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Yan J, Yu Y, Wang Y, Hou K, Lv C, Chen H, Zhao L, Hao Y, Zhai Z. Homologous Overexpression of Tyrosinase in Trichoderma reesei and Its Application in Glycinin Cross-Linking. J Agric Food Chem 2024; 72:8742-8748. [PMID: 38564658 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.3c07528] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/04/2024]
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Tyrosinase is capable of oxidizing tyrosine residues in proteins, leading to intermolecular protein cross-linking, which could modify the protein network of food and improve the texture of food. To obtain the recombinant tyrosinase with microbial cell factory instead of isolation tyrosinase from the mushroom Agaricus bisporus, a TYR expression cassette was constructed in this study. The expression cassette was electroporated into Trichoderma reesei Rut-C30 and integrated into its genome, resulting in a recombinant strain C30-TYR. After induction with microcrystalline cellulose for 7 days, recombinant tyrosinase could be successfully expressed and secreted by C30-TYR, corresponding to approximately 2.16 g/L tyrosinase in shake-flask cultures. The recombinant TYR was purified by ammonium sulfate precipitation and gel filtration, and the biological activity of purified TYR was 45.6 U/mL. The purified TYR could catalyze the cross-linking of glycinin, and the emulsion stability index of TYR-treated glycinin emulsion was increased by 30.6% compared with the untreated one. The cross-linking of soy glycinin by TYR resulted in altered properties of oil-in-water emulsions compared to emulsions stabilized by native glycinin. Therefore, cross-linking with this recombinant tyrosinase is a feasible approach to improve the properties of protein-stabilized emulsions and gels.
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- Juan Yan
- College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China
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- College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China
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- College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China
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- College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China
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- College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China
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- Key Laboratory of Precision Nutrition and Food Quality, Department of Nutrition and Health, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100093, China
- Food Laboratory of Zhongyuan, Luohe, Henan 462300, China
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- College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China
- Food Laboratory of Zhongyuan, Luohe, Henan 462300, China
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- Key Laboratory of Precision Nutrition and Food Quality, Department of Nutrition and Health, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100093, China
- Food Laboratory of Zhongyuan, Luohe, Henan 462300, China
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- College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China
- Food Laboratory of Zhongyuan, Luohe, Henan 462300, China
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Hashim FJ, Vichitphan S, Han J, Vichitphan K. Alternative Approach for Specific Tyrosinase Inhibitor Screening: Uncompetitive Inhibition of Tyrosinase by Moringa oleifera. Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26154576. [PMID: 34361729 PMCID: PMC8348646 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26154576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2021] [Revised: 07/18/2021] [Accepted: 07/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Tyrosinase (TYR) is a type III copper oxidase present in fungi, plants and animals. The inhibitor of human TYR plays a vital role in pharmaceutical and cosmetic fields by preventing synthesis of melanin in the skin. To search for an effective TYR inhibitor from various plant extracts, a kinetic study of TYR inhibition was performed with mushroom TYR. Among Panax ginseng, Alpinia galanga, Vitis vinifera and Moringa oleifera, the extracts of V. vinifera seed, A. galanga rhizome and M. oleifera leaf reversibly inhibited TYR diphenolase activity with IC50 values of 94.8 ± 0.2 µg/mL, 105.4 ± 0.2 µg/mL and 121.3 ± 0.4 µg/mL, respectively. Under the same conditions, the IC50 values of the representative TYR inhibitors of ascorbic acid and kojic acid were found at 235.7 ± 1.0 and 192.3 ± 0.4 µg/mL, respectively. An inhibition kinetics study demonstrated mixed-type inhibition of TYR diphenolase by A. galanga and V. vinifera, whereas a rare uncompetitive inhibition pattern was found from M. oleifera with an inhibition constant of Kii 73 µg/mL. Phytochemical investigation by HPLC-MS proposed luteolin as a specific TYR diphenolase ES complex inhibitor, which was confirmed by the inhibition kinetics of luteolin. The results clearly showed that studying TYR inhibition kinetics with plant extract mixtures can be utilized for the screening of specific TYR inhibitors.
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- Farah J. Hashim
- Graduate School, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand;
- Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Technology, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand;
- Department of Biology, College of Science, University of Baghdad, Baghdad 10071, Iraq
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- Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Technology, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand;
- Fermentation Research Center for Value Added Agricultural Products (FerVAAP), Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand
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- Metalloenzyme Research Group and Department of Plant Science and Technology, Chung-Ang University, Anseong 17546, Korea
- Correspondence: (J.H.); (K.V.)
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- Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Technology, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand;
- Fermentation Research Center for Value Added Agricultural Products (FerVAAP), Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand
- Correspondence: (J.H.); (K.V.)
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Bounegru AV, Apetrei C. Laccase and Tyrosinase Biosensors Used in the Determination of Hydroxycinnamic Acids. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:4811. [PMID: 34062799 PMCID: PMC8125614 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22094811] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2021] [Revised: 04/27/2021] [Accepted: 04/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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In recent years, researchers have focused on developing simple and efficient methods based on electrochemical biosensors to determine hydroxycinnamic acids from various real samples (wine, beer, propolis, tea, and coffee). Enzymatic biosensors represent a promising, low-cost technology for the direct monitoring of these biologically important compounds, which implies a fast response and simple sample processing procedures. The present review aims at highlighting the structural features of this class of compounds and the importance of hydroxycinnamic acids for the human body, as well as presenting a series of enzymatic biosensors commonly used to quantify these phenolic compounds. Enzyme immobilization techniques on support electrodes are very important for their stability and for obtaining adequate results. The following sections of this review will briefly describe some of the laccase (Lac) and tyrosinase (Tyr) biosensors used for determining the main hydroxycinnamic acids of interest in the food or cosmetics industry. Considering relevant studies in the field, the fact has been noticed that there is a greater number of studies on laccase-based biosensors as compared to those based on tyrosinase for the detection of hydroxycinnamic acids. Significant progress has been made in relation to using the synergy of nanomaterials and nanocomposites for more stable and efficient enzyme immobilization. These nanomaterials are mainly carbon- and/or polymer-based nanostructures and metallic nanoparticles which provide a suitable environment for maintaining the biocatalytic activity of the enzyme and for increasing the rate of electron transport.
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- Department of Chemistry, Physics and Environment, Faculty of Sciences and Environment, “Dunărea de Jos” University of Galaţi, 47 Domnească Street, 800008 Galaţi, Romania;
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Varghese PK, Abu-Asab M, Dimitriadis EK, Dolinska MB, Morcos GP, Sergeev YV. Tyrosinase Nanoparticles: Understanding the Melanogenesis Pathway by Isolating the Products of Tyrosinase Enzymatic Reaction. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22020734. [PMID: 33450959 PMCID: PMC7828394 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22020734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2020] [Revised: 01/09/2021] [Accepted: 01/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Human Tyrosinase (Tyr) is the rate-limiting enzyme of the melanogenesis pathway. Tyr catalyzes the oxidation of the substrate L-DOPA into dopachrome and melanin. Currently, the characterization of dopachrome-related products is difficult due to the absence of a simple way to partition dopachrome from protein fraction. Here, we immobilize catalytically pure recombinant human Tyr domain (residues 19–469) containing 6xHis tag to Ni-loaded magnetic beads (MB). Transmission electron microscopy revealed Tyr-MB were within limits of 168.2 ± 24.4 nm while the dark-brown melanin images showed single and polymerized melanin with a diameter of 121.4 ± 18.1 nm. Using Hill kinetics, we show that Tyr-MB has a catalytic activity similar to that of intact Tyr. The diphenol oxidase reactions of L-DOPA show an increase of dopachrome formation with the number of MB and with temperature. At 50 °C, Tyr-MB shows some residual catalytic activity suggesting that the immobilized Tyr has increased protein stability. In contrast, under 37 °C, the dopachrome product, which is isolated from Tyr-MB particles, shows that dopachrome has an orange-brown color that is different from the color of the mixture of L-DOPA, Tyr, and dopachrome. In the future, Tyr-MB could be used for large-scale productions of dopachrome and melanin-related products and finding a treatment for oculocutaneous albinism-inherited diseases.
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- Paul K. Varghese
- National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA; (P.K.V.); (M.A.-A.); (M.B.D.); (G.P.M.)
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- National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA; (P.K.V.); (M.A.-A.); (M.B.D.); (G.P.M.)
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- NIH Shared Resources on Biomedical Engineering and Physical Science, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA;
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- National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA; (P.K.V.); (M.A.-A.); (M.B.D.); (G.P.M.)
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- National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA; (P.K.V.); (M.A.-A.); (M.B.D.); (G.P.M.)
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- National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA; (P.K.V.); (M.A.-A.); (M.B.D.); (G.P.M.)
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Young KL, Kassouf C, Dolinska MB, Anderson DE, Sergeev YV. Human Tyrosinase: Temperature-Dependent Kinetics of Oxidase Activity. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21030895. [PMID: 32019134 PMCID: PMC7037427 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21030895] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2019] [Revised: 01/27/2020] [Accepted: 01/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Human tyrosinase (Tyr) is involved in pigment biosynthesis, where mutations in its corresponding gene TYR have been linked to oculocutaneous albinism 1, an autosomal recessive disorder. Although the enzymatic capabilities of Tyr have been well-characterized, the thermodynamic driving forces underlying melanogenesis remain unknown. Here, we analyze protein binding using the diphenol oxidase behavior of Tyr and van ’t Hoff temperature-dependent analysis. Recombinant Tyr was expressed and purified using a combination of affinity and size-exclusion chromatography. Michaelis-Menten constants were measured spectrophotometrically from diphenol oxidase reactions of Tyr, using L-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine (L-DOPA) as a substrate, at temperatures: 25, 31, 37, and 43 °C. Under the same conditions, the Tyr structure and the L-DOPA binding activity were simulated using 3 ns molecular dynamics and docking. The thermal Michaelis-Menten kinetics data were subjected to the van ‘t Hoff analysis and fitted with the computational model. The temperature-dependent analysis suggests that the association of L-DOPA with Tyr is a spontaneous enthalpy-driven reaction, which becomes unfavorable at the final step of dopachrome formation.
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- Kenneth L. Young
- National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, 31 Center Drive MSC 2510, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, 31 Center Drive MSC 2510, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, 31 Center Drive MSC 2510, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, 6 Center Dr. MSC2775, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, 31 Center Drive MSC 2510, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +1-301-594-7053; Fax: +1-301-402-1214
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Mann T, Gerwat W, Batzer J, Eggers K, Scherner C, Wenck H, Stäb F, Hearing VJ, Röhm KH, Kolbe L. Inhibition of Human Tyrosinase Requires Molecular Motifs Distinctively Different from Mushroom Tyrosinase. J Invest Dermatol 2018; 138:1601-1608. [PMID: 29427586 DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2018.01.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 116] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2017] [Revised: 01/03/2018] [Accepted: 01/15/2018] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Tyrosinase is the rate-limiting enzyme of melanin production and, accordingly, is the most prominent target for inhibiting hyperpigmentation. Numerous tyrosinase inhibitors have been identified, but most of those lack clinical efficacy because they were identified using mushroom tyrosinase as the target. Therefore, we used recombinant human tyrosinase to screen a library of 50,000 compounds and compared the active screening hits with well-known whitening ingredients. Hydroquinone and its derivative arbutin only weakly inhibited human tyrosinase with a half-maximal inhibitory concentration (IC50) in the millimolar range, and kojic acid showed a weak efficacy (IC50 > 500 μmol/L). The most potent inhibitors of human tyrosinase identified in this screen were resorcinyl-thiazole derivatives, especially the newly identified Thiamidol (Beiersdorf AG, Hamburg, Germany) (isobutylamido thiazolyl resorcinol), which had an IC50 of 1.1 μmol/L. In contrast, Thiamidol only weakly inhibited mushroom tyrosinase (IC50 = 108 μmol/L). In melanocyte cultures, Thiamidol strongly but reversibly inhibited melanin production (IC50 = 0.9 μmol/L), whereas hydroquinone irreversibly inhibited melanogenesis (IC50 = 16.3 μmol/L). Clinically, Thiamidol visibly reduced the appearance of age spots within 4 weeks, and after 12 weeks some age spots were indistinguishable from the normal adjacent skin. The full potential of Thiamidol to reduce hyperpigmentation of human skin needs to be explored in future studies.
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- Tobias Mann
- Front End Innovation, Beiersdorf AG, Hamburg, Germany
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- Front End Innovation, Beiersdorf AG, Hamburg, Germany
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- Front End Innovation, Beiersdorf AG, Hamburg, Germany
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- Front End Innovation, Beiersdorf AG, Hamburg, Germany
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- Front End Innovation, Beiersdorf AG, Hamburg, Germany.
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Lai X, Soler-Lopez M, Wichers HJ, Dijkstra BW. Large-Scale Recombinant Expression and Purification of Human Tyrosinase Suitable for Structural Studies. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0161697. [PMID: 27551823 PMCID: PMC4994950 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0161697] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2016] [Accepted: 08/10/2016] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Human tyrosinase (TYR) is a glycoprotein that initiates the first two reactions in the melanin biosynthesis pathway. Mutations in its encoding gene cause Oculocutaneous Albinism type I (OCA1), the most severe form of albinism, which is a group of autosomal recessive disorders characterized by reduced or absent production of melanin in skin, hair and eyes. Despite extensive structural and characterization studies of its homologues in lower eukaryotic organisms, the catalytic mechanism of human TYR and the molecular basis of OCA1 are largely unknown. In this work, we have carried out a large-scale recombinant expression of TYR that has enabled us to obtain high yields of pure and active protein, required for crystallization trials and screening of skin whitening agents, which is highly demanded in the cosmetic industry. Addition of an N-terminal honeybee melittin signal peptide for secretion of the produced protein into the (protein-free) medium, as well as a cleavable His-tag at the C-terminus, was crucial for increasing the yield of pure protein. We have successfully crystallized two TYR variants, in both glycosylated and deglycosylated forms, showing preliminary X-ray diffraction patterns at 3.5 Å resolution. Hence, we have established an expression and purification protocol suitable for the crystal structure determination of human TYR, which will give unique atomic insight into the nature and conformation of the residues that shape the substrate binding pocket that will ultimately lead to efficient compound design.
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- Xuelei Lai
- Laboratory of Biophysical Chemistry, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
- ESRF-The European Synchrotron, Grenoble, France
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- Laboratory of Food Chemistry, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Biophysical Chemistry, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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Chai L, Zhou J, Feng H, Tang C, Huang Y, Qian Z. Functionalized Carbon Quantum Dots with Dopamine for Tyrosinase Activity Monitoring and Inhibitor Screening: In Vitro and Intracellular Investigation. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2015; 7:23564-23574. [PMID: 26440479 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5b06711] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Sensitive assay of tyrosinase (TYR) activity is in urgent demand for both fundamental research and practical application, but the exploration of functional materials with good biocompatibility for its activity evaluation at the intracellular level is still challenging until now. In this work, we develop a convenient and real-time assay with high sensitivity for TYR activity/level monitoring and its inhibitor screening based on biocompatible dopamine functionalized carbon quantum dots (Dopa-CQDs). Dopamine with redox property was functionalized on the surface of carbon quantum dots to construct a Dopa-CQDs conjugate with strong bluish green fluorescence. When the dopamine moiety in Dopa-CQDs conjugate was oxidized to a dopaquinone derivative under specific catalysis of TYR, an intraparticle photoinduced electron transfer (PET) process between CQDs and dopaquinone moiety took place, and then the fluorescence of the conjugate could be quenched simultaneously. Quantitative evaluation of TYR activity was established in terms of the relationship between fluorescence quenching efficiency and TYR activity. The assay covered a broad linear range of up to 800 U/L with a low detection limit of 7.0 U/L. Arbutin, a typical inhibitor of TYR, was chosen as an example to assess its function of inhibitor screening, and positive results were observed that fluorescence quenching extent of the probe was reduced in the presence of arbutin. It is also demonstrated that Dopa-CQD conjugate possesses excellent biocompatibility, and can sensitively monitor intracellular tyrosinase level in melanoma cells and intracellular pH changes in living cells, which provides great potential in application of TYR/pH-associated disease monitoring and medical diagnostics.
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- Lujing Chai
- College of Chemistry and Life Science, Zhejiang Normal University , Jinhua 321004, China
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- Beijing National laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Living Biosystems, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Bejing 100190, China
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- College of Chemistry and Life Science, Zhejiang Normal University , Jinhua 321004, China
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- College of Chemistry and Life Science, Zhejiang Normal University , Jinhua 321004, China
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- College of Chemistry and Life Science, Zhejiang Normal University , Jinhua 321004, China
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- College of Chemistry and Life Science, Zhejiang Normal University , Jinhua 321004, China
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Otto B, Schlosser D. First laccase in green algae: purification and characterization of an extracellular phenol oxidase from Tetracystis aeria. Planta 2014; 240:1225-1236. [PMID: 25115562 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-014-2144-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2014] [Accepted: 08/02/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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A green algal phenol oxidase was firstly purified, confirmed to be a laccase, and a hetero-oligomeric quaternary structure is suggested. The operation of a laccase-mediator system is firstly described in algae. Laccases (EC 1.10.3.2) catalyze the oxidation of a multitude of aromatic substrates. They are well known in higher plants and fungi, while their presence in green algae appears uncertain. Extracellular laccase-like enzyme activity has previously been described in culture supernatants of the green soil alga Tetracystis aeria [Otto et al. in Arch Microbiol 192:759-768, (2010)]. As reported herein, the T. aeria enzyme was purified 120-fold by employing a combination of anion exchange and size exclusion chromatography. The purified enzyme was confirmed to be a laccase according to its substrate specificity. It oxidizes 2,2'-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) (ABTS), syringaldazine, and 2,6-dimethoxyphenol (pH optima of pH ≤ 2.5, 7.0, and 6.5; K m values of 28.8, 40.5, and 1,830 µM; respectively), but not L-tyrosine or Fe(2+). ABTS is by far the most efficient substrate. Two polypeptides, A (~110 kDa) and B (71 kDa), were co-purified by the applied procedure, both being highly N-glycosylated (≥~53 and ≥ 27 %, respectively). As suggested by various gel electrophoretic analyses, the native enzyme (apparent molecular mass of ~220 kDa) most probably is a hetero-oligomer with the composition AB 2 , wherein A is the catalytic subunit and B forms a disulfide-linked homo-dimer B2. The decolorization of anthraquinone (Acid Blue 62 and Remazol Brilliant Blue R) and diazo dyes (Reactive Black 5) was studied in the presence of redox-mediating compounds (ABTS and syringaldehyde), demonstrating the operation of the laccase-mediator system in algae for the first time. Thus, laccases from green algae may participate in the biotransformation of a wide spectrum of natural and xenobiotic compounds.
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- Benjamin Otto
- Institute of Biology, General and Applied Botany, Leipzig University, 04103, Leipzig, Germany,
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Zainab MBB, Madhusudhan DN, Raghavendra H, Dastager SG, Dayanand A. Development of bioconjugate from Streptomyces tyrosinase and gold nanoparticles for rapid detection of phenol constituents. Indian J Exp Biol 2014; 52:1071-1081. [PMID: 25434102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Most of the phenol compounds are toxic and have been considered as hazardous pollutants. Several physicochemical and biological methods are available to detect and monitor the phenol pollutants in water and soil. In the present study, phenol constituents of winery, paper and plastic industrial effluents were successfully detected employing tyrosinase-gold nanoparticles bioconjugate. The synthesis of extracellular tyrosinase and gold nanoparticles was achieved by a single isolate of Streptomyces sp. DBZ-39. Enhanced production (369.41 IU) of tyrosinase was produced in submerged bioprocess employing response surface method with central composite design. Extracellular gold nanoparticles synthesized (12-18 nm) by Streptomyces sp. DBZ-39 were characterized with TEM, EDAX and FTIR analysis. A rapid detection (within 10 min) of phenol constituents from winery effluents was achieved by bioconjugate, when compared to tyrosinases and gold nanoparticles independently. Streptomyces tyrosinase could exhibit relatively a better performance than commercially available mushroom tyrosinase in the detection of phenol constituents. Winery effluent has shown much higher content (0.98 O.D) of phenol constituents than paper and plastic effluents based on the intensity of color and U.V absorption spectra.
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Zdybicka-Barabas A, Mak P, Jakubowicz T, Cytryńska M. Lysozyme and defense peptides as suppressors of phenoloxidase activity in Galleria mellonella. Arch Insect Biochem Physiol 2014; 87:1-12. [PMID: 25044335 DOI: 10.1002/arch.21175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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The prophenoloxidase (proPO) cascade supplies quinones and other reactive compounds for melanin formation, protein cross-linking, hemolymph coagulation, and killing of microbial invaders as well as parasites. The high cytotoxicity of the generated compounds requires a strict control of the activation of the proPO system and phenoloxidase (PO) activity to minimize damage to host tissues and cells. The PO activity in hemolymph of Escherichia coli challenged Galleria mellonella larvae increased, with a temporal drop 1 h after the challenge, reaching the highest level 24 h after the challenge. In the present study, a potential role of G. mellonella defense peptides and lysozyme in controlling the proPO system was investigated. The effects of purified defense peptides (anionic peptides 1 and 2, cecropin D-like peptide, Galleria defensin, proline-rich peptides 1 and 2) and lysozyme were analyzed. Four compounds, namely lysozyme, Galleria defensin, proline-rich peptide 1, and anionic peptide 2, decreased the hemolymph PO activity considerably, whereas the others did not affect the enzyme activity level. Our results indicate that these hemolymph factors could play multiple and distinct roles in the insect immune response.
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- Agnieszka Zdybicka-Barabas
- Department of Immunobiology, Institute of Biology and Biochemistry, Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, Maria Curie-Sklodowska University, Lublin, Poland
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Jiang J, Zhou Z, Dong Y, Cong C, Guan X, Wang B, Chen Z, Jiang B, Yang A, Gao S, Sun H. In vitro antibacterial analysis of phenoloxidase reaction products from the sea cucumber Apostichopus japonicus. Fish Shellfish Immunol 2014; 39:458-463. [PMID: 24931626 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2014.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2014] [Revised: 06/01/2014] [Accepted: 06/05/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Three phenoloxidases (POs) of Apostichopus japonicus, AjPOs (AjPO1, AjPO2 and AjPO3), were partially purified from the coelomocytes with an electrophoretic method, and then employed for the in vitro antibacterial analysis. Using L-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine (L-DOPA) as a substrate, AjPO1 and AjPO2-derived compounds inhibited the growth of Vibrio splendidus and Staphylococcus aureus, while AjPO3-derived compounds only inhibited the growth of V. splendidus. When dopamine was used as a substrate, AjPO1 and AjPO3-derived compounds inhibited the growth of V. splendidus and Vibrio harveyi, while AjPO2-derived compounds only inhibited the growth of V. splendidus. Moreover, AjPO1-derived compounds showed stronger inhibition in V. harveyi than AjPO3-derived compounds did. However, all of the three AjPO reaction products showed no inhibitions on the growth of Pseudoalteromonas nigrifaciens, Shewanella baltica, Micrococcus lysodeikticus, Streptococcus dysgalactiae and Nocardiopsis sp. with L-DOPA or dopamine as a substrate. Scanning electron microscope (SEM) observation of V. harveyi treated by AjPOs and dopamine showed that AjPO1-derived compounds resulted in massive bacteriolysis, AjPO2-derived compounds caused no obvious alteration on bacterial morphology, and AjPO3-derived compounds increased the ratio of spheroidal bacteria. All these results suggested that AjPO reaction products derived by L-DOPA and dopamine had different but limited antibacterial spectrum, and the different antibacterial effects observed among three AjPOs resulted from the different reaction products generated by AjPOs with the same substrate.
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- Jingwei Jiang
- Liaoning Key Lab of Marine Fishery Molecular Biology, Liaoning Ocean and Fisheries Science Research Institute, Dalian, Liaoning 116023, PR China
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- Liaoning Key Lab of Marine Fishery Molecular Biology, Liaoning Ocean and Fisheries Science Research Institute, Dalian, Liaoning 116023, PR China.
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- Liaoning Key Lab of Marine Fishery Molecular Biology, Liaoning Ocean and Fisheries Science Research Institute, Dalian, Liaoning 116023, PR China
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- Liaoning Key Lab of Marine Fishery Molecular Biology, Liaoning Ocean and Fisheries Science Research Institute, Dalian, Liaoning 116023, PR China
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- Liaoning Key Lab of Marine Fishery Molecular Biology, Liaoning Ocean and Fisheries Science Research Institute, Dalian, Liaoning 116023, PR China
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- Liaoning Key Lab of Marine Fishery Molecular Biology, Liaoning Ocean and Fisheries Science Research Institute, Dalian, Liaoning 116023, PR China
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- Liaoning Key Lab of Marine Fishery Molecular Biology, Liaoning Ocean and Fisheries Science Research Institute, Dalian, Liaoning 116023, PR China
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- Liaoning Key Lab of Marine Fishery Molecular Biology, Liaoning Ocean and Fisheries Science Research Institute, Dalian, Liaoning 116023, PR China
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- Liaoning Key Lab of Marine Fishery Molecular Biology, Liaoning Ocean and Fisheries Science Research Institute, Dalian, Liaoning 116023, PR China
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- Liaoning Key Lab of Marine Fishery Molecular Biology, Liaoning Ocean and Fisheries Science Research Institute, Dalian, Liaoning 116023, PR China
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- Liaoning Key Lab of Marine Fishery Molecular Biology, Liaoning Ocean and Fisheries Science Research Institute, Dalian, Liaoning 116023, PR China
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Salicylic acid slightly inhibited the oxidation of L-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine (L-DOPA) catalyzed by mushroom tyrosinase noncompetitively without being oxidized. In contrast, 4-hydroxybenzoic acid did not inhibit this enzymatic oxidation if a longer reaction time was observed, although it suppressed the initial rate of the oxidation to a certain extent. Neither acid showed noticeable effects on cultured murine B16-F10 melanoma cells except weak cytotoxicity.
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- Sadaaki Tamura
- Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720-3114, USA
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Zekiri F, Molitor C, Mauracher SG, Michael C, Mayer RL, Gerner C, Rompel A. Purification and characterization of tyrosinase from walnut leaves (Juglans regia). Phytochemistry 2014; 101:5-15. [PMID: 24613318 PMCID: PMC3989047 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2014.02.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2013] [Revised: 02/03/2014] [Accepted: 02/10/2014] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Polyphenol oxidase (PPO) is a type-3 copper enzyme catalyzing the oxidation of phenolic compounds to their quinone derivates, which are further converted to melanin, a ubiquitous pigment in living organisms. In this study a plant originated tyrosinase was isolated from walnut leaves (Juglans regia) and biochemically characterized. It was possible to isolate and purify the enzyme by means of an aqueous two-phase extraction method followed by chromatographic purification and identification. Interestingly, the enzyme showed a rather high monophenolase activity considering that the main part of plant PPOs with some exceptions solely possess diphenolase activity. The average molecular mass of 39,047 Da (Asp(101)→Arg(445)) was determined very accurately by high resolution mass spectrometry. This proteolytically activated tyrosinase species was identified as a polyphenol oxidase corresponding to the known jrPPO1 sequence by peptide sequencing applying nanoUHPLC-ESI-MS/MS. The polypeptide backbone with sequence coverage of 96% was determined to start from Asp(101) and not to exceed Arg(445).
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- Florime Zekiri
- Institut für Biophysikalische Chemie, Universität Wien, Althanstraße 14, A-1090 Wien, Austria
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- Institut für Biophysikalische Chemie, Universität Wien, Althanstraße 14, A-1090 Wien, Austria
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- Institut für Biophysikalische Chemie, Universität Wien, Althanstraße 14, A-1090 Wien, Austria
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- Institut für Analytische Chemie, Universität Wien, Währinger Straße 38, A-1090 Wien, Austria
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- Institut für Analytische Chemie, Universität Wien, Währinger Straße 38, A-1090 Wien, Austria
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- Institut für Analytische Chemie, Universität Wien, Währinger Straße 38, A-1090 Wien, Austria
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- Institut für Biophysikalische Chemie, Universität Wien, Althanstraße 14, A-1090 Wien, Austria.
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Mauracher SG, Molitor C, Michael C, Kragl M, Rizzi A, Rompel A. High level protein-purification allows the unambiguous polypeptide determination of latent isoform PPO4 of mushroom tyrosinase. Phytochemistry 2014; 99:14-25. [PMID: 24461779 PMCID: PMC3969299 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2013.12.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2013] [Revised: 12/20/2013] [Accepted: 12/30/2013] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Tyrosinases catalyze two initial reaction steps in the formation of melanin. Purification of tyrosinases had always been a process accompanied with various problems caused by enzymatic browning processes. Here, an approach is presented for the purification of the latent enzyme from mushrooms which averts and removes interfering compounds (e.g. polyphenols) in advance to the extraction process. The described method is supposed being well suitable as a general protein purification protocol from natural sources like fungi and plants. The purified enzyme was investigated in detail by means of mass spectrometry: its intact protein mass was determined as 64,247.3 Da and it was identified as number four of in total six isoforms (PPO1-6) by means of sequence analysis. Some PTMs, strain specific sequence disparities and several cleavage sites including the one causing enzyme-activation (Ser³⁸³) were determined, thus, providing insights on the maturation process of this latent tyrosinase zymogen. Based on these sequence data it can be concluded that the polypeptide backbone of the latent form of the tyrosinase PPO4 ranges from Ser² to Thr⁵⁶⁵, missing when compared to the gene-derived sequence a small part (46 amino acids) of the C-terminal tail. The high content on hydrophobic amino acids within this missing tail gives rise to speculations whether this part might have a function as a membrane anchor.
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- Stephan G Mauracher
- Department of Biophysical Chemistry, University of Vienna, Althanstraße 14, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Biophysical Chemistry, University of Vienna, Althanstraße 14, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, University of Vienna, Währinger Straße 38, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Biophysical Chemistry, University of Vienna, Althanstraße 14, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, University of Vienna, Währinger Straße 38, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Biophysical Chemistry, University of Vienna, Althanstraße 14, 1090 Vienna, Austria.
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Dolinska MB, Kovaleva E, Backlund P, Wingfield PT, Brooks BP, Sergeev YV. Albinism-causing mutations in recombinant human tyrosinase alter intrinsic enzymatic activity. PLoS One 2014; 9:e84494. [PMID: 24392141 PMCID: PMC3879332 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0084494] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2013] [Accepted: 11/14/2013] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Background Tyrosinase (TYR) catalyzes the rate-limiting, first step in melanin production and its gene (TYR) is mutated in many cases of oculocutaneous albinism (OCA1), an autosomal recessive cause of childhood blindness. Patients with reduced TYR activity are classified as OCA1B; some OCA1B mutations are temperature-sensitive. Therapeutic research for OCA1 has been hampered, in part, by the absence of purified, active, recombinant wild-type and mutant human enzymes. Methodology/Principal Findings The intra-melanosomal domain of human tyrosinase (residues 19–469) and two OCA1B related temperature-sensitive mutants, R422Q and R422W were expressed in insect cells and produced in T. ni larvae. The short trans-membrane fragment was deleted to avoid potential protein insolubility, while preserving all other functional features of the enzymes. Purified tyrosinase was obtained with a yield of >1 mg per 10 g of larval biomass. The protein was a monomeric glycoenzyme with maximum enzyme activity at 37°C and neutral pH. The two purified mutants when compared to the wild-type protein were less active and temperature sensitive. These differences are associated with conformational perturbations in secondary structure. Conclusions/Significance The intramelanosomal domains of recombinant wild-type and mutant human tyrosinases are soluble monomeric glycoproteins with activities which mirror their in vivo function. This advance allows for the structure – function analyses of different mutant TYR proteins and correlation with their corresponding human phenotypes; it also provides an important tool to discover drugs that may improve tyrosinase activity and treat OCA1.
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- Monika B. Dolinska
- National Eye Institute, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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- Chesapeake PERL, Savage, Maryland, United States of America
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- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Child Health and Human Development, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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- National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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- National Eye Institute, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
- * E-mail: (BPB); (YVS)
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- National Eye Institute, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
- * E-mail: (BPB); (YVS)
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Vetchinkova EP, Ponomareva EG, Gogoleva IV, Nikitina VE. [Tyrosinases from Azospirillum free living strains]. Mikrobiologiia 2013; 82:157-161. [PMID: 23808139 DOI: 10.7868/s0026365613020171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Coates CJ, Nairn J. Hemocyanin-derived phenoloxidase activity: a contributing factor to hyperpigmentation in Nephrops norvegicus. Food Chem 2013; 140:361-9. [PMID: 23578654 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2013.02.072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2012] [Revised: 12/29/2012] [Accepted: 02/19/2013] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The phenomenon of hyperpigmentation (melanosis) in shellfish has long been attributed to phenoloxidase enzymes. Over the last number of years, the oxygen carrier hemocyanin, has demonstrated several immune- and physiological functionalities, most notably, inducible phenoloxidase activity. In this study, hemocyanin purified from the hemolymph of Nephrops norvegicus displays diphenoloxidase activity in the presence of a number of elicitors and retains structural and functional integrity throughout the process of freeze-thawing (at -25 °C). Conversely, cellular phenoloxidase activity (present in cell-lysates), demonstrates >98% reduction in activity after freeze-thawing. We present evidence that hemocyanin may act as a causative agent of hyperpigmentation in N. norvegicus. The inhibition of hemocyanin-derived phenoloxidase activity is discussed, and for the first time, the biophysical interactions of shellfish hemocyanin with known phenoloxidase inhibitors are presented.
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- Christopher J Coates
- Biological and Environmental Sciences, School of Natural Sciences, University of Stirling, Stirling FK9 4LA, Scotland, UK.
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Xing J, Jiang J, Zhan W. Phenoloxidase in the scallop Chlamys farreri: purification and antibacterial activity of its reaction products generated in vitro. Fish Shellfish Immunol 2012; 32:89-93. [PMID: 22119576 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2011.10.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2011] [Revised: 10/18/2011] [Accepted: 10/23/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Phenoloxidase (PO) was purified from hemocytes of the scallop Chlamys farreri using native-PAGE and gel permeation column chromatography, and then substrate specificity and antibacterial activity generated from reaction products of purified PO were analyzed. The results showed purified PO had a molecular mass of 576 kDa in native-PAGE and 53 kDa in denatured PAGE, and could catalyze the substrates L-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine (L-DOPA), dopamine, catechol and hydroquinone suggesting it is a type of p-diphenoloxidase. Using dopamine as a substrate, PO reaction products significantly inhibited the growth of Vibrio alginolyticus, Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Aeromonas salmonicida. No significant inhibition was found in Streptococcus dysgalactiae, Streptococcus iniae, Micrococcus lysodeikticus and Edwardsiella tarda. When L-DOPA was used as a substrate, significant inhibition occurred in A. salmonicida only.
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- Jing Xing
- Laboratory of Pathology and Immunology of Aquatic Animals, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China
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Fan T, Jing Z, Fan X, Yu M, Jiang G. Purification and characterization of phenoloxidase from brine shrimp Artemia sinica. Acta Biochim Biophys Sin (Shanghai) 2011; 43:722-8. [PMID: 21757454 DOI: 10.1093/abbs/gmr061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Phenoloxidase from Artemia sinica (AsPO) was purified by Superdex 200 gel-filtration and Q Sepharose fast flow ion-exchange chromatography, and its properties were characterized biochemically and enzymatically by using L-dihydroxyphenylalanine (L-DOPA) as the specific substrate. Results showed that AsPO was isolated as a monomeric protein of 125.5 kDa in molecular mass. The optimal pH value and temperature are 7.0 and 50°C, respectively, for its PO activity. The AsPO had an apparent K(m) value of 4.2 mM on L-DOPA, and 10.9 mM on catechol, respectively. Oxidase inhibitor on PO activity showed that the AsPO was extremely sensitive to ascorbic acid, sodium sulfite, and citric acid; and was very sensitive to cysteine, benzoic acid, and 1-phenyl-2-thiourea. Combined with its specific enzyme activity on L-DOPA and catechol, it can be concluded that AsPO is most probably a typical catechol-type O-diphenoloxidase. Its PO activity was also sensitive to metal ions and chelators, and 20 mM DETC-inhibited PO activity was obviously recovered by 15 mM Cu(2+), indicating that AsPO is most probably a copper-containing metalloenzyme. All these data about specific substrate, sensitivity to oxidase inhibitor metal ions and chelators indicate that the AsPO has the properties of a catechol-type copper-containing O-diphenoloxidase that functions as a vital humoral factor in host defense via melaninization as in other Crustaceans.
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- Tingjun Fan
- Department of Marine Biology, College of Marine Life Sciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao.
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Song CJ, Seo S, Shrestha S, Kim Y. Bacterial metabolites of an entomopathogenic bacterium, Xenorhabdus nematophila, inhibit a catalytic activity of phenoloxidase of the diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella. J Microbiol Biotechnol 2011; 21:317-322. [PMID: 21464604] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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A monoterpenoid compound, benzylideneacetone (BZA), is identified from bacterial metabolites synthesized by an entomopathogenic bacterium, Xenorhabdus nematophila. It inhibits phospholipase A2 of target insects to shut down biosynthesis of various eicosanoids, which play significant roles in insect immunity. This study discovered another novel activity of BZA that directly inhibited phenoloxidase (PO) activity required for immune-associated melanization. When it was injected into larvae of Plutella xylostella, it suppressed PO activity in the plasma by inhibiting its activation from inactive proPO. However, BZA did not influence on gene expression of PO, which was analyzed by RT-PCR using gene-specific primers designed from a partial cDNA sequence of PO of the P. xylostella identified in this study. To test a direct inhibitory activity of BZA against PO, the activated PO of P. xylostella was prepared from the hemolymph collected from the larvae challenged by bacteria. When the activated PO was incubated in vitro with BZA, it was inhibited in a dose-dependent manner. The inhibition of PO by BZA was recovered by addition of increasing amounts of substrate, L-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine. Three other known bacterial metabolites containing a benzene propane core structure synthesized by X. nematophila also inhibited the PO enzyme activity. However, modification of the core structure by hydroxylation of BZA lost its strong inhibitory activity against the activated PO.
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- Chrisitine Jisoo Song
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
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The saliva of two cereal aphids, Sitobion avenae and Schizaphis graminum in third-instar nymphs, was collected after 24 h of feeding by 30 aphids, separately, on artificial diet sachets, and the salivary enzymes were determined. The result showed that polyphenol oxidase (PPO) existed in the saliva of both aphid species, and the enzymatic activities were 6.2 x 10(-3) U/g for S. avenae and 2.37 x 10(-1) U/g for S. graminum, revealing a 38-fold higher activity in the saliva of S. graminum than in the saliva of S. avenae. It was speculated that the higher PPO activity in S. graminum saliva was a contributing factor to the light yellow spot left on the feeding site of the wheat leaf by S. graminum; no such spot was left by S. avenae. After treatment of a wheat seedling with the saliva of S. avenae and S. graminum and PPO at the concentration of aphid saliva, transcript profiling data showed that aphid saliva and PPO significantly induced expression of the genes aos and fps. Because genes aos and fps encode the key enzymes in the defense signal pathways jasmonic acid and terpene signal pathways, respectively, it was deduced that PPO from aphid saliva, as the main elicitor, triggers an appropriate defense response in wheat through jasmonic acid and terpene signal pathways.
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- Rui Ma
- The State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases of Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, People's Republic of China
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Phenoloxidase (PO) from ink sacs of Octopus ocellatus was purified by gel-filtration and ion-exchange chromatography, and characterized in terms of its biochemical and enzymatic properties by using L-dihydroxyphenylalanine (L-DOPA) as the specific substrate. It was found that prophenoloxidase from O. ocellatus was isolated as a heterodimeric protein of 153.8 kDa, and two subunits of 75.6 and 73.0 kDa were often detected in preparations after SDS activation. The PO-like activity showed optimal pH of 7.0, optimal temperature of 40 degrees C, and an apparent Km value of 3.1 mM on L-DOPA, and 6.3 mM on catechol, respectively. The PO-like activity was extremely sensitive to 1-phenyl-2-thiourea and sodium sulfite, and very sensitive to ascorbic acid, thiourea, citric acid, and benzoic acid. Together with its specific enzyme activity on catechol and L-DOPA, it can be concluded that the Octopus PO is most probably a typical o-diphenoloxidase. The PO-like activity was also strongly inhibited by Cu(2+), Zn(2+), ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid and diethyldithiocarbamate (DETC), and the DETC-inhibited PO-like activity could be perfectly restored by Cu(2+). These results indicated that Octopus PO is most probably a copper-containing metalloenzyme. All these results implied that the PO from O. ocellatus has the properties of a catechol-type copper-containing o-diphenoloxidase which functions not only as a catalytic enzyme in melanin production in ink sacs but also as a humoral factor in host defense via melaninization as in other crustaceans.
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- Tingjun Fan
- Department of Marine Biology, College of Marine Life Sciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China.
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Sun S, Liu W, Wang J, Yang S, Gu L, Hong Y, Shang D, Wang B, Su X, Qi S. Endonuclease activity of phenol oxidase from Musca domestica larvae. Biol Bull 2008; 215:108-114. [PMID: 18723642 DOI: 10.2307/25470688] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Phenol oxidase (PO), a copper-containing enzyme with oxygenase activity, can convert mono- or diphenol into quinone and plays an important role in the arthropod melanization reaction. Here, we report a new property of PO from Musca domestica larvae: a thermotolerant endonuclease activity, by which PO can degrade plasmid DNA even after being heated to 80 degrees C for 20 min. We cloned PO cDNA, constructed the expression vector pVAX1-PO, and expressed it in HeLa cells. The expression product showed the same properties as purified PO. Our data indicate that PO is a bifunctional enzyme, exhibiting both oxygenase and endonuclease activity, suggesting new roles for this important molecule in the innate responses of M. domestica.
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- Shaoguang Sun
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100094, China
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Gorman MJ, An C, Kanost MR. Characterization of tyrosine hydroxylase from Manduca sexta. Insect Biochem Mol Biol 2007; 37:1327-37. [PMID: 17967351 PMCID: PMC2104791 DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2007.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2007] [Revised: 08/20/2007] [Accepted: 08/27/2007] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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In insects, 3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine (DOPA) is required for tanning of newly formed cuticle and the production of melanin during some types of immune responses. DOPA is produced by the hydroxylation of tyrosine, and this reaction can be catalyzed by two types of enzymes: tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) and phenoloxidase (PO). TH is required for cuticle tanning in Drosophila melanogaster and for cuticle pigmentation in other insect species, but additional functions of TH have been uncertain. In contrast, an immune function for PO has been well documented. The goal of this study was to characterize TH from Manduca sexta with a focus on its possible contribution to cuticle tanning and immune-associated melanization. We cloned a full-length TH cDNA, purified recombinant TH, and confirmed that MsTH and MsPO have tyrosine hydroxylating activity. To determine possible functions, we analyzed TH expression profiles. TH mRNA and protein were present in eggs at the stage when the pharate larval cuticle begins to tan and also in the integument of molting larvae. The amount of TH in the integument was correlated with the degree of cuticle tanning. Unlike PO, which was found to be constitutively expressed by hemocytes and was present in plasma, TH was upregulated in hemocytes and the fat body in response to an immune challenge and remained intracellular. These data suggest that TH is required for cuticle tanning and immunity in M. sexta. Based on the collective information from many studies, we propose a model in which TH is a major producer of the DOPA required for both cuticle tanning and immune-associated melanization.
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- Maureen J Gorman
- Department of Biochemistry, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, USA.
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Kawamura-Konishi Y, Tsuji M, Hatana S, Asanuma M, Kakuta D, Kawano T, Mukouyama EB, Goto H, Suzuki H. Purification, characterization, and molecular cloning of tyrosinase from Pholiota nameko. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2007; 71:1752-60. [PMID: 17617709 DOI: 10.1271/bbb.70171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Tyrosinase (monophenol, 3,4-dihydroxy L-phenylalanine (L-DOPA):oxygen oxidoreductase, EC 1.14.18.1) was isolated from fruit bodies of Pholiota nameko and purified to homogeneity. The purified enzyme was a monomer with a molecular weight of 42,000 and contained 1.9 copper atoms per molecule. The N-terminal of the purified enzyme could not be detected by Edman degradation, probably due to blocking, while the C-terminal sequence of the enzyme was determined to be -Ala-Ser-Val-Phe-OH. The amino acid sequence deduced by cDNA cloning was made up of 625 amino acid residues and contained two putative copper-binding sites highly conserved in tyrosinases from various organisms. The C-terminal sequence of the purified enzyme did not correspond to that of the deduced sequence, but agreed with Ala384-Ser385-Val386-Phe387 in sequence. When the encoded protein was truncated at Phe387, the molecular weight of the residual protein was calculated to be approximately 42,000. These results suggest that P. nameko tyrosinase is expressed as a proenzyme followed by specific cleavage to produce a mature enzyme.
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- Yasuko Kawamura-Konishi
- Division of Biosciences, Graduate School of Fundamental Life Science, Kitasato University, Sagamihara. Kanagawa, Japan.
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Selinheimo E, Saloheimo M, Ahola E, Westerholm-Parvinen A, Kalkkinen N, Buchert J, Kruus K. Production and characterization of a secreted, C-terminally processed tyrosinase from the filamentous fungus Trichoderma reesei. FEBS J 2006; 273:4322-35. [PMID: 16939623 DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-4658.2006.05429.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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A homology search of the genome database of the filamentous fungus Trichoderma reesei identified a new T. reesei tyrosinase gene tyr2, encoding a protein with a putative signal sequence. The gene was overexpressed in the native host under the strong cbh1 promoter, and the tyrosinase enzyme was secreted into the culture supernatant. This is the first report on a secreted fungal tyrosinase. Expression of TYR2 in T. reesei resulted in good yields, corresponding to approximately 0.3 and 1 g.L(-1) tyrosinase in shake flask cultures and laboratory-scale batch fermentation, respectively. T. reesei TYR2 was purified with a three-step purification procedure, consisting of desalting by gel filtration, cation exchange chromatography and size exclusion chromatography. The purified TYR2 protein had a significantly lower molecular mass (43.2 kDa) than that calculated from the putative amino acid sequence (61.151 kDa). According to N-terminal and C-terminal structural analyses by fragmentation, chromatography, MS and peptide sequencing, the mature protein is processed from the C-terminus by a cleavage of a peptide fragment of about 20 kDa. The T. reesei TYR2 polypeptide chain was found to be glycosylated at its only potential N-glycosylation site, with a glycan consisting of two N-acetylglucosamines and five mannoses. Also, low amounts of shorter glycan forms were detected at this site. T. reesei TYR2 showed the highest activity and stability within a neutral and alkaline pH range, having an optimum at pH 9. T. reesei tyrosinase retained its activity well at 30 degrees C, whereas at higher temperatures the enzyme started to lose its activity relatively quickly. T. reesei TYR2 was active on both l-tyrosine and l-dopa, and it showed broad substrate specificity.
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Thorsen J, Høyheim B, Koppang EO. Isolation of the Atlantic salmon tyrosinase gene family reveals heterogenous transcripts in a leukocyte cell line. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006; 19:327-36. [PMID: 16827751 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0749.2006.00319.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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In ectothermic vertebrates, visceral organs harbor melanin-containing cells. Their ability as pigment producers is nevertheless disputed. To address expression of the key genes for melanogenesis in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar), a tyrosinase-positive leukocyte cell line (SHK-1) and skin were used to obtain full-length tyrosinase (Tyr), tyrosinase-like protein-1 (Tyrp1), and dopachrome tautomerase (Dct) mRNA transcripts. In the SHK-1 cells, two different Tyrp1 transcripts were identified, one lacking exon 1. However, only the full-length version of Tyrp1 was identified in the skin. Sequencing of Tyrp1 genomic region revealed that the two Tyrp1 transcripts might originate from two different loci, possibly a result of pseudo-tetraploidity of the Atlantic salmon genome. Expression of Tyr, Tyrp1 and Dct was investigated by quantitative real-time reverse transcriptase polymerase cain reaction showing highest expression in the SHK-1 cell line and skin, intermediate in pronephros, and negligible or absent in liver and muscle. Histological approaches were used to demonstrate melanin and revealed presence of melanized cells in skin, kidney and liver, and absence of such cells in muscle. In addition to verify melanin synthesis abilities of visceral-located cells, our results indicate loci-specific transcription differences between populations of melanin-producing cells in Atlantic salmon.
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- Jim Thorsen
- Institute of Basic Sciences and Aquatic Medicine, Norwegian School of Veterinary Science, Oslo, Norway.
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Hu M, Zhang W, Lu X, Gao P. Purification and characteristics of a low-molecular-weight peptide possessing oxidative capacity for phenol from Phanerochaete chrysosporium. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006; 49:243-50. [PMID: 16856493 DOI: 10.1007/s11427-006-0243-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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A new low-molecular-weight peptide with phenol oxidase activity, named Pc factor, was isolated and purified from liquid culture of a white-rot basidiomycete Phanerochaete chrysosporium. Its molecular weight was about 600 Da estimated by gel-filtration. Three amino acids Glu, Gly and Val were detected in hydrolysate. Absorption peaks corresponding to amino acids and peptide were observed by UV and IR spectra analysis. And the signal of Ca of amino acid was also detected by 13C-NMR method. Pc factor had high thermostability and remained active in weakly alkalescent pH range. It could chelate Fe3+ and reduce it to Fe2+, but no hydroxyl radical HO* could be detected during the reaction process. It could oxidize phenolic lignin-model compounds such as 2,6-dimethoxyphenol (2,6-DMP), 2,2'-azinobis (3-ethylbenzathiazoline-6-sulfinic acid) (ABTS) and syringaldazine in the absence of Mn2+ and H2O2. These characteristics differed greatly from those of manganese peroxidases. The oxidative catalysis of Pc factor can be enhanced by certain metal ions such as Cu2+ and Mn2+ etc., and O2 molecule was necessary for this reaction. In summary, Pc factor may function as an electron carrier in this novel oxidation-reduction system.
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- Ming Hu
- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China
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Wuyts N, De Waele D, Swennen R. Extraction and partial characterization of polyphenol oxidase from banana (Musa acuminata Grande naine) roots. Plant Physiol Biochem 2006; 44:308-14. [PMID: 16814556 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2006.06.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2005] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Polyphenol oxidase activity (PPO, EC 1.14.18.1, monophenol monooxygenase, and EC 1.10.3.2, o-diphenoloxidase) has been extensively studied in banana fruit for its role in enzymatic browning. Rapid discolouration of leaf, stem and root tissue after injury and strong pigmentation of tissue extracts indicate that PPO and phenolic compounds are ubiquitous in vegetative tissue of banana as well. They hamper biochemical and molecular studies in banana, as cumbersome adaptations of extraction protocols are required. On the other hand, PPO and phenolic compounds could be an important part of the plant's defence system against pests and diseases, including root parasitic nematodes. To facilitate future studies in this area, extraction and assay conditions for PPO from roots of banana (Musa acuminata AAA, Grande naine) were optimized. Highest enzyme activities were obtained in a 0.2 M phosphate buffer at pH 7.0 with 5% insoluble polyvinylpyrrolidone and 0.25% Triton X-100. The lowest K(m) values were obtained for dopamine and D-catechin. Monophenolase activity was shown with p-cresol. Banana root PPO was strongly inhibited by dithiothreitol and sodium metabisulfite. In root sections, oxidation of dopamine strongly co-localized with aerenchyma in the cortex. The experiments revealed indications for the involvement of root PPO and dopamine in resistance of banana against the parasitic nematode Radopholus similis.
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- Nathalie Wuyts
- Laboratory of Tropical Crop Improvement, Division of Crop Biotechnics, Catholic University of Leuven (K.U. Leuven), Kasteelpark Arenberg 13, 3001 Leuven, Belgium
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Desentis-Mendoza RM, Hernandez-Sanchez H, Moreno A, Rojas del c E, Chel-Guerrero L, Tamariz J, Jaramillo-Flores ME. Enzymatic Polymerization of Phenolic Compounds Using Laccase and Tyrosinase from Ustilago maydis. Biomacromolecules 2006; 7:1845-54. [PMID: 16768406 DOI: 10.1021/bm060159p] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Flavonoids are a big group of polyphenols of low molecular weight with in vitro antioxidant properties. In this study, the laccase and tyrosinase from Ustilago maydis were partially characterized and their effect on the antioxidant activity of some phenolic compounds was investigated. Since enzymatic polymerization of the phenolic compounds was detected, the size of the aggregates was determined and related to their antioxidant activity. Morphology of the polymers was analyzed by atomic force microscopy. The results showed that the laccase- and tyrosinase-catalyzed polymerization of quercetin produced aggregates with relatively low molecular weight and higher antioxidant activity than the monomeric quercetin. In the case of kaempferol, the aggregates reached higher sizes in the first 2 h of reaction and their antioxidant activity was increased. In the last case, the aggregates adopted fractal-ordered shapes similar to coral in the case of the kaempferol-laccase system and to fern in the case of the kaempferol-tyrosinase system. The kaempferol and quercetin polymers at low concentration had strong scavenging effect on Reactive oxygen species (ROS) and inhibition of lipoperoxidation in human hepatic cell line WRL-68.
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- Rosa Martha Desentis-Mendoza
- Departamento de Graduados e Investigación en Alimentos, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Carpio y Plan de Ayala, CP. 11340, México, DF, México
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Zhang C, Xie L, Huang J, Chen L, Zhang R. A novel putative tyrosinase involved in periostracum formation from the pearl oyster (Pinctada fucata). Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2006; 342:632-9. [PMID: 16488396 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2006.01.182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2006] [Accepted: 01/28/2006] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Tyrosinase (monophenol, L-DOPA: oxygen oxidoreductase, EC 1.14.18.1), a kind of copper-containing phenoloxidase, arouses great interests of scientists for its important role in periostracum formation. A cDNA clone encoding a putative tyrosinase, termed OT47 because of its estimated molecular mass of 47kDa, was isolated from the pearl oyster, Pinctada fucata. This novel tyrosinase shares similarity with the cephalopod tyrosinases and other type 3 copper proteins within two conserved copper-binding sites. RT-PCR analysis showed that OT47 mRNA was expressed only in the mantle edge. Further in situ hybridization analysis and tyrosinase activity staining revealed that OT47 was expressed at the outer epithelial cells of the middle fold, different from early histological results in Mercenaria mercenaria, suggesting a different model of periostracum secretion in P. fucata. Taken together, these results suggest that OT47 is most likely involved in periostracum formation. The identification and characterization of oyster tyrosinase also help to further understand the structural and functional properties of molluscan tyrosinase.
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- Cen Zhang
- Institute of Marine Biotechnology, Department of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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Hernández-Romero D, Sanchez-Amat A, Solano F. A tyrosinase with an abnormally high tyrosine hydroxylase/dopa oxidase ratio. Role of the seventh histidine and accessibility to the active site. FEBS J 2006; 273:257-70. [PMID: 16403014 DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-4658.2005.05038.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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The sequencing of the genome of Ralstonia solanacearum[Salanoubat M, Genin S, Artiguenave F, et al. (2002) Nature 415, 497-502] revealed several genes that putatively code for polyphenol oxidases (PPOs). This soil-borne pathogenic bacterium withers a wide range of plants. We detected the expression of two PPO genes (accession numbers NP_518458 and NP_519622) with high similarity to tyrosinases, both containing the six conserved histidines required to bind the pair of type-3 copper ions at the active site. Generation of null mutants in those genes by homologous recombination mutagenesis and protein purification allowed us to correlate each gene with its enzymatic activity. In contrast with all tyrosinases so far studied, the enzyme NP_518458 shows higher monophenolase than o-diphenolase activity and its initial activity does not depend on the presence of l-dopa cofactor. On the other hand, protein NP_519622 is an enzyme with a clear preference to oxidize o-diphenols and only residual monophenolase activity, behaving as a catechol oxidase. These catalytic characteristics are discussed in relation to two other characteristics apart from the six conserved histidines. One is the putative presence of a seventh histidine which interacts with the carboxy group on the substrate and controls the preference for carboxylated and decarboxylated substrates. The second is the size of the residue isosteric with the aromatic F261 reported in sweet potato catechol oxidase which acts as a gate to control accessibility to CuA at the active site.
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Liu G, Yang L, Fan T, Cong R, Tang Z, Sun W, Meng X, Zhu L. Purification and characterization of phenoloxidase from crab Charybdis japonica. Fish Shellfish Immunol 2006; 20:47-57. [PMID: 15927483 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2005.03.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2005] [Accepted: 03/06/2005] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Phenoloxidase (PO) from hemolymph of Charybdis japonica was purified by gel-filtration and ion-exchange chromatography, and characterized in terms of its molecular mass and enzymatic properties by using L-dihydroxyphenylalanine (L-DOPA) as the specific substrate. It was found that prophenoloxidase (proPO), isolated as a monomeric protein, had a molecular mass of 69.5 kDa, and a 64.5 kDa PO molecule was often contained in preparations. The PO activity showed optimal pH of 6.0, optimal temperature of 40 degrees C, and an apparent Km value of 3.41 on L-DOPA, and 7.97 on catechol. PO activity was extremely sensitive to sodium sulfite and 1-phenyl-2-thiourea, and very sensitive to thiourea and benzoic acid. Based on its inhibition characteristics and the substrate affinity, this PO was classified as a kind of o-diphenoloxidase. The PO activity was also strongly inhibited by Zn(2+), Mg(2+), ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) and diethyldithiocarbamate (DETC). The results with EDTA, DETC, and some metal ions, combined with the perfect recovery effect of Cu(2+) on DETC-inhibited PO activity, indicate that Charybdis PO is most probably a copper-containing metalloenzyme.
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- Guangxing Liu
- Department of Environment Ecology, Division of Life Science and Technology, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, PR China
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Pang Q, Zhang S, Shi X, Su F, Wu D. Purification and characterisation of phenoloxidase from amphioxus Branchiostoma belcheri tsingtauense. Fish Shellfish Immunol 2005; 19:139-148. [PMID: 15752652 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2004.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2004] [Accepted: 12/06/2004] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Phenoloxidase (PO) from the humoral fluid of amphioxus B. belcheri tsingtauense was purified using a sequential combination of ammonium sulphate precipitation, Sephadex G-200 chromatography and DEAE Sepharose Fast Flow chromatography. In PAGE, the purified enzyme exhibited a single band of 150 kDa under non-reducing conditions, and was resolved to three bands with molecular masses of 72, 46 and 44 kDa, respectively, under reducing conditions, suggesting that the PO in amphioxus humoral fluid seems to be a heterotrimer of three polypeptides held together by disulphide bonds. The substrate specificity and inhibition characteristics both indicate that the PO isolated from amphioxus humoral fluid is a tyrosinase-type enzyme. In addition, mouse antisera against the purified PO were prepared, and their specificity was confirmed by Western blotting, facilitating the future determination of the origin of PO in the humoral fluid and the distribution of PO-synthesising tissues in amphioxus.
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- Qiuxiang Pang
- Department of Marine Biology, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, PR China
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Olianas A, Sanjust E, Pellegrini M, Rescigno A. Tyrosinase activity and hemocyanin in the hemolymph of the slipper lobster Scyllarides latus. J Comp Physiol B 2005; 175:405-11. [PMID: 16010551 DOI: 10.1007/s00360-005-0002-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2005] [Revised: 04/27/2005] [Accepted: 05/09/2005] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The respiratory protein hemocyanin is present in molluscans and in some species of arthropods, and its dioxygen binding site strongly resembles that of the monophenol-hydroxylating and catechol-quinonising enzyme tyrosinase. Moreover, some hemocyanins show a certain extent of tyrosinase activity, so a common ancestry between the two proteins has been suggested. However, in the case purified hemocyanin of Scyllarides latus any attempts to evoke tyrosinase activity failed. A distinct tyrosinase has been purified to homogeneity from the hemolymph, and kinetically characterised. The purified tyrosinase showed both monophenolase and diphenolase enzyme activity and therefore it could be well defined as a true tyrosinase. This finding suggests that in the case of the studied crustacean the evolutionary functional divergence between dioxygen transport and oxidation of phenolics has already reached its completeness.
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- Alessandra Olianas
- Department of Sciences Applied to Biosystems, University of Cagliari, Cittadella Universitaria, 09042, Monserrato (CA), Italy
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Cong R, Sun W, Liu G, Fan T, Meng X, Yang L, Zhu L. Purification and characterization of phenoloxidase from clam Ruditapes philippinarum. Fish Shellfish Immunol 2005; 18:61-70. [PMID: 15450969 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2004.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2004] [Accepted: 06/01/2004] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Using L-dihydroxyphenylalanine (L-DOPA) as a specific substrate, phenoloxidase (PO) from clam (Ruditapes philippinarum) was purified by Q Sepharose Fast Flow ion-exchange chromatography and Sephacryl S-100 gel-filtration, and characterized biochemically and enzymatically in this study. The molecular mass of PO in SDS-PAGE is about 76.9 kDa, and the prophenoloxidase (proPO) molecule, isolated as a monomeric protein, is 84.1 kDa. The PO molecule had a high oxidative activity, and the proPO molecule had almost no oxidative activity. The PO activity was optimal at pH 7.0 and temperature of 40 degrees C. The Km value of the PO for L-DOPA was 2.2 mmol l(-1). The PO was extremely sensitive to benzoic acid and sodium sulfite, very sensitive to citric acid, thio urea, 1-phenyl-2-thiourea and cysteine, but not sensitive to ascorbic acid. Combined with its specific enzyme activity on tyrosine and L-DOPA, it can be concluded that the Ruditapes PO is probably a kind of tyrosinase-type phenoloxidase. The PO activity was strongly inhibited by ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA), diethyldithiocarbamate (DETC), Zn2+, Ca2+ and Cu2+, as well as by Mg2+. The results with EDTA, DETC, and some metal ions, combined with the perfect recovery effect of Cu2+ on DETC-inhibited PO activity, indicate that Ruditapes PO is most probably a copper-containing metalloenzyme.
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- Rishan Cong
- Department of Marine Biology, Division of Life Science and Technology, Ocean University of China, 5 Yushan Road, Qingdao 266003, PR China.
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AIMS The objective of this work was to purify the tyrosinase from Bacillusthuringiensis subsp. kurstaki (Bt) (CCTCC AB 90010) and study its enzymatic properties. METHODS AND RESULTS A 'one-step' purification method was used in this work, which was an easy, high-yield purification method. Tyrosinase activity of this purity was measured under different conditions to study its kinetic characterizations. The optimum pH and thermal stability of this enzyme were also determined. The results revealed that the tyrosinase from Bt has distinct properties compared with those from other sources. CONCLUSIONS A heat-inducible tyrosinase of a wild strain of Bt was identified and partially characterized. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY The distinct properties of Bt tyrosinase are important to the application of Bt as a biology pesticide.
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- N Liu
- College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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Kohashi PY, Kumagai T, Matoba Y, Yamamoto A, Maruyama M, Sugiyama M. An efficient method for the overexpression and purification of active tyrosinase from Streptomyces castaneoglobisporus. Protein Expr Purif 2004; 34:202-7. [PMID: 15003252 DOI: 10.1016/j.pep.2003.11.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2003] [Revised: 11/21/2003] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The melanin-synthesizing gene operon cloned from Streptomyces castaneoglobisporus HUT6202 consists of two genes, designated tyrC and orf378, which encode apotyrosinase (TYRC) and its activator protein (ORF378), respectively. We have suggested that ORF378 may facilitate the incorporation of Cu(II) into apotyrosinase to express tyrosinase activity. To overproduce ORF378 and TYRC in Escherichia coli BL21(DE3)-pLysS, tyrC, and orf378 were independently but not polycistronically placed under the control of a T7 promoter in a vector, pET-21a(+). His(6)-tagged TYRC and His(6)-tagged ORF378 were simultaneously overproduced in an E. coli strain harboring a plasmid, designated pET-mel2, and the two proteins were co-purified with a Ni(II)-bound affinity column. Gel filtration analysis revealed that the two proteins form a heterodimer complex. The complexed protein was retrieved at a high efficiency (11 mg/L). To obtain an active TYRC, which is a Cu(II)-bound form of tyrosinase, we constructed pET-mel3 that carries orf378 without His(6)-tag and His(6)-tagged tyrC. After the cell-free extract from E. coli harboring pET-mel3 was subjected to Cu(II)-bound affinity column chromatography, His(6)-tagged TYRC, eluted from the column, exhibited the tyrosinase activity. The k(cat) and K(m) values for l-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine (l-DOPA) of His(6)-tagged TYRC, which catalyzes the oxidation of l-DOPA to dopaquinone, were 880+/-80s(-1) and 8.1+/-0.9 mM, respectively.
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- Patricia Yumi Kohashi
- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Hiroshima University, Kasumi 1-2-3, Minami-ku, Hiroshima 734-8551, Japan
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Fan Y, Flurkey WH. Purification and characterization of tyrosinase from gill tissue of Portabella mushrooms. Phytochemistry 2004; 65:671-678. [PMID: 15016563 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2004.01.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2003] [Revised: 11/19/2003] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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A group of tyrosinase isoforms with isoelectric points between 4.9 and 5.2 was isolated from gill tissue of Portabella mushrooms. Use of protease inhibitors was not able to increase the amount of latent forms significantly in crude extracts or to preserve latent tyrosinase activity during purification. The tyrosinase in gill tissue extracts showed latent activity above pH 5.5 and suppressed or displayed no latent activity below pH 5.5 when assayed in the presence of SDS. The purified isoforms showed monophenolase activity toward 4-hydroxyanisole but practically no activity toward tyrosine or tyramine. The purified isoforms showed greater activity toward catechol than either 4-methylcatechol, dopa, dopamine, chlorogenic acid, t-butylcatechol, or catechin. The Km for catechol was similar for the group of isolated isoforms (4.3 mM) compared to the isoforms in crude extracts (5.3 mM). Crude extracts showed several isoforms ranging from 50 to 230 kDa after partially denaturing SDS PAGE, while the purified isoforms showed molecular weights of 70 kDa.
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- Yan Fan
- Chemistry Department, Science Building, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN 47809, USA
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Naraoka T, Uchisawa H, Mori H, Matsue H, Chiba S, Kimura A. Purification, characterization and molecular cloning of tyrosinase from the cephalopod mollusk,Illex argentinus. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2003; 270:4026-38. [PMID: 14511385 DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1033.2003.03795.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Tyrosinase (monophenol, L-DOPA:oxygen oxidoreductase) was isolated from the ink of the squid, Illex argentinus. Squid tyrosinase, termed ST94, was found to occur as a covalently linked homodimeric protein with a molecular mass of 140.2 kDa containing two copper atoms per a subunit. The tyrosinase activity of ST94 was enhanced by proteolysis with trypsin to form a protein, termed ST94t, with a molecular mass of 127.6 kDa. The amino acid sequence of the subunit was deduced from N-terminal amino acid sequencing and cDNA cloning, indicating that the subunit of ST94 is synthesized as a premature protein with 625 amino acid residues and an 18-residue signal sequence region is eliminated to form the mature subunit comprised of 607 amino acid residues with a deduced molecular mass of 68,993 Da. ST94 was revealed to contain two putative copper-binding sites per a subunit, that showed sequence similarities with those of hemocyanins from mollusks, tyrosinases from microorganisms and vertebrates and the hypothetical tyrosinase-related protein of Caenorhabditis elegans. The squid tyrosinase was shown to catalyze the oxidation of monophenols as well as o-diphenols and to exhibit temperature-dependency of o-diphenolase activity like a psychrophilic enzyme.
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Russo GL, De Nisco E, Fiore G, Di Donato P, d'Ischia M, Palumbo A. Toxicity of melanin-free ink of Sepia officinalis to transformed cell lines: identification of the active factor as tyrosinase. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2003; 308:293-9. [PMID: 12901867 DOI: 10.1016/s0006-291x(03)01379-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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The melanin-free ink of the cephalopod Sepia officinalis is shown to contain a heat labile proteinaceous component toxic to a variety of cell lines, including PC12 cells. Gel filtration chromatography indicated that the toxic component was concentrated in those fractions eluted at a molecular weight higher than 100 kDa and exhibiting the highest tyrosinase activity. SDS-PAGE analysis of the active fractions displayed a single major band migrating at an approximate molecular weight of 100 kDa, identical with that of the single tyrosinase band in the melanin-free ink. These data unambiguously demonstrated the identity of the toxic component with tyrosinase. Treatment of purified Sepia as well as of mushroom tyrosinase with an immobilized version of proteinase K resulted in a parallel loss of tyrosinase activity and cytotoxicity. Sepia apotyrosinase was ineffective in inducing cytotoxicity in PC12 cells. Purified Sepia tyrosinase was found to induce a significant increase in caspase 3 activity in PC12 cells, leading eventually to an irreversible apoptotic process. Overall, these results disclose a hitherto unrecognized property of tyrosinase that may lead to a reappraisal of its biological significance beyond that of a mere pigment producing enzyme.
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- Gian Luigi Russo
- Institute of Food Science, National Research Council, Avellino, Italy
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Johjima T, Ohkuma M, Kudo T. Isolation and cDNA cloning of novel hydrogen peroxide-dependent phenol oxidase from the basidiomycete Termitomyces albuminosus. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2003; 61:220-5. [PMID: 12698279 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-003-1236-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2002] [Revised: 11/25/2002] [Accepted: 12/16/2002] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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A novel hydrogen peroxide-dependent phenol oxidase (TAP) was isolated from the basidiomycete Termitomyces albuminosus. TAP is an extracellular monomeric enzyme with an estimated molecular weight of 67 kDa. The purified enzyme can oxidize various phenolic compounds in the presence of hydrogen peroxide, but cannot oxidize 3,4-dimethoxybenzyl (veratryl) alcohol. Mn(II) was not required for catalysis by TAP. The optimum pH for TAP activity was 2.3, which is the lowest known optimum pH for a fungal phenol oxidase. The cDNA encoding TAP was cloned with reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) using degenerate primers based on the N-terminal amino acid sequence of TAP and 5' rapid amplification of cDNA ends (RACE)-PCR. The cDNA encodes a mature protein of 449 amino acids with a 55-amino-acid signal peptide. The deduced amino acid sequence of TAP showed 56% identity with dye-decolorizing heme peroxidase (DYP) from the ascomycete Geotrichum candidum Dec 1, but no homology with other known peroxidases from fungi.
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- T Johjima
- International Cooperative Research Project, Japan Science and Technology Corporation (JST-ICORP), Kasetsart University Research and Development Institute, Bangkok 10900, Thailand.
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Tyrosinase is an enzyme having two copper atoms at the reactive site occurring in prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms. In animals tyrosinase is responsible for pigmentation, in plants for protection of injured tissues or, as in fungi, to harden cell walls. Some of us have previously shown that tyrosinase is involved in truffle development and differentiation. Here we present the purification, the molecular properties and the reversible inhibition of Tuber melanosporum tyrosinase by dimethyl-sulfide and bis[methylthio]methane, the main flavour compounds of black and whitish truffles. The MW(r) is 39000. L-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine and L-tyrosine stain corresponding bands as expected for a true tyrosinase. Phenylthiourea, diethyldithiocarbamate and mimosine inhibit L-tyrosine and L-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine oxidation.
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- Osvaldo Zarivi
- Department of Basic and Applied Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of L'Aquila, Via Vetoio, I-67010 Coppito, L'Aquila, Italy
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Paranjpe PS, Karve MS, Padhye SB. Characterization of tyrosinase and accompanying laccase from Amorphophallus campanulatus. Indian J Biochem Biophys 2003; 40:40-45. [PMID: 22900290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Tyrosinase and laccase activities were detected in the corm of Amorphophallus campanulatus after extraction with ethanol followed by ammonium sulphate precipitation (20-60%) and dialysis against 10 mM Na2HPO4 buffer at pH 7.0. Tyrosinase was found to be the predominant enzyme exhibiting mono- and di-phenolase activities, specificity for L-DOPA as substrate, optimum pH being 6.0, optimum temperature at 40 degrees C and Km at 1.05 mM. Laccase showed substrate specificity for p-phenylenediamine (p-PD), Km at 2.7 mM, optimum pH being 5.0 and was inactivated above 40 degrees C. Three isoforms of tyrosinase were detected on SDS-PAGE with apparent molecular mass approximately 127, 31 and 27 kDa respectively. On staining sections of A. campanulatus with L-DOPA as substrate and 3-methyl benzothiazolinone hydrazone (MBTH) for colour development, tyrosinase was detected in the intercellular spaces of the plant tissue. The cytosolic region did not show any colour indicating the absence of the enzyme.
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AIMS The objective of this work was to express a novel mel gene, responsible for melanin formation, in Bacillus thuringiensis. METHODS AND RESULTS A novel mel gene from Pseudomonas maltophilia was sub-cloned into B. thuringiensis using a shuttle vector plasmid and electroporation. Results revealed that the mel gene was expressed under the control of the CryIIIA promoter in B. thuringiensis and conferred u.v. protection on the recipient strain. CONCLUSIONS The novel mel gene from Ps. maltophilia expressed in B. thuringiensis conferred u.v. protection on the recipient strain. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY Products containing B. thuringiensis for pest control are sensitive to u.v. degradation. As melanin has the ability to act as a u.v. absorber, a recombinant B. thuringiensis strain producing melanin provides a new stability for B. thuringiensis preparations.
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- L Ruan
- College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, China
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Endo K, Hosono K, Beppu T, Ueda K. A novel extracytoplasmic phenol oxidase of Streptomyces: its possible involvement in the onset of morphogenesis. Microbiology (Reading) 2002; 148:1767-1776. [PMID: 12055296 DOI: 10.1099/00221287-148-6-1767] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Exogenous addition of copper stimulates cellular differentiation in Streptomyces spp. Several lines of evidence suggested a parallel correlation between the stimulatory effect of copper and phenol-oxidizing enzyme activities in Streptomyces griseus. Here a novel extracytoplasmic phenol oxidase (EpoA) associated with cellular development of this organism was identified and characterized. EpoA activity, examined by an in-gel stain procedure with N,N'-dimethyl-p-phenylenediamine sulfate as a substrate, was repressed by glucose and induced by copper supplied in the medium. The enzyme activity was abolished and markedly reduced in the mutants forA-factor biosynthesis and amfR, respectively, which suggested that the activity of the enzyme depends on those essential regulators for morphogenesis in S. griseus. EpoA protein was purified to homogeneity and the N-terminal amino acid sequence was determined. A homologous sequence identified in the genomic database of Streptomyces coelicolorA3(2) was used as a probe to clone the complete epoA gene of S. griseus. The deduced amino acid sequence of EpoA revealed that the mature protein with a molecular mass of 34 kDa was preceded by a signal peptide consisting of 34 aa, consistent with EpoA being a secreted enzyme. EpoA was predicted to be a laccase-type oxidase by not only the sequence similarity, but its substrate selectivity, oxidizing not tyrosine but dihydroxyphenylalanine (DOPA) to generate melanin pigment. Introduction of epoA on a plasmid partially restored both the EpoA activity and aerial mycelium productivity in an A-factor-deficient mutant. Exogenous supplementation of a substance synthesized by purified EpoA from DOPA stimulated cellular differentiation in S. griseus and several other species. Ultrafiltration indicated that the molecular mass of the putative stimulant synthesized by EpoA is between 500 and 1000 Da.
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- Kohki Endo
- Department of Applied Biological Sciences, Nihon University, 1866 Kameino, Fujisawa, 252-8510, Japan1
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- Department of Applied Biological Sciences, Nihon University, 1866 Kameino, Fujisawa, 252-8510, Japan1
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- Department of Applied Biological Sciences, Nihon University, 1866 Kameino, Fujisawa, 252-8510, Japan1
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- Department of Applied Biological Sciences, Nihon University, 1866 Kameino, Fujisawa, 252-8510, Japan1
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A heat-labile protein has been identified in fruit bodies of the edible mushroom, Agaricus bisporus, which protects Raji cells (a human lymphoma cell line) against H2O2-induced oxidative damage to cellular DNA. This protein has been purified following salt fractionation, combined with ion-exchange, hydrophobic interaction and adsorption chromatography. Based on catalytic and electrophoretic properties, and inhibition studies using tropolone, the protein was identified as tyrosinase. The genoprotective effect of A. bisporus tyrosinase, determined using the single-cell gel electrophoresis met") assay, has been shown to be dependent upon the enzymic hydroxylation of tyrosine to L-DOPA and subsequent conversion of this metabolite to dopaquinone. The possible role of dopaquinone, and other L-DOPA oxidation products, in enhancing the cellular antioxidant defence mechanisms is discussed.
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- Yu-Ling Shi
- Department of Biology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, SAR
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Schmitz M, Rohayem J, Paul R, Weigle B, Stein A, Rieber E. Quantification of antigen-reactive T cells by a modified ELISPOT assay based on freshly isolated blood dendritic cells. J Clin Lab Anal 2002; 16:30-6. [PMID: 11835528 PMCID: PMC6807813 DOI: 10.1002/jcla.2072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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The enzyme-linked immunospot (ELISPOT) assay has become a widely employed method for quantification of antigen-reactive T lymphocytes. In recent years, various types of antigen-presenting cells (APCs) have been tested as stimulator cells in ELISPOT protocols to achieve a highly sensitive and rapid assay which is not impaired by a marked nonspecific cytokine release. However, the currently available APCs still have disadvantages, such as significant background reactivities, limited sensitivity, and time-consuming preparation procedures. Recently, we succeeded in defining a novel subpopulation of circulating dendritic cells (DCs) that can easily be prepared from human blood. These M-DC8+ DCs proved to be very effective in the induction of antigen-specific T cell responses. In the present study we provide evidence that M-DC8+ DCs are particularly well suited as APCs for the detection of antigen-specific CD8+ T cells after challenge with viral or tumor peptides in ELISPOT assays. In addition, protein-loaded M-DC8+ DCs proved to be quite efficient in the presentation of MHC class II-bound peptides, thus allowing the determination of frequencies of antigen-reactive CD4+ T cells. The use of M-DC8+ DCs as stimulator cells can improve the ELISPOT assay by combining high sensitivity, rapidity, and low background reactivity.
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- M. Schmitz
- Institute of Immunology, Medical Faculty, Technical University, Dresden, Germany
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- Institute of Virology, Medical Faculty, Technical University, Dresden, Germany
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- Institute of Immunology, Medical Faculty, Technical University, Dresden, Germany
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- Institute of Immunology, Medical Faculty, Technical University, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Dresden, Germany
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- Institute of Immunology, Medical Faculty, Technical University, Dresden, Germany
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A screening test for phenoloxidases from edible mushrooms was done on potato dextrose agar plates that contained phenolic chemicals. Many edible mushrooms showed positive reactions on the agar plates. Among them, Auricularia auricula-judae, Clitocybe nebularis, Lentinus edodes, Pholiota aurivella, and Pseudohiatula oshimae produced a considerable amount of phenoloxidases, and these enzymes showed maximum activities in the acidic pH region.
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- K Morisaki
- Institute of Applied Biochemistry, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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