Unprecedented Role of The N73-F124 Pair in The Staphylococcus equorum MnSOD Activity

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Debbie Soefie Retnoningrum ◽  
Hiromi Yoshida ◽  
Muthia Dzaky Razani ◽  
Vincencius Felix Meidianto ◽  
Andrian Hartanto ◽  
...  

Background:: Bacterial manganese superoxide dismutase (MnSOD) occurs as a dimer, which is responsible for its activity and stability. Thereby, increasing the dimeric strength would increase the enzyme stability while maintaining its activity. Objective:: An N73F substitution was introduced to strengthen interactions between the monomers at the dimer interface. This substitution would introduce a π-stacking interaction between F73 of one monomer to F124 from the other monomer. Method:: Site-directed mutagenesis was carried out to substitute N73 with phenylalanine. The activity of the mutant was qualitative- and quantitatively checked while the stability was evaluated with a fluorescence-based thermal-shift assay. Finally, the structure of the mutant was elucidated by means of X-ray crystallography. Results:: The N73F mutant activity was only ~40% of the wildtype. The N73F mutant showed one TM at 60+1oC while the wildtype has two (at 52-55oC and 63-67oC). The crystal structure of the mutant showed the interactions between F73 from one monomer to F124 from the other monomer. The N73F structure presents an enigma because of no change in the enzyme structure including the active site. Furthermore, N73 and F124 position and interaction are conserved in human MnSOD but with a different location in the amino acid sequence. N73 has a role in the enzyme activity that is likely related to its interaction with F124, which resides in the active site region but has not been considered to participate in the reaction. Conclusion:: The N73F substitution has revealed the unprecedented role of the N73-F124 pair in the enzyme activity.

1992 ◽  
Vol 283 (1) ◽  
pp. 123-128 ◽  
Author(s):  
C Bourguignon-Bellefroid ◽  
B Joris ◽  
J Van Beeumen ◽  
J M Ghuysen ◽  
J M Frère

Incubation of the exocellular DD-carboxypeptidase/transpeptidase of Streptomyces R61 with phenylglyoxal resulted in a time-dependent decrease in the enzyme activity. This inactivation was demonstrated to be due to modification of the Arg-99 side chain. In consequence, the role of that residue was investigated by site-directed mutagenesis. Mutation of Arg-99 into leucine appeared to be highly detrimental to enzyme stability, reflecting a determining structural role for this residue. The conserved Arg-103 residue was also substituted by using site-directed mutagenesis. The modification to a serine residue yielded a stable enzyme, the catalytic properties of which were similar to those of the wild-type enzyme. Thus Arg-103, although strictly conserved or replaced by a lysine residue in most of the active-site penicillin-recognizing proteins, did not appear to fulfil any essential role in either the enzyme activity or structure.


1990 ◽  
Vol 271 (2) ◽  
pp. 399-406 ◽  
Author(s):  
F Jacob ◽  
B Joris ◽  
S Lepage ◽  
J Dusart ◽  
J M Frère

Ser130, Asp131 and Asn132 (‘SDN’) are highly conserved residues in class A beta-lactamases forming one wall of the active-site cavity. All three residues of the SDN loop in Streptomyces albus G beta-lactamase were modified by site-directed mutagenesis. The mutant proteins were expressed in Streptomyces lividans, purified from culture supernatants and their kinetic parameters were determined for several substrates. Ser130 was substituted by Asn, Ala and Gly. The first modification yielded an almost totally inactive protein, whereas the smaller-side-chain mutants (A and G) retained some activity, but were less stable than the wild-type enzyme. Ser130 might thus be involved in maintaining the structure of the active-site cavity. Mutations of Asp131 into Glu and Gly proved to be highly detrimental to enzyme stability, reflecting significant structural perturbations. Mutation of Asn132 into Ala resulted in a dramatically decreased enzymic activity (more than 100-fold) especially toward cephalosporin substrates, kcat. being the most affected parameter, which would indicate a role of Asn132 in transition-state stabilization rather than in ground-state binding. Comparison of the N132A and the previously described N132S mutant enzymes underline the importance of an H-bond-forming residue at position 132 for the catalytic process.


2002 ◽  
Vol 184 (4) ◽  
pp. 889-894 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yi Wei ◽  
David H. Bechhofer

ABSTRACT The tet(L) gene of Bacillus subtilis confers low-level tetracycline (Tc) resistance. Previous work examining the >20-fold-inducible expression of tet(L) by Tc demonstrated a 12-fold translational induction. Here we show that the other component of tet(L) induction is at the level of mRNA stabilization. Addition of a subinhibitory concentration of Tc results in a two- to threefold increase in tet(L) mRNA stability. Using a plasmid-borne derivative of tet(L) with a large in-frame deletion of the coding sequence, the mechanism of Tc-induced stability was explored by measuring the decay of tet(L) mRNAs carrying specific mutations in the leader region. The results of these experiments, as well as experiments with a B. subtilis strain that is resistant to Tc due to a mutation in the ribosomal S10 protein, suggest different mechanisms for the effects of Tc on translation and on mRNA stability. The key role of the 5" end in determining mRNA stability was confirmed in these experiments. Surprisingly, the stability of several other B. subtilis mRNAs was also induced by Tc, which indicates that addition of Tc may result in a general stabilization of mRNA.


2016 ◽  
Vol 47 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jebur & et al.

This study was aimed to know the efficiency of partially purified L- asparaginase produced from local isolate from Erwinia spp. to reduce the percentage of acrylamide formed in Biscuit. Four types of biscuit from wheat flour were prepared (T1, T2, T3, T4),and T1 as control. High performance liquid chromatography technique was used to estimate acrylamide ratio in biscuit , Effect of enzyme addition  on flour chemical and rheological properties was studied, also dough behavior ,gluten percentage, water absorption and amylase enzyme activity was estimated. The results revealed  that  the  addition of  experimental asparaginase ( specific activity 20.5 unite mg-1 ) with 1% of flour weight lead to reduce in acrylamide formation in Biscuit  to 89 %  compared  to  control sample ( in absence of enzyme ) . Moreover, the addition of Asparagine to flour at 0.1 % of its weight, where L- asparaginase was available caused a negative effect on enzyme efficiency in reducing the acrylamide in biscuit. So the level of acrylamide was reduced to 57.7 %. In the other hand , the percentage of acryl amide in biscuit was increased to   233 % when the asparagine was added to mixture in absence of L- asparaginase .Addition of  the enzyme to flour have no effect on the percentage value of gluten but improved the  stability of dough .The  enzyme  addition also led to increase amylases activities.  Addition of experimental enzyme had no effect on quality and sensory evaluation of biscuit.


Biochimie ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 87 (12) ◽  
pp. 1056-1064 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lilian González-Segura ◽  
Roberto Velasco-García ◽  
Enrique Rudiño-Piñera ◽  
Carlos Mújica-Jiménez ◽  
Rosario A. Muñoz-Clares

1991 ◽  
Vol 274 (3) ◽  
pp. 707-713 ◽  
Author(s):  
M P Jackman ◽  
A Hajnal ◽  
K Lerch

Site-directed mutagenesis was used to determine the functional role of several residues of Streptomyces glaucescens tyrosinase. Replacement of His-37, -53, -193 or -215 by glutamine yields albino phenotypes, as determined by expression on melanin-indicator plates. The purified mutant proteins display no detectable oxy-enzyme and increased Cu lability at the binuclear active site. The carbonyl derivatives of H189Q and H193Q luminesce, with lambda max. displaced more than 25 nm to a longer wavelength compared with native tyrosinase. The remaining histidine mutants display no detectable luminescence. The results are consistent with these histidine residues (together with His-62 and His-189 reported earlier) acting as Cu ligands in the Streptomyces glaucescens enzyme. Conservative substitution of the invariant Asn-190 by glutamine also gives an albino phenotype, no detectable oxy-enzyme and labilization of active-site Cu. The luminescence spectrum of carbonyl-N190Q, however, closely resembles that of the native enzyme under conditions promoting double Cu occupancy of the catalytic site. A critical role for Asn-190 in active-site hydrogen-bonding interactions is proposed.


Biochimie ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 89 (12) ◽  
pp. 1498-1508 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muriel Crouvoisier ◽  
Geneviève Auger ◽  
Didier Blanot ◽  
Dominique Mengin-Lecreulx

1992 ◽  
Vol 282 (2) ◽  
pp. 361-367 ◽  
Author(s):  
C Bourguignon-Bellefroid ◽  
J M Wilkin ◽  
B Joris ◽  
R T Aplin ◽  
C Houssier ◽  
...  

Modification of the Streptomyces R61 DD-peptidase by N-bromosuccinimide resulted in a rapid loss of enzyme activity. In consequence, the role of the enzyme's two tryptophan residues was investigated by site-directed mutagenesis. Trp271 was replaced by Leu. The modification yielded a stable enzyme whose structural and catalytic properties were similar to those of the wild-type protein. Thus the Trp271 residue, though almost invariant among the beta-lactamases of classes A and C and the low-Mr penicillin-binding proteins, did not appear to be essential for enzyme activity. Mutations of the Trp233 into Leu and Ser strongly decreased the enzymic activity, the affinity for beta-lactams and the protein stability. Surprisingly, the benzylpenicilloyl-(W233L)enzyme deacylated at least 300-fold more quickly than the corresponding acyl-enzyme formed with the wild-type protein and gave rise to benzylpenicilloate instead of phenylacetylglycine. This mutant DD-peptidase thus behaved as a weak beta-lactamase.


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