Konno Naotake, Igarashi Kiyohiko, Habu Naoto, Samejima Masahiro, Isogai Akira
Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2009 Jan;75(1):101-7. doi: 10.1128/AEM.01749-08. Epub 2008 Oct 31.
The filamentous fungus Trichoderma reesei produces glucuronan lyase (TrGL) when it is grown on beta-(1-->4)-polyglucuronate (cellouronate) as a sole carbon source. The cDNA encoding TrGL was cloned, and the recombinant enzyme was heterologously expressed in Pichia pastoris. The cDNA of TrGL includes a 777-bp open reading frame encoding a 20-amino-acid signal peptide and the 238-amino-acid mature protein. The amino acid sequence showed no similarity to the amino acid sequences of previously described functional proteins, indicating that the enzyme should be classified in a novel polysaccharide lyase (PL) family. Recombinant TrGL catalyzed depolymerization of cellouronate endolytically by beta-elimination and was highly specific for cellouronate. The enzyme was most active at pH 6.5 and 50 degrees C, and its activity and thermostability increased in the presence of Ca2+, suggesting that its calcium dependence is similar to that of other PLs, such as pectate lyases.
丝状真菌里氏木霉在以β-(1→4)-聚葡萄糖醛酸(纤维糖醛酸)作为唯一碳源生长时会产生葡萄糖醛酸裂解酶(TrGL)。编码TrGL的cDNA被克隆出来,重组酶在毕赤酵母中进行了异源表达。TrGL的cDNA包含一个777碱基对的开放阅读框,编码一个20个氨基酸的信号肽和238个氨基酸的成熟蛋白。该氨基酸序列与先前描述的功能蛋白的氨基酸序列没有相似性,这表明该酶应归类于一个新的多糖裂解酶(PL)家族。重组TrGL通过β-消除反应对内切纤维糖醛酸进行催化解聚,并且对纤维糖醛酸具有高度特异性。该酶在pH 6.5和50℃时活性最高,在Ca2+存在的情况下其活性和热稳定性会增加,这表明其对钙的依赖性与其他PLs(如果胶酸裂解酶)相似。