Identification and characterization of a pab gene cluster responsible for the 4-aminobenzoate degradation pathway, including its involvement in the formation of a γ-glutamylated intermediate in Paraburkholderia terrae strain KU-15

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Paraburkholderia terrae strain KU-15 grows on 2- and 4-nitrobenzoate and 2- and 4-aminobenzoate (ABA) as the sole nitrogen and carbon sources. The genes responsible for the potential degradation of 2- and 4-nitrobenzoate and 2-ABA have been predicted from its genome sequence. In this study, we identified the pab operon in P. terrae strain KU-15. This operon is responsible for the 4-ABA degradation pathway, which involves the formation of a γ-glutamylated intermediate. Reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction revealed that the pab operon was induced by 4-ABA. Herein, studying the deletion of pabA and pabB1 in strain KU-15 and the examining of Escherichia coli expressing the pab operon revealed the involvement of the operon in 4-ABA degradation. The first step of the degradation pathway is the formation of a γ-glutamylated intermediate, whereby 4-ABA is converted to γ-glutamyl-4-carboxyanilide (γ-GCA). Subsequently, γ-GCA is oxidized to protocatechuate. Overexpression of various genes in E. coli and purification of recombinant proteins permitted the functional characterization of relevant pathway proteins: PabA is a γ-GCA synthetase, PabB1-B3 functions in a multicomponent dioxygenase system responsible for γ-GCA dioxygenation, and PabC is a γ-GCA hydrolase that reverses the formation of γ-GCA by PabA.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

2023

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:137

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Journal of bioscience and bioengineering - 137(2023), 1 vom: 01. Jan., Seite 38-46

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Liu, Yaxuan [VerfasserIn]
Okano, Kenji [VerfasserIn]
Iwaki, Hiroaki [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

γ-Glutamylated intermediate
4-(2-anthryl)butanoic acid
4-Aminobenzoate
4-Aminobenzoic Acid
73693-25-1
Aromatic amine compound
Degradation pathway
Glutamine synthetase-like protein
Journal Article
Nitrobenzoates
Para-Aminobenzoates
Paraburkholderia terrae
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Date Completed 22.12.2023

Date Revised 22.12.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.jbiosc.2023.11.002

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM364695102