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SUZUKI H, FUKUYAMA K, KUMAGAI H. Bacterial γ-glutamyltranspeptidases, physiological function, structure, catalytic mechanism and application. PROCEEDINGS OF THE JAPAN ACADEMY. SERIES B, PHYSICAL AND BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES 2020; 96:440-469. [PMID: 33177298 PMCID: PMC7725658 DOI: 10.2183/pjab.96.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2020] [Accepted: 09/10/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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γ-Glutamyltranspeptidase (GGT) has been widely used as a marker enzyme of hepatic and biliary diseases and relations between various diseases and its activity have been studied extensively. Nevertheless, several of its fundamental enzymatic characteristics had not been elucidated. We obtained homogeneous preparation of GGTs from bacteria, characterized them, and elucidated its physiological function that is common to mammalian cells, using GGT-deficient E. coli. Prior to GGT of all living organisms, we also identified catalytic nucleophile of E. coli GGT and revealed the post-translational processing mechanism for its maturation, and also its crystal structure was determined. The reaction intermediate was trapped and the structure-based reaction mechanism was presented. As for its application, using its transferase activity, we developed the enzymatic synthesis of various γ-glutamyl compounds that are promising in food, nutraceutical and medicinal industries. We found GGT of Bacillus subtilis is salt-tolerant and can be used as a glutaminase, which is important in food industry, to enhance umami of food, such as soy sauce and miso. We succeeded in converting bacterial GGT to glutaryl-7-aminocephalosporanic acid acylase, which is an important enzyme in cephem antibiotics production, by site-directed and random mutagenesis.
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- Hideyuki SUZUKI
- Division of Applied Biology, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka, Japan
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Zakirova SA, Mikhailova TV, Eldarov MA. Peculiarities of the Brevundimonas diminuta Gl7ACA-acylase quaternary structure formation and obtaining stable enzyme analogues. APPL BIOCHEM MICRO+ 2013. [DOI: 10.1134/s0003683813060185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Suzuki H, Yamada C, Kijima K, Ishihara S, Wada K, Fukuyama K, Kumagai H. Enhancement of glutaryl-7-aminocephalosporanic acid acylase activity of γ-glutamyltranspeptidase of Bacillus subtilis. Biotechnol J 2010; 5:829-37. [DOI: 10.1002/biot.201000015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Sonawane VC. Enzymatic Modifications of Cephalosporins by Cephalosporin Acylase and Other Enzymes. Crit Rev Biotechnol 2008; 26:95-120. [PMID: 16809100 DOI: 10.1080/07388550600718630] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Semisynthetic cephalosporins are important antibacterials in clinical practice. Semisynthetic cephalosporins are manufactured by derivatizing 7-aminocephalosporanic acid (7-ACA) and its desacetylated form. Microbial enzymes such as D-amino acid oxidase, glutaryl-7-ACA acylase and cephalosporin esterase are being used as biocatalysts for the conversion of cephalosporin C (CEPH-C) to 7-ACA and its desacetylated derivatives. Recent developments in the field of enzymatic modifications of cephalosporin with special emphasis on group of enzymes called as cephalosporin acylase is discussed in this review. Aspects related to screening methods, isolation and purification, immobilization, molecular cloning, gene structure and expression and protein engineering of cephalosporin acylases have been covered. Topics pertaining to enzymatic modifications of cephalosporin by D-amino acid oxidase, cephalosporin methoxylase and beta-lactamase are also covered.
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Improvement of the glutaryl-7-aminocephalosporanic acid acylase activity of a bacterial gamma-glutamyltranspeptidase. Appl Environ Microbiol 2008; 74:3400-9. [PMID: 18390671 DOI: 10.1128/aem.02693-07] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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7-Aminocephalosporanic acid (7-ACA) is an important material in the production of semisynthetic cephalosporins, which are the best-selling antibiotics worldwide. 7-ACA is produced from cephalosporin C via glutaryl-7-ACA (GL-7-ACA) by a bioconversion process using d-amino acid oxidase and cephalosporin acylase (or GL-7-ACA acylase). Previous studies demonstrated that a single amino acid substitution, D433N, provided GL-7-ACA acylase activity for gamma-glutamyltranspeptidase (GGT) of Escherichia coli K-12. In this study, based on its three-dimensional structure, residues involved in substrate recognition of E. coli GGT were rationally mutagenized, and effective mutations were then combined. A novel screening method, activity staining followed by a GL-7-ACA acylase assay with whole cells, was developed, and it enabled us to obtain mutant enzymes with enhanced GL-7-ACA acylase activity. The best mutant enzyme for catalytic efficiency, with a k(cat)/K(m) value for GL-7-ACA almost 50-fold higher than that of the D433N enzyme, has three amino acid substitutions: D433N, Y444A, and G484A. We also suggest that GGT from Bacillus subtilis 168 can be another source of GL-7-ACA acylase for industrial applications.
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Khatuntseva SA, El’darov MA, Lopatin SA, Zeinalov OA, Skryabin KG. Cloning and expression of variants of the glutaryl-7-aminocephalosporic acid acylase of the bacterium Brevundimonas diminuta in Escherichia coli cells. APPL BIOCHEM MICRO+ 2007. [DOI: 10.1134/s0003683807040102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Suzuki H, Miwa C, Ishihara S, Kumagai H. A single amino acid substitution converts gamma-glutamyltranspeptidase to a class IV cephalosporin acylase (glutaryl-7-aminocephalosporanic acid acylase). Appl Environ Microbiol 2004; 70:6324-8. [PMID: 15466585 PMCID: PMC522061 DOI: 10.1128/aem.70.10.6324-6328.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The aspartyl residue at position 433 of gamma-glutamyltranspeptidase of Escherichia coli K-12 was replaced by an asparaginyl residue. This substitution enabled gamma-glutamyltranspeptidase to deacylate glutaryl-7-aminocephalosporanic acid, producing 7-aminocephalosporanic acid, which is a starting material for the synthesis of semisynthetic cephalosporins.
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- Hideyuki Suzuki
- Division of Integrated Life Science, Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Oiwake-cho, Kitashirakawa, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan.
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Otten LG, Sio CF, Vrielink J, Cool RH, Quax WJ. Altering the substrate specificity of cephalosporin acylase by directed evolution of the Beta -subunit. J Biol Chem 2002; 277:42121-7. [PMID: 12198140 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m208317200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Using directed evolution, we have selected an adipyl acylase enzyme that can be used for a one-step bioconversion of adipyl-7-aminodesacetoxycephalosporanic acid (adipyl-7-ADCA) to 7-ADCA, an important compound for the synthesis of semisynthetic cephalosporins. The starting point for the directed evolution was the glutaryl acylase from Pseudomonas SY-77. The gene fragment encoding the beta-subunit was divided into five overlapping parts that were mutagenized separately using error-prone PCR. Mutants were selected in a leucine-deficient host using adipyl-leucine as the sole leucine source. In total, 24 out of 41 plate-selected mutants were found to have a significantly improved ratio of adipyl-7-ADCA versus glutaryl-7-ACA hydrolysis. Several mutations around the substrate-binding site were isolated, especially in two hot spot positions: residues Phe-375 and Asn-266. Five mutants were further characterized by determination of their Michaelis-Menten parameters. Strikingly, mutant SY-77(N266H) shows a nearly 10-fold improved catalytic efficiency (k(cat)/K(m)) on adipyl-7-ADCA, resulting from a 50% increase in k(cat) and a 6-fold decrease in K(m), without decreasing the catalytic efficiency on glutaryl-7-ACA. In contrast, the improved adipyl/glutaryl activity ratio of mutant SY-77(F375L) mainly is a consequence of a decreased catalytic efficiency toward glutaryl-7-ACA. These results are discussed in the light of a structural model of SY-77 glutaryl acylase.
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- Linda G Otten
- Department of Pharmaceutical Biology, University Centre for Pharmacy, University of Groningen, Antonius Deusinglaan 1, The Netherlands
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Sio CF, Riemens AM, van der Laan JM, Verhaert RMD, Quax WJ. Directed evolution of a glutaryl acylase into an adipyl acylase. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY 2002; 269:4495-504. [PMID: 12230561 DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1033.2002.03143.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Semi-synthetic cephalosporin antibiotics belong to the top 10 of most sold drugs, and are produced from 7-aminodesacetoxycephalosporanic acid (7-ADCA). Recently new routes have been developed which allow for the production of adipyl-7-ADCA by a novel fermentation process. To complete the biosynthesis of 7-ADCA a highly active adipyl acylase is needed for deacylation of the adipyl derivative. Such an adipyl acylase can be generated from known glutaryl acylases. The glutaryl acylase of Pseudomonas SY-77 was mutated in a first round by exploration mutagenesis. For selection the mutants were grown on an adipyl substrate. The residues that are important to the adipyl acylase activity were identified, and in a second round saturation mutagenesis of this selected stretch of residues yielded variants with a threefold increased catalytic efficiency. The effect of the mutations could be rationalized on hindsight by the 3D structure of the acylase. In conclusion, the substrate specificity of a dicarboxylic acid acylase was shifted towards adipyl-7-ADCA by a two-step directed evolution strategy. Although derivatives of the substrate were used for selection, mutants retained activity on the beta-lactam substrate. The strategy herein described may be generally applicable to all beta-lactam acylases.
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- Charles F Sio
- Pharmaceutical Biology, University Centre for Pharmacy, Groningen, the Netherlands; DSM-Gist, Delft, The Netherlands
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Li Y, Chen J, Jiang W, Mao X, Zhao G, Wang E. In vivo post-translational processing and subunit reconstitution of cephalosporin acylase from Pseudomonas sp. 130. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY 1999; 262:713-9. [PMID: 10411632 DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1327.1999.00417.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Cephalosporin acylases are a group of enzymes that hydrolyze cephalosporin C (CPC) and/or glutaryl 7-amino cephalosporanic acid (GL-7ACA) to produce 7-amino cephalosporanic acid (7-ACA). The acylase from Pseudomonas sp. 130 (CA-130) is highly active on GL-7ACA and glutaryl 7-aminodesacetoxycephalosporanic acid (GL-7ADCA), but much less active on CPC and penicillin G. The gene encoding the enzyme is expressed as a precursor polypeptide consisting of a signal peptide followed by alpha- and beta-subunits, which are separated by a spacer peptide. Removing the signal peptide has little effect on precursor processing or enzyme activity. Substitution of the first residue of the beta-subunit, Ser, results in a complete loss of enzyme activity, and substitution of the last residue of the spacer, Gly, leads to an inactive and unprocessed precursor. The precursor is supposed to be processed autocatalytically, probably intramolecularly. The two subunits of the acylase, which separately are inactive, can generate enzyme activity when coexpressed in Escherichia coli. Data on this and other related acylases indicate that the cephalosporin acylases may belong to a novel class of enzymes (N-terminal nucleophile hydrolases) described recently.
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- Y Li
- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry, Academia Sinica, China
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Chikhi N, Holic N, Guellaen G, Laperche Y. Gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase gene organization and expression: a comparative analysis in rat, mouse, pig and human species. Comp Biochem Physiol B Biochem Mol Biol 1999; 122:367-80. [PMID: 10392451 DOI: 10.1016/s0305-0491(99)00013-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT) is an enzyme located at the external surface of epithelial cells. It initiates extracellular glutathione (GSH) breakdown, provides cells with a local cysteine supply and contributes to maintain intracellular GSH level. GGT expression, highly sensitive to oxidative stress, is a part of the cell antioxidant defense mechanisms. We describe recent advances in GGT gene structure and expression knowledge and put emphasis on the complex transcriptional organization of that gene and its conservation among different species. GGT gene structure has been elucidated in rat and mouse where a single gene is transcribed from multiple promoters into several transcripts which finally yield a unique polypeptidic chain. Analysis of rat, mouse, human and pig cDNA and gene sequences reveals a large conservation of the transcriptional organization of that gene. This complex structure provides flexibility in GGT expression controlled at the promoter level, through multiple regulatory sites, and at RNA level by alternate 5' untranslated sequences which may create a diversity in the stability and translational efficiency of the different transcripts. In conclusion, transcription of the GGT gene from several promoters offers multiple DNA and RNA targets for various oxidative stimuli and contributes to a broad antioxidant cell defense through GGT induction and subsequent cysteine supply from extracellular glutathione.
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- N Chikhi
- INSERM Unité 99, Université Paris XII, Hôpital Henri Mondor, Créteil, France
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Li Y, Jiang W, Yang Y, Zhao G, Wang E. Overproduction and purification of glutaryl 7-amino cephalosporanic acid acylase. Protein Expr Purif 1998; 12:233-8. [PMID: 9518465 DOI: 10.1006/prep.1997.0823] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The gene encoding glutaryl 7-amino cephalosporanic acid acylase (GL-7ACA acylase) from Pseudomonas sp. 130 has been cloned and expressed in Escherichia coli using a high-level expression system. The specific activity of the acylase in the crude extract of cells in this system is approximately 10 times that in the previous one. The overproduced enzyme can be easily isolated within 3 days to a purity of over 90% by a simple and inexpensive two-step preparative chromatographic method with an overall yield of nearly 50%. The deletion of the signal peptide and mutation in the alpha-subunit of the acylase have little influence on its posttranslational processing and its kinetic parameters.
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- Y Li
- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry, Academia Sinica, China
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Ikeda Y, Fujii J, Anderson ME, Taniguchi N, Meister A. Involvement of Ser-451 and Ser-452 in the catalysis of human gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase. J Biol Chem 1995; 270:22223-8. [PMID: 7673200 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.270.38.22223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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The serine residue required for catalysis of gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase was identified by site-specific mutagenesis of the conserved serine residues on the basis of sequence alignment of the light subunit of human, rat, pig and two bacterial enzymes. Recombinant human gamma-glutamyl transpeptidases with replacements of these serine residues by Ala were expressed using a baculovirus-insect cell system. Substitutions of Ala at Ser-385, -413 or -425 yielded almost fully active enzymes. However, substitutions of Ala at Ser-451 or -452 yielded enzymes that were only about 1% as active as the wild-type enzyme. Further, their double mutant is only 0.002% as active as the wild type. Kinetic analysis of transpeptidation using glycylglycine as acceptor indicates that the Vmax values of Ser-451 and -452 mutants are substantially decreased (to about 3% of the wild type); however, their Km values for L-gamma-glutamyl-p-nitroanilide as donor were only increased about 5 fold compared to that of the wild type. The double mutation of Ser-451 and -452 further decreased the Vmax value to only about 0.005% of the wild type, while this mutation produced only a minor effect (2-fold increase) on the Km value for the donor. The kinetic values for the hydrolysis reaction of L-gamma-glutamyl-p-nitroanilide in the mutants followed similar trends to those for transpeptidation. The rates of inactivation of Ser-451, -452 and their double mutant enzymes by acivicin, a potent inhibitor, were less than 1% that of the wild-type enzyme. The Ki value of the double mutant for L-serine as a competitive inhibitor of the gamma-glutamyl group is only 9 fold increased over that of the wild type, whereas the Ki for the serine-borate complex, which acts as an inhibitory transition-state analog, was more than 1,000 times higher than for the wild-type enzyme. These results suggest that both Ser-451 and -452 are located at the position able to interact with the gamma-glutamyl group and participate in catalysis, probably as nucleophiles or through stabilization of the transition state.
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- Y Ikeda
- Department of Biochemistry, Cornell University Medical College, New York, New York 10021, USA
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