• BMB Reports
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• 제49권12호
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• pp.681-686
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• 2016

Fructose 1,6-bisphosphate aldolase (FBA) is important for both glycolysis and gluconeogenesis in life. Class II (zinc dependent) FBA is an attractive target for the development of antibiotics against protozoa, bacteria, and fungi, and is also widely used to produce various high-value stereoisomers in the chemical and pharmaceutical industry. In this study, the crystal structures of class II Escherichia coli FBA (EcFBA) were determined from four different crystals, with resolutions between $1.8{\AA}$ and $2.0{\AA}$. Native EcFBA structures showed two separate sites of Zn1 (interior position) and Zn2 (active site surface position) for $Zn^{2+}$ ion. Citrate and TRIS bound EcFBA structures showed $Zn^{2+}$ position exclusively at Zn2. Crystallographic snapshots of EcFBA structures with and without ligand binding proposed the rationale of metal shift at the active site, which might be a hidden mechanism to keep the trace metal cofactor $Zn^{2+}$ within EcFBA without losing it.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.168-173
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• 1991

벼 유묘에 의 한 $Mn^{+2}$(Mn-SOD의 cofactor)의 흡수는 유묘조직중 SOD 활성을 증가시킴과 아울러 유묘의 냉해저항성을 현저히 향상시키는 결과를 보였으며, SOD 활성 증가정도와 냉해 저 항성 향상정도간에는 정의 상관관계가 있었다. 이에 반하여, Fe-SOD와 Cu/Zn-SOD의 cofactor들인 $Fe^{+3},\;Cu^{+2},$ 및 $Zn^{+2}$의 흡수는 조직내 SOD활성이나 식물의 냉해저항성에 어떤 유의성 있는 영향도 미치지 않았다. 이러한 결과들이 시사하는 바는 아마도 superoxide에 의해 유도되고 $Mn^{+2}$의 존재에 의해 활성화된 Mn-SOD가 (최소한 벼의 경우에는) 저온 스트레스에 대항하는 생체방어 시스템의 중요한 子성분일 것이라는 점이다. 어느정도의 냉해억제효과가 있다고 인정된 Abscisic acid의 처리도 벼 유묘조직의 SOD 활성을 증가시켰다. 이 관찰결과도 식물의 냉해 유발상황 하에서 세포내 SOD가 담당하는 중요한 생체방어 역할을 부각시키는 또 하나의 정보를 제공한 것이다.

• BMB Reports
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• 제40권5호
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• pp.649-655
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• 2007

The nsp14 protein is an exoribonuclease that is encoded by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV). We have cloned and expressed the nsp14 protein in Escherichia coli, and characterized the nature and the role(s) of the metal ions in the reaction chemistry. The purified recombinant nsp14 protein digested a 5'-labeled RNA molecule, but failed to digest the RNA substrate that is modified with fluorescein group at the 3'-hydroxyl group, suggesting a 3'-to-5' exoribonuclease activity. The exoribonuclease activity requires $Mg^{2+}$ as a cofactor. Isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC) analysis indicated a two-metal binding mode for divalent cations by nsp14. Endogenous tryptophan fluorescence and circular dichroism (CD) spectra measurements showed that there was a structural change of nsp14 when binding with metal ions. We propose that the conformational change induced by metal ions may be a prerequisite for catalytic activity by correctly positioning the side chains of the residues located in the active site of the enzyme.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제26권5호
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• pp.427-434
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• 1998

Xanthomonas sp. YL-37 이 생산하는 alkaline protease를 정제하기 위하여 ammonium sulfate로 침전시켜 회수하여 CM-cellulose ion exchange resin column에 주입한 후 Sephadex G-100 column에 2회 통과시켜 단일효소를 얻었으며 분자량은 약 62,000 dalton으로 단일 subunit로 되어있다. 정제효소의 반응최적온도는 5$0^{\circ}C$였으며 특히 2$0^{\circ}C$에서도 최적활성의 약 40%를 유지하였다. 금속염에 대한 영향은 MnSO$_4$, MgSO$_4$, CaCl$_2$,등에 의해서 효소활성이 촉진되었으나 HgCl$_2$, ZnSO$_4$, CuSO$_4$ 등에 의해서 효소활성이 저해되었다. 본 효소는 EDTA, EGTA에 의해서 강하게 저해를 받는 것으로 보아 metal ion을 갖고 있는 metaloenzyme으로 보이며 효소에 결합된 cofactor는 $Mn^{2+}$이었으며 정제한 alkaline protease의 NH$_2$-말단 아미노산은 alanine이었다. 본 효소의 Km값은 4.0 mg/$m\ell$이 었고 Vmax는 5,500 unit/$m\ell$이었다.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.318-322
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• 2000

An oxygen-sensitive fumarate reductase has been purified from the cytosol fraction of the Enterococcus faecalis RKY1 grown anaerobically on a defined medium containing glycerol and fumarate. A major portion of the purification was performed with employing Triton X-100 and reducing agents by Phenyl-sepharose CL-4B DEAE-sepharose and Dephadex G-150 The final activity was 0.42 unit/mg. The deduced molecular mass of active band was 66 kDa. The optimal pH and temperature for the activity were 7.0 and 38$^{\circ}C$ respectively. The enzyme activity was not affected by 1mM metal ions such as bacl2 $.$2H2O HgCl2 MnCl2$.$4H2O ZnCl2 CuCl2$.$2H2O Mgcl2$.$6H2O FeSo4$.$7H2O and by EDTA. Partially purified enzyme ws yellow in color ; spectroscopic study indicated the presence of flavins as a cofactor.

• BMB Reports
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.17-21
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• 1996

Ile91 of restriction endonuclease EcoRV, which has not been known to take part directly in catalytic activity, was substituted with Leu by site-directed mutagenesis. The Ile91Leu mutant shows over 1000-fold less activity than the wild type EcoRV under standard reaction condition. The metal ion dependency of the reaction was altered. In contrast to the wild type EcoRV, the mutant prefers $Mn^{2+}$ to $Mn^{2+}$ as the cofactor. In $Mn^{2+}$ buffer the mutant is as active as the wild type enzyme in $Mn^{2+}$ buffer. Like the wild type enzyme, the mutant shows an unspecific binding of DNA in gel shift experiments. In contrast to the wild type enzyme, the mutant did not cleave at noncognate sites of DNA under star condition.

• 한국생물물리학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국생물물리학회 2002년도 제9회 학술 발표회 프로그램과 논문초록
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• pp.18-18
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• 2002

Nitrogenase, comprised of the MoFe and Fe proteins, catalyzes the reduction of dinitrogen to ammonia at ambient temperature and pressure. The MoFe protein contains two metal centers, the P-cluster (Fe8S7-8) and the FeMo-cofactor (Fe7S9：homocitrate), the substrate binding site. Despite the availability of the crystal structure of the MoFe protein, suprisingly little is known about the molecular details of catalysis at the active site, and no small-molecule substrate or inhibitor had ever been shown to directly interact with a protein-bound cluster of the functioning enzyme, until our electron-nuclear double resonance(ENDOR) study of CO-inhibited nitrogenase.(omitted)

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제24권9호
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• pp.1238-1244
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• 2014

Dephosphocoenzyme A (CoaE) catalyzes the last step in the biosynthesis of the cofactor coenzyme A. In this study, we report the identification and application of CoaE from Stretomyces peucetius ATCC27952. After expression of coaE, the protein was found to have a molecular mass of 28.6 kDa. Purification of the His-tagged fused CoaE protein was done by immobilized metal-affinity chromatography, and then in vitro enzymatic coupling assay was performed. The increasing NADH consumption with time shed light on the phosphorylating activity of CoaE. Furthermore, the overexpression of coaA and coaE independently under the $ermE^*$ promoter in the doxorubicin -producing wild type strain, resulted in 1.4- and 1.5-fold enhancements in doxorubicin production, respectively. In addition, the overexpression of both genes together showed a 2.1-fold increase in doxorubicin production. These results established a positive role for secondary metabolite production from Streptomyces peucetius.

• BMB Reports
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.130-134
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• 1998

An aldolase gene has been cloned from Methanococcus jannaschii. The coding region of the gene has been expressed in E. coli using a pET system to a level of 30% of total cellular proteins. The protein was purified to more than 95 % homogeneity by heat treatment and ion exchange chromatography. The protein performed an aldol condensation reaction with glyceraldehyde as substrate and dihydroxyacetone phosphate as a carboxyl donor. The protein was determined to be a type II aldolase which requires the $Zn^{2+}$ ion as a metal cofactor. This enzyme has a broad range of optimum pH (7-9) and temperature ($50-80^{\circ}C$). It shows strong stability against heat, chemical denaturants, as well as a high percentage' of organic solvents. The half-life of this enzyme at $85^{\circ}C$ is more than 24 h and it maintains more than 90% of aldolase activity in the presence of 6 M urea, 50% acetonitrile, or 15% isopropyl alcohol.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제26권9호
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• pp.1650-1656
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• 2016

The SCO0284 gene of Streptomyces coelicolor A3(2) is predicted to encode an α-galactosidase (680 amino acids) belonging to glycoside hydrolase family 27. In this study, the SCO0284 coding region was cloned and overexpressed in Streptomyces lividans TK24. The mature form of SCO0284 (641 amino acids, 68 kDa) was purified from culture broth by gel filtration chromatography, with 83.3-fold purification and a yield of 11.2%. Purified SCO0284 showed strong activity against p-nitrophenyl-α-D-galactopyranoside, melibiose, raffinose, and stachyose, and no activity toward lactose, agar (galactan), and neoagarooligosaccharides, indicating that it is an α-galactosidase. Optimal enzyme activity was observed at 40℃ and pH 7.0. The addition of metal ions or EDTA did not affect the enzyme activity, indicating that no metal cofactor is required. The kinetic parameters V_max and K_m for p-nitrophenyl-α-D-galactopyranoside were 1.6 mg/ml (0.0053 M) and 71.4 U/mg, respectively. Thin-layer chromatography and mass spectrometry analysis of the hydrolyzed products of melibiose, raffinose, and stachyose showed perfect matches with the masses of the sodium adducts of the hydrolyzed products, galactose (M+Na, 203), melibiose (M+Na, 365), and raffinose (M+Na, 527), respectively, indicating that it specifically cleaves the α-1,6-glycosidic bond of the substrate, releasing the terminal D-galactose.