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Despite its importance for agriculture, bioindustry, and nutrition, the fundamental process of L-ascorbic acid (vitamin C) biosynthesis in plants is not completely elucidated, and little is known about its regulation. The recently identified GDP-Man 3',5'-epimerase catalyzes a reversible epimerization of GDP-D-mannose that precedes the committed step in the biosynthesis of vitamin C, resulting in the hydrolysis of the highly energetic glycosyl-pyrophosphoryl linkage. Here, we characterize the native and recombinant GDP-Man 3',5'-epimerase of Arabidopsis thaliana. GDP and GDP-D-glucose are potent competitive inhibitors of the enzyme, whereas GDP-L-fucose gives a complex type of inhibition. The epimerase contains a modified version of the NAD binding motif and is inhibited by NAD(P)H and stimulated by NAD(P)+. A feedback inhibition of vitamin C biosynthesis is observed apparently at the level of GDP-Man 3',5'-epimerase. The epimerase catalyzes at least two distinct epimerization reactions and releases, besides the well known GDP-l-galactose, a novel intermediate: GDP-L-gulose. The yield of the epimerization varies and seems to depend on the molecular form of the enzyme. Both recombinant and native enzymes co-purified with a Hsp70 heat-shock protein (Escherichia coli DnaK and A. thaliana Hsc70.3, respectively). We speculate, therefore, that the Hsp70 molecular chaperones might be involved in folding and/or regulation of the epimerase. In summary, the plant epimerase undergoes a complex regulation and could control the carbon flux into the vitamin C pathway in response to the redox state of the cell, stress conditions, and GDP-sugar demand for the cell wall/glycoprotein biosynthesis. Exogenous L-gulose and L-gulono-1,4-lactone serve as direct precursors of l-ascorbic acid in plant cells. We propose an L-gulose pathway for the de novo biosynthesis of vitamin C in plants. 相似文献
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M Gao W D'Haeze R De Rycke B Wolucka M Holsters 《Molecular plant-microbe interactions : MPMI》2001,14(7):857-866
A nonpolar mutation was made in the oac2 gene of Azorhizobium caulinodans. oac2 is an ortholog of the Salmonella typhimurium rfbD gene that encodes a dTDP-L-rhamnose synthase. The knockout of oac2 changed the lipopolysaccharide (LPS) pattern and affected the extracellular polysaccharide production but had no effect on bacterial hydrophobicity. Upon hot phenol extraction, the wild-type LPS partitioned in the phenol phase. The LPS fraction of ORS571-oac2 partitioned in the water phase and had a reduced rhamnose content and truncated LPS molecules on the basis of faster migration in detergent gel electrophoresis. Strain ORS571-oac2 induced ineffective nodule-like structures on Sesbania rostrata. There was no clear demarcation between central and peripheral tissues, and neither leghemoglobin nor bacteroids were present. Light and electron microscopy revealed that the mutant bacteria were retained in enlarged, thick-walled infection threads. Infection centers emitted a blue autofluorescence under UV light. The data indicate that rhamnose synthesis is important for the production of surface carbohydrates that are required to sustain the compatible interaction between A. caulinodans and S. rostrata. 相似文献
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The results described in the accompanying article support the model in
which glucosylphosphoryldolichol (Glc-P-Dol) is synthesized on the
cytoplasmic face of the ER, and functions as a glucosyl donor for three
Glc-P-Dol:Glc0-2Man9-GlcNAc2-P-P-Dol glucosyltransferases (GlcTases) in the
lumenal compartment. In this study, the enzymatic synthesis and structural
characterization by NMR and electrospray-ionization tandem mass
spectrometry of a series of water-soluble beta-Glc-P-Dol analogs containing
2-4 isoprene units with either the cis - or trans - stereoconfiguration in
the beta-position are described. The water- soluble analogs were (1) used
to examine the stereospecificity of the Glc-P-Dol:Glc0-2Man9GlcNAc2-P-P-Dol
glucosyltransferases (GlcTases) and (2) tested as potential substrates for
a membrane protein(s) mediating the transbilayer movement of Glc-P-Dol in
sealed ER vesicles from rat liver and pig brain. The Glc-P-Dol-mediated
GlcTases in pig brain microsomes utilized [3H]Glc-labeled Glc-P-Dol10,
Glc-P-(omega, c )Dol15, Glc-P(omega, t,t )Dol20, and Glc-P-(omega, t,c
)Dol20as glucosyl donors with [3H]Glc3Man9GlcNAc2-P-P-Dol the major product
labeled in vitro. A preference was exhibited for C15-20 substrates
containing an internal cis -isoprene unit in the beta-position. In
addition, the water-soluble analog, Glc-P-Dol10, was shown to enter the
lumenal compartment of sealed microsomal vesicles from rat liver and pig
brain via a protein-mediated transport system enriched in the ER. The
properties of the ER transport system have been characterized. Glc-
P-Dol10was not transported into or adsorbed by synthetic PC-liposomes or
bovine erythrocytes. The results of these studies indicate that (1) the
internal cis -isoprene units are important for the utilization of Glc-P-Dol
as a glucosyl donor and (2) the transport of the water- soluble analog may
provide an experimental approach to assay the hypothetical "flippase"
proposed to mediate the transbilayer movement of Glc-P-Dol from the
cytoplasmic face of the ER to the lumenal monolayer.
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Wolucka BA 《The FEBS journal》2008,275(11):2691-2711
Decaprenyl-phospho-arabinose (beta-D-arabinofuranosyl-1-O-monophosphodecaprenol), the only known donor of d-arabinose in bacteria, and its precursor, decaprenyl-phospho-ribose (beta-D-ribofuranosyl-1-O-monophosphodecaprenol), were first described in 1992. En route to D-arabinofuranose, the decaprenyl-phospho-ribose 2'-epimerase converts decaprenyl-phospho-ribose to decaprenyl-phospho-arabinose, which is a substrate for arabinosyltransferases in the synthesis of the cell-wall arabinogalactan and lipoarabinomannan polysaccharides of mycobacteria. The first step of the proposed decaprenyl-phospho-arabinose biosynthesis pathway in Mycobacterium tuberculosis and related actinobacteria is the formation of D-ribose 5-phosphate from sedoheptulose 7-phosphate, catalysed by the Rv1449 transketolase, and/or the isomerization of d-ribulose 5-phosphate, catalysed by the Rv2465 d-ribose 5-phosphate isomerase. d-Ribose 5-phosphate is a substrate for the Rv1017 phosphoribosyl pyrophosphate synthetase which forms 5-phosphoribosyl 1-pyrophosphate (PRPP). The activated 5-phosphoribofuranosyl residue of PRPP is transferred by the Rv3806 5-phosphoribosyltransferase to decaprenyl phosphate, thus forming 5'-phosphoribosyl-monophospho-decaprenol. The dephosphorylation of 5'-phosphoribosyl-monophospho-decaprenol to decaprenyl-phospho-ribose by the putative Rv3807 phospholipid phosphatase is the committed step of the pathway. A subsequent 2'-epimerization of decaprenyl-phospho-ribose by the heteromeric Rv3790/Rv3791 2'-epimerase leads to the formation of the decaprenyl-phospho-arabinose precursor for the synthesis of the cell-wall arabinans in Actinomycetales. The mycobacterial 2'-epimerase Rv3790 subunit is similar to the fungal D-arabinono-1,4-lactone oxidase, the last enzyme in the biosynthesis of D-erythroascorbic acid, thus pointing to an evolutionary link between the D-arabinofuranose- and L-ascorbic acid-related pathways. Decaprenyl-phospho-arabinose has been a lead compound for the chemical synthesis of substrates for mycobacterial arabinosyltransferases and of new inhibitors and potential antituberculosis drugs. The peculiar (omega,mono-E,octa-Z) configuration of decaprenol has yielded insights into lipid biosynthesis, and has led to the identification of the novel Z-polyprenyl diphosphate synthases of mycobacteria. Mass spectrometric methods were developed for the analysis of anomeric linkages and of dolichol phosphate-related lipids. In the field of immunology, the renaissance in mycobacterial polyisoprenoid research has led to the identification of mimetic mannosyl-beta-1-phosphomycoketides of pathogenic mycobacteria as potent lipid antigens presented by CD1c proteins to human T cells. 相似文献
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A simple, rapid, and quantitative high-pressure liquid chromatography radio method is described for the determination of in vivo (14)C-labeled l-ascorbate, dehydro-l-ascorbate, and total l-ascorbate of Arabidopsis thaliana cell suspensions upon incubation of cultures with exogenous d-[(14)C]mannose. The same radio-HPLC conditions can be used to follow the products of in vitro enzymatic conversions of GDP-d-mannose by enzyme extracts of A. thaliana, namely GDP-l-galactose, GDP-4"-keto,6"-deoxy-d-mannose, and GDP-l-fucose. In particular, an accurate assay for GDP-d-mannose 3",5"-epimerase, a key enzyme of the plant vitamin C pathway, is presented. 相似文献
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The last step of the biosynthesis of L-ascorbic acid (vitamin C) in plants and animals is catalyzed by L-gulono-1,4-lactone oxidoreductases, which use both L-gulono-1,4-lactone and L-galactono-1,4-lactone as substrates. L-gulono-1,4-lactone oxidase is missing in scurvy-prone, vitamin C-deficient animals, such as humans and guinea pigs, which are also highly susceptible to tuberculosis. A blast search using the rat L-gulono-1,4-lactone oxidase sequence revealed the presence of closely related orthologs in a limited number of bacterial species, including several pathogens of human lungs, such as Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Burkholderia cepacia and Bacillus anthracis. The genome of M. tuberculosis, the etiologic agent of tuberculosis, encodes a protein (Rv1771) that shows 32% identity with the rat L-gulono-1,4-lactone oxidase protein. The Rv1771 gene was cloned and expressed in Escherichia coli, and the corresponding protein was affinity-purified and characterized. The FAD-binding motif-containing Rv1771 protein is a metalloenzyme that oxidizes L-gulono-1,4-lactone (Km 5.5 mm) but not L-galactono-1,4-lactone. The enzyme has a dehydrogenase activity and can use both cytochrome c (Km 4.7 microm) and phenazine methosulfate as exogenous electron acceptors. Molecular oxygen does not serve as a substrate for the Rv1771 protein. Dehydrogenase activity was measured in cellular extracts of a Mycobacterium bovis BCG strain. In conclusion, M. tuberculosis produces a novel, highly specific L-gulono-1,4-lactone dehydrogenase (Rv1771) and has the capacity to synthesize vitamin C. 相似文献
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The VTC2 cycle and the de novo biosynthesis pathways for vitamin C in plants: an opinion 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
The recent identification of the VTC2 enzyme (GDP-l-galactose: hexose 1-phosphate guanylyltransferase) that forms with the GDP-mannose 3',5' epimerase an energy-conserving hub for the production of GDP-hexoses and l-galactose 1-phosphate [Laing et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 104, 2007, 9534-9539], is a major breakthrough in our understanding of the biosynthesis of l-ascorbic acid (vitamin C) in plants. The observation that the VTC2 enzyme can use glucose 1-phosphate and GDP-d-glucose as substrates, and the long-known existence of an enigmatic GDP-d-mannose 2'-epimerase activity, have led us to the proposal of an extended VTC2 cycle that links photosynthesis with the biosynthesis of vitamin C and the cell-wall metabolism in plants. An evolutionary scenario is discussed for the acquisition of genes of eubacterial origin for the de novo synthesis of l-ascorbic acid in green algae and plants. 相似文献
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We isolated from the endogenous polyprenyl-phospho-sugar pool of
Mycobacterium smegmatis two mannose-containing compounds, i.e., a partially
saturated C35-octahydroheptaprenyl-P-mannose and a fully unsaturated
C50-decaprenyl-P-mannose. The relative amount of C35- polyprenyl-P-mannose
in mycobacterial cells was comparable to that of decaprenyl- P-pentoses
and, at least, an order of magnitude higher than that of
C50-decaprenyl-P-mannose. The major form of mycobacterial
polyprenyl-P-mannose was structurally characterized by combined gas
chromatography-mass spectrometry, fast-atom bombardment tandem mass
spectrometry and proton-nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy as beta-
d-mannopyranosyl-monophospho-(C35)octahydroheptapren ol of which all three
isoprene units have Z ( cis ) configuration. The differences in the
structure and cellular concentrations of the mycobacterial mannosyl-
P-polyprenols reflect distinct biochemical pathways of the two compounds
and suggest the existence of specific GDP-Man:polyprenyl-P
mannosyltransferases (synthetases) able to distinguish between C35-
octahydroheptaprenyl- and C50-decaprenyl- phosphates of mycobacteria. Since
the 6'-O-mycoloylated form of C35-octahydroheptaprenyl-P-mannose isolated
from M. smegmatis is apparently involved in mycolate rather than mannosyl
transfer reactions, we speculate that a catabolic pathway responsible for
degradation of C35-P-mannose and recycling C35- octahydroheptaprenyl
phosphate might exist in mycobacteria.
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