• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제19권5호
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• pp.439-446
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• 2009

The biosynthesis study of antibiotics saframycin (SFM) in Streptomyces lavendulae and safracin (SAC) in Pseudomonas fluorescens demonstrated that 3-hydroxy-S-methyl-O-methyltyrosine (3hSmOmTyr), a nonproteinogenic amino acid, is the precursor of the tetrahydroisoquinoline molecular core. In the biosynthetic gene cluster of SAC/SFM, sacD/sfmD encodes a protein with high homology to each other but no sequence similarity to other known enzymes; sacF/sfmM2 and sacG/sfmM3 encode methyltransferases for C-methylation and O-methylation; and sacE/sfinF encodes a small protein with significant sequence similarity to the MbtH-like proteins, which are frequently found in the biosynthetic pathways of non ribosomal peptide antibiotics and siderophores. To address their function, the biosynthetic cassette of 3h5mOmTyr was heterologously expressed in S. coelicolor and P. putida, and an in-frame deletion and complementation in trans were carried out. The results revealed that (i) SfmD catalyzes the hydroxylation of aromatic rings; (ii) sacD/sacF/sacG in the SAC gene cluster and sfmD/sfmM2/sfmM3 in the SFM cluster are sufficient for the biosynthesis of 3h5mOmTyr; and (iii) the mbtH-like gene is not required for the biosynthesis of the 3h5mOmTyr precursor.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제33권12호
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• pp.1595-1605
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• 2023

Dehydroquinate dehydratase (DHQD) catalyzes the conversion of 3-dehydroquinic acid (DHQ) into 3-dehydroshikimic acid in the mid stage of the shikimate pathway, which is essential for the biosynthesis of aromatic amino acids and folates. Here, we report two the crystal structures of type II DHQD (CgDHQD) derived from Corynebacterium glutamicum, which is a widely used industrial platform organism. We determined the structures for CgDHQD^WT with the citrate at a resolution of 1.80Å and CgDHQD^R19A with DHQ complexed forms at a resolution of 2.00 Å, respectively. The enzyme forms a homododecamer consisting of four trimers with three interfacial active sites. We identified the DHQ-binding site of CgDHQD and observed an unusual binding mode of citrate inhibitor in the site with a half-opened lid loop. A structural comparison of CgDHQD with a homolog derived from Streptomyces coelicolor revealed differences in the terminal regions, lid loop, and active site. Particularly, CgDHQD, including some Corynebacterium species, possesses a distinctive residue P105, which is not conserved in other DHQDs at the position near the 5-hydroxyl group of DHQ. Replacements of P105 with isoleucine and valine, conserved in other DHQDs, caused an approximately 70% decrease in the activity, but replacement of S103 with threonine (CgDHQD^S103T) caused a 10% increase in the activity. Our biochemical studies revealed the importance of key residues and enzyme kinetics for wild type and CgDHQD^S103T, explaining the effect of the variation. This structural and biochemical study provides valuable information for understanding the reaction efficiency that varies due to structural differences caused by the unique sequences of CgDHQD.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.113-119
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• 2002

방선균에 존재하는 단백질 타이로신 포스파타아제의 기능을 알아보기 위하여 우선 이 유전자를 대장균에 클로닝하여 대량으로 발현시킨 결과, 발현된 단백질은 soluble형태로 존재하여 자신의 효소활성을 가지고 있었으나, 효소활성부위에 대한 변이주의 경우에는 기질과 결합은 하였으나 활성이 없는 것으로 나타났었다. 방선균에서 이 효소의 세포내 기작 및 결합 단백질을 파악하기 위해 대장균에 클로닝한 유전자를 방선균 발현벡터(pIJ6021)에 클로닝을 하였다. 이렇게 만든 유전자를 in-ducer인 thiostrepton을 이용하여 발현시킨 결과, 활성형의 단백질 타이로신 포스파타아제가 대량으로 생산되었다. 그리고 이들 유전자를 방선균에서 과잉 발현시킨 결과 항생제 생산 및 형태 변화 등의 표현형은 나타나지 않았다. 이효소와 반응하는 기질 및 결합 단백질을 찾기 위해서 이들과 결합은 하지만 반응하지 않는 돌연변이 단백질 타이로신 포스파타아제 (PtpA(C9S))를 유전자 조작하여 방선균에서 과잉 발현시켰다 그 결과 표현형은 없었지만 인산 타이로신 단백질의 패턴변화를 알 수 있었고, 단백질 타이로신 포스파타아제에 의하여 인산화 조절되는 단백질 3개 찾을 수 있었다. 이들 세 단백질(p65, p90 그리고 p200)은 ptpA(C9S)가 발현된 방선균에서 보다 더 많은 인산화 패턴을 나타내었으며, 이들은 가능한 단백질 타이로신 포스파타아제의 표적이라고 생각되었다. 만약 이들의 구조가 밝혀진다면, 방선균의 타이로신 포스파타아제의 기능 및 신호전달 과정의 역할을 파악할 수 있으리라 생각된다.