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Ghosh M, Raushel FM. Biosynthesis of UDP-α- N-Acetyl-d -mannosaminuronic Acid and CMP-β- N-Acetyl-d-neuraminic Acid for the Capsular Polysaccharides of Campylobacter jejuni. Biochemistry 2024; 63:688-698. [PMID: 38382015 PMCID: PMC10919079 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.3c00664] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2023] [Revised: 01/10/2024] [Accepted: 02/02/2024] [Indexed: 02/23/2024]
Abstract
Campylobacter jejuni is a human pathogen and a leading cause of food poisoning in North America and Europe. The exterior surface of the bacterial cell wall is attached to a polymeric coat of sugar molecules known as the capsular polysaccharide (CPS) that helps protect the organism from the host immune response. The CPS is composed of a repeating sequence of common and unusual sugar residues. In the HS:11 serotype of C. jejuni, we identified two enzymes in the gene cluster for CPS formation that are utilized for the biosynthesis of UDP-α-N-acetyl-d-mannosaminuronic acid (UDP-ManNAcA). In the first step, UDP-α-N-acetyl-d-glucosamine (UDP-GlcNAc) is epimerized at C2 to form UDP-α-N-acetyl-d-mannosamine (UDP-ManNAc). This product is then oxidized by a NAD+-dependent C6-dehydrogenase to form UDP-ManNAcA. In the HS:6 serotype (C. jejuni strain 81116), we identified three enzymes that are required for the biosynthesis of CMP-β-N-acetyl-d-neuraminic acid (CMP-Neu5Ac). In the first step, UDP-GlcNAc is epimerized at C2 and subsequently hydrolyzed to form N-acetyl-d-mannosamine (ManNAc) with the release of UDP. This product is then condensed with PEP by N-acetyl-d-neuraminate synthase to form N-acetyl-d-neuraminic acid (Neu5Ac). In the final step, CMP-N-acetyl-d-neuraminic acid synthase utilizes CTP to convert this product into CMP-Neu5Ac. A bioinformatic analysis of these five enzymes from C. jejuni serotypes HS:11 and HS:6 identified other bacterial species that can produce UDP-ManNAcA or CMP-Neu5Ac for CPS formation.
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- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College
Station, Texas 77845, United States
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The Power of Biocatalysts for Highly Selective and Efficient Phosphorylation Reactions. Catalysts 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/catal12111436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Reactions involving the transfer of phosphorus-containing groups are of key importance for maintaining life, from biological cells, tissues and organs to plants, animals, humans, ecosystems and the whole planet earth. The sustainable utilization of the nonrenewable element phosphorus is of key importance for a balanced phosphorus cycle. Significant advances have been achieved in highly selective and efficient biocatalytic phosphorylation reactions, fundamental and applied aspects of phosphorylation biocatalysts, novel phosphorylation biocatalysts, discovery methodologies and tools, analytical and synthetic applications, useful phosphoryl donors and systems for their regeneration, reaction engineering, product recovery and purification. Biocatalytic phosphorylation reactions with complete conversion therefore provide an excellent reaction platform for valuable analytical and synthetic applications.
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Szymanski CM. Bacterial glycosylation, it’s complicated. Front Mol Biosci 2022; 9:1015771. [PMID: 36250013 PMCID: PMC9561416 DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2022.1015771] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2022] [Accepted: 09/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Each microbe has the ability to produce a wide variety of sugar structures that includes some combination of glycolipids, glycoproteins, exopolysaccharides and oligosaccharides. For example, bacteria may synthesize lipooligosaccharides or lipopolysaccharides, teichoic and lipoteichoic acids, N- and O-linked glycoproteins, capsular polysaccharides, exopolysaccharides, poly-N-acetylglycosamine polymers, peptidoglycans, osmoregulated periplasmic glucans, trehalose or glycogen, just to name a few of the more broadly distributed carbohydrates that have been studied. The composition of many of these glycans are typically dissimilar from those described in eukaryotes, both in the seemingly endless repertoire of sugars that microbes are capable of synthesizing, and in the unique modifications that are attached to the carbohydrate residues. Furthermore, strain-to-strain differences in the carbohydrate building blocks used to create these glycoconjugates are the norm, and many strains possess additional mechanisms for turning on and off transferases that add specific monosaccharides and/or modifications, exponentially contributing to the structural heterogeneity observed by a single isolate, and preventing any structural generalization at the species level. In the past, a greater proportion of research effort was directed toward characterizing human pathogens rather than commensals or environmental isolates, and historically, the focus was on microbes that were simple to grow in large quantities and straightforward to genetically manipulate. These studies have revealed the complexity that exists among individual strains and have formed a foundation to better understand how other microbes, hosts and environments further transform the glycan composition of a single isolate. These studies also motivate researchers to further explore microbial glycan diversity, particularly as more sensitive analytical instruments and methods are developed to examine microbial populations in situ rather than in large scale from an enriched nutrient flask. This review emphasizes many of these points using the common foodborne pathogen Campylobacter jejuni as the model microbe.
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Riegert AS, Narindoshvili T, Coricello A, Richards NGJ, Raushel FM. Functional Characterization of Two PLP-Dependent Enzymes Involved in Capsular Polysaccharide Biosynthesis from Campylobacter jejuni. Biochemistry 2021; 60:2836-2843. [PMID: 34505775 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.1c00439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Campylobacter jejuni is a Gram-negative, pathogenic bacterium that causes campylobacteriosis, a form of gastroenteritis. C. jejuni is the most frequent cause of food-borne illness in the world, surpassing Salmonella and E. coli. Coating the surface of C. jejuni is a layer of sugar molecules known as the capsular polysaccharide that, in C. jejuni NCTC 11168, is composed of a repeating unit of d-glycero-l-gluco-heptose, d-glucuronic acid, d-N-acetyl-galactosamine, and d-ribose. The d-glucuronic acid moiety is further amidated with either serinol or ethanolamine. It is unknown how these modifications are synthesized and attached to the polysaccharide. Here, we report the catalytic activities of two previously uncharacterized, pyridoxal phosphate (PLP)-dependent enzymes, Cj1436 and Cj1437, from C. jejuni NCTC 11168. Using a combination of mass spectrometry and nuclear magnetic resonance, we determined that Cj1436 catalyzes the decarboxylation of l-serine phosphate to ethanolamine phosphate. Cj1437 was shown to catalyze the transamination of dihydroxyacetone phosphate to (S)-serinol phosphate in the presence of l-glutamate. The probable routes to the ultimate formation of the glucuronamide substructures in the capsular polysaccharides of C. jejuni are discussed.
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- Alexander S Riegert
- Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, United States
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- School of Chemistry, Cardiff University, Cardiff CF10 3AT, United Kingdom
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- School of Chemistry, Cardiff University, Cardiff CF10 3AT, United Kingdom
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- Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, United States.,Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, United States
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Riegert AS, Raushel FM. Functional and Structural Characterization of the UDP-Glucose Dehydrogenase Involved in Capsular Polysaccharide Biosynthesis from Campylobacter jejuni. Biochemistry 2021; 60:725-734. [PMID: 33621065 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.0c00953] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Campylobacter jejuni is a pathogenic organism that can cause campylobacteriosis in children and adults. Most commonly, campylobacter infection is brought on by consumption of raw or undercooked poultry, unsanitary drinking water, or pet feces. Surrounding the C. jejuni bacterium is a coat of sugar molecules known as the capsular polysaccharide (CPS). The capsular polysaccharide can be very diverse among the different strains of C. jejuni, and this diversity is considered important for evading the host immune system. Modifications to the CPS of C. jejuni NCTC 11168 include O-methylation, phosphoramidylation, and amidation of glucuronate with either serinol or ethanolamine. The enzymes responsible for amidation of glucuronate are currently unknown. In this study, Cj1441, an enzyme expressed from the CPS biosynthetic gene cluster in C. jejuni NCTC 11168, was shown to catalyze the oxidation of UDP-α-d-glucose into UDP-α-d-glucuronic acid with NAD+ as the cofactor. No amide products were found in an attempt to determine whether the putative thioester intermediate formed during the oxidation of UDP-glucose by Cj1441 could be captured in the presence of added amines. The three-dimensional crystal structure of Cj1441 was determined in the presence of NAD+ and UDP-glucose bound in the active site of the enzyme (Protein Data Bank entry 7KWS). A more thorough bioinformatic analysis of the CPS gene cluster suggests that the amidation activity is localized to the t-terminal half of Cj1438, a bifunctional enzyme that is currently annotated as a sugar transferase.
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- Alexander S Riegert
- Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, United States.,Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, United States
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Currie I, Sleebs BE. Synthesis of Acyl Phosphoramidates Employing a Modified Staudinger Reaction. Org Lett 2021; 23:464-468. [PMID: 33379864 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.0c03987] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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A one-step synthesis of acyl phosphoramidates from a variety of functionalized acyl azides has been developed employing trimethylsilyl chloride as an activating agent in a modified Staudinger reaction. The methodology was further adapted to include the in situ generation of the acyl azides from a diverse selection of carboxylic acids and hydrazide starting synthons. The reaction scope was extended to include the synthesis of imidodiphosphates and the natural product Microcin C.
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- Iain Currie
- The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia.,Department of Medical Biology, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia
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- The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia.,Department of Medical Biology, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia
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Wohlgemuth R. Key advances in biocatalytic phosphorylations in the last two decades: Biocatalytic syntheses in vitro and biotransformations in vivo (in humans). Biotechnol J 2020; 16:e2000090. [PMID: 33283467 DOI: 10.1002/biot.202000090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2020] [Revised: 11/06/2020] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Biocatalytic phosphorylation reactions provide several benefits, such as more direct, milder, more selective, and shorter access routes to phosphorylated products. Favorable characteristics of biocatalytic methodologies represent advantages for in vitro as well as for in vivo phosphorylation reactions, leading to important advances in the science of synthesis towards bioactive phosphorylated compounds in various areas. The scope of this review covers key advances of biocatalytic phosphorylation reactions over the last two decades, for biocatalytic syntheses in vitro and for biotransformations in vivo (in humans). From the origins of probiotic life to in vitro synthetic applications and in vivo formation of bioactive pharmaceuticals, the common purpose is to outline the importance, relevance, and underlying connections of biocatalytic phosphorylations of small molecules. Asymmetric phosphorylations attracting increased attention are highlighted. Phosphohydrolases, phosphotransferases, phosphorylases, phosphomutases, and other enzymes involved in phosphorus chemistry provide powerful toolboxes for resource-efficient and selective in vitro biocatalytic syntheses of phosphorylated metabolites, chiral building blocks, pharmaceuticals as well as in vivo enzymatic formation of biologically active forms of pharmaceuticals. Nature's large diversity of phosphoryl-group-transferring enzymes, advanced enzyme and reaction engineering toolboxes make biocatalytic asymmetric phosphorylations using enzymes a powerful and privileged phosphorylation methodology.
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- Roland Wohlgemuth
- Institute of Molecular and Industrial Biotechnology, Lodz University of Technology, Lodz, Poland.,Swiss Coordination Committee Biotechnology, Zurich, Switzerland
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Subratti A, Ramkissoon A, Lalgee LJ, Jalsa NK. Synthesis and evaluation of the antibiotic-adjuvant activity of carbohydrate-based phosphoramidate derivatives. Carbohydr Res 2020; 500:108216. [PMID: 33309230 DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2020.108216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2020] [Revised: 11/27/2020] [Accepted: 12/01/2020] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Phosphoramidates are becoming increasingly recognized as molecular targets for therapeutic development. Their biological functions are significantly influenced by their inherent properties such as reactivity, as well as the P-N backbone which allows for structural diversity. In this study we report the synthesis of novel carbohydrate-based phosphoramidate derivatives via the Staudinger-phosphite reaction; along with an evaluation of their adjuvant activity in combination with popular antibiotics. Our targets involved variation in both the sugar residue as well as the identity of the phosphoramidate. Moderate to excellent yields of these derivatives were obtained. Notable adjuvant activity was observed with the halogenated phosphoramidates. For the fluorinated glucose derivative in particular, a remarkable 32-fold decrease in the MIC of Ampicillin was obtained against Methicillin-resistant S. aureus.
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- Afraz Subratti
- Department of Chemistry, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus, Trinidad and Tobago
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- Department of Life Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus, Trinidad and Tobago
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus, Trinidad and Tobago
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus, Trinidad and Tobago.
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Natural nonproteinogenic amino acids vastly outnumber the well-known 22 proteinogenic amino acids. Such amino acids are generated in specialized metabolic pathways. In these pathways, diverse biosynthetic transformations, ranging from isomerizations to the stereospecific functionalization of C-H bonds, are employed to generate structural diversity. The resulting nonproteinogenic amino acids can be integrated into more complex natural products. Here we review recently discovered biosynthetic routes to freestanding nonproteinogenic α-amino acids, with an emphasis on work reported between 2013 and mid-2019.
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- Jason B Hedges
- Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z1, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z1, Canada
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Taylor ZW, Raushel FM. Manganese-Induced Substrate Promiscuity in the Reaction Catalyzed by Phosphoglutamine Cytidylyltransferase from Campylobacter jejuni. Biochemistry 2019; 58:2144-2151. [PMID: 30929435 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.9b00189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Abstract
The leading cause of bacterial gastroenteritis, Campylobacter jejuni, is a Gram-negative pathogen that contains a unique O-methyl phosphoramidate (MeOPN) on its capsular polysaccharide. Previously, MeOPN has been linked to the evasion of host immune responses and serum resistance. Despite the involvement of MeOPN in pathogenicity, the complete biosynthesis of this modification is unknown; however, the first four enzymatic steps have been elucidated. The second enzyme in this pathway, Cj1416, is a CTP/phosphoglutamine cytididylyltransferase that catalyzes the displacement of pyrophosphate from MgCTP by l-glutamine phosphate to form CDP-l-glutamine. Initially, Cj1416 was predicted to use phosphoramidate to form cytidine diphosphoramidate, but no activity was detected with MgATP as a substrate. However, in the presence of MnCTP, Cj1416 can directly catalyze the formation of cytidine diphosphoramidate from phosphoramidate and MnCTP. Here we characterize the manganese-induced promiscuity of Cj1416. In the presence of Mn2+, Cj1416 catalyzes the formation of 12 different reaction products using l-glutamine phosphate, phosphoramidate, methyl phosphate, methyl phosphonate, phosphate, arsenate, ethanolamine phosphate, glycerol-1-phosphate, glycerol-2-phosphate, serinol phosphate, l-serine phosphate, or 3-phospho-d-glycerate as the nucleophile to displace pyrophosphate from CTP.
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- Zane W Taylor
- Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics , Texas A&M University , College Station , Texas 77843 , United States
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- Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics , Texas A&M University , College Station , Texas 77843 , United States.,Department of Chemistry , Texas A&M University , College Station , Texas 77843 , United States
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Baulig A, Helmle I, Bader M, Wolf F, Kulik A, Al-Dilaimi A, Wibberg D, Kalinowski J, Gross H, Kaysser L. Biosynthetic reconstitution of deoxysugar phosphoramidate metalloprotease inhibitors using an N-P-bond-forming kinase. Chem Sci 2019; 10:4486-4490. [PMID: 31057776 PMCID: PMC6482885 DOI: 10.1039/c9sc00641a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2019] [Accepted: 03/11/2019] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Phosphoramidon is a potent metalloprotease inhibitor and a widespread tool in cell biology research. It contains a dipeptide backbone that is uniquely linked to a 6-deoxysugar via a phosphoramidate bridge. Herein, we report the identification of a gene cluster for the formation of phosphoramidon and its detailed characterization. In vitro reconstitution of the biosynthesis established TalE as a phosphoramidate-forming kinase and TalC as the glycosyltransferase which installs the l-rhamnose moiety by phosphoester linkage.
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- Alexandra Baulig
- Department of Pharmaceutical Biology , Pharmaceutical Institute , University of Tübingen , 72076 Tübingen , Germany . .,German Centre for Infection Research (DZIF) , partner site Tübingen , 72076 Tübingen , Germany
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biology , Pharmaceutical Institute , University of Tübingen , 72076 Tübingen , Germany .
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biology , Pharmaceutical Institute , University of Tübingen , 72076 Tübingen , Germany . .,German Centre for Infection Research (DZIF) , partner site Tübingen , 72076 Tübingen , Germany
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biology , Pharmaceutical Institute , University of Tübingen , 72076 Tübingen , Germany . .,German Centre for Infection Research (DZIF) , partner site Tübingen , 72076 Tübingen , Germany
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- Interfaculty Institute for Microbiology and Infection Medicine Tübingen (IMIT) , Microbiology/Biotechnology , University of Tübingen , 72076 Tübingen , Germany
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- Center for Biotechnology (CeBiTec) , Bielefeld University , 33615 Bielefeld , Germany
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- Center for Biotechnology (CeBiTec) , Bielefeld University , 33615 Bielefeld , Germany
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- Center for Biotechnology (CeBiTec) , Bielefeld University , 33615 Bielefeld , Germany
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biology , Pharmaceutical Institute , University of Tübingen , 72076 Tübingen , Germany . .,German Centre for Infection Research (DZIF) , partner site Tübingen , 72076 Tübingen , Germany
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biology , Pharmaceutical Institute , University of Tübingen , 72076 Tübingen , Germany . .,German Centre for Infection Research (DZIF) , partner site Tübingen , 72076 Tübingen , Germany
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Petkowski JJ, Bains W, Seager S. Natural Products Containing 'Rare' Organophosphorus Functional Groups. Molecules 2019; 24:E866. [PMID: 30823503 PMCID: PMC6429109 DOI: 10.3390/molecules24050866] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2019] [Revised: 02/13/2019] [Accepted: 02/22/2019] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
Abstract
Phosphorous-containing molecules are essential constituents of all living cells. While the phosphate functional group is very common in small molecule natural products, nucleic acids, and as chemical modification in protein and peptides, phosphorous can form P⁻N (phosphoramidate), P⁻S (phosphorothioate), and P⁻C (e.g., phosphonate and phosphinate) linkages. While rare, these moieties play critical roles in many processes and in all forms of life. In this review we thoroughly categorize P⁻N, P⁻S, and P⁻C natural organophosphorus compounds. Information on biological source, biological activity, and biosynthesis is included, if known. This review also summarizes the role of phosphorylation on unusual amino acids in proteins (N- and S-phosphorylation) and reviews the natural phosphorothioate (P⁻S) and phosphoramidate (P⁻N) modifications of DNA and nucleotides with an emphasis on their role in the metabolism of the cell. We challenge the commonly held notion that nonphosphate organophosphorus functional groups are an oddity of biochemistry, with no central role in the metabolism of the cell. We postulate that the extent of utilization of some phosphorus groups by life, especially those containing P⁻N bonds, is likely severely underestimated and has been largely overlooked, mainly due to the technological limitations in their detection and analysis.
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- Janusz J Petkowski
- Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Mass. Ave., Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
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- Rufus Scientific, 37 The Moor, Melbourn, Royston, Herts SG8 6ED, UK.
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- Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Mass. Ave., Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
- Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Mass. Ave., Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
- Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Mass. Ave., Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
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Kaysser L. Built to bind: biosynthetic strategies for the formation of small-molecule protease inhibitors. Nat Prod Rep 2019; 36:1654-1686. [DOI: 10.1039/c8np00095f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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The discovery and characterization of natural product protease inhibitors has inspired the development of numerous pharmaceutical agents.
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- Leonard Kaysser
- Department of Pharmaceutical Biology
- University of Tübingen
- 72076 Tübingen
- Germany
- German Centre for Infection Research (DZIF)
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Thota VN, Ferguson MJ, Sweeney RP, Lowary TL. Synthesis of the
Campylobacter jejuni
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176 Strain Capsular Polysaccharide Repeating Unit Reveals the Absolute Configuration of its
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‐Methyl Phosphoramidate Motif. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201810222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of Alberta Edmonton Alberta T6G 2G2 Canada
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of Alberta Edmonton Alberta T6G 2G2 Canada
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of Alberta Edmonton Alberta T6G 2G2 Canada
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Thota VN, Ferguson MJ, Sweeney RP, Lowary TL. Synthesis of the Campylobacter jejuni 81-176 Strain Capsular Polysaccharide Repeating Unit Reveals the Absolute Configuration of its O-Methyl Phosphoramidate Motif. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018; 57:15592-15596. [PMID: 30280458 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201810222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2018] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
Abstract
The O-methyl phosphoramidate (MeOPN) motif is a non-stoichiometric modification of capsular polysaccharides (CPS) in ≈70 % of all Campylobacter jejuni strains. Infections by C. jejuni lead to food-borne illnesses and the CPS they produce are key virulence factors. The MeOPN phosphorus atom in these CPS is stereogenic and is found as a single stereoisomer. However, to date, the absolute stereochemistry at this atom has been undefined. We report the synthesis of the three repeating units found in C. jejuni 81-176 CPS; one of these possesses a MeOPN group. In the course of these studies we established that the stereochemistry of the phosphorus atom in this MeOPN group is R. These studies represent the first unequivocal proof of stereochemistry of this group in any C. jejuni CPS. The compounds produced are anticipated to be useful tools in investigations targeting the function and biosynthesis of this structurally-interesting modification, which so far has only been identified in campylobacter.
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- V Narasimharao Thota
- Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2G2, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2G2, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2G2, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2G2, Canada
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Taylor ZW, Chamberlain AR, Raushel FM. Substrate Specificity and Chemical Mechanism for the Reaction Catalyzed by Glutamine Kinase. Biochemistry 2018; 57:5447-5455. [PMID: 30142271 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.8b00811] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Abstract
Campylobacter jejuni, a leading cause of gastroenteritis worldwide, has a unique O-methyl phosphoramidate (MeOPN) moiety attached to its capsular polysaccharide. Investigations into the biological role of MeOPN have revealed that it contributes to the pathogenicity of C. jejuni, and this modification is important for the colonization of C. jejuni. Previously, the reactions catalyzed by four enzymes (Cj1418-Cj1415) from C. jejuni that are required for the biosynthesis of the phosphoramidate modification have been elucidated. Cj1418 (l-glutamine kinase) catalyzes the formation of the initial phosphoramidate bond with the ATP-dependent phosphorylation of the amide nitrogen of l-glutamine. Here we show that Cj1418 catalyzes the phosphorylation of l-glutamine through a three-step reaction mechanism via the formation of covalent pyrophosphorylated ( Enz-X-Pβ-Pγ) and phosphorylated ( Enz-X-Pβ) intermediates. In the absence of l-glutamine, the enzyme was shown to catalyze a positional isotope exchange (PIX) reaction within β-[18O4]-ATP in support of the formation of the Enz-X-Pβ-Pγintermediate. In the absence of ATP, the enzyme was shown to catalyze a molecular isotope exchange (MIX) reaction between l-glutamine phosphate and [15N-amide]-l-glutamine in direct support of the Enz-X-Pβintermediate. The active site nucleophile has been identified as His-737 based on the lack of activity of the H737N mutant and amino acid sequence comparisons. The enzyme was shown to also catalyze the phosphorylation of d-glutamine, γ-l-glutamyl hydroxamate, γ-l-glutamyl hydrazide, and β-l-aspartyl hydroxamate, in addition to l-glutamine.
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- Zane W Taylor
- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics , Texas A&M University , College Station , Texas 77843 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry , Texas A&M University , College Station , Texas 77843 , United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics , Texas A&M University , College Station , Texas 77843 , United States.,Department of Chemistry , Texas A&M University , College Station , Texas 77843 , United States
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Taylor ZW, Raushel FM. Cytidine Diphosphoramidate Kinase: An Enzyme Required for the Biosynthesis of the O-Methyl Phosphoramidate Modification in the Capsular Polysaccharides of Campylobacter jejuni. Biochemistry 2018; 57:2238-2244. [PMID: 29578334 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.8b00279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
Campylobacter jejuni, a leading cause of gastroenteritis, produces a capsular polysaccharide that is derivatized with a unique O-methyl phosphoramidate (MeOPN) modification. This modification contributes to serum resistance and invasion of epithelial cells. Previously, the first three biosynthetic steps for the formation of MeOPN were elucidated. The first step is catalyzed by a novel glutamine kinase (Cj1418), which catalyzes the adenosine triphosphate (ATP)-dependent phosphorylation of the amide nitrogen of l-glutamine. l-Glutamine phosphate is used by cytidine triphosphate (CTP):phosphoglutamine cytidylyltransferase (Cj1416) to displace pyrophosphate from CTP to generate cytidine diphosphate (CDP)-l-glutamine, which is then hydrolyzed by γ-glutamyl-CDP-amidate hydrolase (Cj1417) to form cytidine diphosphoramidate (CDP-NH2). Here, we show that Cj1415 catalyzes the ATP-dependent phosphorylation of CDP-NH2 to form 3'-phospho-cytidine-5'-diphosphoramidate. Cj1415 will also catalyze the phosphorylation of adenosine diphosphoramidate (ADP-NH2) and uridine diphosphoramidate (UDP-NH2) but at significantly reduced rates. It is proposed that Cj1415 be named cytidine diphosphoramidate kinase.
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- Zane W Taylor
- Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics , Texas A&M University , College Station , Texas 77843 , United States
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- Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics , Texas A&M University , College Station , Texas 77843 , United States.,Department of Chemistry , Texas A&M University , College Station , Texas 77843 , United States
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Patrick GJ, Fang L, Schaefer J, Singh S, Bowman GR, Wencewicz TA. Mechanistic Basis for ATP-Dependent Inhibition of Glutamine Synthetase by Tabtoxinine-β-lactam. Biochemistry 2018; 57:117-135. [PMID: 29039929 PMCID: PMC5934995 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.7b00838] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Tabtoxinine-β-lactam (TβL), also known as wildfire toxin, is a time- and ATP-dependent inhibitor of glutamine synthetase produced by plant pathogenic strains of Pseudomonas syringae. Here we demonstrate that recombinant glutamine synthetase from Escherichia coli phosphorylates the C3-hydroxyl group of the TβL 3-(S)-hydroxy-β-lactam (3-HβL) warhead. Phosphorylation of TβL generates a stable, noncovalent enzyme-ADP-inhibitor complex that resembles the glutamine synthetase tetrahedral transition state. The TβL β-lactam ring remains intact during enzyme inhibition, making TβL mechanistically distinct from traditional β-lactam antibiotics such as penicillin. Our findings could enable the design of new 3-HβL transition state inhibitors targeting enzymes in the ATP-dependent carboxylate-amine ligase superfamily with broad therapeutic potential in many disease areas.
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- Garrett J. Patrick
- Department of Chemistry, Washington University in St. Louis, One Brookings Drive, St. Louis, MO, 63130, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Washington University in St. Louis, One Brookings Drive, St. Louis, MO, 63130, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Washington University in St. Louis, One Brookings Drive, St. Louis, MO, 63130, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 South Euclid Avenue, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 South Euclid Avenue, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Washington University in St. Louis, One Brookings Drive, St. Louis, MO, 63130, USA
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Monteiro MA, Noll A, Laird RM, Pequegnat B, Ma Z, Bertolo L, DePass C, Omari E, Gabryelski P, Redkyna O, Jiao Y, Borrelli S, Poly F, Guerry P. Campylobacter jejuniCapsule Polysaccharide Conjugate Vaccine. CARBOHYDRATE-BASED VACCINES: FROM CONCEPT TO CLINIC 2018. [DOI: 10.1021/bk-2018-1290.ch011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Mario A. Monteiro
- Department of Chemistry, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada
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- Enteric Diseases Department, Naval Medical Research Center, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910, United States
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- Enteric Diseases Department, Naval Medical Research Center, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada
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- Enteric Diseases Department, Naval Medical Research Center, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910, United States
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- Enteric Diseases Department, Naval Medical Research Center, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910, United States
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Bartlett C, Bansal S, Burnett A, Suits MD, Schaefer J, Cegelski L, Horsman GP, Weadge JT. Whole-Cell Detection of C-P Bonds in Bacteria. Biochemistry 2017; 56:5870-5873. [PMID: 29068202 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.7b00814] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Naturally produced molecules possessing a C-P bond, such as phosphonates and phosphinates, remain vastly underexplored. Although success stories like fosfomycin have reinvigorated small molecule phosphonate discovery efforts, bioinformatic analyses predict an enormous unexplored biological reservoir of C-P bond-containing molecules, including those attached to complex macromolecules. However, high polarity, a lack of chromophores, and complex macromolecular association impede phosphonate discovery and characterization. Here we detect widespread transcriptional activation of phosphonate biosynthetic machinery across diverse bacterial phyla and describe the use of solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance to detect C-P bonds in whole cells of representative Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacterial species. These results suggest that phosphonate tailoring is more prevalent than previously recognized and set the stage for elucidating the fascinating chemistry and biology of these modifications.
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- Department of Chemistry, Washington University , St. Louis, Missouri 63130, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Washington University , St. Louis, Missouri 63130, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Stanford University , Stanford, California 94305, United States
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Taylor ZW, Brown HA, Holden HM, Raushel FM. Biosynthesis of Nucleoside Diphosphoramidates in Campylobacter jejuni. Biochemistry 2017; 56:6079-6082. [PMID: 29023101 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.7b00905] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Campylobacter jejuni is a pathogenic Gram-negative bacterium and a leading cause of food-borne gastroenteritis. C. jejuni produces a capsular polysaccharide (CPS) that contains a unique O-methyl phosphoramidate modification (MeOPN). Recently, the first step in the biosynthetic pathway for the assembly of the MeOPN modification to the CPS was elucidated. It was shown that the enzyme Cj1418 catalyzes the phosphorylation of the amide nitrogen of l-glutamine to form l-glutamine phosphate. In this investigation, the metabolic fate of l-glutamine phosphate was determined. The enzyme Cj1416 catalyzes the displacement of pyrophosphate from MgCTP by l-glutamine phosphate to form CDP-l-glutamine. The enzyme Cj1417 subsequently catalyzes the hydrolysis of CDP-l-glutamine to generate cytidine diphosphoramidate and l-glutamate. The structures of the two novel intermediates, CDP-l-glutamine and cytidine diphosphoramidate, were confirmed by 31P nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy and mass spectrometry. It is proposed that the enzyme Cj1416 be named CTP:phosphoglutamine cytidylyltransferase and that the enzyme Cj1417 be named γ-glutamyl-CDP-amidate hydrolase.
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- Zane W Taylor
- Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics, Texas A&M University , College Station, Texas 77843, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison , Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison , Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics, Texas A&M University , College Station, Texas 77843, United States.,Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University , College Station, Texas 77843, United States
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