Gfa1p is a target in anti-fungal chemotherapy and in therapeutics for type-2 diabetes. The crystal structure of the Gfa1p isomerase domain from Candida albicans has been analysed in complex with the allosteric inhibitor UDP-GlcNAc and in the presence of glucose 6-phosphate, fructose 6-phosphate and an analogue of the reaction intermediate, 2-amino-2-deoxy-d-mannitol 6-phosphate (ADMP). A solution structure of the native Gfa1p has been deduced using small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS). The tetrameric Gfa1p can be described as a dimer of dimers, with each half similar to the related enzyme from Escherichia coli. The core of the protein consists of the isomerase domains. UDP-GlcNAc binds, together with a metal cation, in a well-defined pocket on the surface of the isomerase domain. The residues responsible for tetramerisation and for binding UDP-GlcNAc are conserved only among eukaryotic sequences. Comparison with the previously studied GlmS from E. coli reveals differences as well as similarities in the isomerase active site. This study of Gfa1p focuses on the features that distinguish it from the prokaryotic homologue in terms of quaternary structure, control of the enzymatic activity and details of the isomerase active site.
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- Joanna Raczynska
- Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, ul. Noskowskiego 12/14, 61-704 Poznan, Poland
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Olchowy J, Gabriel I, Milewski S. Functional domains and interdomain communication in Candida albicans glucosamine-6-phosphate synthase. Biochem J 2007; 404:121-30. [PMID: 17309446 PMCID: PMC1868842 DOI: 10.1042/bj20061502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Functional and structural properties of several truncated or mutated variants of Candida albicans Gfa1p (glucosamine-6-phosphate synthase) were compared with those of the wild-type enzyme. Fragments encompassing residues 1-345 and 346-712 of Gfa1p, expressed heterogeneously in bacterial host as His6 fusions, were identified as the functional GAH (glutamine amidehydrolysing) and ISOM (hexose phosphate-isomerizing) domains respectively. It was found that the native GAH domain is monomeric, whereas the native ISOM domain forms tetramers, as does the whole enzyme. Spectrofluorimetric and kinetic studies of the isolated domains, the Delta218-283Gfa1p mutein and the wild-type enzyme revealed that the binding site for the feedback inhibitor, uridine 5'-diphospho-N-acetyl-D-glucosamine, is located in the ISOM domain. Inhibitor binding affects amidohydrolysing activity of the GAH domain and, as a consequence, the GlcN-6-P (D-glucosamine-6-phosphate)-synthetic activity of the whole enzyme. The fragment containing residues 218-283 is neither involved in ligand binding nor in protein oligomerization. Comparison of the catalytic activities of Gfa1p(V711F), Delta709-712Gfa1p, Gfa1p(W97F) and Gfa1p(W97G) with those of the native Gfa1p and the isolated domains provided evidence for an intramolecular channel connecting the GAH and ISOM domains of Gfa1p. The channel becomes leaky upon deletion of amino acids 709-712 and in the W97F and W97G mutants. The Trp97 residue was found to function as a molecular gate, opening and closing the channel. The W97G and V711F mutations resulted in an almost complete elimination of the GlcN-6-P-synthetic activity, with the retention of the amidohydrolase and sugar phosphate-isomerizing activities.
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- Jarosław Olchowy
- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology and Biochemistry, Gdańsk University of Technology, 11/12 Narutowicza St., 80-952 Gdańsk, Poland
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology and Biochemistry, Gdańsk University of Technology, 11/12 Narutowicza St., 80-952 Gdańsk, Poland
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology and Biochemistry, Gdańsk University of Technology, 11/12 Narutowicza St., 80-952 Gdańsk, Poland
- To whom correspondence should be addressed (email )
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Richez C, Boetzel J, Floquet N, Koteshwar K, Stevens J, Badet B, Badet-Denisot MA. Expression and purification of active human internal His(6)-tagged L-glutamine: D-Fructose-6P amidotransferase I. Protein Expr Purif 2007; 54:45-53. [PMID: 17379537 DOI: 10.1016/j.pep.2007.01.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2006] [Revised: 01/31/2007] [Accepted: 01/31/2007] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Human L-glutamine: D-fructose-6-phosphate amidotransferase (Gfat1), a recognized target in type 2 diabetes complications, was expressed in Sf9 insect cells with an internal His(6)-tag and purified to homogenity. Two different microplate assays that quantify, respectively D-glucosamine-6-phosphate and L-glutamate were used to analyze the enzyme kinetic properties. The recombinant human L-glutamine: D-fructose-6-phosphate amidotransferase isoform 1 exhibits Michaelis parameters K(m)(Fru-6P)=0.98 mM and K(m)(Gln)=0.84 mM which are similar to the values reported for the same enzyme from different sources. The stimulation of hydrolysis of the alternate substrate L-glutamine para-nitroanilide by D-fructose-6P (Fru-6P) afforded a K(d) of 5 microM for Fru-6P.
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- Céline Richez
- Institut de Chimie des Substances Naturelles, ICSN-CNRS, Avenue de la Terrasse, 91198 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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D-Glucosamine is an important building block of major structural components of the fungal cell wall, namely chitin, chitosan and mannoproteins. Other amino sugars, such as D-mannosamine and D-galactosamine, relatively abundant in higher eukaryotes, rarely occur in fungal cells and are actually absent from yeast and yeast-like fungi. The glucosamine-containing sugar nucleotide UDP-GlcNAc is synthesized in yeast cells in a four-step cytoplasmic pathway. This article provides a comprehensive overview of the present knowledge on the enzymes catalysing the particular steps of the pathway in Candida albicans and Saccharomyces cerevisiae, with a special emphasis put on mechanisms of the catalysed reactions, regulation of activity and perspectives for exploitation of enzymes participating in UDP-GlcNAc biosynthesis as potential targets for antifungal chemotherapy.
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- Sławomir Milewski
- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology and Biochemistry, Gdańsk University of Technology, Gdańsk, Poland.
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Olchowy J, Kur K, Sachadyn P, Milewski S. Construction, purification, and functional characterization of His-tagged Candida albicans glucosamine-6-phosphate synthase expressed in Escherichia coli. Protein Expr Purif 2005; 46:309-15. [PMID: 16169745 DOI: 10.1016/j.pep.2005.07.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2005] [Revised: 07/27/2005] [Accepted: 07/28/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Expression plasmids containing recombinant genes encoding three His(6)-tagged versions of the enzyme, glucosamine-6-phosphate synthase from Candida albicans, were constructed and overexpressed in Escherichia coli. The gene products were purified by metal-affinity chromatography to near homogeneity with 77-80% yield and characterized in terms of size and enzymatic properties. Presence of oligohistidyl tags at either of two ends did not affect enzyme quarternary structure but strongly influenced its catalytic activity. The His6-N-tagged enzyme completely lost an ability of glucosamine-6-phosphate formation and amidohydrolase activity but retained the hexosephosphate-isomerising activity. On the other hand, two His6-C-tagged versions of glucosamine-6-phosphate synthase exhibited amidohydrolase activity almost equal to that of the wild-type enzyme but only 18% of its hexosephosphate-isomerising activity and about 1.5% of the synthetic activity.
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- Jarosław Olchowy
- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology and Biochemistry, Gdańsk University of Technology, 11/12 Narutowicza St., 80-952 Gdańsk, Poland
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Gabriel I, Olchowy J, StanisÅawska-Sachadyn A, Mio T, Kur JÃ, Milewski SÅ. Phosphorylation of glucosamine-6-phosphate synthase is important but not essential for germination and mycelial growth ofCandida albicans. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2004. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.2004.tb09569.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Chittur S, Griffith R. Multisubstrate analogue inhibitors of glucosamine-6-phosphate synthase from Candida albicans. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2002; 12:2639-42. [PMID: 12182877 DOI: 10.1016/s0960-894x(02)00510-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Compounds 1-6 were designed as multisubstrate inhibitors of glucosamine synthase. These compounds are also useful probes for measuring the distances between the two active sites in the multidomain protein. Our data suggest that the two binding pockets are in close proximity to each other.
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- Sridar Chittur
- Department of Basic Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, West Virginia University, 26505, Morgantown, WV, USA.
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Milewski S. Glucosamine-6-phosphate synthase--the multi-facets enzyme. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 2002; 1597:173-92. [PMID: 12044898 DOI: 10.1016/s0167-4838(02)00318-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 197] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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L-Glutamine: D-fructose-6-phosphate amidotransferase, known under trivial name of glucosamine-6-phosphate synthase, as the only member of the amidotransferase subfamily of enzymes, does not display any ammonia-dependent activity. This enzyme, catalysing the first committed step in a pathway leading to the eventual formation of uridine 5'-diphospho-N-acetyl-D-glucosamine (UDP-GlcNAc), is an important point of metabolic control in biosynthesis of amino sugar-containing macromolecules. The molecular mechanism of reaction catalysed by GlcN-6-P synthase is complex and involves both amino transfer and sugar isomerisation. Substantial alterations to the enzyme structure and properties have been detected in different neoplastic tissues. GlcN-6-P synthase is inflicted in phenomenon of hexosamine-induced insulin resistance in diabetes. Finally, this enzyme has been proposed as a promising target in antifungal chemotherapy. Most of these issues, especially their molecular aspects, have been extensively studied in recent years. This article provides a comprehensive overview of the present knowledge on this multi-facets enzyme.
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- Sławomir Milewski
- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology and Biochemistry, Technical University of Gdańsk, ul. Narutowicza 11/12, 80-952 Gdańsk, Poland.
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