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Zheng W, Zhao G, Zhang W, Lian C, Zhang H, Hou X. iTRAQ proteome analysis reveals the underling mechanisms of foliage zinc-spraying to improve photosynthetic capacity and seed yields of Peaonia ostii 'Fengdan'. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2024; 215:109082. [PMID: 39217824 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2024.109082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2024] [Revised: 07/30/2024] [Accepted: 08/27/2024] [Indexed: 09/04/2024]
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Zinc (Zn) deficiency is a significant nutritional limitation to crop yield globally, particularly in calcareous soil environments. Tree peony of Peaonia ostii 'Fengdan' is regarded as an oil crop due to its seeds rich in alpha-linolenic acid, a beneficial compound for health promotion. However, low seed yield remains a primary challenge in attaining sufficient seed oil from tree peony. In this study, Zn fertilization was applied to soil or foliage of P. ostii 'Fengdan' in the growth period before fruit development. Our findings reveal that foliar Zn-spraying, as opposed to soil application, proves to be a more effective method for augmenting seed yield, Zn accumulation and photosynthetic capacity in 'Fengdan'. Comparative analyses of the leaf proteome of 'Fengdan' using iTRAQ profiling under foliar Zn-spraying identified 115 differentially expressed proteins (DEPs), including 36 upregulated proteins, which likely contribute to the observed increase in seed yields of 'Fengdan' caused by foliage Zn-spraying. Specifically, Zn2+ stimulation of phosphatidylinositol signaling initiates a cascade of metabolic regulations. Firstly, ATP synthesis promotes leaf photosynthetic capacity, facilitated by improved sucrose metabolism through upregulated pullulanase and 1,4-alpha-glucan-branching enzyme. Furthermore, lipid synthesis and transport are facilitated by upregulated lipoyl synthase and plastid lipid-associated proteins. Additionally, DEPs involved in secondary metabolism are upregulated in the production of various metabolites conducive to 'Fengdan' growth. Overall, our results demonstrate that foliage Zn-spraying enhances seed yield in P. ostii 'Fengdan' by elevating Zn content and secondary metabolite synthesis in leaves, thereby augmenting leaf photosynthetic capacity and lipid synthesis. This study provides an effective way to increase seed yield of tree peony by exogenous Zn application.
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- Wenwen Zheng
- College of Agriculture, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, 471000, China
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- Luoyang National Peony Park, Luoyang, 471000, China
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- College of Agriculture, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, 471000, China
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- Asian Research Center for Bioresource and Environmental Sciences, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Midori-cho, Nishitokyo, Tokyo, 188-0002, Japan
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- College of Agriculture, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, 471000, China.
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- College of Agriculture, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, 471000, China.
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Tjallinks G, Mattevi A, Fraaije MW. Biosynthetic Strategies of Berberine Bridge Enzyme-like Flavoprotein Oxidases toward Structural Diversification in Natural Product Biosynthesis. Biochemistry 2024; 63:2089-2110. [PMID: 39133819 PMCID: PMC11375781 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.4c00320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/04/2024]
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Berberine bridge enzyme-like oxidases are often involved in natural product biosynthesis and are seen as essential enzymes for the generation of intricate pharmacophores. These oxidases have the ability to transfer a hydride atom to the FAD cofactor, which enables complex substrate modifications and rearrangements including (intramolecular) cyclizations, carbon-carbon bond formations, and nucleophilic additions. Despite the diverse range of activities, the mechanistic details of these reactions often remain incompletely understood. In this Review, we delve into the complexity that BBE-like oxidases from bacteria, fungal, and plant origins exhibit by providing an overview of the shared catalytic features and emphasizing the different reactivities. We propose four generalized modes of action by which BBE-like oxidases enable the synthesis of natural products, ranging from the classic alcohol oxidation reactions to less common amine and amide oxidation reactions. Exploring the mechanisms utilized by nature to produce its vast array of natural products is a subject of considerable interest and can lead to the discovery of unique biochemical activities.
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- Gwen Tjallinks
- Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology Institute, University of Groningen, Groningen 9747 AG, The Netherlands
- Department of Biology and Biotechnology, University of Pavia, Pavia 27100, Italy
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- Department of Biology and Biotechnology, University of Pavia, Pavia 27100, Italy
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- Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology Institute, University of Groningen, Groningen 9747 AG, The Netherlands
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Molecular networking and collision cross section prediction for structural isomer and unknown compound identification in plant metabolomics: a case study applied to Zhanthoxylum heitzii extracts. Anal Bioanal Chem 2022; 414:4103-4118. [PMID: 35419692 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-022-04059-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2021] [Revised: 03/29/2022] [Accepted: 04/01/2022] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Mass spectrometry-based plant metabolomics allow large-scale analysis of a wide range of compounds and the discovery of potential new active metabolites with minimal sample preparation. Despite recent tools for molecular networking, many metabolites remain unknown. Our objective is to show the complementarity of collision cross section (CCS) measurements and calculations for metabolite annotation in a real case study. Thus, a systematic and high-throughput investigation of root, bark, branch, and leaf of the Gabonese plant Zhanthoxylum heitzii was performed through ultra-high performance liquid chromatography high-resolution tandem mass spectrometry (UHPLC-QTOF/MS). A feature-based molecular network (FBMN) was employed to study the distribution of metabolites in the organs of the plants and discover potential new components. In total, 143 metabolites belonging to the family of alkaloids, lignans, polyphenols, fatty acids, and amino acids were detected and a semi-quantitative analysis in the different organs was performed. A large proportion of medical plant phytochemicals is often characterized by isomerism and, in the absence of reference compounds, an additional dimension of gas phase separation can result in improvements to both quantitation and compound annotation. The inclusion of ion mobility in the ultra-high performance liquid chromatography mass spectrometry workflow (UHPLC-IMS-MS) has been used to collect experimental CCS values in nitrogen and helium (CCSN2 and CCSHe) of Zhanthoxylum heitzii features. Due to a lack of reference data, the investigation of predicted collision cross section has enabled comparison with the experimental values, helping in dereplication and isomer identification. Moreover, in combination with mass spectra interpretation, the comparison of experimental and theoretical CCS values allowed annotation of unknown features. The study represents a practical example of the potential of modern mass spectrometry strategies in the identification of medicinal plant phytochemical components.
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Erythrina velutina Willd. alkaloids: Piecing biosynthesis together from transcriptome analysis and metabolite profiling of seeds and leaves. J Adv Res 2022; 34:123-136. [PMID: 35024185 PMCID: PMC8655131 DOI: 10.1016/j.jare.2021.01.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2020] [Revised: 01/01/2021] [Accepted: 01/30/2021] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Introduction Natural products of pharmaceutical interest often do not reach the drug market due to the associated low yields and difficult extraction. Knowledge of biosynthetic pathways is a key element in the development of biotechnological strategies for plant specialized metabolite production. Erythrina species are mainly used as central nervous system depressants in folk medicine and are important sources of bioactive tetracyclic benzylisoquinoline alkaloids (BIAs), which can act on several pathology-related biological targets. Objectives In this sense, in an unprecedented approach used with a non-model Fabaceae species grown in its unique arid natural habitat, a combined transcriptome and metabolome analyses (seeds and leaves) is presented. Methods The Next Generation Sequencing-based transcriptome (de novo RNA sequencing) was carried out in a NextSeq 500 platform. Regarding metabolite profiling, the High-resolution Liquid Chromatography was coupled to DAD and a micrOTOF-QII mass spectrometer by using electrospray ionization (ESI) and Time of Flight (TOF) analyzer. The tandem MS/MS data were processed and analyzed through Molecular Networking approach. Results This detailed macro and micromolecular approach applied to seeds and leaves of E. velutina revealed 42 alkaloids, several of them unique. Based on the combined evidence, 24 gene candidates were put together in a putative pathway leading to the singular alkaloid diversity of this species. Conclusion Overall, these results could contribute by indicating potential biotechnological targets for modulation of erythrina alkaloids biosynthesis as well as improve molecular databases with omic data from a non-model medicinal plant, and reveal an interesting chemical diversity of Erythrina BIA harvested in Caatinga.
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Yin X, Jia H, Zhang Q, Jiang Y, Tu P. (+)- and (-)-Corydecumbenines A and B, two pairs of novel quaternary protoberberine alkaloid cycloadduct enantiomers with anti-neuroinflammatory and neuroprotective activities from the rhizomes of Corydalis decumbens. Bioorg Chem 2020; 104:104251. [PMID: 32920361 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2020.104251] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2020] [Revised: 07/21/2020] [Accepted: 08/27/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Two novel Diels-Alder [4 + 2] cycloadducts of quaternary protoberberine alkaloids and fumaric acid monoanion, corydecumbenines A and B (1 and 2), and six known isoquinoline analogues (3-8) were isolated from the rhizomes of Corydalis decumbens. The planar structures of 1 and 2 were elucidated by extensive spectroscopic analysis including UV, IR, HRESIMS, 1D and 2D NMR. Chiral chromatography of 1 and 2 afforded two pairs of enantiomers (+)-corydecumbenine A (1a), (-)-corydecumbenine A (1b), (+)-corydecumbenine B (2a), and (-)-corydecumbenine B (2b), respectively, and their absolute configurations were determined by single-crystal X-ray crystallography and comparison of experimental and calculated electronic circular dichroism (ECD) spectra. Compounds 1b and 2b exhibited significant nitric oxide (NO) inhibitory activities in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated BV-2 cells with IC50 values of 11.6 and 16.2 μM, respectively, comparable to the positive control indomethacin (IC50 = 10.3 μM), and they could also decrease the level of interleukin (IL)-1β in BV-2 cells in a dose-dependent manner. Most of the isolates showed neuroprotective effects against the injury of OGD/R-induced PC12 cells at 20 μM.
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- Xu Yin
- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China.
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The family of berberine bridge enzyme-like enzymes: A treasure-trove of oxidative reactions. Arch Biochem Biophys 2017; 632:88-103. [PMID: 28676375 DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2017.06.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2017] [Revised: 06/29/2017] [Accepted: 06/30/2017] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Biological oxidations form the basis of life on earth by utilizing organic compounds as electron donors to drive the generation of metabolic energy carriers, such as ATP. Oxidative reactions are also important for the biosynthesis of complex compounds, i.e. natural products such as alkaloids that provide vital benefits for organisms in all kingdoms of life. The vitamin B2-derived cofactors flavin mononucleotide (FMN) and flavin adenine dinucleotide (FAD) enable an astonishingly diverse array of oxidative reactions that is based on the versatility of the redox-active isoalloxazine ring. The family of FAD-linked oxidases can be divided into subgroups depending on specific sequence features in an otherwise very similar structural context. The sub-family of berberine bridge enzyme (BBE)-like enzymes has recently attracted a lot of attention due to the challenging chemistry catalyzed by its members and the unique and unusual bi-covalent attachment of the FAD cofactor. This family is the focus of the present review highlighting recent advancements into the structural and functional aspects of members from bacteria, fungi and plants. In view of the unprecedented reaction catalyzed by the family's namesake, BBE from the California poppy, recent studies have provided further insights into nature's treasure chest of oxidative reactions.
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Oxidative cyclizations are important transformations that occur widely during natural product biosynthesis. The transformations from acyclic precursors to cyclized products can afford morphed scaffolds, structural rigidity, and biological activities. Some of the most dramatic structural alterations in natural product biosynthesis occur through oxidative cyclization. In this Review, we examine the different strategies used by nature to create new intra(inter)molecular bonds via redox chemistry. This Review will cover both oxidation- and reduction-enabled cyclization mechanisms, with an emphasis on the former. Radical cyclizations catalyzed by P450, nonheme iron, α-KG-dependent oxygenases, and radical SAM enzymes are discussed to illustrate the use of molecular oxygen and S-adenosylmethionine to forge new bonds at unactivated sites via one-electron manifolds. Nonradical cyclizations catalyzed by flavin-dependent monooxygenases and NAD(P)H-dependent reductases are covered to show the use of two-electron manifolds in initiating cyclization reactions. The oxidative installations of epoxides and halogens into acyclic scaffolds to drive subsequent cyclizations are separately discussed as examples of "disappearing" reactive handles. Last, oxidative rearrangement of rings systems, including contractions and expansions, will be covered.
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- Man-Cheng Tang
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, 420 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, 420 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Shizuoka, Shizuoka 422-8526, Japan
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- Stanford University Chemistry, Engineering, and Medicine for Human Health (ChEM-H), Stanford University, 443 Via Ortega, Stanford, CA 94305
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, 420 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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Klink VP, Sharma K, Pant SR, McNeece B, Niraula P, Lawrence GW. Components of the SNARE-containing regulon are co-regulated in root cells undergoing defense. PLANT SIGNALING & BEHAVIOR 2017; 12:e1274481. [PMID: 28010187 PMCID: PMC5351740 DOI: 10.1080/15592324.2016.1274481] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2016] [Revised: 12/14/2016] [Accepted: 12/15/2016] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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The term regulon has been coined in the genetic model plant Arabidopsis thaliana, denoting a structural and physiological defense apparatus defined genetically through the identification of the penetration (pen) mutants. The regulon is composed partially by the soluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive fusion protein attachment protein receptor (SNARE) syntaxin PEN1. PEN1 has homology to a Saccharomyces cerevisae gene that regulates a Secretion (Sec) protein, Suppressor of Sec 1 (Sso1p). The regulon is also composed of the β-glucosidase (PEN2) and an ATP binding cassette (ABC) transporter (PEN3). While important in inhibiting pathogen infection, limited observations have been made regarding the transcriptional regulation of regulon genes until now. Experiments made using the model agricultural Glycine max (soybean) have identified co-regulated gene expression of regulon components. The results explain the observation of hundreds of genes expressed specifically in the root cells undergoing the natural process of defense. Data regarding additional G. max genes functioning within the context of the regulon are presented here, including Sec 14, Sec 4 and Sec 23. Other examined G. max homologs of membrane fusion genes include an endosomal bromo domain-containing protein1 (Bro1), syntaxin6 (SYP6), SYP131, SYP71, SYP8, Bet1, coatomer epsilon (ϵ-COP), a coatomer zeta (ζ-COP) paralog and an ER to Golgi component (ERGIC) protein. Furthermore, the effectiveness of biochemical pathways that would function within the context of the regulon ave been examined, including xyloglucan xylosyltransferase (XXT), reticuline oxidase (RO) and galactinol synthase (GS). The experiments have unveiled the importance of the regulon during defense in the root and show how the deposition of callose relates to the process.
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- Vincent P. Klink
- Department of Biological Sciences, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Entomology and Plant Pathology, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS, USA
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Gandomkar S, Fischereder EM, Schrittwieser JH, Wallner S, Habibi Z, Macheroux P, Kroutil W. Enantioselective Oxidative Aerobic Dealkylation of N-Ethyl Benzylisoquinolines by Employing the Berberine Bridge Enzyme. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2015; 54:15051-4. [PMID: 26487450 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201507970] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2015] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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N-Dealkylation methods are well described for organic chemistry and the reaction is known in nature and drug metabolism; however, to our knowledge, enantioselective N-dealkylation has not been yet reported. In this study, exclusively the (S)-enantiomers of racemic N-ethyl tertiary amines (1-benzyl-N-ethyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolines) were dealkylated to give the corresponding secondary (S)-amines in an enantioselective fashion at the expense of molecular oxygen. The reaction is catalyzed by the berberine bridge enzyme, which is known for CC bond formation. The dealkylation was demonstrated on a 100 mg scale and gave optically pure dealkylated products (ee>99 %).
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- Somayyeh Gandomkar
- Institut für Chemie, Organische & Bioorganische Chemie, Universität Graz, NAWI Graz, Heinrichstraße 28, 8010 Graz (Austria).,Department of Pure Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Shahid Beheshti University, G.C. District 1, Evin, Daneshjou Blvd, Tehran (Iran)
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- Institut für Chemie, Organische & Bioorganische Chemie, Universität Graz, NAWI Graz, Heinrichstraße 28, 8010 Graz (Austria)
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- Institut für Chemie, Organische & Bioorganische Chemie, Universität Graz, NAWI Graz, Heinrichstraße 28, 8010 Graz (Austria)
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- Institut für Biochemie, Technische Universität Graz, Petersgasse 12, 8010 Graz (Austria)
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- Department of Pure Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Shahid Beheshti University, G.C. District 1, Evin, Daneshjou Blvd, Tehran (Iran)
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- Institut für Biochemie, Technische Universität Graz, Petersgasse 12, 8010 Graz (Austria)
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- Institut für Chemie, Organische & Bioorganische Chemie, Universität Graz, NAWI Graz, Heinrichstraße 28, 8010 Graz (Austria)
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Gandomkar S, Fischereder EM, Schrittwieser JH, Wallner S, Habibi Z, Macheroux P, Kroutil W. Enantioselektive oxidative aerobe Desalkylierung vonN-Ethylbenzyl- isochinolinen mithilfe des Berberin-Brücken-Enzyms. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2015. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201507970] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Daniel B, Pavkov-Keller T, Steiner B, Dordic A, Gutmann A, Nidetzky B, Sensen CW, van der Graaff E, Wallner S, Gruber K, Macheroux P. Oxidation of Monolignols by Members of the Berberine Bridge Enzyme Family Suggests a Role in Plant Cell Wall Metabolism. J Biol Chem 2015; 290:18770-81. [PMID: 26037923 PMCID: PMC4513132 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m115.659631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2015] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Plant genomes contain a large number of genes encoding for berberine bridge enzyme (BBE)-like enzymes. Despite the widespread occurrence and abundance of this protein family in the plant kingdom, the biochemical function remains largely unexplored. In this study, we have expressed two members of the BBE-like enzyme family from Arabidopsis thaliana in the host organism Komagataella pastoris. The two proteins, termed AtBBE-like 13 and AtBBE-like 15, were purified, and their catalytic properties were determined. In addition, AtBBE-like 15 was crystallized and structurally characterized by x-ray crystallography. Here, we show that the enzymes catalyze the oxidation of aromatic allylic alcohols, such as coumaryl, sinapyl, and coniferyl alcohol, to the corresponding aldehydes and that AtBBE-like 15 adopts the same fold as vanillyl alcohol oxidase as reported previously for berberine bridge enzyme and other FAD-dependent oxidoreductases. Further analysis of the substrate range identified coniferin, the glycosylated storage form of coniferyl alcohol, as a substrate of the enzymes, whereas other glycosylated monolignols were rather poor substrates. A detailed analysis of the motifs present in the active sites of the BBE-like enzymes in A. thaliana suggested that 14 out of 28 members of the family might catalyze similar reactions. Based on these findings, we propose a novel role of BBE-like enzymes in monolignol metabolism that was previously not recognized for this enzyme family.
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- the Institute of Molecular Biosciences, University of Graz, 8010 Graz, Austria, the ACIB GmbH, 8010 Graz, Austria, and
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- the Institute of Molecular Biosciences, University of Graz, 8010 Graz, Austria, the ACIB GmbH, 8010 Graz, Austria, and
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- Molecular Biotechnology, Graz University of Technology, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- the Section for Crop Sciences, Copenhagen University, 2630 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- the Institute of Molecular Biosciences, University of Graz, 8010 Graz, Austria
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Hagel JM, Beaudoin GAW, Fossati E, Ekins A, Martin VJJ, Facchini PJ. Characterization of a flavoprotein oxidase from opium poppy catalyzing the final steps in sanguinarine and papaverine biosynthesis. J Biol Chem 2012; 287:42972-83. [PMID: 23118227 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m112.420414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Benzylisoquinoline alkaloids are a diverse class of plant specialized metabolites that includes the analgesic morphine, the antimicrobials sanguinarine and berberine, and the vasodilator papaverine. The two-electron oxidation of dihydrosanguinarine catalyzed by dihydrobenzophenanthridine oxidase (DBOX) is the final step in sanguinarine biosynthesis. The formation of the fully conjugated ring system in sanguinarine is similar to the four-electron oxidations of (S)-canadine to berberine and (S)-tetrahydropapaverine to papaverine. We report the isolation and functional characterization of an opium poppy (Papaver somniferum) cDNA encoding DBOX, a flavoprotein oxidase with homology to (S)-tetrahydroprotoberberine oxidase and the berberine bridge enzyme. A query of translated opium poppy stem transcriptome databases using berberine bridge enzyme yielded several candidate genes, including an (S)-tetrahydroprotoberberine oxidase-like sequence selected for heterologous expression in Pichia pastoris. The recombinant enzyme preferentially catalyzed the oxidation of dihydrosanguinarine to sanguinarine but also converted (RS)-tetrahydropapaverine to papaverine and several protoberberine alkaloids to oxidized forms, including (RS)-canadine to berberine. The K(m) values of 201 and 146 μm for dihydrosanguinarine and the protoberberine alkaloid (S)-scoulerine, respectively, suggested high concentrations of these substrates in the plant. Virus-induced gene silencing to reduce DBOX transcript levels resulted in a corresponding reduction in sanguinarine, dihydrosanguinarine, and papaverine accumulation in opium poppy roots in support of DBOX as a multifunctional oxidative enzyme in BIA metabolism.
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- Jillian M Hagel
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4, Canada
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Resch V, Lechner H, Schrittwieser JH, Wallner S, Gruber K, Macheroux P, Kroutil W. Inverting the regioselectivity of the berberine bridge enzyme by employing customized fluorine-containing substrates. Chemistry 2012; 18:13173-9. [PMID: 22962029 PMCID: PMC3533790 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201201895] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2012] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Fluorine is commonly applied in pharmaceuticals to block the degradation of bioactive compounds at a specific site of the molecule. Blocking of the reaction center of the enzyme-catalyzed ring closure of 1,2,3,4-tetrahydrobenzylisoquinolines by a fluoro moiety allowed redirecting the berberine bridge enzyme (BBE)-catalyzed transformation of these compounds to give the formation of an alternative regioisomeric product namely 11-hydroxy-functionalized tetrahydroprotoberberines instead of the commonly formed 9-hydroxy-functionalized products. Alternative strategies to change the regioselectivity of the enzyme, such as protein engineering, were not applicable in this special case due to missing substrate-enzyme interactions. Medium engineering, as another possible strategy, had clear influence on the regioselectivity of the reaction pathway, but did not lead to perfect selectivity. Thus, only substrate tuning by introducing a fluoro moiety at one potential reactive carbon center switched the reaction to the formation of exclusively one regioisomer with perfect enantioselectivity.
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- Verena Resch
- Department of Chemistry, Organic and Bioorganic Chemistry, University of Graz, Heinrichstrasse 28, 8010 Graz, Austria
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Gaweska HM, Roberts KM, Fitzpatrick PF. Isotope effects suggest a stepwise mechanism for berberine bridge enzyme. Biochemistry 2012; 51:7342-7. [PMID: 22931234 DOI: 10.1021/bi300887m] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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The flavoprotein Berberine Bridge Enzyme (BBE) catalyzes the regioselective oxidative cyclization of (S)-reticuline to (S)-scoulerine in an alkaloid biosynthetic pathway. A series of solvent and substrate deuterium kinetic isotope effect studies were conducted to discriminate between a concerted mechanism, in which deprotonation of the substrate phenol occurs before or during the transfer of a hydride from the substrate to the flavin cofactor and substrate cyclization, and a stepwise mechanism, in which hydride transfer results in the formation of a methylene iminium ion intermediate that is subsequently cyclized. The substrate deuterium isotope effect of 3.5 on k(red), the rate constant for flavin reduction, is pH-independent, indicating that C-H bond cleavage is rate-limiting during flavin reduction. Solvent isotope effects on k(red) are equal to 1 for both wild-type BBE and the E417Q mutant, indicating that solvent exchangeable protons are not in flight during or before flavin reduction, thus eliminating a fully concerted mechanism as a possibility for catalysis by BBE. An intermediate was not detected by rapid chemical quench or continuous-flow mass spectrometry experiments, indicating that it must be short-lived.
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- Helena M Gaweska
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas 78229, United States
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Resch V, Schrittwieser JH, Wallner S, Macheroux P, Kroutil W. Biocatalytic Oxidative CC Bond Formation Catalysed by the Berberine Bridge Enzyme: Optimal Reaction Conditions. Adv Synth Catal 2011. [DOI: 10.1002/adsc.201100233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Carlson JC, Li S, Gunatilleke SS, Anzai Y, Burr DA, Podust LM, Sherman DH. Tirandamycin biosynthesis is mediated by co-dependent oxidative enzymes. Nat Chem 2011; 3:628-33. [PMID: 21778983 PMCID: PMC3154026 DOI: 10.1038/nchem.1087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2011] [Accepted: 06/03/2011] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Elucidation of natural product biosynthetic pathways provides important insights into the assembly of potent bioactive molecules, and expands access to unique enzymes able to selectively modify complex substrates. Here, we show full reconstitution, in vitro, of an unusual multi-step oxidative cascade for post-assembly-line tailoring of tirandamycin antibiotics. This pathway involves a remarkably versatile and iterative cytochrome P450 monooxygenase (TamI) and a flavin adenine dinucleotide-dependent oxidase (TamL), which act co-dependently through the repeated exchange of substrates. TamI hydroxylates tirandamycin C (TirC) to generate tirandamycin E (TirE), a previously unidentified tirandamycin intermediate. TirE is subsequently oxidized by TamL, giving rise to the ketone of tirandamycin D (TirD), after which a unique exchange back to TamI enables successive epoxidation and hydroxylation to afford, respectively, the final products tirandamycin A (TirA) and tirandamycin B (TirB). Ligand-free, substrate- and product-bound crystal structures of bicovalently flavinylated TamL oxidase reveal a likely mechanism for the C10 oxidation of TirE.
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- Jacob C. Carlson
- Life Sciences Institute and Departments of Medicinal Chemistry, Microbiology & Immunology and Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109
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- Life Sciences Institute and Departments of Medicinal Chemistry, Microbiology & Immunology and Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109
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- Department of Pathology and Sandler Center for Drug Discovery, University of California, San Francisco, California, 94158; USA
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- Life Sciences Institute and Departments of Medicinal Chemistry, Microbiology & Immunology and Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109
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- Life Sciences Institute and Departments of Medicinal Chemistry, Microbiology & Immunology and Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109
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- Department of Pathology and Sandler Center for Drug Discovery, University of California, San Francisco, California, 94158; USA
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- Life Sciences Institute and Departments of Medicinal Chemistry, Microbiology & Immunology and Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109
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Schrittwieser JH, Resch V, Sattler JH, Lienhart WD, Durchschein K, Winkler A, Gruber K, Macheroux P, Kroutil W. Biokatalytische enantioselektive oxidative C-C-Kupplung durch C-H-Aktivierung mit molekularem Sauerstoff. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2011. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201006268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Schrittwieser JH, Resch V, Sattler JH, Lienhart WD, Durchschein K, Winkler A, Gruber K, Macheroux P, Kroutil W. Biocatalytic enantioselective oxidative C-C coupling by aerobic C-H activation. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2011; 50:1068-71. [PMID: 21268196 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201006268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2010] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Joerg H Schrittwieser
- Department of Chemistry, Organic and Bioorganic Chemistry, University of Graz, Heinrichstrasse 28, 8010 Graz, Austria
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Chang PK, Ehrlich KC, Fujii I. Cyclopiazonic acid biosynthesis of Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus oryzae. Toxins (Basel) 2009; 1:74-99. [PMID: 22069533 PMCID: PMC3202784 DOI: 10.3390/toxins1020074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2009] [Revised: 11/03/2009] [Accepted: 11/04/2009] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Cyclopiazonic acid (CPA) is an indole-tetramic acid neurotoxin produced by some of the same strains of A. flavus that produce aflatoxins and by some Aspergillus oryzae strains. Despite its discovery 40 years ago, few reviews of its toxicity and biosynthesis have been reported. This review examines what is currently known about the toxicity of CPA to animals and humans, both by itself or in combination with other mycotoxins. The review also discusses CPA biosynthesis and the genetic diversity of CPA production in A. flavus/oryzae populations.
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- Perng-Kuang Chang
- Southern Regional Research Center, Agricultural Research Service, US Department of Agriculture, 1100 Robert E. Lee Boulevard, New Orleans, LA 70124, USA; (K.E.)
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- Southern Regional Research Center, Agricultural Research Service, US Department of Agriculture, 1100 Robert E. Lee Boulevard, New Orleans, LA 70124, USA; (K.E.)
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- School of Pharmacy, Iwate Medical University, 2-1-1 Nishitokuta, Yahaba, Iwate 028-3694, Japan; (I.F.)
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