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Genomic analysis of Paenibacillus sp. MDMC362 from the Merzouga desert leads to the identification of a potentially thermostable catalase. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2023; 116:21-38. [PMID: 36383330 DOI: 10.1007/s10482-022-01793-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2022] [Accepted: 11/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Microorganisms in hot deserts face heat and other environmental conditions, such as desiccation, UV radiation, or low nutrient availability. Therefore, this hostile environment harbour microorganisms with acquired characteristics related to survival in their habitat, which can be exploited in biotechnology. In this work, the genome of Paenibacillus sp. MDMC362 isolated from the Merzouga desert in Morocco was sequenced to understand its survival strategy's genetic basis; and to evaluate the thermostability of a catalase extracted from genomic annotation files using molecular dynamics. Paenibacillus sp. MDMC362 genome was rich in genetic elements involved in the fight against different stresses, notably temperature stress, UV radiations, osmotic stress, carbon starvation, and oxidative stress. Indeed, we could identify genes of the operons groES-groEL and hrcA-grpE-dnaK and those involved in the different stages of sporulation, which can help the bacteria to survive the high temperatures imposed by a desertic environment. We also observed the genetic components of the UvrABC system and additional mechanisms involved in DNA repair, which help overcome UV radiation damage. Other genes have been identified in the genome, like those coding for ectoine and proline, that aids fight osmotic stress and desiccation. Catalase thermostability investigation using molecular dynamics showed that the protein reached stability and conserved its compactness at temperatures up to 373.15 K. These results suggest a potential thermostability of the enzyme. Since the studied protein is a core protein, thermostability could be conserved among Paenibacillus sp. MDMC362 closely related strains; however, bacteria from harsh environments may have a slight advantage regarding protein stability.
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Hansberg W. Monofunctional Heme-Catalases. Antioxidants (Basel) 2022; 11:2173. [PMID: 36358546 PMCID: PMC9687031 DOI: 10.3390/antiox11112173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2022] [Revised: 10/15/2022] [Accepted: 10/17/2022] [Indexed: 09/17/2023] Open
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The review focuses on four issues that are critical for the understanding of monofunctional catalases. How hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) reaches the active site and outcompetes water molecules to be able to function at a very high rate is one of the issues examined. Part of the answer is a gate valve system that is instrumental to drive out solvent molecules from the final section of the main channel. A second issue relates to how the enzyme deals with an unproductive reactive compound I (Cpd I) intermediate. Peroxidatic two and one electron donors and the transfer of electrons to the active site from NADPH and other compounds are reviewed. The new ascribed catalase reactions are revised, indicating possible measurement pitfalls. A third issue concerns the heme b to heme d oxidation, why this reaction occurs only in some large-size subunit catalases (LSCs), and the possible role of singlet oxygen in this and other modifications. The formation of a covalent bond between the proximal tyrosine with the vicinal residue is analyzed. The last issue refers to the origin and function of the additional C-terminal domain (TD) of LSCs. The TD has a molecular chaperone activity that is traced to a gene fusion between a Hsp31-type chaperone and a small-size subunit catalase (SSC).
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- Wilhelm Hansberg
- Departamento de Biología Celular y del Desarrollo, Instituto de Fisiología Celular, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Mexico City 04510, Mexico
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Gehrer CM, Hoffmann A, Hilbe R, Grubwieser P, Mitterstiller AM, Talasz H, Fang FC, Meyron-Holtz EG, Atkinson SH, Weiss G, Nairz M. Availability of Ferritin-Bound Iron to Enterobacteriaceae. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:13087. [PMID: 36361875 PMCID: PMC9657528 DOI: 10.3390/ijms232113087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2022] [Revised: 10/18/2022] [Accepted: 10/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2023] Open
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The sequestration of iron in case of infection, termed nutritional immunity, is an established strategy of host defense. However, the interaction between pathogens and the mammalian iron storage protein ferritin is hitherto not completely understood. To better characterize the function of ferritin in Gram-negative infections, we incubated iron-starved cultures of Salmonella Typhimurium and knockout mutant strains defective for major iron uptake pathways or Escherichia coli with horse spleen ferritin or ionic iron as the sole iron source. Additionally, we added bovine superoxide dismutase and protease inhibitors to the growth medium to assess the effect of superoxide and bacterial proteases, respectively, on Salmonella proliferation and reductive iron release. Compared to free ionic iron, ferritin-bound iron was less available to Salmonella, but was still sufficient to significantly enhance the growth of the bacteria. In the absence of various iron acquisition genes, the availability of ferritin iron further decreased. Supplementation with superoxide dismutase significantly reduced the growth of the ΔentC knockout strain with holoferritin as the sole iron source in comparison with ionic ferrous iron. In contrast, this difference was not observed in the wildtype strain, suggesting that superoxide dismutase undermines bacterial iron uptake from ferritin by siderophore-independent mechanisms. Ferritin seems to diminish iron availability for bacteria in comparison to ionic iron, and its iron sequestering effect could possibly be enhanced by host superoxide dismutase activity.
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- Clemens M. Gehrer
- Department of Internal Medicine II, Infectious Diseases, Immunology, Rheumatology, Medical University of Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Internal Medicine II, Infectious Diseases, Immunology, Rheumatology, Medical University of Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
- Christian Doppler Laboratory for Iron Metabolism and Anemia Research, Medical University of Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Internal Medicine II, Infectious Diseases, Immunology, Rheumatology, Medical University of Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Internal Medicine II, Infectious Diseases, Immunology, Rheumatology, Medical University of Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Internal Medicine II, Infectious Diseases, Immunology, Rheumatology, Medical University of Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- Biocenter, Institute of Medical Biochemistry, Medical Universitiy of Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA 98195-7110, USA
- Department of Microbiology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA 98195-7735, USA
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- Laboratory of Molecular Nutrition, Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Engineering, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 32000, Israel
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- Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), Centre for Geographic Medicine Research Coast, KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Kilifi 80108, Kenya
- Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 7LG, UK
- Department of Paediatrics, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK
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- Department of Internal Medicine II, Infectious Diseases, Immunology, Rheumatology, Medical University of Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
- Christian Doppler Laboratory for Iron Metabolism and Anemia Research, Medical University of Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Internal Medicine II, Infectious Diseases, Immunology, Rheumatology, Medical University of Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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Jew KM, Le VTB, Amaral K, Ta A, Nguyen May NM, Law M, Adelstein N, Kuhn ML. Investigation of the Importance of Protein 3D Structure for Assessing Conservation of Lysine Acetylation Sites in Protein Homologs. Front Microbiol 2022; 12:805181. [PMID: 35173693 PMCID: PMC8843374 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.805181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2021] [Accepted: 12/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Acetylation is a protein post-translational modification (PTM) that can affect a variety of cellular processes. In bacteria, two PTM Nε-acetylation mechanisms have been identified: non-enzymatic/chemical acetylation via acetyl phosphate or acetyl coenzyme A and enzymatic acetylation via protein acetyltransferases. Prior studies have shown that extensive acetylation of Nε-lysine residues of numerous proteins from a variety of bacteria occurs via non-enzymatic acetylation. In Escherichia coli, new Nε-lysine acetyltransferases (KATs) that enzymatically acetylate other proteins have been identified, thus expanding the repertoire of protein substrates that are potentially regulated by acetylation. Therefore, we designed a study to leverage the wealth of structural data in the Protein Data Bank (PDB) to determine: (1) the 3D location of lysine residues on substrate proteins that are acetylated by E. coli KATs, and (2) investigate whether these residues are conserved on 3D structures of their homologs. Five E. coli KAT substrate proteins that were previously identified as being acetylated by YiaC and had 3D structures in the PDB were selected for further analysis: adenylate kinase (Adk), isocitrate dehydrogenase (Icd), catalase HPII (KatE), methionyl-tRNA formyltransferase (Fmt), and a peroxide stress resistance protein (YaaA). We methodically compared over 350 protein structures of these E. coli enzymes and their homologs; to accurately determine lysine residue conservation requires a strategy that incorporates both flexible structural alignments and visual inspection. Moreover, our results revealed discrepancies in conclusions about lysine residue conservation in homologs when examining linear amino acid sequences compared to 3D structures.
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- Kristen M Jew
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA, United States
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Takio N, Yadav M, Yadav HS. Catalase-mediated remediation of environmental pollutants and potential application – a review. BIOCATAL BIOTRANSFOR 2021. [DOI: 10.1080/10242422.2021.1932838] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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- Nene Takio
- Department of Chemistry, North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology, Itanagar, India
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- Department of Chemistry, North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology, Itanagar, India
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- Department of Chemistry, North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology, Itanagar, India
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Krewing M, Jarzina F, Dirks T, Schubert B, Benedikt J, Lackmann JW, Bandow JE. Plasma-sensitive Escherichia coli mutants reveal plasma resistance mechanisms. J R Soc Interface 2020; 16:20180846. [PMID: 30913981 DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2018.0846] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Non-thermal atmospheric pressure plasmas are investigated as augmenting therapy to combat bacterial infections. The strong antibacterial effects of plasmas are attributed to the complex mixture of reactive species, (V)UV radiation and electric fields. The experience with antibiotics is that upon their introduction as medicines, resistance occurs in pathogens and spreads. To assess the possibility of bacterial resistance developing against plasma, we investigated intrinsic protective mechanisms that allow Escherichia coli to survive plasma stress. We performed a genome-wide screening of single-gene knockout mutants of E. coli and identified 87 mutants that are hypersensitive to the effluent of a microscale atmospheric pressure plasma jet. For selected genes ( cysB, mntH, rep and iscS) we showed in complementation studies that plasma resistance can be restored and increased above wild-type levels upon over-expression. To identify plasma-derived components that the 87 genes confer resistance against, mutants were tested for hypersensitivity against individual stressors (hydrogen peroxide, superoxide, hydroxyl radicals, ozone, HOCl, peroxynitrite, NO•, nitrite, nitrate, HNO3, acid stress, diamide, heat stress and detergents). k-means++ clustering revealed that most genes protect from hydrogen peroxide, superoxide and/or nitric oxide. In conclusion, individual bacterial genes confer resistance against plasma providing insights into the antibacterial mechanisms of plasma.
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- Marco Krewing
- 1 Applied Microbiology, Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, Ruhr-Universität Bochum , Universitätsstraße 150, 44780 Bochum , Germany
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- 1 Applied Microbiology, Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, Ruhr-Universität Bochum , Universitätsstraße 150, 44780 Bochum , Germany
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- 1 Applied Microbiology, Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, Ruhr-Universität Bochum , Universitätsstraße 150, 44780 Bochum , Germany
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- 1 Applied Microbiology, Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, Ruhr-Universität Bochum , Universitätsstraße 150, 44780 Bochum , Germany
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- 2 Experimental Plasma Physics, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel , Christian-Albrechts-Platz 4, 24118 Kiel , Germany
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- 1 Applied Microbiology, Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, Ruhr-Universität Bochum , Universitätsstraße 150, 44780 Bochum , Germany
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- 1 Applied Microbiology, Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, Ruhr-Universität Bochum , Universitätsstraße 150, 44780 Bochum , Germany
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Biswas S, Das P, Rasaily S, Pariyar A, Biswas AN. Synthesis, structures and catalase activities of bis(µ-oxo)diMnIII,III and bis(µ-acetato)diMnII,II complexes bearing a quinolyl donor tripod ligand. Inorganica Chim Acta 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ica.2019.04.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Mirts EN, Petrik ID, Hosseinzadeh P, Nilges MJ, Lu Y. A designed heme-[4Fe-4S] metalloenzyme catalyzes sulfite reduction like the native enzyme. Science 2018; 361:1098-1101. [PMID: 30213908 DOI: 10.1126/science.aat8474] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2018] [Accepted: 07/25/2018] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Multielectron redox reactions often require multicofactor metalloenzymes to facilitate coupled electron and proton movement, but it is challenging to design artificial enzymes to catalyze these important reactions, owing to their structural and functional complexity. We report a designed heteronuclear heme-[4Fe-4S] cofactor in cytochrome c peroxidase as a structural and functional model of the enzyme sulfite reductase. The initial model exhibits spectroscopic and ligand-binding properties of the native enzyme, and sulfite reduction activity was improved-through rational tuning of the secondary sphere interactions around the [4Fe-4S] and the substrate-binding sites-to be close to that of the native enzyme. By offering insight into the requirements for a demanding six-electron, seven-proton reaction that has so far eluded synthetic catalysts, this study provides strategies for designing highly functional multicofactor artificial enzymes.
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- Evan N Mirts
- Center for Biophysics and Quantitative Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
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- School of Chemical Sciences Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Lab, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
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- Center for Biophysics and Quantitative Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA. .,Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA.,Department of Biochemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA.,Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA.,DOE Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA.,Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99352, USA
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Nair DN, Prasad R, Singhal N, Bhattacharjee M, Sudhakar R, Singh P, Thanumalayan S, Kiran U, Sharma Y, Sijwali PS. A conserved human DJ1-subfamily motif (DJSM) is critical for anti-oxidative and deglycase activities of Plasmodium falciparum DJ1. Mol Biochem Parasitol 2018; 222:70-80. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2018.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2018] [Revised: 04/25/2018] [Accepted: 05/01/2018] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Huang XL. Hydrolysis of Phosphate Esters Catalyzed by Inorganic Iron Oxide Nanoparticles Acting as Biocatalysts. ASTROBIOLOGY 2018; 18:294-310. [PMID: 29489387 DOI: 10.1089/ast.2016.1628] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Phosphorus ester hydrolysis is one of the key chemical processes in biological systems, including signaling, free-energy transaction, protein synthesis, and maintaining the integrity of genetic material. Hydrolysis of this otherwise kinetically stable phosphoester and/or phosphoanhydride bond is induced by enzymes such as purple acid phosphatase. Here, I report that, as in previously reported aged inorganic iron ion solutions, the iron oxide nanoparticles in the solution, which are trapped in a dialysis membrane tube filled with the various iron oxides, significantly promote the hydrolysis of the various phosphate esters, including the inorganic polyphosphates, with enzyme-like kinetics. This observation, along with those of recent studies of iron oxide, vanadium pentoxide, and molybdenum trioxide nanoparticles that behave as mimics of peroxidase, bromoperoxidase, and sulfite oxidase, respectively, indicates that the oxo-metal bond in the oxide nanoparticles is critical for the function of these corresponding natural metalloproteins. These inorganic biocatalysts challenge the traditional concept of replicator-first scenarios and support the metabolism-first hypothesis. As biocatalysts, these inorganic nanoparticles with enzyme-like activity may work in natural terrestrial environments and likely were at work in early Earth environments as well. They may have played an important role in the C, H, O, S, and P metabolic pathway with regard to the emergence and early evolution of life. Key Words: Enzyme-Hydrolysis-Iron oxide-Nanoparticles-Origin of life-Phosphate ester. Astrobiology 18, 294-310.
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Sreenilayam G, Moore EJ, Steck V, Fasan R. Stereoselective olefin cyclopropanation under aerobic conditions with an artificial enzyme incorporating an iron-chlorin e6 cofactor. ACS Catal 2017; 7:7629-7633. [PMID: 29576911 DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.7b02583] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Myoglobin has recently emerged as a promising biocatalyst for catalyzing carbene-mediated cyclopropanation, a synthetically valuable transformation not found in nature. Having naturally evolved for binding dioxygen, the carbene transferase activity of this metalloprotein is severely inhibited by it, imposing the need for strictly anaerobic conditions to conduct these reactions. In this report, we describe how substitution of the native heme cofactor with an iron-chlorin e6 complex enabled the development of a biocatalyst capable of promoting the cyclopropanation of vinylarenes with high catalytic efficiency (up to 6,970 TON), turnover rate (>2,000 turnovers/min), and stereoselectivity (up to 99% de and ee) in the presence of oxygen. The artificial metalloenzyme can be recombinantly expressed in bacterial cells, enabling its application also in the context of whole-cell biotransformations. This work makes available a robust and easy-to-use oxygen-tolerant biocatalyst for asymmetric cyclopropanations and demonstrates the value of porphyrin ligand substitution as a strategy for tuning and enhancing the catalytic properties of hemoproteins in the context of abiological reactions.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627, United States
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Dong X, Fan Y, Yang P, Kong J, Li D, Miao J, Hua S, Hu C. Ultraviolet-Visible (UV-Vis) and Fluorescence Spectroscopic Investigation of the Interactions of Ionic Liquids and Catalase. APPLIED SPECTROSCOPY 2016; 70:1851-1860. [PMID: 27324424 DOI: 10.1177/0003702816653124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2015] [Accepted: 03/22/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The inhibitory effects of nine ionic liquids (ILs) on the catalase activity were investigated using fluorescence, absorption ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy. The interactions of ILs and catalase on the molecular level were studied. The experimental results indicated that ILs could inhibit the catalase activity and their inhibitory abilities depended on their chemical structures. Fluorescence experiments showed that hydrogen bonding played an important role in the interaction process. The inhibitory abilities of ILs on catalase activity could be simply described by their hydrophobicity and hydrogen bonding abilities. Unexpected less inhibitory effects of trifluoromethanesulfonate (TfO-) might be ascribed to its larger size, which makes it difficult to go through the substrate channel of catalase to the active site.
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- Xing Dong
- College of Physics and Chemistry, Henan Polytechnic University, China
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- College of Physics and Chemistry, Henan Polytechnic University, China
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- College of Physics and Chemistry, Henan Polytechnic University, China
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- College of Physics and Chemistry, Henan Polytechnic University, China
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- College of Physics and Chemistry, Henan Polytechnic University, China
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- College of Physics and Chemistry, Henan Polytechnic University, China
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- College of Physics and Chemistry, Henan Polytechnic University, China
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- College of Physics and Chemistry, Henan Polytechnic University, China
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Ravikiran B, Mahalakshmi R. Unusual post-translational protein modifications: the benefits of sophistication. RSC Adv 2014. [DOI: 10.1039/c4ra04694c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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This review summarizes the “seemingly bizarre”, yet naturally occurring, covalent non-disulphide cross-links in enzymatic and scaffolding proteins and their functions.
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- Boddepalli Ravikiran
- Molecular Biophysics Laboratory
- Department of Biological Sciences
- Indian Institute of Science Education and Research
- Bhopal, India
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- Molecular Biophysics Laboratory
- Department of Biological Sciences
- Indian Institute of Science Education and Research
- Bhopal, India
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Domínguez L, Sosa-Peinado A, Hansberg W. How catalase recognizes H2
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in a sea of water. Proteins 2013; 82:45-56. [DOI: 10.1002/prot.24352] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2013] [Revised: 06/05/2013] [Accepted: 06/10/2013] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Laura Domínguez
- Departamento de Bioquímica; Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, UNAM; México D. F. México
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- Departamento de Bioquímica; Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, UNAM; México D. F. México
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- Departamento de Biología Celular y Desarrollo; Instituto de Fisiología Celular, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, UNAM; México D. F. México
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Zárate-Romero A, Stojanoff V, Rojas-Trejo SP, Hansberg W, Rudiño-Piñera E. Conformational stability and crystal packing: polymorphism in Neurospora crassa CAT-3. Acta Crystallogr Sect F Struct Biol Cryst Commun 2013; 69:753-8. [PMID: 23832201 DOI: 10.1107/s1744309113013468] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2013] [Accepted: 05/16/2013] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Polymorphism is frequently observed from different crystallization conditions. In proteins, the effect on conformational variability is poorly documented, with only a few reported examples. Here, three polymorphic crystal structures determined for a large-subunit catalase, CAT-3 from Neurospora crassa, are reported. Two of them belonged to new space groups, P1 and P43212, and a third structure belonged to the same space group, P212121, as the previously deposited 2.3 Å resolution structure (PDB entry 3ej6), but had a higher resolution (1.95 Å). Comparisons between these polymorphic structures highlight the conformational stability of tetrameric CAT-3 and reveal a distortion in the tetrameric structure that has not previously been described.
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- Andrés Zárate-Romero
- Departamento de Medicina Molecular y Bioprocesos, Instituto de Biotecnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Avenida Universidad 2001, Chamilpa, 62210 Cuernavaca, MOR, Mexico.
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Catalase is an important virulence factor for survival in macrophages and other phagocytic cells. In Chlamydiaceae, no catalase had been described so far. With the sequencing and annotation of the full genomes of Chlamydia-related bacteria, the presence of different catalase-encoding genes has been documented. However, their distribution in the Chlamydiales order and the functionality of these catalases remain unknown. Phylogeny of chlamydial catalases was inferred using MrBayes, maximum likelihood, and maximum parsimony algorithms, allowing the description of three clade 3 and two clade 2 catalases. Only monofunctional catalases were found (no catalase-peroxidase or Mn-catalase). All presented a conserved catalytic domain and tertiary structure. Enzymatic activity of cloned chlamydial catalases was assessed by measuring hydrogen peroxide degradation. The catalases are enzymatically active with different efficiencies. The catalase of Parachlamydia acanthamoebae is the least efficient of all (its catalytic activity was 2 logs lower than that of Pseudomonas aeruginosa). Based on the phylogenetic analysis, we hypothesize that an ancestral class 2 catalase probably was present in the common ancestor of all current Chlamydiales but was retained only in Criblamydia sequanensis and Neochlamydia hartmannellae. The catalases of class 3, present in Estrella lausannensis and Parachlamydia acanthamoebae, probably were acquired by lateral gene transfer from Rhizobiales, whereas for Waddlia chondrophila they likely originated from Legionellales or Actinomycetales. The acquisition of catalases on several occasions in the Chlamydiales suggests the importance of this enzyme for the bacteria in their host environment.
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Yuzugullu Y, Trinh CH, Fairhurst L, Ogel ZB, McPherson MJ, Pearson AR. Investigating the active centre of the Scytalidium thermophilum catalase. Acta Crystallogr Sect F Struct Biol Cryst Commun 2013; 69:369-75. [PMID: 23545640 PMCID: PMC3614159 DOI: 10.1107/s1744309113004211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2012] [Accepted: 02/12/2013] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Almost all monofunctional haem catalases contain a highly conserved core containing the active site, which is connected to the exterior of the enzyme by three channels. These channels have been identified as potential routes for substrate flow and product release. To further investigate the role of these molecular channels, a series of mutants of Scytalidium thermophilum catalase were generated. The three-dimensional structures of four catalase variants, N155A, V123A, V123C and V123T, have been determined at resolutions of 2.25, 1.93, 1.9 and 1.7 Å, respectively. The V123C variant contains a new covalent bond between the S atom of Cys123 and the imidazole ring of the essential His82. This variant enzyme has only residual catalase activity and contains haem b instead of the normal haem d. The H82A variant demonstrates low catalase and phenol oxidase activities (0.2 and 20% of those of recombinant wild-type catalase-phenol oxidase, respectively). The N155A and N155H variants exhibit 4.5 and 3% of the wild-type catalase activity and contain haem d, showing that Asn155 is essential for catalysis but is not required for the conversion of haem b to haem d. Structural analysis suggests that the cause of the effect of these mutations on catalysis is the disruption of the ability of dioxygen substrates to efficiently access the active site. Additional mutants have been characterized biochemically to further probe the roles of the different channels. Introducing smaller or polar side chains in place of Val123 reduces the catalase activity. The F160V, F161V and F168V mutants show a marked decrease in catalase activity but have a much lower effect on the phenol oxidase activity, despite containing substoichiometric amounts of haem.
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- Yonca Yuzugullu
- Department of Biology, Kocaeli University, 41380 Kocaeli, Turkey
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- Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, England
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- Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, England
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- Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, England
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- Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, England
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Yuzugullu Y, Trinh CH, Smith MA, Pearson AR, Phillips SEV, Sutay Kocabas D, Bakir U, Ogel ZB, McPherson MJ. Structure, recombinant expression and mutagenesis studies of the catalase with oxidase activity fromScytalidium thermophilum. ACTA CRYSTALLOGRAPHICA SECTION D: BIOLOGICAL CRYSTALLOGRAPHY 2013; 69:398-408. [DOI: 10.1107/s0907444912049001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2012] [Accepted: 11/29/2012] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Jha V, Chelikani P, Carpena X, Fita I, Loewen PC. Influence of main channel structure on H2O2 access to the heme cavity of catalase KatE of Escherichia coli. Arch Biochem Biophys 2012; 526:54-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2012.06.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2012] [Revised: 06/28/2012] [Accepted: 06/30/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Mutation of Phe413 to Tyr in catalase KatE from Escherichia coli leads to side chain damage and main chain cleavage. Arch Biochem Biophys 2012; 525:207-14. [DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2011.11.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2011] [Revised: 11/24/2011] [Accepted: 11/30/2011] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Homology modeling and phylogenetic relationships of catalases of an opportunistic pathogen Rhizopus oryzae. Life Sci 2012; 91:115-26. [DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2012.06.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/29/2012] [Revised: 05/24/2012] [Accepted: 06/15/2012] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Mishra S, Imlay J. Why do bacteria use so many enzymes to scavenge hydrogen peroxide? Arch Biochem Biophys 2012; 525:145-60. [PMID: 22609271 DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2012.04.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 258] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2012] [Revised: 04/13/2012] [Accepted: 04/14/2012] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Hydrogen peroxide (H(2)O(2)) is continuously formed by the autoxidation of redox enzymes in aerobic cells, and it also enters from the environment, where it can be generated both by chemical processes and by the deliberate actions of competing organisms. Because H(2)O(2) is acutely toxic, bacteria elaborate scavenging enzymes to keep its intracellular concentration at nanomolar levels. Mutants that lack such enzymes grow poorly, suffer from high rates of mutagenesis, or even die. In order to understand how bacteria cope with oxidative stress, it is important to identify the key enzymes involved in H(2)O(2) degradation. Catalases and NADH peroxidase (Ahp) are primary scavengers in many bacteria, and their activities and physiological impacts have been unambiguously demonstrated through phenotypic analysis and through direct measurements of H(2)O(2) clearance in vivo. Yet a wide variety of additional enzymes have been proposed to serve similar roles: thiol peroxidase, bacterioferritin comigratory protein, glutathione peroxidase, cytochrome c peroxidase, and rubrerythrins. Each of these enzymes can degrade H(2)O(2) in vitro, but their contributions in vivo remain unclear. In this review we examine the genetic, genomic, regulatory, and biochemical evidence that each of these is a bonafide scavenger of H(2)O(2) in the cell. We also consider possible reasons that bacteria might require multiple enzymes to catalyze this process, including differences in substrate specificity, compartmentalization, cofactor requirements, kinetic optima, and enzyme stability. It is hoped that the resolution of these issues will lead to an understanding of stress resistance that is more accurate and perceptive.
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- Surabhi Mishra
- Department of Microbiology, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
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Thirty years of heme catalases structural biology. Arch Biochem Biophys 2011; 525:102-10. [PMID: 22209752 DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2011.12.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2011] [Revised: 12/13/2011] [Accepted: 12/15/2011] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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About thirty years ago the crystal structures of the heme catalases from Penicillium vitale (PVC) and, a few months later, from bovine liver (BLC) were published. Both enzymes were compact tetrameric molecules with subunits that, despite their size differences and the large phylogenetic separation between the two organisms, presented a striking structural similarity for about 460 residues. The high conservation, confirmed in all the subsequent structures determined, suggested a strong pressure to preserve a functional catalase fold, which is almost exclusively found in these mono-functional heme catalases. However, even in the absence of the catalase fold an efficient catalase activity is also found in the heme containing catalase-peroxidase proteins. The structure of these broad substrate range enzymes, reported for the first time less than ten years ago from the halophilic archaebacterium Haloarcula marismortui (HmCPx) and from the bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei (BpKatG), showed a heme pocket closely related to that of plant peroxidases, though with a number of unique modifications that enable the catalase reaction. Despite the wealth of structural information already available, for both monofunctional catalases and catalase-peroxidases, a number of unanswered major questions require continuing structural research with truly innovative approaches.
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Molecular characterization of a catalase-negative Staphylococcus aureus subsp. aureus Strain collected from a patient with mitral valve endocarditis and pericarditis revealed a novel nonsense mutation in the katA gene. J Clin Microbiol 2011; 49:3398-402. [PMID: 21715584 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.00849-11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [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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We report a case of endocarditis and pericarditis caused by catalase-negative Staphylococcus aureus. Molecular characterization revealed a novel nonsense mutation in the katA gene, leading to a loss of 238 amino acids (47% of the wild-type catalase protein), including the heme-binding site, NADPH-binding region, and Tyr-337, essential for catalysis.
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Jha V, Louis S, Chelikani P, Carpena X, Donald LJ, Fita I, Loewen PC. Modulation of Heme Orientation and Binding by a Single Residue in Catalase HPII of Escherichia coli. Biochemistry 2011; 50:2101-10. [DOI: 10.1021/bi200027v] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Vikash Jha
- Department of Microbiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada
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- Institute of Research in Biomedicine (IRB-Barcelona) and Institut de Biología Molecular (IBMB-CSIC), Parc Científic, Baldiri Reixac 10, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada
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- Institute of Research in Biomedicine (IRB-Barcelona) and Institut de Biología Molecular (IBMB-CSIC), Parc Científic, Baldiri Reixac 10, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada
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Goyal MM, Basak A. Human catalase: looking for complete identity. Protein Cell 2010; 1:888-97. [PMID: 21204015 DOI: 10.1007/s13238-010-0113-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 149] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2010] [Accepted: 09/19/2010] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Catalases are well studied enzymes that play critical roles in protecting cells against the toxic effects of hydrogen peroxide. The ubiquity of the enzyme and the availability of substrates made heme catalases the focus of many biochemical and molecular biology studies over 100 years. In human, this has been implicated in various physiological and pathological conditions. Advancement in proteomics revealed many of novel and previously unknown features of this mysterious enzyme, but some functional aspects are yet to be explained. Along with discussion on future research area, this mini-review compile the information available on the structure, function and mechanism of action of human catalase.
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- Madhur M Goyal
- Department of Biochemistry, J. N. Medical College, Datta Meghe Insatitute of Medical Sciences (Deemed University), Wardha 442004, India.
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Smith LJ, Kahraman A, Thornton JM. Heme proteins--diversity in structural characteristics, function, and folding. Proteins 2010; 78:2349-68. [PMID: 20544970 DOI: 10.1002/prot.22747] [Citation(s) in RCA: 117] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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The characteristics of heme prosthetic groups and their binding sites have been analyzed in detail in a data set of nonhomologous heme proteins. Variations in the shape, volume, and chemical composition of the binding site, in the mode of heme binding and in the number and nature of heme-protein interactions are found to result in significantly different heme environments in proteins with different functions in biology. Differences are also seen in the properties of the apo states of the proteins. The apo states of proteins that bind heme permanently in their functional form show some disorder, ranging from local unfolding in the heme binding pocket to complete unfolding to give a random coil. In contrast, proteins that bind heme transiently are fully folded in their apo and holo states, presumably allowing both apo and holo forms to remain biologically active resisting aggregation or proteolysis. The principles identified here provide a framework for the design of de novo proteins that will exhibit tight heme ligand binding and for the identification of the function of structural genomic target proteins with heme ligands.
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- Lorna J Smith
- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, Oxford OX1 3QR, United Kingdom.
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Catalase evolved to concentrate H2O2 at its active site. Arch Biochem Biophys 2010; 500:82-91. [DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2010.05.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2010] [Revised: 04/20/2010] [Accepted: 05/18/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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High-Level Expression of Heme-Dependent Catalase Gene katA from Lactobacillus Sakei Protects Lactobacillus Rhamnosus from Oxidative Stress. Mol Biotechnol 2010; 45:155-60. [DOI: 10.1007/s12033-010-9254-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Fernandez-Lafuente R. Stabilization of multimeric enzymes: Strategies to prevent subunit dissociation. Enzyme Microb Technol 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/j.enzmictec.2009.08.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 503] [Impact Index Per Article: 33.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Pakhomova S, Gao B, Boeglin WE, Brash AR, Newcomer ME. The structure and peroxidase activity of a 33-kDa catalase-related protein from Mycobacterium avium ssp. paratuberculosis. Protein Sci 2009; 18:2559-68. [PMID: 19827095 PMCID: PMC2821274 DOI: 10.1002/pro.265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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True catalases are tyrosine-liganded, usually tetrameric, hemoproteins with subunit sizes of approximately 55-84 kDa. Recently characterized hemoproteins with a catalase-related structure, yet lacking in catalatic activity, include the 40-43 kDa allene oxide synthases of marine invertebrates and cyanobacteria. Herein, we describe the 1.8 A X-ray crystal structure of a 33 kDa subunit hemoprotein from Mycobacterium avium ssp. paratuberculosis (annotated as MAP-2744c), that retains the core elements of the catalase fold and exhibits an organic peroxide-dependent peroxidase activity. MAP-2744c exhibits negligible catalatic activity, weak peroxidatic activity using hydrogen peroxide (20/s) and strong peroxidase activity (approximately 300/s) using organic hydroperoxides as co-substrate. Key amino acid differences significantly impact prosthetic group conformation and placement and confer a distinct activity to this prototypical member of a group of conserved bacterial "minicatalases". Its structural features and the result of the enzyme assays support a role for MAP-2744c and its close homologues in mitigating challenge by a variety of reactive oxygen species.
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- Svetlana Pakhomova
- Department of Biological Sciences, Louisiana State UniversityBaton Rouge, Louisiana
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- Pharmacology Department, Vanderbilt University School of MedicineNashville, Tennessee
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- Pharmacology Department, Vanderbilt University School of MedicineNashville, Tennessee
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- Pharmacology Department, Vanderbilt University School of MedicineNashville, Tennessee
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Louisiana State UniversityBaton Rouge, Louisiana,*Correspondence to: Marcia E. Newcomer, Department of Biological Sciences, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803. E-mail:
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Kimoto H, Matsuyama H, Yumoto I, Yoshimune K. Heme content of recombinant catalase from Psychrobacter sp. T-3 altered by host Escherichia coli cell growth conditions. Protein Expr Purif 2008; 59:357-9. [PMID: 18424070 DOI: 10.1016/j.pep.2008.03.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2008] [Accepted: 03/24/2008] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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The catalase gene of Psychrobacter sp. T-3 was cloned, and the gene product (PktA) was overexpressed in Escherichia coli. The specific activity of the purified PktA was slightly lower than that of the native purified enzyme obtained from Psychrobacter sp. T-3. Spectrophotometric measurements of the purified enzymes suggested that the recombinant PktA contains a mixture of heme b and d, although the native enzyme contains the sole heme b. An addition of the heme precursor 5-aminolevulinic acid (ALA) to the medium increased the heme b content of the recombinant PktA, and the resulting enzyme showed higher specific activity than the native enzyme. This is the first report that shows the heme content of overproduced catalase altered by the host cell growth conditions.
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- Hideyuki Kimoto
- Department of Bioscience and Technology, School of Engineering, Hokkaido Tokai University, Minaminosawa, Minami-ku, Sapporo 005-8601, Japan
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Redfern OC, Harrison A, Dallman T, Pearl FMG, Orengo CA. CATHEDRAL: a fast and effective algorithm to predict folds and domain boundaries from multidomain protein structures. PLoS Comput Biol 2008; 3:e232. [PMID: 18052539 PMCID: PMC2098860 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.0030232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2007] [Accepted: 10/11/2007] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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We present CATHEDRAL, an iterative protocol for determining the location of previously observed protein folds in novel multidomain protein structures. CATHEDRAL builds on the features of a fast secondary-structure–based method (using graph theory) to locate known folds within a multidomain context and a residue-based, double-dynamic programming algorithm, which is used to align members of the target fold groups against the query protein structure to identify the closest relative and assign domain boundaries. To increase the fidelity of the assignments, a support vector machine is used to provide an optimal scoring scheme. Once a domain is verified, it is excised, and the search protocol is repeated in an iterative fashion until all recognisable domains have been identified. We have performed an initial benchmark of CATHEDRAL against other publicly available structure comparison methods using a consensus dataset of domains derived from the CATH and SCOP domain classifications. CATHEDRAL shows superior performance in fold recognition and alignment accuracy when compared with many equivalent methods. If a novel multidomain structure contains a known fold, CATHEDRAL will locate it in 90% of cases, with <1% false positives. For nearly 80% of assigned domains in a manually validated test set, the boundaries were correctly delineated within a tolerance of ten residues. For the remaining cases, previously classified domains were very remotely related to the query chain so that embellishments to the core of the fold caused significant differences in domain sizes and manual refinement of the boundaries was necessary. To put this performance in context, a well-established sequence method based on hidden Markov models was only able to detect 65% of domains, with 33% of the subsequent boundaries assigned within ten residues. Since, on average, 50% of newly determined protein structures contain more than one domain unit, and typically 90% or more of these domains are already classified in CATH, CATHEDRAL will considerably facilitate the automation of protein structure classification. Proteins comprise individual folding units known as domains, with a significant proportion containing two or more (multidomain structures). Each domain is thought to represent a unit of evolution and adopts a specific fold. Detecting domains is often the first step in classifying proteins into evolutionary families for studying the relationship between sequence, structure, and function. Automatically identifying domains from structural data is problematic due to the fact that domains vary substantially in their compactness and geometric separation from one another in the whole protein. We present a novel method, CATHEDRAL, which iteratively identifies each domain by comparing a query structure against a library of manually verified domains in the CATH domain database through computational structure comparison. We find that CATHEDRAL is able to outperform the majority of popular structure comparison methods for finding structural relatives. Furthermore, it is able to accurately identify domain boundaries and outperform other methods of structure-based domain prediction for the majority of proteins. CATHEDRAL is available as a Webserver to provide domain annotations for the community and hence aid in structural and functional characterisation of newly solved protein structures.
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- Oliver C Redfern
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University College London, London, United Kingdom.
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Lasserre JP, Beyne E, Pyndiah S, Lapaillerie D, Claverol S, Bonneu M. A complexomic study of Escherichia coli using two-dimensional blue native/SDS polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. Electrophoresis 2006; 27:3306-21. [PMID: 16858726 DOI: 10.1002/elps.200500912] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Study of the complexome - all the protein complexes of the cell - is essential for a better understanding and more global vision of cell function. Using two-dimensional blue native/SDS-PAGE (2-D BN/SDS-PAGE) technology, the cytosolic and membrane protein complexes of Escherichia coli were separated. Then, the different partners of each protein complex were identified by LC-MS/MS. In this report, 306 protein complexes were separated and identified. Among these protein complexes, 50 heteromultimeric and 256 homomultimeric protein complexes were found. Among the 50 heteromultimeric protein complexes, 18 previously described protein complexes validate the technology. In this study, 109 new protein complexes were found, providing insight into the function of previously uncharacterized bacterial proteins.
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- Jean-Paul Lasserre
- Plateforme Génomique Fonctionnelle Bordeaux - Pôle Protéomique, Université Victor Segalen Bordeaux 2, Bordeaux, France
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Ikezaki A, Nakamura M, Juillard S, Simonneaux G. 13C NMR Studies of the Electronic Structure of Low-Spin Iron(III) Tetraphenylchlorin Complexes. Inorg Chem 2006; 45:6728-39. [PMID: 16903729 DOI: 10.1021/ic060508o] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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A series of low-spin six-coordinate (tetraphenylchlorinato)iron(III) complexes [Fe(TPC)(L)2]+/- (L = 1-MeIm, CN-, 4-CNPy, and (t)BuNC) have been prepared, and their (13)C NMR spectra have been examined to reveal the electronic structure. These complexes exist as the mixture of the two isomers with the (d(xy))2(d(xz), d(yz))3 and (d(xz), d(yz))4(d(xy))1 ground states. Contribution of the (d(xz), d(yz))4(d(xy))1 isomer has increased as the axial ligand changes from 1-MeIm, to CN(-) (in CD2Cl2 solution), CN- (in CD(3)OD solution), and 4-CNPy, and then to tBuNC as revealed by the meso and pyrroline carbon chemical shifts; the meso carbon signals at 146 and -19 ppm in [Fe(TPC)(1-MeIm)2]+ shifted to 763 and 700 ppm in [Fe(TPC)(tBuNC)2]+. In the case of the CN- complex, the population of the (d(xz), d(yz))4(d(xy))1 isomer has increased to a great extent when the solvent is changed from CD2Cl2 to CD3OD. The result is ascribed to the stabilization of the d(xz) and d(yz) orbitals of iron(III) caused by the hydrogen bonding between methanol and the coordinated cyanide ligand. Comparison of the 13C NMR data of the TPC complexes with those of the TPP, OEP, and OEC complexes has revealed that the populations of the (d(xz), d(yz))4(d(xy))1 isomer in TPC complexes are much larger than those in the corresponding TPP, OEC, and OEP complexes carrying the same axial ligands.
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- Akira Ikezaki
- Department of Chemistry, School of Medicine, Toho University, Ota-ku, Tokyo 143-8540, Japan
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Cold-adapted features of Vibrio salmonicida catalase: characterisation and comparison with the mesophilic counterpart from Proteus mirabilis. Extremophiles 2006. [DOI: 10.1007/s00792-006-0520-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Ramsay B, Wiedenheft B, Allen M, Gauss GH, Lawrence CM, Young M, Douglas T. Dps-like protein from the hyperthermophilic archaeon Pyrococcus furiosus. J Inorg Biochem 2006; 100:1061-8. [PMID: 16412514 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2005.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2005] [Revised: 11/23/2005] [Accepted: 11/28/2005] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Oxidative stress is a universal phenomenon experienced by organisms in all domains of life. Proteins like those in the ferritin-like di-iron carboxylate superfamily have evolved to manage this stress. Here we describe the cloning, isolation, and characterization of a Dps-like protein from the hyperthermophilic archaeon Pyrococcus furiosus (PfDps-like). Phylogenetic analysis, primary structure alignments and higher order structural predictions all suggest that the P. furiosus protein is related to proteins within the broad superfamily of ferritin-like di-iron carboxylate proteins. The recombinant PfDps protein self-assembles into a 12 subunit quaternary structure with an outer shell diameter of approximately 10nm and an interior diameter of approximately 5 nm. Dps proteins functionally manage the toxicity of oxidative stress by sequestering intracellular ferrous iron and using it to reduce H(2)O(2) in a two electron process to form water. The iron is converted to a benign form as Fe(III) within the protein cage. This Dps-mediated reduction of hydrogen peroxide, coupled with the protein's capacity to sequester iron, contributes to its service as a multifunctional antioxidant.
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- Bradley Ramsay
- Thermal Biology Institute, Montana State University, 108 Gaines Hall, Bozeman, MT 59717, USA
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Lorentzen MS, Moe E, Jouve HM, Willassen NP. Cold adapted features of Vibrio salmonicida catalase: characterisation and comparison to the mesophilic counterpart from Proteus mirabilis. Extremophiles 2006; 10:427-40. [PMID: 16609813 DOI: 10.1007/s00792-006-0518-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2005] [Accepted: 01/31/2006] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The gene encoding catalase from the psychrophilic marine bacterium Vibrio salmonicida LFI1238 was identified, cloned and expressed in the catalase-deficient Escherichia coli UM2. Recombinant catalase from V. salmonicida (VSC) was purified to apparent homogeneity as a tetramer with a molecular mass of 235 kDa. VSC contained 67% heme b and 25% protoporphyrin IX. VSC was able to bind NADPH, react with cyanide and form compounds I and II as other monofunctional small subunit heme catalases. Amino acid sequence alignment of VSC and catalase from the mesophilic Proteus mirabilis (PMC) revealed 71% identity. As for cold adapted enzymes in general, VSC possessed a lower temperature optimum and higher catalytic efficiency (k (cat)/K (m)) compared to PMC. VSC have higher affinity for hydrogen peroxide (apparent K (m)) at all temperatures. For VSC the turnover rate (k (cat)) is slightly lower while the catalytic efficiency is slightly higher compared to PMC over the temperature range measured, except at 4 degrees C. Moreover, the catalytic efficiency of VSC and PMC is almost temperature independent, except at 4 degrees C where PMC has a twofold lower efficiency compared to VSC. This may indicate that VSC has evolved to maintain a high efficiency at low temperatures.
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- Marit Sjo Lorentzen
- Department of Molecular Biotechnology, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Medical Biology, University of Tromsø, 9037 Tromsø, Norway
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Riise EK, Lorentzen MS, Helland R, Willassen NP. Crystallization and preliminary X-ray diffraction analysis of a cold-adapted catalase from Vibrio salmonicida. Acta Crystallogr Sect F Struct Biol Cryst Commun 2006; 62:77-9. [PMID: 16511268 PMCID: PMC2150922 DOI: 10.1107/s1744309105041199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2005] [Accepted: 12/08/2005] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Catalase (EC 1.11.1.6) catalyses the breakdown of hydrogen peroxide to water and molecular oxygen. Recombinant Vibrio salmonicida catalase (VSC) possesses typical cold-adapted features, with higher catalytic efficiency, lower thermal stability and a lower temperature optimum than its mesophilic counterpart from Proteus mirabilis. Crystals of VSC were produced by the hanging-drop vapour-diffusion method using ammonium sulfate as precipitant. The crystals belong to the monoclinic space group P2(1), with unit-cell parameters a = 98.15, b = 217.76, c = 99.28 A, beta = 110.48 degrees. Data were collected to 1.96 A and a molecular-replacement solution was found with eight molecules in the asymmetric unit.
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- Ellen Kristin Riise
- The Norwegian Structural Biology Centre, Faculty of Science, University of Tromsø, N-9037 Tromsø, Norway
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnology, Institute of Medical Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tromsø, N-9037 Tromsø, Norway
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- The Norwegian Structural Biology Centre, Faculty of Science, University of Tromsø, N-9037 Tromsø, Norway
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- The Norwegian Structural Biology Centre, Faculty of Science, University of Tromsø, N-9037 Tromsø, Norway
- Department of Molecular Biotechnology, Institute of Medical Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tromsø, N-9037 Tromsø, Norway
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Chelikani P, Ramana T, Radhakrishnan TM. Catalase: A repertoire of unusual features. Indian J Clin Biochem 2005; 20:131-5. [PMID: 23105545 PMCID: PMC3453835 DOI: 10.1007/bf02867412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Catalases are antioxidant enzymes which catalyze the breakdown of hydrogen peroxide to water and oxygen, and are one of the oldest enzymes to be studied biochemically. The first crystal structure of a catalase appeared in the year 1980 and it revealed the tetrameric nature of the enzyme and presence of channels accessing the deeply buried active site heme. An interesting feature of the tetrameric structure is the characteristic interweaving or arm exchange of the subunits. The recent elucidation of the crystal structure of transport proteins (porins, aquaporins) showed that these proteins are also tetrameric in nature and posses channels. However, recent specific investigations focusing on the roles for these channels, in the mechanism of enzyme action of catalases, revealed significant similarities with that observed for the transport of water and/or glycerol, in aquaporins.
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- Prashen Chelikani
- Department of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 02139 Cambridge, MA U.S.A
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- Biotechnology division, Andhra University, 530 003 Visakhapatnam, AP India
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Swain MD, Benson DE. Geometric preferences of crosslinked protein-derived cofactors reveal a high propensity for near-sequence pairs. Proteins 2005; 59:64-71. [PMID: 15696544 DOI: 10.1002/prot.20403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Protein-derived cofactors that are composed of covalently crosslinked amino acid side chains are of increasing importance in protein science. These crosslinked protein-derived cofactors (CPDC) are formed either through direct oxidation by metal/O(2)-derived intermediates or through outer sphere oxidation by highly oxidizing cofactors. CPDCs that are formed by outer sphere oxidation do not require side-chain precursors to be coordinated by a metal center, and therefore are more difficult to identify than those formed by direct oxidation. To better understand the propensity for CPDC formation by outer sphere oxidation, the geometrical preferences of CPDCs were examined. The Dezymer algorithm has been used to identify all putative CPDC-forming mutations in 500 proteins. Geometrically, although chemically unrelated, these CPDCs were found to be similar to disulfide-bonded cysteine pairs. Additionally, the percentage of near-sequence pairs (i and i +1 to i and i + 5) increased as the average C(alpha)-C(alpha) distance between the amino acid pairs increased. This survey also examined the protein databank for proteins with pre-attack conformations for CPDCs, using non-bonded contacts reported by Procheck. A total of 323 unique proteins was identified, with 55 being near-sequence amino acid pairs. The high geometric propensity of near-sequence amino acid pairs for forming CPDCs is significant due to difficulties associated with detection by structural or mass spectrometric methods.
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- Marla D Swain
- Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48202, USA
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Kanamori D, Yamada Y, Onoda A, Okamura TA, Adachi S, Yamamoto H, Ueyama N. Structures and properties of octaethylporphinato(phenolate)iron(III) complexes with NH⋯O hydrogen bonds: modulation of Fe–O bond character by the hydrogen bond. Inorganica Chim Acta 2005. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ica.2004.09.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Díaz A, Horjales E, Rudiño-Piñera E, Arreola R, Hansberg W. Unusual Cys-Tyr covalent bond in a large catalase. J Mol Biol 2004; 342:971-85. [PMID: 15342250 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2004.07.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2004] [Revised: 07/02/2004] [Accepted: 07/11/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Catalase-1, one of four catalase activities of Neurospora crassa, is associated with non-growing cells and accumulates in asexual spores. It is a large, tetrameric, highly efficient, and durable enzyme that is active even at molar concentrations of hydrogen peroxide. Catalase-1 is oxidized at the heme by singlet oxygen without significant effects on enzyme activity. Here we present the crystal structure of catalase-1 at 1.75A resolution. Compared to structures of other catalases of the large class, the main differences were found at the carboxy-terminal domain. The heme group is rotated 180 degrees around the alpha-gamma-meso carbon axis with respect to clade 3 small catalases. There is no co-ordination bond of the ferric ion at the heme distal side in catalase-1. The catalase-1 structure exhibited partial oxidation of heme b to heme d. Singlet oxygen, produced catalytically or by photosensitization, may hydroxylate C5 and C6 of pyrrole ring III with a subsequent formation of a gamma-spirolactone in C6. The modification site in catalases depends on the way dioxygen exits the protein: mainly through the central channel or the main channel in large and small catalases, respectively. The catalase-1 structure revealed an unusual covalent bond between a cysteine sulphur atom and the essential tyrosine residue of the proximal side of the active site. A peptide with the predicted theoretical mass of the two bound tryptic peptides was detected by mass spectrometry. A mechanism for the Cys-Tyr covalent bond formation is proposed. The tyrosine bound to the cysteine residue would be less prone to donate electrons to compound I to form compound II, explaining catalase-1 resistance to substrate inhibition and inactivation. An apparent constriction of the main channel at Ser198 lead us to propose a gate that opens the narrow part of the channel when there is sufficient hydrogen peroxide in the small cavity before the gate. This mechanism would explain the increase in catalytic velocity as the hydrogen peroxide concentration rises.
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- Adelaida Díaz
- Instituto de Fisiología Celular Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Circuito exterior s/n, Ciudad Universitaria, México, D.F., CP 04510, México
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Lee SJ, Kim SJ, Kim IK, Ko J, Jeong CS, Kim GH, Park C, Kang SO, Suh PG, Lee HS, Cha SS. Crystal structures of human DJ-1 and Escherichia coli Hsp31, which share an evolutionarily conserved domain. J Biol Chem 2003; 278:44552-9. [PMID: 12939276 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m304517200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 197] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Human DJ-1 and Escherichia coli Hsp31 belong to ThiJ/PfpI family, whose members contain a conserved domain. DJ-1 is associated with autosomal recessive early onset parkinsonism and Hsp31 is a molecular chaperone. Structural comparisons between DJ-1, Hsp31, and an Archaea protease, a member of ThiJ/PfpI family, lead to the identification of the chaperone activity of DJ-1 and the proteolytic activity of Hsp31. Moreover, the comparisons provide insights into how the functional diversity is realized in proteins that share an evolutionarily conserved domain. On the basis of the chaperone activity the possible role of DJ-1 in the pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease is discussed.
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- Sun-Joo Lee
- Beamline Division, Pohang Accelerator Laboratory, Pohang, 790-784, Kyungbuk, Republic of Korea
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Bartlett GJ, Borkakoti N, Thornton JM. Catalysing new reactions during evolution: economy of residues and mechanism. J Mol Biol 2003; 331:829-60. [PMID: 12909013 DOI: 10.1016/s0022-2836(03)00734-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The diversity of function in some enzyme superfamilies shows that during evolution, enzymes have evolved to catalyse different reactions on the same structure scaffold. In this analysis, we examine in detail how enzymes can modify their chemistry, through a comparison of the catalytic residues and mechanisms in 27 pairs of homologous enzymes of totally different functions. We find that evolution is very economical. Enzymes retain structurally conserved residues to aid catalysis, including residues that bind catalytic metal ions and modulate cofactor chemistry. We examine the conservation of residue type and residue function in these structurally conserved residue pairs. Additionally, enzymes often retain common mechanistic steps catalyzed by structurally conserved residues. We have examined these steps in the context of their overall reactions.
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- Gail J Bartlett
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University College London, Darwin Building, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, UK
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Chelikani P, Carpena X, Fita I, Loewen PC. An electrical potential in the access channel of catalases enhances catalysis. J Biol Chem 2003; 278:31290-6. [PMID: 12777389 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m304076200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [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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Substrate H2O2 must gain access to the deeply buried active site of catalases through channels of 30-50 A in length. The most prominent or main channel approaches the active site perpendicular to the plane of the heme and contains a number of residues that are conserved in all catalases. Changes in Val169, 8 A from the heme in catalase HPII from Escherichia coli, introducing smaller, larger or polar side chains reduces the catalase activity. Changes in Asp181, 12 A from the heme, reduces activity by up to 90% if the negatively charged side chain is removed when Ala, Gln, Ser, Asn, or Ile are the substituted residues. Only the D181E variant retains wild type activity. Determination of the crystal structures of the Glu181, Ala181, Ser181, and Gln181 variants of HPII reveals lower water occupancy in the main channel of the less active variants, particularly at the position forming the sixth ligand to the heme iron and in the hydrophobic, constricted region adjacent to Val169. It is proposed that an electrical potential exists between the negatively charged aspartate (or glutamate) side chain at position 181 and the positively charged heme iron 12 A distant. The potential field acts upon the electrical dipoles of water generating a common orientation that favors hydrogen bond formation and promotes interaction with the heme iron. Substrate hydrogen peroxide would be affected similarly and would enter the active site oriented optimally for interaction with active site residues.
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- Prashen Chelikani
- Department of Microbiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 2N2, Canada
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Monti D, Baldaro E, Riva S. Separation and characterization of two catalase activities isolated from the yeast Trigonopsis variabilis. Enzyme Microb Technol 2003. [DOI: 10.1016/s0141-0229(03)00017-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Simonneaux G, Kobeissi M, Toupet L. Electronic structure of iron chlorins: characterization of bis(l-valine methyl ester)(meso-tetraphenylchlorin)iron(III)triflate and bis(l-valine methyl ester)(meso-tetraphenylchlorin)iron(II). Inorg Chem 2003; 42:1644-51. [PMID: 12611534 DOI: 10.1021/ic026039h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The synthesis and characterization of the two iron chlorin complexes [Fe(III)(TPC)(NH(2)CH(CO(2)CH(3))(CH(CH(3))(2)))(2)]CF(3)SO(3) (1) and Fe(II)(TPC)[(NH(2)CH(CO(2)CH(3))(CH(CH(3))(2))](2) (2) are reported. The crystal structure of complex 1 has been determined. The X-ray structure shows that the porphyrinate rings are weakly distorted. The metal-nitrogen distances to the reduced pyrrole N(4), 2.034(4) A, and to the pyrrole trans to it N(2), 2.012(4) A, are longer than the distances to the two remaining nitrogens [N(1), 1.996(4) A, and N(3), 1.984(4) A], leading to a core-hole expansion of the macrocycle due to the reduced pyrrole. The (1)H NMR isotropic shifts at 20 degrees C of the different pyrrole protons of 1 varied from -0.8 to -48.3 ppm according to bis-ligated complexes of low-spin ferric chlorins. The EPR spectrum of [Fe(TPC)(NH(2)CH(CO(2)CH(3))(CH(CH(3))(2)))(2)]CF(3)SO(3) (1) in solution is rhombic and gives the principal g values g(1) = 2.70, g(2) = 2.33, and g(3) = 1.61 (Sigmag(2) = 15.3). These spectroscopic observations are indicative of a metal-based electron in the d(pi) orbital for the [Fe(TPC)(NH(2)CH(CO(2)CH(3))(CH(CH(3))(2)))(2)]CF(3)SO(3) (1) complex with a (d(xy))(2)(d(xz)d(yz))(3) ground state at any temperature. The X-ray structure of the ferrous complex 2 also shows that the porphyrinate rings are weakly distorted. The metal-nitrogen distances to the reduced pyrrole N(4), 1.991(5) A, and to the pyrrole trans to it N(2), 2.005(6) A, are slightly different from the distances to the two remaining nitrogens [N(1), 1.988(5) A, and N(3), 2.015(5) A], leading to a core-hole expansion of the macrocycle due to the reduced pyrrole.
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- Gérard Simonneaux
- Laboratoire de Chimie Organométallique et Biologique, UMR CNRS 6509, Université de Rennes 1, Campus de Beaulieu, 35042 Rennes Cedex, France.
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Carpena X, Soriano M, Klotz MG, Duckworth HW, Donald LJ, Melik-Adamyan W, Fita I, Loewen PC. Structure of the Clade 1 catalase, CatF of Pseudomonas syringae, at 1.8 A resolution. Proteins 2003; 50:423-36. [PMID: 12557185 DOI: 10.1002/prot.10284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Catalase CatF of Pseudomonas syringae has been identified phylogenetically as a clade 1 catalase, closely related to plant catalases, a group from which no structure has been determined. The structure of CatF has been refined at 1.8 A resolution by using X-ray synchrotron data collected from a crystal flash-cooled with liquid nitrogen. The crystallographic agreement factors R and R(free) are, respectively, 18.3% and 24.0%. The asymmetric unit of the crystal contains a whole molecule that shows accurate 222-point group symmetry. The crystallized enzyme is a homotetramer of subunits with 484 residues, some 26 residues shorter than predicted from the DNA sequence. Mass spectrometry analysis confirmed the absence of 26 N-terminal residues, possibly removed by a periplasmic transport system. The core structure of the CatF subunit was closely related to seven other catalases with root-mean-square deviations (RMSDs) of 368 core Calpha atoms of 0.99-1.30 A. The heme component of CatF is heme b in the same orientation that is found in Escherichia coli hydroperoxidase II, an orientation that is flipped 180 degrees with respect the orientation of the heme in bovine liver catalase. NADPH is not found in the structure of CatF because key residues required for nucleotide binding are missing; 2129 water molecules were refined into the model. Water occupancy in the main or perpendicular channel of CatF varied among the four subunits from two to five in the region between the heme and the conserved Asp150. A comparison of the water occupancy in this region with the same region in other catalases reveals significant differences among the catalases.
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Kobeissi M, Simonneaux G. 1H NMR and EPR studies of the electronic structure of low-spin iron(III) phosphonite mesotetraphenylchlorin complexes: a (dxz,dyz)4(dxy)1 configuration from 293 to 4 K. Inorganica Chim Acta 2003. [DOI: 10.1016/s0020-1693(02)01192-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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